Pat Paulsen for President (1968)

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour - Celebrity Accapella Theme Song (1969)

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FEATURES:
* 1 Bonus DVD - Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 92-minute documentary.
* 11 Uncensored Episodes from the final 1968-1969 season, with on-camera introductions by Tom and Dick Smothers, and audio perspectives by Tom Smothers.
* Pat Paulsen for President television special, narrated by Henry Fonda, and bonus footage of Paulsen's trip to the White House and 1968 Democratic Convention.
* Recently uncovered, never-before-seen appearance by Robert F. Kennedy, cut from the Pat Paulsen for President special.
* Pat Paulsen "On the Campaign Trail" featurette, comedy act footage, and photo gallery.
* A look back at the '60s with a "New Fable for Our Time" featurette.
* Exclusive interviews with Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, Allan Blye (producer), Chuck Braverman (filmmaker), Judy Collins, John Densmore (The Doors), Bob Einstein (Super Dave Osborne), Jackie Mason, Bob Newhart, Pat Paulsen and Rob Reiner.
* Interview outtakes with Woody Allen, David Frye, Eddie Fisher, Paul Hornung, Robert Morse, Nancy Ames, and Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara.
* Dr. Benjamin Spock interview, censored from season three opening show.
* Backstage and rehearsal footage including footage shot for a 1969 60 Minutes segment, alternate show opening, audience Q&A, Jackie Mason dress rehearsal, Joan Baez dress rehearsal.
* 1968 press conference following CBS's termination of the Smothers' Brothers contract.
* The complete Aspen Comedy Festival 2000 Smothers Brothers Reunion hosted by Bill Maher, with Tom and Dick Smothers, Steve Martin and Mason Williams.
* "Pat Paulsen's Malignant Humor" - Paulsen's personal notes from his fight with cancer.
* Memorabilia from Tom and Dick's personal archives, including a letter from President Lyndon Johnson praising The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and a note from Congressman Donald Rumsfeld.
* Over 100 letters, memos, carbons, wires, telexes, telegrams and internal correspondence between CBS and the production company, chronicling the censorship ordeal the show faced.
* Footage from 1969 Emmy® award win - "Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music."
* Promotional TV spots.
* Photo galleries

The Smothers Brothers Summer Show (1970)

This promo is for the 1970 ABC incarnation of the boys and can easily be confused with CBS' 1968 Summer replacement hosted by Glen Campbell titled The Summer Brothers Smothers Show. Read more about both here.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with guests Nancy Sinatra, Pat Paulsen and The Beatles (1969)

Pat Paulsen: A Five Minute Biography

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour featuring Pat Paulsen (1969)

That Girl with guest star Murray Roman (1967) - Footage Offline - 1/14/09

Counterculture comedian Murray Roman made only a handful of appearances on television outside of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. He appeared in an episode of The Monkees, an episode of Batman and an episode of That Girl. He took that TV money and bought a lot of reefer and LSD. Murray Roman was a fascinating character who released the most experimental comedy LPs of all time. I was quite pleased with the cast of characters I had a chance to interview for my article The Forgotten Murray Roman, which I vainly encourage you to read, if you haven't already. Of course, I don't mind if you bypass the article for the transcripts of the interviews themselves (I feel like I am making grammatical errors here, but I'm not sure):

Tom Smothers on Murray Roman
Steve Martin on Murray Roman
Bob Einstein on Murray Roman
Mason Williams on Murray Roman

Murray is the horn-rimmed sporting bowling alley employee. This episode also features a brief appearance from a young Rob Reiner who joined Murray shortly after this as a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with guest George Carlin (1968)

William F. Buckley 1925-2008: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with guest David Frye (1969)

It's a very short clip, but it's of a very popular impressionist who you rarely find footage of on the internet. However, you often find his many LPs in thrift stores.

The Smothers Brothers Air Force Promo Spots

Before they became enemies of the military and the US government, the clean cut Smothers Brothers took the money and ran when they appeared in these television promos for the war machine.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with guests Patty Duke and Don Rickles (1967) - Footage Offline 2/18/08

An awful sketch from a generally entertaining program. Pat Paulsen plays the medicine man.

The Merv Griffin Show with guest Pat Paulsen etc.

I don't know where some of these YouTubers dig this stuff up. This is, apparently, a sketch that the hilarious Pat Paulsen of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour fame taped for The Merv Griffin Show in 1974 that, for reasons that I'm sure are obvious, never aired. So I am told.

Pat Paulsen on Late Night with David Letterman in 1982:

The men that made Paulsen famous:

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guests The Smothers Brothers (1992)

Tommy Smothers does an impression of Johnny Carson on The Smothers Brothers final appearance on the show before Johnny left. A reminder that Tommy Smothers says the DVD collection of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour should be out before the end of the year.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with guests The Turtles

This is one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands. The Turtles are one of the best, and perhaps most underrated, pop groups of all time. A Guide For the Married Man was one of the few songs they didn't write themselves but they did wonders with it. This tune was the theme song to a Walter Matthau picture of the same name. The movie had an incredible cast of comedy stars second only to It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1964). Directed by Gene Kelly the film featured Robert Morse, Lucille Ball, Jack Benny, Wally Cox, Sid Caesar, Joey Bishop, Art Carney, Jayne Mansfield, Phil Silvers, Louis Nye, Ben Blue, Carl Reiner, Terry Thomas, and countless other instantly recognizable character actors. This Turtles appearance on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour took place in 1967. Tommy Smothers promises me the show will be on DVD soon!

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with guest Steve Martin

Steve Martin appeared several times as various ambiguous characters on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. He was a staff writer along with Mason "Classical Gas" Williams, Rob "Meathead" Reiner, Bob "Super Dave Osborne" Einstein, Lorenzo "Carlton the Doorman" Music, and Murray "You Can't Beat People Up and Have Them Say I Love You" Roman.