Dragaera

Smothers Brothers

Wed Feb 12 16:02:37 PST 2003

On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 03:08:37PM -0800, valerie at drizzle.com wrote:

> i had no idea about their troubles with the censors.  i think the shows i
> have seen must have been the heavily censored ones cuz i don't recall much
> satire.....only half naked women dancing around.....and wasn't ruth buzzy
> (sp?) on there?  loved her.

You're almost certianly thinking of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In."  It
was about the same time, but not nearly as political (although, in it's
own way, it got in more than a few jabs).  Ruth Buzzi was indeed on it,
and an every-show feature was women dancing in bikinis.

Hmm, was that the roots of 'The Man Show'?