Fernwood 2 Night (1977)

Genre

comedy, talk

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 65 episodes

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a parody talk show set in a small town. The host and his sidekick interview quirky local guests and banter with the bandleader. It mocks the conventions of late-night television.

satiricalplayfuldeadpanwrycheerfullightheartedgoofynostalgic

What happens

Fernwood 2 Night (or Fernwood Tonight) is a satirical comedy talk show that was broadcast weeknights from July 4 to September 30, 1977 in first-run syndication. The program was created by Norman Lear and produced by Alan Thicke as a spinoff and summer replacement for Lear's satirical soap opera Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. The show was hosted by Barth Gimble (Martin Mull) and sidekick announcer Jerry Hubbard (Fred Willard). Dour bandleader Happy Kyne (Frank De Vol) and the Mirth Makers were the show's stage band, featuring Tommy Tedesco on guitar. Happy also owned the "Bun n' Run", a local fast food restaurant. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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