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14 July 1979 (UK)
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Typical Hudson Brothers goofiness....
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(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 2) | Bob Monkhouse | ... | Himself (2 episodes, 1979) |
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Only a couple of episodes were shown in the UK due to an industrial dispute taking ATV off the air during the transmission run.
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Anyone remember the Hudson Brothers?
Sure, who in the mid-70s didn't hear of them at least once in their life?
Now, do you remember "Bonkers"?
Oh.
Well, suffice it to say that this was the syndicated equivalent of an insane asylum, with the Hudsons forgetting the songs they sang in their earlier TV variety series in favor of jokes, sight-gags, puns and the endless abuse directed at co-host/announcer/foil Bob "Don't Call Me Monkey" Monkhouse.
It wasn't subtle, it wasn't couth and it sure wasn't bright very often but I do remember laughing out loud more than once here. With guest stars like John Ritter, Karen Valentine and the like ambling in to join in for a few seconds at a time, they basically were whisked aside for the sake of a few vaudeville joke routines (featuring rimshots from a cobweb-covered drummer), a ditzy-looking blonde announcing segments in a burly truck driver's voice and a song-and-dance routine that ended up in a shambles by the end.
It seems that the Hudson's series never lasted very long. Maybe they were just too weird for TV?
Nine stars for "Bonkers". Weird fun!