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Dolly (1987)

Dolly poster
Genre
variety show
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 22 episodes
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This 1980s variety show features country music star Dolly Parton hosting weekly performances and comedy segments. Each episode brings a mix of celebrity guests who sing, joke, and do skits with Parton.

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What happens

Dolly is an American variety show starring Dolly Parton that aired on ABC from September 27, 1987, to May 7, 1988. Guest stars included Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Tyne Daly, Bruce Willis, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Petty, Juice Newton, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Tom Selleck, the Neville Brothers, Dudley Moore, and Oprah Winfrey. Tyne Daly's appearance on the show, in which she sang a duet with Parton, directly led to Daly being cast in the lead role in the 1989 Broadway production of Gypsy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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