Operation: Entertainment
| Operation: Entertainment | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music Comedy |
| Created by | Chuck Barris |
| Starring | Various |
| Narrated by | Johnny Jacobs |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 31 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Chuck Barris Bill Carruthers |
| Production location | Various |
| Running time | 52 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 5, 1968 – January 24, 1969 |
Operation: Entertainment was an American musical comedy television program that was directly aimed at past and present veterans of the military.[citation needed]
The show was produced and created by producer and game show host Chuck Barris along with Bill Carruthers.[1][2] It was first televised on ABC on January 5, 1968. Louis Armstrong was a performer on the pilot episode.[3] Each week, the show was filmed at a different military base and had a different host. The show's regulars were Jim Lange, the Terry Gibbs Band, and the Operation: Entertainment girls.[4] (Sivi Alberg, Darien Daniels, Marina Gahne and Eileen O'Neill). The show was announced by Johnny Jacobs.[citation needed]
The series aired a total of 31 episodes, 52 minutes in length each which were broadcast between January 5, 1968 – January 24, 1969.[5]
The show's pilot music used a Terry Gibb's tune called "Pretty Blue Eyes". During the show's series, the closing theme was a Cole Porter tune called "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To", performed live with the Terry Gibbs Dream Band.[6]
Jack Shea was the director, and Ruth Goldberg was the talent coordinator.[7]
Episodes
[edit]The premiere episode featured Vikki Carr, the Lennon Sisters, and The Checkmates Ltd. at Camp Pendleton, California.[7]
Flip Wilson was host for the April 5, 1968, episode.[8]
The September 27, 1968, episode had Martha Raye, Phil Harris, Slappy White, and Nancy Ames.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Archive of American Television Interview with Chuck Barris
- ^ "Vote for Bob Crane". vote4bobcrane.blogspot.com. November 12, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong". dippermouth.blogspot.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York City: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 627. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ "Archival Television Audio, Inc. – Operation: Entertainment". www.atvaudio.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Ginell, Carl; Gibbs, Terry (2003). Good Vibes: A Life in Jazz (1st ed.). Lanham, MD, USA 20706: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 246. ISBN 0-8108-4586-5. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b Hall, Claude (January 30, 1968). "'Entertainment' on ABC Is Just That". Billboard. p. 24. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
- ^ "Radio-TV". Jet. April 11, 1968. p. 66. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ Tucker, David C. (2016). Martha Raye: Film and Television Clown. McFarland. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4766-2427-3. Retrieved April 28, 2022.