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  • 1968-09-29T04:00:00Z on CBS
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  • 22h 3m (26 episodes)
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  • Comedy
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was an American comedy and variety show television series hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969. The series was a major success, especially considering it was scheduled against the major NBC television series, Bonanza, with content that appealed to contemporary youth viewership with daring political satire humor and major music acts like Buffalo Springfield, Pete Seeger and The Who. But continual conflicts with network executives over content led to the show being abruptly pulled from the schedule in 1969.

26 episodes

Season Premiere

3x01 Harry Belafonte, 'Mama' Cass Elliott, Rosey Grier

  • 1968-09-29T04:00:00Z1h

Guests: Harry Belafonte, 'Mama' Cass Elliott, Rosey Grier; Opening Teaser - Tom & Dick; 'We're Still Here' - Tom & Dick; 'Campaign Song' - Pat Paulsen; 'California Earthquake' - Mama Cass Elliot; 'Dream a Little Dream of Me' - Mama Cass Elliot; 'My Old Man' - Tom & Dick; 'I Wish I Knew How' - Harry Belafonte with Tom & Dick; 'Song for a Winter's Night' - Harry Belafonte; 'Don't Stop the Carnival' - Harry Belafonte; Finale: 'Bonanzarosa' - Tom & Dick, Harry Belafonte, Mama Cass Elliot, Pat Paulsen, Rosey Grier; Goodnight and Credits

Guests: Donovan, George Harrison, The Committee, Jennifer Warnes, Dion; Opening Teaser - Tom& Dick, George Harrison; 'Cabbage' - Tom & Dick; 'Santa Monica Pier' - Jennifer Warnes; Comedy Sketches - The Committee; 'Lalena' - Donovan; 'I Love My Shirt' - Donovan, Tom & Dick; 'I Never Will Marry' - Tom & Dick; 'Abraham, Martin and John' - Dion; Finale: 'Those Were the Days' - Tom & Dick, Donovan, Dion, Jennifer Warnes, The Committee, and Company; Goodnight and Credits

Guests: Tony Randall, Jennifer Warnes, The Doors, Ed Sullivan

Guests: Bob Newhart, The First Edition, Paul Hampton, the West Coast Cast of Hair; Opening Teaser - Tom & Dick; 'But You Know I Love You' - The First Edition; Stand-Up - Bob Newhart; Indianapolis Racing - short film; 'Aquarius/Hair/The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In)' - The West Coast Cast of 'Hair'; 'They Call the Wind Maria' - Tom & Dick; Finale: 'What Would Happen If?' - Tom & Dick, Bob Newhart, Paul Hampton, Steve Martin, The First Edition; Goodnight and Credits

Guests: George Carlin, The Doors, The Committee; Opening Teaser - Tom & Dick; 'Red River Valley' (Unplugged and Plugged) - Tom & Dick; 'Wild Child' - The Doors; Stand-Up - George Carlin; 'American Time Capsule' - short film; 'Minority Report' sketch - Dick and Company; 'Touch Me' - The Doors; Finale: 'Daily News' - Tom & Dick, George Carlin, The Committee, and Company (including Bob Einstein); Goodnight and Credits.

3x13 Nanette Fabray, Steppenwolf

  • 1969-01-05T05:00:00Z1h

1969-01-19T05:00:00Z

3x15 Ray Charles, Jackie Mason

3x15 Ray Charles, Jackie Mason

  • 1969-01-19T05:00:00Z1h

Guests: Jackie Mason, Ray Charles; 'Love Come A-Tricklin' Down' - Tom & Dick; Comedy spot - Tom & Dick, Jackie Mason; Stand-Up - Jackie Mason; 'I Can't Stop Loving You' - Ray Charles; 'You made Me Love You' - Ray Charles; 'Minority Report' sketch - Dick and Company; 'Oy Vey Blues' - Jackie Mason and Ray Charles; '1968' - short film; Goodnight and Credits.

