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Index
Cover
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Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Dedication
Introduction
IN THE SANDBOX
A MAN’S GAME
PLAY!
VARIETY SHOWS IN THE SEVENTIES
A TYPICAL WEEK
LET’S BUMP UP THE LIGHTS!
SOME OF MY FAVORITE Q&As
OUR GANG
Vicki Lawrence
Harvey Korman
Lyle Waggoner
Tim Conway
THOSE BEHIND THE SCENES FOR THE ENTIRE ELEVEN-YEAR RUN
Bob Mackie
Ernie Flatt
Don Crichton
Artie Malvin
Music
Our Sound Effects
CBS Censorship
The Writing Staff
“LIFE ONCE REMOVED”: A CONVERSATION WITH LARRY GELBART
EXPLAINING A PUNCH LINE
OUR RECURRING SKETCHES OVER THE YEARS
The Charwoman
“Carol and Sis”
George and Zel
“The Old Folks”
“As the Stomach Turns”
Speaking of Martha Raye…
The Queen
Stella Toddler
Mrs. Wiggins and Mr. Tudball
“Mary Worthless”
Another One That Bit the Dust
A Bad Idea for a Number
Fred and Marge
“The Family”
Betty White
Cary Grant and “The Family”
Eunice
THE FAMOUS BLOOPER
CRACKING UP
“THE PIGEON LADY” GETS BACK AT TIM
CHARACTERS AND AURAS
THE MOVIE PARODIES
“Mildred Fierce” and “Torchy Song”
“The African Queen”
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé
“Went With the Wind”
OUR TRIPS TO ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND ITALY
“AND THEN SOMEBODY ASKED ME…”
A MIRACLE MOMENT
DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH SOME OF OUR GUESTS
Jim Nabors
Ken Berry
Bernadette Peters
Alan Alda
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Roddy McDowall
Vincent Price
Donald O’Connor
Lucille Ball
“LOVELY STORY,” “THE FUNN FAMILY,” AND OTHER GUESTS
“Pillow Squawk”
Rock Hudson
“Double Calamity”
“Caged Dames”
Shirley MacLaine
“Lovely Story”
“The Funn Family”
Mickey Rooney
Nanette Fabray
EMBARRASSING MOMENTS
“ARE THOSE YOUR OWN TEETH?” AND OTHER QUESTIONS I’VE ANSWERED
THE NIGHT I GOT EVEN
Ken and Mitzie Welch
THE MINI-MUSICALS
AUSTRALIA
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: MORE MOVIE PARODIES I LOVED
“Sunset Boulevard”
A Woman’s Picture
“To Each Her Own Tears”
Lana Turner
“High Hat”
Rita Hayworth
“The Doily Sisters”
Betty Grable
STRESS RELIEF
THE FLIP SHOWS
MORE SPECIAL MEMORIES ABOUT SOME OTHER AMAZING GUEST STARS
The Jackson 5
Ray Charles
Carol Channing
Jerry Lewis
The Only One, but Who Needs More?
Sid Caesar
Carl Reiner
Bing Crosby
Jonathan Winters
Dick Van Dyke
James Stewart
THE NIGHT I FIRED HARVEY
THE EMMYS
A CONVERSATION WITH DICK CAVETT
HARVEY LEAVES OUR SHOW
OUR FINAL SEASON AND THE LAST SHOW
AFTERWORD
The Artist Entrance
Appendix 1: Shows and Guests
Appendix 2: Writers by Season
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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