Donny and Marie (1976–1979)

Long running variety show, featuring the brother-sister singing duo of Donny and Marie Osmond. The first season also featured all of the Osmond families, but Donny and Marie were obviously ... See full summary »

Stars:

Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond, Paul Lynde

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Donny Osmond	...	Himself - Host (62 episodes, 1976-1978)
Marie Osmond	...	Herself - Host (62 episodes, 1976-1978)

Storyline

Long running variety show, featuring the brother-sister singing duo of Donny and Marie Osmond. The first season also featured all of the Osmond families, but Donny and Marie were obviously the most popular of the bunch so the rest were phased into occasional appearances.

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Plot Keywords:

variety | actor name in title | sister | brother | character name in title

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Genres:

Music

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Details

Official Sites:

MySpace

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Osmond Family Show

Filming Locations:

Huntsville, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Krofft Entertainment, Winters Hollywood Entertainment Holdings Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the initial success of the series, the Osmond family constructed a multi-million dollar TV studio facility in their hometown of Provo, Utah, and moved production of the series there for its final season. The move (along with changes to the show's format) proved unsuccessful and the series was soon cancelled.

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Connections

Referenced in Friends: The One Where the Stripper Cries (2004)

User Reviews

Come on they were kids

When Donny and Marie premiered they had the full backing of the studio. With big name guest stars like Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, and Bing Crosby. As time went on ABC began using the Donny and Marie Show as nothing more than an hour long advertisement for other ABC shows currently on the air. Charlie's Angels cast, Happy Days cast, Mork and Mindy cast, Eight is Enough cast, Check out the first cast lists and later cast lists.

They were just kids so they couldn't even fight the grown-ups on a level footing. Bringing the show to Utah was an attempt to wrest back control over the guest list and bring in the big drawing names again. Didn't work, as punishment, ABC moved the show opposite the highest rated show on TV at the time; Sixty Minutes. Then complaining about "poor ratings" they canceled the show. They did a remarkable job for being the youngest people to host a musical variety show. With all those adults telling them what to do.