Series synopsis
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In is an American comedy television series that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1968. It ended on March 12, 1973. It was created by George Schlatter, Ed Friendly. It stars Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Gary Owens and Ruth Buzzi.
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Premise
An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
Premise: Sock it to me!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dan Rowan as Self - Host
- Dick Martin as Self - Host
- Gary Owens as Regular Performer - Announcer
- Ruth Buzzi as Regular Performer
- Lily Tomlin as Regular Performer
- Alan Sues as Regular Performer
- Jeremy Lloyd as Regular Performer
- Larry Hovis as Regular Performer
Supporting cast
- Patti Deutsch as Regular Performer
- Sarah Kennedy as Regular Performer
- Dennis Allen as Regular Performer
- Donna Jean Young as Regular Performer
- Tod Bass as Regular Performer
- Ann Elder as Regular Performer
- Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham as Regular Performer
- Johnny Brown as Regular Performer
- Pamela Rodgers as Regular Performer
- Stu Gilliam as Regular Performer
- Charlie Brill as Regular Performer
- Jud Strunk as Regular Performer
Guest cast
- Arte Johnson as Regular Performer
- Goldie Hawn as Regular Performer
- Richard Dawson as Regular Performer
- Judy Carne as Regular Performer
- Chelsea Brown as Regular Performer
- Henry Gibson as Regular Performer
- Jo Anne Worley as Regular Performer
- Teresa Graves as Regular Performer
- Dave Madden as Regular Performer
- Leo G. Carroll as Self (uncredited)
- Hugh Downs as Self (uncredited)
- Joseph Cotten as Self (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 155 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 14 | September 9, 1967 | May 11, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 15 | January 22, 1968 | May 6, 1968 |
| Season 2 | 26 | September 16, 1968 | March 31, 1969 |
| Season 3 | 26 | September 15, 1969 | March 16, 1970 |
| Season 4 | 26 | September 14, 1970 | March 15, 1971 |
| Season 5 | 24 | September 13, 1971 | March 20, 1972 |
| Season 6 | 24 | September 11, 1972 | March 12, 1973 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Dan Rowan and Dick Martin host a Laugh-In. Along with Barbara Feldon, Pamela Austin, Judy Carne, Ken Berry, Herny Gibson, Larry Hovis and others. With segments likle "Cocktail Party", "New Talent Department, "Mod Mod Mod Mod World", "The News From 1987" and a little history. With the success of the special, it made a hit show in 1968. |
September 9, 1967 |
| 2 | Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in 2 | |
| 3 | Best of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 3 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sketches include News of the past, present, and the future, Body graffiti on Judy, Flip as the Caveman auctioning off the Kentucky Colonel, and Maude's World of Higher Education. Featuring Tiny Tim, Buddy Hackett, Lorne Green, Sheldon Leonard and Barbara Feldon. |
January 22, 1968 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sketches include Cocktail Party, Salute to Smoking, Election update, Crazy elevator blackouts, Henry's Poem, Flip n the Neighborhood News, Tribute to obesity song and the famous Joke Wall Finale. Featuring Robert Culp, Sheldon Leonard, and Tommy Smothers. |
January 29, 1968 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sketches include Introduction of Goldie Hawn, Cher as Pocahontas, Cocktail Party, Tim and Cher's Mountie duet, Laugh-In does Shakespeare, Salute to censorship, Tim in Olympic athlete blackouts, and the famous Joke Wall. Featuring Ilene Brennan, Flip Wilson, Tiny Tim, and Lorne Green. |
February 5, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sketches including Here comes the Judge, Fickle Finger of Fate, Salute to Higher Education, and John Wayne visits the Joke Wall. Featuring Richard Nixon, John Wayne, Hugh Hefner, Goldie Hawn and Zsa Zsa Gabor. |
September 16, 1968 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sketches include Stranger than truth, Laugh-In Girls appear as fairies, Big Al gives ball scores, Salute to the telephone company, Laugh-In Girls school song, and Arte as Rosemenko introduces new talent. Featuring Goldie Hawn, Arlene Dahl, Jack Lemmon, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. |
September 23, 1968 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sketches include Laugh-In Girls bring news from the jungle, News of the Past, Present, & Future from Vatican City, Salute to machines, Dick visits the lie detector, Disneyland's Robot Theater and Chats with John Wayne's son. Featuring Bob Hope, Abbe Lane, Goldie Hawn, and Greer Garson. |
