 |
| Yes, I would rather watch Donny Osmond on The Brady Bunch Variety Hour. |
Showtime
Copyright 1985 but aired sometime in 1986
Parody, Variety
VHS
C
We're going to step back a little in time, to this precursor to The Larry Sanders Show, although it more immediately paved the way for It's Garry Shandling's Show. I saw it after watching the first season of IGSS and was disappointed. It hasn't improved with age. It's not bad but it's not particularly funny. It's mainly of historical interest, from a time when Johnny Carson was till the King of Late Night TV but had faced some challenges.
Paul Willson, who would be Leonard Smith on IGSS, plays Garry's sidekick Pete. Britt Leach, who was Davy Jones's manager on The Brady Bunch, Reporter Dan Blevik on M*A*S*H, and three different characters on Three's Company, is Dr. Robert Lebec here. DeVera Marcus, who was Violet on Bosom Buddies, plays Dee here and would be Willa on Who's the Boss? Helaine Lembeck, of Welcome Back, Kotter, is Mindy here. Doug McClure is among the many people appearing as themselves. Tom Trbovich, who did one Bosom Buddies episode, is this special's director.
No comments:
Post a Comment