Donny & Marie
Rita Coolidge, Mel Tillis, Paul Lynde
TV Flash files “Rita Coolidge, Mel Tillis, Paul Lynde” as the last listed hour of season 3 — Donny & Marie (1976–1979) on ABC, season 3, episode 22, aired 1978-05-19, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E22: listed hour 58 of 71 in the Donny & Marie guide, last listed hour of season 3. It aired 1978-05-19 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Connie Stevens, McLean Stevenson” (S03E21). Next is “Bob Hope, Olivia Newton-John” (S04E01).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rita Coolidge, Mel Tillis, Paul Lynde sit in the Donny & Marie guide?
S03E22 is listed hour 58 of 71 — last listed hour of season 3, season 3 episode 22.
When did Donny & Marie S03E22 air?
Rita Coolidge, Mel Tillis, Paul Lynde aired 1978-05-19 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I watch for the duets or the sketches?
Variety means both: duets, sketches, guests, and ice-skating production numbers. Sibling chemistry is the hour; the rest is Krofft spectacle.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, and a lot of ice-skating production numbers. The Osmond siblings keep variety alive for teen-idol audiences while wholesome branding fights showbiz glitter. Sibling chemistry as network spectacle, sequins included, before MTV made this kind of hour antique.
The ice arrives before the duet. ABC, 1976–1979: brother-sister pop idols still teens or young adults, hosting a high-gloss variety hour of sketches, guests, and production numbers that look like a rink hired a sequin budget. Sid and Marty Krofft's Donny & Marie split the public brands — a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll — and matched the era's variety excess with ice-skating spectacle. *Sequins, ice, wholesome lighting that is a press strategy.* Style is the plot. Sibling chemistry as network…
Filed against
- Donny Osmond as Host
Donny Osmond co-hosted Donny & Marie as teen-idol variety — a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, and ice-skating production numbers that kept wholesome branding in sequins. Sibling chemistry as network spectacle, before MTV…
- Marie Osmond as Host
Marie Osmond hosted the ice as herself on Donny & Marie — a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll, a lot of skating production numbers, wholesome branding fighting showbiz glitter. Sibling chemistry as network spectacle, sequins…