PIONEERS OF TELEVISION | Tim Conway on "Turn On" | PBS

In this Web-only clip Tim Conway details the shortest-lived series ever, "Turn On" which was cancelled while the first episode was still on-the-air. To see more on Tim Conway tune in to PIONEERS OF TELEVISION premiering on Wednesday, January 2 at 8 -- 9 PT EST and airing every Wednesday until January 23 on PBS (check local listings).

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[TheElectricDreamer93]

@TheNEWfilmfanatic99 - I believe there's a 40 second clip of the unaired 2nd episode floating around here. Besides that, I'm having a hard time finding any trace of the show (or the first episode) anywhere.

[krystlerita]

This reminds me of something

Remember the infamous "lost" footage of NBC anchor Jessica Savitch's "meltdown"? Reportedly NBC destroyed every copy

Who knows, maybe Schlatter could find some way of releasing the unseen shows on DVD? It would be interesting to see how the show holds up today

I doubt, given how censorship has changed over the years, it would be very shocking to most modern audiences

[tlyoung88]

It's been a while since I've been there. But it's out of the way for me. Hopefully someone will upload it.

[TheNEWfilmfanatic99]

where can I actually see a clip?

I live in Australia so I won't be passing by the museum of television any time soon.

[HolyCowNYC]

Saw it in Sacramento, the night it aired. My parents were mortified. I thought it was like Frank Zappa & The Beatles having a TV show. The greatest!!!

[sledgeinc2]

Wiki has an interesting article on the show, including a list of many of the gags used in that first episode. I'm sure there's a copy of the show running around somewhere on the internet.

[WaiLoungChan]

Could anyone send/upload a link to the footage?

[PowerGlove79]

I saw "Turn On" at the museum of television in Beverly Hills I believe, and I know exactly what commercial you are talking about, the one that advertises that the headache medicine also has an anti-depressant in it, lol, that made me laugh.

[garytvfan]

The book "The 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time" goes into depth about this show. They describe it in detail, so it must exist. It would be great to see for history's sake.

[Jayday12345678910]

i wanna see it