This show ranks up there with The Brady Bunch Hour and Pink Lady as the worst variety shows of all time. Note that MTM is about the only person from her 70s sitcom to not have another hit show. OK, Georgia Engel only qualifies on account of her recurring roles on Coach and Everybody Loves Raymond. This was the first time I ever saw David Letterman. He's still not funny. What about the dumb skit with Harvey Korman about the girl who won't eat her vegetables, or the Ed Asner Dancers?
Seeing this again reminds me how different the 2 parts of the 70's were...for me personally '78 was the "beginning of the end," for some reason. Everything had been so fun and goofy up until then, then suddenly...disco...gold chains...Brady Bunch hours...Star Wars...Mary with short hair, ha ha...Even the Carol Burnett show fell apart. What happened, I wonder?
@monkynmee57 I know what you mean, but I think every generation might get some sort of pang of loss. I remember Jackie Susann saying that 1968 was the last good year, when people got things right. Of course, that's debatable. But it depends on your life, what you were doing and how you felt then. I also recall the early 70s as wonderful, then things got lame, tacky, dirty, lacking quality... and the feeling we were losing things, like Mary's hair. But not Little Friskies and Bounce!
I loved this show and was heart broken when it was cancelled after only three weeks. Luckily a local station aired another two more shows that CBS never did that I got to see! Because it was pre video days for me, I only have the shows on audio tape but I wish they could release it on DVD. They have at least 11 shows in the can (8 which never aired on CBS).
This show ranks up there with The Brady Bunch Hour and Pink Lady as the worst variety shows of all time. Note that MTM is about the only person from her 70s sitcom to not have another hit show. OK, Georgia Engel only qualifies on account of her recurring roles on Coach and Everybody Loves Raymond. This was the first time I ever saw David Letterman. He's still not funny. What about the dumb skit with Harvey Korman about the girl who won't eat her vegetables, or the Ed Asner Dancers?
orangehornet57 3 months ago
@orangehornet57 Letterman is acerbicly funny, even if that word does not exist. This show was the antithesis of his kind of humor.
unclebobunclebob 2 weeks ago
Dave, Michael, and Mary all together in one show -- wow! Too bad this program didn't make it. And Mary looks really HOT!!
steveb802000 1 year ago
Seeing this again reminds me how different the 2 parts of the 70's were...for me personally '78 was the "beginning of the end," for some reason. Everything had been so fun and goofy up until then, then suddenly...disco...gold chains...Brady Bunch hours...Star Wars...Mary with short hair, ha ha...Even the Carol Burnett show fell apart. What happened, I wonder?
monkynmee57 1 year ago
@monkynmee57
Wow, Watergate and Vietnam were goofy?
Mokkari77 1 year ago
Yeah, when I was 7 I was REEEEALLY concerned about Watergate and Vietnam (eyeroll)
monkynmee57 1 year ago
@monkynmee57 I know what you mean, but I think every generation might get some sort of pang of loss. I remember Jackie Susann saying that 1968 was the last good year, when people got things right. Of course, that's debatable. But it depends on your life, what you were doing and how you felt then. I also recall the early 70s as wonderful, then things got lame, tacky, dirty, lacking quality... and the feeling we were losing things, like Mary's hair. But not Little Friskies and Bounce!
defundthewar 6 months ago
I believe the guy ding the voice over at the beginning was none other than David Letterman.
MegaObserver1 1 year ago
I loved this show and was heart broken when it was cancelled after only three weeks. Luckily a local station aired another two more shows that CBS never did that I got to see! Because it was pre video days for me, I only have the shows on audio tape but I wish they could release it on DVD. They have at least 11 shows in the can (8 which never aired on CBS).
teeveebuff 1 year ago
Mary shoulda just stuck with the longer hair
LuigiDude1808 1 year ago
Wowza! Where did you get this vintage clip?
myrnaturner 1 year ago
Letterman!
Aeolis7 1 year ago
This lasted just THREE WEEKS on Sundays [8-9pm(et), after "60 MINUTES"] in the fall of '78.
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
Michael Keaton was such a cutie.
dav1237 2 years ago
Is that Judith Kahan from "Valerie" at :29?
ANOTHERWORLDlover 2 years ago
According to IMDb, yes...lol.
JAldridge86 2 years ago