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That Was the Week That Was

  • TV Series
  • 1963–1985
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
110
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Steve Allen, 1965 - Copyright 1968, 2000 MPTV.NET - photo credit: Gabi Rona
Comedy

An Americanized version of the famous hit British TV show, retaining David Frost from the British cast.An Americanized version of the famous hit British TV show, retaining David Frost from the British cast.An Americanized version of the famous hit British TV show, retaining David Frost from the British cast.

  • Stars
    • David Frost
    • Phyllis Newman
    • Nancy Ames
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    110
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • David Frost
      • Phyllis Newman
      • Nancy Ames
    • 10User reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Alan Alda, Nancy Ames, Pat Englund, Stanley Grover, Doro Merande, Phyllis Newman, Dick Noel, and Elliott Reid in That Was the Week That Was (1963)
    Kim Hunter, David Frost, Stanley Grover, Henry Morgan, Robert Morse, Dick Noel, and Elliott Reid in That Was the Week That Was (1963)
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    David Frost
    David Frost
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    Phyllis Newman
    Phyllis Newman
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    Nancy Ames
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    Pat Englund
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    Buck Henry
    Buck Henry
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    Bob Dishy
    Bob Dishy
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    Paul Sand
    Paul Sand
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    Elliott Reid
    Elliott Reid
    • Self - Host
    Betty Comden
    Betty Comden
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    Adolph Green
    Adolph Green
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    Jerry Damon
    • Announcer
    Audrey Meadows
    Audrey Meadows
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    Henry Morgan
    Henry Morgan
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    Doro Merande
    Doro Merande
    • Self
    Burr Tillstrom
    Burr Tillstrom
    • Self
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Self - Host
    Jan Hooks
    Jan Hooks
    Kimberly Beck
    Kimberly Beck
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      Featured in Comedy Connections: Keeping Up Appearances (2004)
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      Written and Performed by Lance Percival

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    4/10
    Disappointing
    This weekly half-hour was the spiritual predecessor of Weekend Update. The English version had the reputation of being daringly topical and incisive. The American version was, in the well chosen word from the review by cmndrnineveh, smug. Maybe it was simply impossible, in the year after JFK's death, to make fun of the dominant ideology of the time, carried forward by JFK's then-overwhelmingly popular successor and associated with the martyred president. Of course, the sting of satire is most needed when smug assumptions rule political and social discourse. This program, however, often seemed intent on comforting the comfortable. Could a prime time network program slip daggers into the New Frontier and the Great Society in 1964? Not bloody likely.

    One saving grace: The great Tom Lehrer wrote some songs for the show which were as keen and merciless as an Hattori Hanzo sword. They were collected in an album called "That Was the Year That Was," which is, I think, still available. Although topically tied to 1964/1965, the songs still cut. If you enjoy satire and you don't know Mr. Lehrer, do yourself a favor.

    Oh, I also had a thing for Nancy Ames.
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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Leland Hayward Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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