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Tom Leopold | ... |
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| Harry Shearer | ... |
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| Christopher Guest | ... |
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Deborah Harmon | ... |
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Kres Mersky | ... |
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| Martin Mull | ... |
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| Johnny Brown | ... |
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Brett Somers | ... |
Herself
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| Loudon Wainwright III | ... |
Dead Man on Telethon /
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Henry Harris | ... |
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satire | spoof | comedy troupe | spinal tap | actor playing multiple roles |Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 July 1979 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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ABC Announcer: Thursday is comedy night on ABC. First, a terrorist takes over the van on Three Girls and a Van. Then, pandemonium breaks out when Uncle Joe thinks he might be a Negro on Uncle Joe's Diner. Then, it's a surprise party and you're all invited: America's First All-Girl Fire Station, home of the Girls in Red. Then, there's trouble for Mickey when the car won't start on prom night on Trouble for Mickey. It all begins at 8 / 7 Central Time, right here.
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Trivia
"Rock and Roll Nightmare", the song performed by Spinal Tap in this pilot, was first released on a bootleg in 2000. See more »Goofs
Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, not 1932. See more »Quotes
[last lines]ABC Announcer: Thursday is comedy night on ABC. First, a terrorist takes over the van on Three Girls and a Van. Then, pandemonium breaks out when Uncle Joe thinks he might be a Negro on Uncle Joe's Diner. Then, it's a surprise party and you're all invited: America's First All-Girl Fire Station, home of the Girls in Red. Then, there's trouble for Mickey when the car won't start on prom night on Trouble for Mickey. It all begins at 8 / 7 Central Time, right here.
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This is a failed pilot, but not a bad early outing for Reiner, Guest, et al. Reiner is terrific in a brilliant sketch where he plays Hitler on trial. The show also features an early performance of Spinal Tap. There are some dead moments where they dress is gratuitous drag and basically rip off the so-called "pepperpot" characters from Monty Python. I guess with Saturday Night Live and SCTV, network tv figured they didn't need another sketch show.