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Love Won't Keep You on Television: Awful Variety Shows of the 1970s and Early 80s

After the surprise success of "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" circa 1971, execs at the Big 3 networks spent the rest of the decade trying to revive the dying variety show format with has-been pop stars like Bobbie Gentry, newly-minted pop stars like Helen Reddy and Tony Orlando, desperate A-listers like Bill Cosby and Mary Tyler Moore, aspiring B-listers like Susan Anton and Tim Conway, however one would describe third-rate comic Jeff Altman and minor Japanese pop sensation Pink Lady, and even . . . mimes. Most of them were embarrassing failures inane enough to make current "reality TV" series look like Ken Burns documentaries. The rise of cable in 1981 finally convinced the Big 3 that they couldn't combat nudity and violence with Donny & Marie. Until then, it was lights, camera, and Kate Smith singing an Elvis medley.
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Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
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Bobbie Gentry's Happiness Hour
Bobbie Gentry's Happiness Hour
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The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
The Brady Bunch Variety Hour
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The Captain & Tennille
The Captain & Tennille
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Cos
Cos
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Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers
Dean Martin Presents the Golddiggers
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Donny & Marie
Donny & Marie
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The Helen Reddy Show
The Helen Reddy Show
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The Hudson Brothers Show
The Hudson Brothers Show
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Joey and Dad
Joey and Dad
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Lola!
Lola!
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The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Show
The Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Show
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Mary
Mary
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Pink Lady & Jeff
Pink Lady & Jeff
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Presenting Susan Anton
Presenting Susan Anton
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Shields and Yarnell
Shields and Yarnell
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The Sonny Comedy Revue
The Sonny Comedy Revue
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The Starland Vocal Band Show
The Starland Vocal Band Show
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The Tim Conway Show
The Tim Conway Show
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The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour
The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour
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