Television variety shows : histories and episode guides to 57 programs

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    • Inman, David

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Television variety shows : histories and episode guides to 57 programs

David Inman

McFarland, c2006

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-380) and index

Summary: "This episode guide details 57 variety shows from the 1940s through the 1970s. A history of each show is first provided, followed by a brief look at each episode. Air date, guest stars, sketches performed, and a listing of songs featured are included"--Provided by publisher

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内容説明

For the few hundred television viewers in 1946, a special treat on the broadcast schedule was the variety show called Hour Glass. It was the first TV program to go beyond talking heads, cooking demonstrations, and sporting events, featuring instead dancers, comics, singers, and long commercials for its sponsor, Chase and Sanborn coffee. Within two years, another variety show, Texaco Star Theatre, became the first true television hit and would be credited with the sales of thousands of television sets. The variety show formula was a staple of television in its first 30 years, in part because it lent itself to a medium where everything had to be live and preferably inside a studio. Most of the early television stars--including Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Ed Sullivan, Red Skelton, Dinah Shore, and Arthur Godfrey--rose to prominence through weekly variety shows. In the 1960s, major stars such as Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Judy Garland and Danny Kaye were hosting variety shows. By the 1970s, the format was giving way to sitcoms and dramas, but pop music stars Sonny and Cher, Tony Orlando and Dawn, and Donny and Marie Osmond hosted some of the last of the species. This book details 57 variety shows from the 1940s through the 1990s. A history of each show is first provided, followed by a brief look at each episode. Air date, guest stars, sketches performed, and a listing of songs featured are included.

目次

Table of Contents Preface      Introduction      I : The Pantheon      1. The Steve Allen Show      2. The Variety Shows of Milton Berle      3. The Carol Burnett Show      4. The Variety Shows of Sid Caesar      5. The Variety Shows of Jackie Gleason      6. Arthur Godfrey and His Friends      7. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour      8. The Variety Shows of Ed Sullivan      II : The Beginning      9. The “Arthur Murray” Variety Shows      10. Cavalcade of Stars      11. The Colgate Comedy Hour      III : The Sketch Artists      12. The George Gobel Show      13. The Variety Shows of Bob Hope      14. The Danny Kaye Show      15. The Don Knotts Show      16. The Jerry Lewis Show      17. The Garry Moore Show      18. The Variety Shows of Red Skelton      19. The Flip Wilson Show      20. The Jonathan Winters Show      IV : Mostly Music      21. The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour      22. The Variety Shows of Perry Como      23. The Eddie Fisher Show      24. This Is Tom Jones      25. The Dean Martin Show      26. The Variety Shows of Dinah Shore      27. The Andy Williams Show      V : A New Host Every Week      28. The Hollywood Palace      29. Kraft Music Hall      VI : From Pop to Prime Time      30. The Jimmy Dean Show      31. The Ford Show      32. The Variety Shows of Sonny and Cher      VII : Memorable Misfires      33. The Julie Andrews Show      34. The Judy Garland Show      35. The Variety Shows of Mary Tyler Moore      36. NBC Follies      37. Pink Lady and Jeff      38. The Paula Poundstone Show      39. The Richard Pryor Show      40. Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell      VIII : The Last Gasp      41. The Captain and Tennille      42. Dick Clark’s Live Wednesday      43. The Variety Shows of Donny and Marie Osmond      44. Tony Orlando and Dawn            Bibliography      Index     

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