On one episode they were joking about President Ford but the humor was funny and not offensive. Today the comedians get personal and hateful when they joke about our political leaders. They have lost the art of making everyone laugh at a political joke and nobody is offended.
Several years ago on eBay I managed to find the complete series on DVD's that surprisingly includes many of the commercials from back in the day. They are raw recordings, looking like they were lifted from videos......but a fantastic find! RIP Fred Willard.
I had forgotten about Happy Kyne and the Mirthmakers! 70's cheese at its finest. The actor who played Happy Kyne is actually quite famous for other work associated with movies and tv - Frank DeVol.
And the guitarist is Tommy Tedesco from the Wrecking Crew, one of the most successful and prolific studio musicians who played on a large number of Sixties hits.
Fred Willard's death today brought me here. I remember watching these way back along with" Mary Hartman- Mary Hartman." ITILII is right they were funny back in 77 and I think they still hold up. Thanks to whoever put these up along with leaving the commercials in. Rest In Peace Fred.
Good Lord, those horrible commercials...I was 12-13 when Fernwood 2 Night and America 2 Night came out, and I loved it even at that age. I really appreciate it as an adult, thanks for sharing these! But oh, those awful commercials...glad you included them too!
Loved that show back in the day. Fred Willard just passed - that's what brought me here. Very talented guy - looking forward to watching more of these clips! RIP Fred.
Don't you just love those exotic set pieces, the TV tray tables? Pure class. The only thing missing from this episode is William W.D. "Bud" Prize with his innovative chin strap, selflessly giving hope to longstanding and neglected sufferers of improper chin alignment. Sure, his contraption looked unusual, but boy did it work like a charm!
nothing better than the parelle universe that is Fernwood.. I swear to all the is Holy that I watched this every night and lived next to as well as had a crush on Mary Hartmann
Omg ill remember this show like mary Hartman mary Hartman fred Willard Martin mull what a team late night they don't like these anymore late 70s gold RIP fred Willard god blessed
@@adrock4737 A man in an iron lung playing the piano, talk to a Jew and joking about cancer. Maybe I should have said super sensitive and easily offended instead of politically correct.
Parody is almost extinct as a form of American humor on television now. Created and cast by Norman Lear, this was as groundbreaking in its own way as Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, All in the Family, Good Times and Maude. totally outrageous and uncompromising humor served up on plastic plates and disposable utensils
I know some of your Fernwood 2 Night videos have been blocked in this country BUT I believe that one of the shows you have in your archives contains an ad for 36 Big Bands during one of the commercial breaks. I'd love to see it again. It featured Guy Lombardo pitching the album...this wasn't long before his death. Suffolk Marketing (d/b/a L.I. Broadcasting) released the album, and was also responsible for Slim Whitman, Boxcar Willie, and the "Fabulous Fingers" of Irving Fields, to name a few. BTW, I hope you have the ad to Fields' 50 Songs You'll Always Love album.
I would like to see the episode of America 2Night which featured Vincent Price as a guest on RU-vid, since you're showing an episode of the show as a tribute to Fred Willard, who passed away recently.
Those few husbands in ths audience? They hold their wife's purse and sits on the Husband's Couch while she tries on a dress. Lol Retirement has changed, eh?
I always loved the opening shot of the audience. Mull’s character was the epitome of smarminess, which was the key to what made the show so funny. And the blank look on Jerry’s face was priceless. And no one can shake a booty like Happy.
I was told the audience were bused in from retirement homes with half of them not knowing where they were or even able to comprehend what was going on! Priceless...lol!
After my father died, I never slept..... this show kept me alive for those months when I didn’t want to live. Depression! Thank you Martin and Fred. Came to Hollywood to meet you the summer of 1978, unfortunately you were on break. RIP Fred Willard.
the summer Star Wars came out. My first drive out East, from Denver to Morganton NC. Went to Carowinds that Saturday The Sylvers were the attraction. Boogie Fever was their hit. Maybe.
He may have been correct. It makes fun of itself and the tv shows today are all communist propaganda. Go watch the View if you have a strong stomach and you'll see what he meant.
Incredible. This was normal...oh gosh...it's almost embarrassing how stupid marketers thought we were. It all changed in the 80s when the new marketing ways came.
Great show, where many of us were introduced to the unique and sublime Fred Willard. I think that is the legendary studio guitarist Tommy Tedesco in the band.
(starting at 12:30) I don't know how much of this is improvised, although I suspect most of it was... but Martin Mull and Fred Willard are exactly what you would expect, and Dabney Coleman, reprising his role from "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," enters near-Jonathan Winters territory. (If you're not familiar with the pedigree of "Fernwood 2-Night," look it up, it's worth it.) Addendum, one year later: I just watched the credits, and noticed that Alan Thicke was one of the producers, and Harry Shearer, a "consultant." No wonder this show was so good, right from the beginning. (I am not going to insult anyone reading this by explaining who they are.)
This must be the first episode because IMdb says the first episode is called "Talk To A Jew" (who they have as a guest) and Dabney Coleman is listed in the credits as the mayor. Thanks again for the cool posts, TV commercials are awesome also.
I used to watch this show on Nick at Nite when I was 9-10 years old. It was my absolute favorite show...used to sneak downstairs at 2am just to watch it. Had them recorded on VHS tapes. Oh the memories...great to see this again!!😂
I forgot about this show...now I'm obsessed with it, so many good actors, Dabney Coleman also a legend ...his show Buffalo Bill was awesome. Happy Kyne (the Band Leader) is Frank De Vol, he wrote and composed numerous Movie and TV scores "Music by De Vol." Dr. Osgood (Craig Richard Nelson) made various cameos in TV and Movies he was the Director for Quantum Leap and Square Pegs shows...and finally Alan Thicke was a writer too.