Guests: Liberace, David Frye, Hedge and Donna; Opening Teaser - Tom & Dick; 'Money' spot - Tom & Dick; 'Universe' - short film; 'Long Piano' spot - Liberace; Stand-Up - David Frye; 'Bowling Ball' spot - Liberace; 'Officer Judy' spot - Liberace and Officer Judy (Bob Einstein); 'Halftime' sketch - Ron Poindexter Dancers; Finale: 'A Fable for Our Time' - Tom & Dick, Liberace, David Frye, Pat Paulsen and Company; Goodnight and Credits; NOTE: This episode earned the Emmy Award 1969 Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety.

Guests: Joey Bishop, Jonathan Winters, Judy Collins, Leigh French; Opening Teaser - Joey Bishop; 'Individualism' spot - Tom & Dick; 'Someday Soon' - Judy Collins; Stand-Up - Jonathan Winters; 'I Think It's Going to Rain Today' - Officer Judy (Bob Einstein), Tom & Dick; 'My Father' - Judy Collins; Finale: 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home' - Jonathan Winters, Tom & Dick, Leigh French, and Company (including Bob Einstein and Steve Martin); Goodnight and Credits.

This episode had originally been scheduled for March 9, 1969, but CBS refused to air it because a copy had not been delivered in time for affiliate screening. Guests: Joan Baez, Jackie Mason, John Hartford, The Committee; Opening Teaser - Tom & Dick; 'Song of the Volga Boatmen' - Tom & Dick; Stand-Up - Jackie Mason; 'Sweet Sir Galahad' - Joan Baez; 'Green, Green Grass of Home' - Joan Baez; 'I Shall Be Released' - Joan Baez, Tom & Dick; 'The Joke Book' spot - Jackie Mason and Tom; Finale: 'Wonderful World of Income Taxes' - Tom & Dick, Jackie Mason, Joan Baez, The Committee, and Company; Goodnight and Credits.

Guests: Ike & Tina Turner, Mason Williams; 'I Can Sing a Rainbow' - Tom & Dick; Comedy spot - Tom and Pat Paulsen; 'Physical Fitness' spot - Pat Paulsen; 'River Deep, Mountain High' - The Ike & Tina Turner Revue; 'I'm Gonna Do All I Can (To Do Right by My Man)' - The Ike & Tina Turner Revue; 'Land of 1000 Dances' - The Ike & Tina Turner Revue; 'Bang Bang' - Jimmy Joyce Singers; Comedy Spot - Tom and Pat Paulsen; 'The Censor' spot - Mason Williams; Finale: 'Believe It or Not' - Tom & Dick, Ralph Story, Pat Paulsen, Biff Rose, and Company; Goodnight and Credits.

CBS declined to air this episode on its scheduled airdate of April 6, 1969, and the brothers believe this is the show that got them fired.
Guests: Rowan and Martin, David Steinberg, Nancy Wilson; Opening Teaser - Tom & Dick; Comedy spot - Dan Rowan, Bob Einstein and Tom; Comedy spot - David Steinberg and Tom; 'Will You Remember' - Nancy Wilson and Tom; 'Jonah' sermonette - David Steinberg; Finale: 'Rules and Regulations' - Tom, David Steinberg, Bob Einstein, Nancy Wilson, Dan Rowan, Teddy Neeley, and Company; Goodnight and Credits. This episode was taped March 21, 1969.

Opening Teaser - Tom & Dick; 'There's No Business Like Show Business' - Tom & Dick; 'Social Climate' spot - Leigh French; Comedy spot - Tom & Dick; 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' Theme Song - Tom & Dick featuring guest stars Harry Belafonte, Victor Borge, Ray Charles, Donovan, Nanette Fabray, Barbara Feldon, David Frye, George Gobel, Jack E. Leonard, Liberace, Jackie Mason, Bob Newhart, Pat Paulsen, Tony Randall, Nancy Sinatra, Kate Smith, Andy Williams and Jonathan Winters; Comedy spot - Anthony Newley, Bob Einstein, Tom & Dick; 'They Say It's Wonderful' - Anthony Newley; 'Dance' spot - Officer Judy (Bob Einstein) and Tom; Finale - Tom & Dick, and Company; Reading of LBJ letter - Tom and Dick; Goodnight and Credits.

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