# You're sent back to the 60's and given an all access backstage pass. Which comedy show do you visit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2015, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594 "2015-07-19T11:04:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/21 "2015-07-19T17:01:16Z")
Dick Van Dyke shows 1st, Laugh In second and Get Smart third. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/22 "2015-07-19T17:33:58Z")
> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” especially the first season with Tuesday Weld But her boyfriend was Warren Beatty and he’d wallop you. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/23 "2015-07-19T17:34:33Z")
Batman ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/24 "2015-07-19T17:39:49Z")
Dick Van Dyke Show followed by The Tonight Show and Laugh-In. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/25 "2015-07-19T19:08:48Z")
I want to slide through the alternate timeline to when Tim Conway joined the Carol Burnett show in 1967. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/26 "2015-07-19T19:16:55Z")
Ghoulardi. > **[Ghoulardi](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoulardi)** > > Ghoulardi was a fictional character created and portrayed by voice announcer, actor and disc jockey Ernie Anderson as the horror host of Shock Theater at WJW-TV, Channel 8 (a.k.a. "TV-8") the CBS Affiliate station in Cleveland, Ohio, from January 13, 1963, through December 16, 1966. Shock Theater featured grade-"B" science fiction films and horror films, aired in a Friday late-night time slot. At the peak of Ghoulardi's popularity, the character also hosted the Saturday afternoon Masterpiece An... ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/27 "2015-07-19T21:14:41Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > Here’s the [second set](https://youtu.be/rA6kbSEmNU4?t=2m14s), who were in fact blonde, brunette, and redhead. Here’s the [third set](https://youtu.be/rA6kbSEmNU4?t=3m39s), same spectrum. Yeah, the brunette changed too. Just couldn’t keep them gals for more than a few months, ‘fore they rode off with some travelin’ salesman come in on the train! 😉 [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4b/5c/ea/4b5cea049a30b386a8d1e9d41059b668.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4b/5c/ea/4b5cea049a30b386a8d1e9d41059b668.jpg) I guess I liked the second brunette better, but I’m torn between the first and second blondes: [![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4b/5c/ea/4b5cea049a30b386a8d1e9d41059b668.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4b/5c/ea/4b5cea049a30b386a8d1e9d41059b668.jpg) > **[Jeannine Riley - FamousFix](https://www.famousfix.com/post/jeannine-riley-27139143)** > > The photo "Jeannine Riley" has been viewed 1,555 times. Aw, hell, I’ll take the first one, Joe. :o That “Meredith” (blonde no. 3) ain’t never done much for me. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/28 "2015-07-19T21:51:10Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Aw, hell, I’ll take the first one, Joe. Wait…so, Uncle Joe was their _pimp_? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/29 "2015-07-19T21:59:25Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Wait…so, Uncle Joe was their _pimp_? Wasn’t that _obvious_? :dubious: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/30 "2015-07-19T22:03:47Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. This’n! ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/31 "2015-07-19T22:04:48Z")
From the original list, I’d go with _Green Acres_ but closely followed by _Hogan’s Heroes_. If _Dick Van Dyke_ was listed I’d consider it but probably stay with my choice to spend time with Ms. Gabor. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/32 "2015-07-19T22:17:26Z")
**That Was the Week That Was** ; it didn’t last long, but there was some real talent on that show. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/33 "2015-07-19T23:04:02Z")
_ **Hogan’s Heroes,** _ just so I could see what Bob Crane was up to ---
**Author:** ![bb49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b38774/32.png) [@bb49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bb49)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/34 "2015-07-19T23:09:32Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. Here’s another vote for a great, original comedy show. Though I was just a little guy back then, plus we never had tv until the late 60s, I do remember Rowan and Martin, Goldie Hawn and all those other characters. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/35 "2015-07-19T23:21:00Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > _ **Hogan’s Heroes,** _ just so I could see what Bob Crane was up to I think he left a pretty good home movie record behind. No time travel required. I’ll pick _Hee Haw_ (1969). Lotta hot babes and Roy Clark. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/36 "2015-07-19T23:24:47Z")
Dick van Dyke Show. Andy Griffith Show is a close second. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_s\_Son](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19adc/32.png) [@Jim\_s\_Son](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_s_Son)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/37 "2015-07-20T00:09:23Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > But her boyfriend was Warren Beatty and he’d wallop you. I don’t think Milton Armitage was really Thalia’s boyfriend. Milton and Dobie could vie for her attention such as the episode where they had a “who wears the best suit to class”. But Thalia and her cold money-loving heart always wanted to remold Dobie so he could make money. Not for Thalia, mind you. Her father was 60 and had a kidney condition, her mother wasn’t getting any younger, her sister was married to a loafer and her brother was becoming a public charge. Love doesn’t butter any parsnips. ``` Besides, Warren Beatty denies he ever did television so how is he going to beat me up? ``` ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/38 "2015-07-20T01:28:09Z")
> [@Jim\_s\_Son](#): > > I don’t think Milton Armitage was really Thalia’s boyfriend. Milton and Dobie could vie for her attention such as the episode where they had a “who wears the best suit to class”. But Thalia and her cold money-loving heart always wanted to remold Dobie so he could make money. Not for Thalia, mind you. Her father was 60 and had a kidney condition, her mother wasn’t getting any younger, her sister was married to a loafer and her brother was becoming a public charge. Love doesn’t butter any parsnips. > > ``` > Besides, Warren Beatty denies he ever did television so how is he going to beat me up? > > ``` Man, I loved that show. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/39 "2015-07-20T03:05:40Z")
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Maybe I’d have a chance to share a little tea with Goldie. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594/40 "2015-07-20T03:47:42Z")
McHale’s Navy - lot of different known faces among the cast as well as some serious personalities. I’m curious how they _really_ got along. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sent-back-to-the-60s-and-given-an-all-access-backstage-pass-which-comedy-show-do-you-visit/725594.md?page=3)