"Tony Orlando and Dawn" (1974) TV series 1974-1976

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Jeff Margolis

Writers:

Ernest Chambers (writer)
Jerry Jackson (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Genre:

Music

Plot:

Nineteen-seventies' era comedy/variety television show, starring Tony Orlando (and Dawn).

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Tony Orlando	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1975)
Telma Hopkins	...	Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1975)
Joyce Vincent Wilson	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1975)
Roger Carroll	...	Himself - Announcer (2 episodes, 1976)
Ruth Buzzi	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1975)
Dom DeLuise	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1975)
Darrow Igus	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1975)
Ken Grant	...	Dancer (2 episodes, 1976)

Also Known As:

"The Tony Orlando and Dawn Rainbow Hour" (new title)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Karen Black/John Prine (#2.4)" (1976)

Tony Orlando & Dawn-Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree

Tie a yellow ribbon round the old Oak Tree, it's been 3 long years, do you still want me? If I don't find a ribbon round the old oak tree, I'll stay on the bus, forget us, put the blame on me- if I don't find a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.

I love that song as well as the memorable show of the 1970s. Tony showed us that with Telma and Joyce, he could really act up a memorable comedy sketch routine which seemed to get funnier and funnier each week.

Years later on the Jerry Lewis telethon, an older and heavier Tony would poke fun of his Greek, Puerto Rican heritages by referring to himself as a "Greek-a-rican.."

Tony and the girls had excellent comic timing.