At 19:02 2/12/2003 -0500, Steve Simmons wrote: >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. The bikini dancer was not always the same, but this is where Goldie Hawn started. Possibly her first, but I'm not certain of that. >Hmm, was that the roots of 'The Man Show'? The Man Show is too shallow to have roots. W