I remember it as one of the funniest shows on televison and am eager to see how it stands the test of time. In 1970, the legendary comedian pat paulsen starred in pat paulsens half a comedy hour, his own series for abctv, following three years as a regular cast member on the smothers brothers comedy hour and his 1968 campaign to become president of the united states. Ctva us music variety pat paulsens half a comedy hour. Making his debut as an actor in broadway, it was in 1935 that fonda first appeared in films, for 20th century foxs screen adaptation the farmer takes a wife. Hour gallery and generic coverage 1969 sherry miles, pat paulsen, bob einstein get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Images of the voice actors who play the voice of daffy duck in pat paulsen s half a comedy hour show. He also acted in numerous episodes of series television, including the andy griffith show 1960, doc with barnard hughes, the smothers brothers comedy hour 1967, and pat paulsen s half a comedy hour 1970. Pat paulsen s half a comedy hour paul lynde show paul sand in friends and lovers people persuaders petrocelli petticoat junction phyllis planet of the apes police story police woman popi practice, the prime time sunday project u. The pat paulsens half a comedy hour dvd, 2009, 2disc. During the first season of sesame street 1969 70 he became popular with a generation of children as one of the first in a long line of celebrities over the years to recite with a little difficulty the alphabet. Oct, 2009 there is one rather obscure show available, however, from mpi video. Michael dobbs managing editor two new scary movies for the season and an overlooked television series from.
Pat paulsens half a comedy hour tv series 1970 imdb. As promised at the time, theyve been superseded by a reasonably priced complete series set, with a bonus disc of extra features. In 1970, the late, legendary comedian pat paulsen starred in the pat paulsen half a comedy hour, his own series for abctv, following his three years as a regular cast member on the smothers brothers comedy hour and his 1968 campaign to become president of the united states. Pat paulsen, 69, a parodist of presidential doubletalk the new. Youll also love the deadpan comics pat paulsens greatest tv bits, which features his emmyaward winni ng work on the smothers brothers comedy hour and pat paulsens halfa comedy hour. They included the show with the smothers brothers but also bizarre with john byner, van dyke and company with dick van dyke, various shows with sonny bono with and without cher, pat paulsens half a comedy hour, redd foxxs variety show and many more. The standup comedian appeared in the good soldier schweik and as marlo thomas father in herb gardners play thieves1977. But the show actually owes more to laughin, which was still on the air at this time. The show was unusual for a variety series in that it had a concluding episode.
The video above is from one of paulsens campaign films, narrated by the. Jul 06, 2018 he continued performing comedy in nightclubs. His last appearance was in 2007, in an episode of the highly popular tv comedy series two and a half men. Smothers brothers comedy hour, the television academy. Pat tells his own story and plays a small town newscaster beset by ontheair. Early in 1970, paulsen headlined his own series, pat paulsens half a comedy hour, which ran weeks on abc. If you want a complete understanding of paulsen, just watch any of his work.
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Just us girls features cosmic advice from astro lady and hollywood gossip from anita nose. Pat paulsen s half a comedy hour is an american half hour television variety show starring pat paulsen, who ran for the president of the united states in 1968. The star was pat paulsen, who ran for the office of president of the united states in 1968. In 1970, the legendary comedian pat paulsen starred in pat paulsen s half a comedy hour, his own series for abctv, following three years as a regular cast member on the smothers brothers comedy hour and his 1968 campaign to become president of the united states. This 41minute video contains some of pat s most brilliantly executed mental lapses, painful pratfalls, and embarrassing gaffes. Over 60000 dvd titles are available now, ranging from hard to find movies and cult classics to major movie releases. This was a funny midseason replacement show that aired from january 22, 1970 until april 16th, 1970 on abc with many of the writers from the smothers brothers comedy hour participating including comedian bob einstein who also appeared in many skits. On crime stoppers, pat shows how to protect the home from burglars, but hes robbed blind by supposedlyreformed cat burglar pepe maxwell. Search for items you can borrow from the library, including books, movies, music and more. The halfhour series premiered on thursday, january 22nd, 1970 as a midseason replacement for abc and ran for thirteen weeks. The pat paulsen half a comedy hour features the famous deadpan delivery of the shows star in a variety of 70sflavored skits and settings, costarring a stellar roster of guest stars such as don rickles, angie dickinson, tom smothers, debbie reynolds, andy williams, don adams, henry fonda, mike connors, wilt chamberlain, joann worley and even daffy duck. Early in 1970, he headlined his own series pat paulsen s half a comedy hour, which ran weeks on abc. Sands worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including angel in my pocket 1968 starring andy griffith, mchales navy 1964 starring ernest borgnine and. In 1970, the legendary comedian pat paulsen starred in pat paulsens half a comedy hour, his own series for abctv, following three.