September 30, 1968 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sketches including clown opening, General Bullwright monologue, Fickle finger of fate, Cocktail party, Goldie the space traveler, Gladys & Tyrone on the park bench, Roman runner, and News of the past, present & future. Featuring Johnny Carson and Peter Sellers. |
September 15, 1969 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sketches including Vaudeville joke segment, Uncle Al the Kiddy's Pal, Diana's Aaooga song, Maude's World of song, News of the past, present, & future, Our man in Washington, and Judy and Arte's robot theater. Featuring Michael Cain and Diana Ross. |
September 22, 1969 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sketches including Cocktail party, Fake commercial, Nun runner, General Bullwright, Missing in America, Maude's world of statues, Fickle finger of fate award, and Joke wall. Featuring Sonny & Cher. |
September 29, 1969 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sketches include Intro to Lily's tasteful lady and Ruth's friendly lady (hooker), Art's employment agency, Cocktail party, Tyrone F. Hornie and Gladys, Dick Martin swizzlers, Sneak a peek at stiffie, Art and the electric chair, News of the past, present, and future, and Jilly says goodnight. Featuring Art Carney, Chet Dowling, Jilly Rizzo, and Carol Ann Richards. |
September 14, 1970 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sketches include Return of Ruth's friendly lady, "Bob, Carol, Ted, and Alice" movie runner, Don visits the cocktail party, Comments from David, Ernestine the operator runner, Recruiting sergeant runners, News of the past, present, and future, Arte's German weather map, and the Weird, weird world of entertainment. Featuring Don Rickles, David Frost, Jilly Rizzo, and Chet Dowling. |
September 21, 1970 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sketches include Goldie's return, Fake commercial, Fake Maude's world, Gladys and Tyrone F. Hornie, Salute to the fabulous Farkle family, Diving rod, Ruth and Lily dropout, Women's liberation, Women in the army, Maude's world salutes women, Cocktail Party, and Goldie presents the news. Featuring Goldie Hawn and Jilly Rizzo. |
September 28, 1970 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sketches include Martha Mitchell's mystery phone calls, Raquel and Ruth duet, Henny challenges Bob, Gladys' dream, Ernestine calls the White House, Return of the Swizzlers, Honeymoon runners, and the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award. Featuring Raquel Welch, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Henny Youngman, and Kent McCord. |
September 13, 1971 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sketches include Rita appears on the Joke Wall, Uncle Al the Kiddy's Pal meets Edith Ann, Rita in Mean Nurse runner, Jill as newscaster, Busy Buzzi Hollywood news, Rita and Dick nudist quickie, Lily's tasteless lady, Edith Ann encounters James, and Ernestine calls Frank Sinatra. Featuring Rita Hayworth, James Brolin, Jill St. John, Johnny Carson, Henny Youngman, and Moosie Drier. |
September 20, 1971 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sketches include Alan, Jill, and Sugar Ray's boxing blackout, Wife swapping, Lily in fake commercial, Sugar Ray meets Alan, Edith Ann inthe mystery person contest, Desert island runner, Jolly Green Giant runner, Lily cheerleader, Roman in football blackouts, and Maude's world of sports. Featuring Jill St.John, Roman Gabriel, Johnny Carson, William Shoemaker, and Sugar Ray Robinson. |
September 27, 1971 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Sketches include Laugh-In girls cheerleader opening, Intro to new cast members, Laugh-In Salutes the Summer of '72, Edith Ann's stories of school, All in the Ghetto, and Joke wall. Featuring John Wayne, Jill St. John, and the Keystone Cops |
September 11, 1972 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Sketches include Laugh-In looks at the News, News of the Past, Present, and Future, Cocktail party, Umpire blackouts, Lifeboat runners with Abbe and Julie, Caveman couples, Astronaut on the moon, Congressmen, Nun runners, Dyan visits the fabulous Farkle family, Salute to guns, and the Joke wall. Featuring Bob Hope, Dyan Cannon, Julie London, Abbe Lane, and Sammy Davis |
September 18, 1972 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Sketches include Steve the hillbilly runners, Michael with the stagecoach, the Laugh-In Boom boom room, Whoopee award, Michael visits the cocktail party, Priest confessional booth, Cass in operating room runners, Maude's world of commercials, A look back at the swinging sixties, and Silent majority. Featuring Lily Tomlin, Michael Landon, Cass Elliot, Steve Allen and Angie Dickinson |
September 25, 1972 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 22, 1968 |
| Last aired | March 12, 1973 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 20:00:00 |