Fernwood 2 Night

Fernwood 2 Night

1977

Season

1
60 - Harry Shearer
Sep. 23,1977

Harry Shearer discusses his work in TV news.

57 - Singles Mingles Club
Sep. 20,1977

47 - Rev. Chung Hee
Sep. 06,1977

41 - Tony and Chance Rolletti
Aug. 27,1977

36 - X-Rated Shopping Mall
Aug. 22,1977

Sportscaster Jane Tiffany and W. D. ""Bud"" Prize.

30 - Two Ladies Against Pornography
Aug. 12,1977

Nettie and Barbara Forman on the elderly.

13 - Tony Rolletti and Susan Cloud
Jul. 20,1977

8 - Congressman Chambers
Jul. 13,1977

Trailer

Fernwood 2 Night was a comedic television program that ran from July 1977 – September 1977. It was created by Norman Lear and produced by Alan Thicke as a spin-off/summer replacement from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. It was a parody talk show, hosted by Barth Gimble and sidekick/announcer Jerry Hubbard, complete with a stage band, Happy Kyne and His Mirthmakers. Barth was the twin brother of Garth Gimble from Mary Hartman. Like Mary Hartman, Fernwood 2 Night was set in the fictional town of Fernwood, Ohio. The show satirized real talk shows as well as the sort of fare one might expect from locally-produced, small-town, midwestern American television programming. Well-known actors usually appeared playing characters or a contrivance had to be written for the celebrity to appear as themselves. After one season of Fernwood, the producers revamped the show the following year as America 2-Night. In this second version, Barth and Jerry's show moved to California and was broadcast nationally on the fictional UBS network, whose slogan was "We put U before the BS". This change allowed the show to now have well-known actors on the show as themselves.

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