#Laugh-In

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Happy Easter, pilgrim.

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Remembering Tom Smothers 1937-2023

Comedian / actor / musician Tom Smothers of the Smothers Brothers comedy duo has died at 86. Tom and Dick Smothers' musical comedy stylings were perfect for the late 60s. They appeared on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, their own show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (CBS 1967-1969), and countless appearances.

Smothers with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969

George Harrison was one of many musicians who appeared on their show in the late 60s. Their show also showed numerous promotional video clips (later known as music videos) including The Beatles' "Hey Jude". In 1969, Tom joined the Plastic Ono Band to play acoustic guitar and backing vocals on "Give Peace a Chance".

Tom himself appeared in several other films and TV shows including a supporting role in Steven Soderbergh's The Informant!.

The link above is the obit from Hollywood Reporter.

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“Rear” view of Laugh-In’s joke wall, late 1960s :: [Vintage America Uncovered]

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“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

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Chelsea Brown, Goldie Hawn and Judy Carne all wearing red mini dresses with black pantyhose on Laugh-In

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Fire Walk with ME?

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Reclaiming one of my oldest fandoms

All the talk of old cartoons led me to think about a short-lived one from when I was very little. I remembered it with the odd lingering embarrassment of a kid who was too young to do anything deserving of the level of humiliation I felt… all because I loved the show and found out my teenaged brother didn’t. I sang some of the jingle at him and he just stared at me and said he hated it. And just like that my new favorite show was branded. I was maybe six. Weird, I know.

So I’ve looked it up and it’s as weird and wonderful as I thought it was then, and I share it with you all now because it explains a lot about me and because in all the talk of Hanna Barberra and the like, I’m pretty sure NO ONE freaking remembers this strange little gem.

Feast your eyes upon Baggy Pants and the Nitwits.

Baggy Pants is clearly meant to be every silent movie comic merged into one and the Nitwits, I now recognize, are two characters from Laugh-In (y’all should look that show up too).

My brother has gone on to be a grade A dickweed as an adult. I think at this point I prefer the cartoon.

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Me? Reimagining Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In with birds? You bet your sweet bippy!!! Plus bonus regular Gladys 💕

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Phil didn’t know anything about Laugh-In when he started this video.

He had to go read books about it.

I am fucking OLD.

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Nancy Sinatra, Goldie Hawn and Ruth Buzzi both wearing mini dresses on Laugh-In