George Schlatter
Author
Language
English
Description
Already a well-regarded producer of television specials and variety shows by 1967, George Schlatter pitched to NBC an idea that was a radical departure: a TV comedy special inspired by the hippie counter-culture, one which would take the idea of sit-ins, love-ins, and be-ins, and manifest that politicized, sexualized, consciousness-raising energy into comedic sketches. The special, Laugh-in, was so successful it became a regular television series....
Series
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In volume 1
Publisher
TimeLife
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The 60's gave us "in crowds," "be-ins" and "love-in," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs that left viewers in hysterics and disbelief. Anything and anyone in the public eye was a target....
Series
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In volume 4
Publisher
TimeLife
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The 60's gave us "in crowds," "be-ins" and "love-in," and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of goofballs through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs that left viewers in hysterics and disbelief. Anything and anyone in the public eye was a target....
Author
Series
Real People volume 8
Language
English
Description
Features Grape Stomp, Cast Round-Poems, Many Pauses, Mr. Tush, Viewer Photos/Traffic, Boring, Oregon, English Bus, Umpire School, Typos/Headlines, Kid Rodeo, Mr. Bubbles, Audience Line, Rocky, Jim and Calvin Thanks, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 22
Language
English
Description
Features Live Menus, Viewer Photos, Oldest Fireman, Blind Boxing Coach, Typos/Public Officials, Preppy Part II, Human TV, Girl Mountain Climbers, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 10
Language
English
Description
Features Redheads, Bird Psychiatrist, Tattooed Granny, Viewer Photos, Doggie Fashion Show, S.F. Skates, Cast Round/Snake, Python in Car, Child Runaways, Adopt a Grandparent, Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 1
Language
English
Description
Features Cardboard Box Race, Typos/Ingredients, Jiffy House, Spaceship Ruthie Protege, Ma and Pa Jail, Viewer Photos/Trouble, Peabody Ducks, Kerry Millerick/Procrastination, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 8
Language
English
Description
Features Luigi, Cast Round/Boring, Branding Iron Saloon, Kid Auctioneer, Viewer Photos, Canadian-American Town, Punk Fashion, Dog Sled Races, Ice Carver, Cadillac Hotel, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 6
Language
English
Description
Features Dog Driving, Road Ranger, Viewer Photos-Wrecks, Astonishing Neal, Manwatchers, Ventriloquists, Utah Nielsens, Mark Russell, Herb Denenberg, Little Boy Round, Percy Ross, Black Coach, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 1
Language
English
Description
Bloopers News Outtakes, Mom Pop TV station, Sweet Thing, Funny Signs, Yoyo the Trucker, Sherlock Bones, Mark Russell GSA, IRS on Winnings, Love Italian Style, Breslin sneakers, and Typos
Author
Series
Real People volume 5
Language
English
Description
Features Wall Walker, Letters, Carol Johnston Recap, Bikini Engineering, Viewer Photos, Oyster Shucker, Roller Derby # 1, Typos, Mark Russell-Microbes, P.O.W. Convention, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 23
Language
English
Description
Hawaii part 2, Windsurfing Couple, Recap of part1, Events, Hilo Festivities, Kilauea Volcano Visit, Hawaiian Birdman, Sand Castle Builder, Legislators Pig, SS Constitution, Maui Festivities, Helicopter Ride, Island Progress, Girl Talk, Kauai Festivities.
Author
Series
Real People volume 5
Language
English
Description
Features Gas Crisis, Car Plane Bus Man, Fredrick's, Mark Russell ERA, Walking George, Typos, Skip's Wedding, Complex Apartment, Fiddlers Convention, Bureaucracy Bit, Waterloo Ike, Car Dealer Award, Circus Vargas, and 3 Mile Island Letter
Author
Series
Real People volume 23
Language
English
Description
Features Cupid, Matchmakers, Mark Russell / Rodeo Drive, Candyhearts. Girl Hockey Player, Husband's Lib, Ad For Wife, and Statue Of Liberty
Author
Series
Real People volume 4
Language
English
Description
Features Lizard Man, Gas Saving Letter, Mini Cars, Weathermen, Gambling, Roller Coaster, Names, Transexuals, Red Sox Fan, Restroom Photos, and Breslin-Jogging
Author
Series
Real People volume 22
Language
English
Description
Features Great Vail Race, Skiing 70 Plus, Hang Gliding Dog, Vizmo-Photos/Dogs, Girl Quarterback, Matrimonial Advertising, 75th Anniversary, Honeymoon Hotel, Vizmo-Photos/Valentines, Iranian Memorial, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 22
Language
English
Description
Baby Races, Fortune Bagels, Muscle Control, Miss Pete, Vizmo Photos Fireman, Firefighter Calendar, Baby Ostrich, Woman In Olympics, Wilma Rudolph, Goodnights.
Author
Series
Real People volume 10
Language
English
Description
Features Tank Jumper, Viewer Photos, Bun Prints, Mr. Echo, Cast Round/Mom's Letter, Exec Stress, Crazy Skis, Mark Russell/Strip Cities, Personal Column, Pedal Power, Harry's Castle, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 24
Language
English
Description
Features Perils of Purcell, Tank Plane Piece, Skydiving Piece, Tush Artist, Religious Typos Bit, Military/M.I.A. Recap, In-Touch Piece, Eccentric Montage Inc. Two Old Miners, Painting Elephant Piece, Paul Watson Recap and Update, and Goodnights
Author
Series
Real People volume 7
Language
English
Description
Features Goat Lady/Basketball, Bathtub Races, Kid Newscaster, Talk Show Hostess, Chopper Show, Viewer Photos, Glamour Photographer, Typos, Mt. Shasta, and Goodnights