The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
George Gobel, Leigh French, Spanky & Our Gang
TV Flash files “George Gobel, Leigh French, Spanky & Our Gang” as hour 57 of 72 in the TV Flash guide — The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967–1969) on CBS, season 3, episode 11, aired 1968-12-22, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E11: listed hour 57 of 72 in the The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour guide, hour 11 of 26 in season 3. It aired 1968-12-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “George Carlin, The Doors, The Committee” (S03E10). Next is “Diahann Carroll, The First Edition” (S03E12).
Viewer FAQ
Where does George Gobel, Leigh French, Spanky & Our Gang sit in the The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour guide?
S03E11 is listed hour 57 of 72 — hour 11 of 26 in season 3, season 3 episode 11.
When did The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour S03E11 air?
George Gobel, Leigh French, Spanky & Our Gang aired 1968-12-22 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Any hour that pairs the brothers' folk banter with a satirical bit and a music guest shows the mix. The censorship battles are the extra-textual plot; the on-air comedy is still the assignment.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Tom and Dick Smothers smuggled counterculture onto CBS with folk-comedy smiles until Standards & Practices ended the party. Music guests, political satire, and sibling banter — variety as generational argument. Watch it for the moment network television picked a fight with the establishment and mostly lost, gloriously.
1967–1969 is a short window with a loud cancel. Tom and Dick Smothers smuggled counterculture onto CBS with folk-comedy smiles, music guests, political satire, and sibling banter until Standards & Practices ended the party. **Three seasons, 72 episodes.** Pat Paulsen became a regular. Vietnam-era tension sat under prime-time polish. Censorship fights with CBS were the show's real ongoing plot — a quiet cancel with a laugh track still rolling. Rex wants martyrdom in a martini glass. It was a platform fight. The…
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Filed against
- Tom Smothers as Host
Tom Smothers hosted The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour with a folk-comedy smile that smuggled counterculture onto CBS until Standards & Practices ended the party. Music guests, political satire, sibling banter — variety as generational…
- Dick Smothers as Host
Dick Smothers kept The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’s sibling banter straight while Tom smuggled counterculture onto CBS — folk-comedy smiles, music guests, political satire, variety as generational argument until Standards & Practices…
- Pat Paulsen as Regular
Pat Paulsen was a regular on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, the 1960s CBS variety hour that smuggled counterculture behind folk-comedy smiles until Standards & Practices ended the party. Music guests, political satire, sibling banter.…
Also in season 3
- S03E01 Harry Belafonte, Cass Elliott, Rosie Grier
- S03E02 The Beatles, Nancy Sinatra, Aaron Williams
- S03E03 The.Beatles, Barbara Feldon, Bill Medley
- S03E04 The Everly Brothers, Jack E. Leonard, New Day Singers
- S03E05 Glen Campbell, The Clinger Sisters, Rowan and Martin
- S03E06 Kate Smith, Jefferson Airplane, Mason Williams