The Smothers Brothers Show
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The Smothers Brothers Show is an American fantasy sitcom featuring the Smothers Brothers that aired on CBS on Friday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET from September 17, 1965, to April 22, 1966, co-sponsored by Alberto-Culver's VO5 hairdressing products and American Tobacco's Tareyton cigarettes. It was the first television show to feature the Smothers Brothers as regulars, following a series of night club and guest appearances.[2] It lasted one season, consisting of 32 episodes.
The Smothers Brothers Show | |
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Genre | Fantasy sitcom |
Created by | Aaron Spelling[1] Richard Newton |
Written by | Dee Caruso Gerald Gardner Lila Garrett Alex Gottlieb Bernie Kahn Arnold Margolin Jim Parker Arthur Weingarten Allan Burns (uncredited) Chris Hayward (uncredited) |
Directed by | Charles Barton Frederick De Cordova Sidney Miller H. Bruce Humberstone |
Starring | Smothers Brothers |
Theme music composer | Perry Botkin Jr. |
Composer | Perry Botkin Jr. |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 32 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Aaron Spelling |
Producers | Frederick De Cordova Phil Sharp (uncredited) |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
Production company | Four Star-Knave |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 17, 1965 (1965-09-17) – April 22, 1966 (1966-04-22) |
It was the network's last situation comedy filmed in black-and-white; shortly after its final telecast, all CBS prime-time series were transmitted in color.[3] In 1986, two decades after cancellation, reruns were seen on Nick at Nite.[4]