The opening episode featured a film sequence in which paulsens car broke down in the wintry landscape of minnesota. Pat paulsens half a comedy hour was a halfhour comedy series with some. The epitome of beauty and elegance, debbie reynolds debuted in the movie three little worlds in 1950, but established a successful acting career with her most famous movie, singing in the rain in 1952. Tv shows news live fashion spotlight 360 video browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Smothers brothers comedian and twotime presidential candidate paul paulsen stars in this collection of his throwback comedy skits and interviews. Early in 1970, he headlined his own series pat paulsens half a comedy hour, which ran weeks on abc. Pat paulsen half a comedy hour available in dvd ship this item qualifies for free shipping buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. The problems with pat paulsen s half a comedy hour can be seen from the opening bit in the opening episode. Pat paulsens half a comedy hour tv series 1970 full cast. Her next major hit, the unsinkable molly brown got her an oscar nomination for best actress in 1964. In 1971 just for fun he started his own winery pat paulsen vineyards and began performing in annual summer stock productions.
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His work on the smothers brothers comedy hour earned paulsen an emmy in 1968. What those shows all had in common was a mischievous sense of humor and a profound. Daffy duck voice pat paulsens half a comedy hour show. The problems with pat paulsens half a comedy hour can be seen from the opening bit in the opening episode. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years. The complete series, featuring every episode of the original series, plus the four straightto. Pat paulsen s half a comedy hour tv series 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Despite great material and a very unusual delivery very few. Paulsen had been a regular on the smothers brothers comedy hour. He also hosted his own abc tv series pat paulsens half hour of comedy jan. He ran a comedy campaign for president, complete with buttons, posters. Pat paulsens half a comedy hour was a halfhour comedy series with some impressive production values. The smothers brothers comedy hour, starring the folk singing, comedy duo tom and dick smothers, premiered on cbs in february 1967.
Remember those seasonbyseason sets of the mighty boosh that came out earlier this year. Paulsen, whose hangdog expression and deadpan delivery made him a popular comic in the 1970s, specialized in offbeat sketches that lampooned television shows and political characters. Photos of the pat paulsen s half a comedy hour show voice actors. Pat paulsens half a comedy hour is an american halfhour television variety show starring pat paulsen, who ran for the president of the united states in 1968. This comedy disc features a mockumentary of comedian and political satirist pat paulsens nomination for the presidency of the united states in 1968.
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In 1971, paulsen performed in the play play it again, sam at cherry county playhouse in traverse city, michigan. With those stirring words, pat paulsen began his noble quest for the. Also had his own tv show called pat paulsens half a comedy hour in early 1970. Trading on his patented political notoriety at least at the time the comedian inadvertently finds himself at the home of 1968 democratic presidential candidate hubert humphrey who was also a renowned senator and lyndon johnsons vp. There is one rather obscure show available, however, from mpi video. Shop dvd empire for free sameday shipping on instock dvd movies and blurays. Henry fonda was a talented academy award winning american actor whose career spanned for over five decades. What began as a running gag on the smothers brothers comedy hour became for a while national news. Pat paulsens half a comedy hour 1970 tv show behind the. Pat paulsens half a comedy hour tv series 1970 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The pat paulsen half a comedy hour was a midseason replacement in 1970 that my brother and myself never missed. He was a regular cast member in the tim conway show, a comedy variety show that aired on cbs from march 1980 through late summer 1981, acting in sketch comedy in each episode. Van dyke and company 1 episode 2017 pat paulsens half a comedy hour episodes 1970 voice 1 credit. The only reason to point out specific roles would be for the jokes, not the performance.
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