Donny & Marie
Dick Van Patten, Joey Travolta, Ruth Buzzi
TV Flash files “Dick Van Patten, Joey Travolta, Ruth Buzzi” as hour 70 of 71 in the TV Flash guide — Donny & Marie (1976–1979) on ABC, season 4, episode 12, aired 1979-01-12, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E12: listed hour 70 of 71 in the Donny & Marie guide, hour 12 of 13 in season 4. It aired 1979-01-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Cheryl Tiegs, Harvey Korman, Buddy Hackett” (S04E11). Next is “Debbie Boone, Dirk Benedict, Paul Lynde” (S04E13).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Dick Van Patten, Joey Travolta, Ruth Buzzi sit in the Donny & Marie guide?
S04E12 is listed hour 70 of 71 — hour 12 of 13 in season 4, season 4 episode 12.
When did Donny & Marie S04E12 air?
Dick Van Patten, Joey Travolta, Ruth Buzzi aired 1979-01-12 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…