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	The Smothers Brothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Smothers Brothers are an American music-and-comedy team, formed by real-life brothers Tom (or Tommy) (born February 2, 1937) and Dick Smothers (born November 20, 1939).
		The brothers attended San Jose State University, and after a brief time in a folk group called the Casual Quintet, the Smothers made their debut as a duo in 1959.
		The brothers' trademark act was performing folk songs (Tommy on acoustic guitar, Dick on string bass), which usually led to fake arguments between the two siblings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Smothers_Brothers (501 words)

	The Smothers Brothers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Smothers Brothers are an American team, formed by real-life brothers Tom (born 1937) and Dick Smothers (born 1939).
		The brothers appeared on numerous television shows since the mid-1960s and hosted two shows of their own, the situation comedy The Smothers Brothers Show (1965-1966), in which Tom played an angel come back to earth, and then the variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967.
		The Smothers Brothers operate the Remick Ridge Vineyards in Sonoma County, California and as late as 2004 continued to tour.
	www.newlenox.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Smothers_Brothers_Comedy_Hour (531 words)

	The Smothers Brothers: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about The Smothers Brothers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Smothers Brothers are an American musical-comedy team, formed by real-life brothers Tom and Dick Smothers.
		The brothers appeared on numerous television shows since the mid-1960s and hosted two variety shows of their own, The Smothers Brothers Show[?] 1965-1966 and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967.
		The Smothers Brothers operate the Remick Ridge Vineyards in Sonoma County, California and as late as 2003 continued to tour.
	www.encyclopedian.com /th/The-Smothers-Brothers.html (418 words)

	wiki/Smothers Brothers Definition / wiki/Smothers Brothers Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Smothers Brothers are an AmericanThe United States of America, also referred to as the United States, U.S.A., U.S., US, America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia, is a federal republic of fifty states, mostly in central North America.
		The brothers' trademark act was performing folk songs (Tommy on acoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but generally strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound.
		The Smothers Brothers had further shows: The Smothers Brothers Show (1975) and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988-19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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	The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: The brothers Smothers coming to Monroe fair
		Though their TV series, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," ran only from 1967 to 1969, the brothers were part of the classic age of recorded comedy albums, and they've been a continual hit in live performances.
		Tom was the spokesman when the brothers were fired by CBS for their satiric barbs at the Johnson and Nixon administrations' handling of the Vietnam War.
		Though the Smothers show is a family act — complete with a film clip of the Smothers' home movies and their television show — even today, satirical humor creeps in.
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	Smothers Brothers in Las Vegas show ticket reservations
		By the time of their 1961 live debut at the Purple Onion, the Smothers Brothers' act still skewed towards straight songs, and the comedic content of their performance resided primarily in the introductions to the musical performances.
		The contributions Tom and Dick Smothers have made to the world of entertainment throughout their career are so highly respected that the Museum of Broadcasting in New York produced a retrospective and seminar on their work, an honor not lightly accorded.
		For their abundant tributes, the Smothers Brothers are one of the most successful comedic teams in the history of entertainment.
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	Smothers Brothers Return to Cal Poly
		Tom and Dick Smothers are comedians long considered ahead of their time and their Smothers Brothers act has enjoyed a lengthy career that has surpassed all other comedy teams in history.
		The Smothers Brothers’ first professional appearance was at the Purple Onion in San Francisco in 1959; their first national television appearance was on “The Jack Paar Show” in 1961.
		The contributions Tom and Dick Smothers have made to the entertainment world throughout their careers were so highly respected that the Museum of Television and Radio in New York produced a retrospective and seminar on their work.
	calpolynews.calpoly.edu /news_releases/2005/sept_05/smothers.html (559 words)

	Smothered - The Great Smothers Brothers Censorship Wars
		CBS vs. The Smothers Brothers in the court of public opinion: The 2002 documentary "The Great Smothers Brothers Censorship Wars" tells the story of how one of the most popular comedy variety shows on television in the Sixties went to far and was axed by the network.
		Tom and Dick Smothers were a popular comedy and folk singing team: Tommy played both the guitar and the role of dullard while Dick played bass, sang the tenor parts in the arrangement, and tried unsuccessfully to keep his brother in line.
		Tommy Smothers could yell about the First Amendment all he wanted, but in the end CBS replaced the show with "Hee Haw," a lesson that was lost on no one at the time, which was, you should remember, Richard Nixon's first term in the White House.
	www.elipsiselectronics.com /B00007CVWN/Smothered-The_Great_Smothers_Brothers_Censorship_Wars.html (1105 words)

	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The "silly" comedy between the brothers, the biting political satire, the great music, both from the brothers and their stellar line-up of virtually all the great rock and folk acts of the era - this show had it all.
		I could go on and on, but the Smothers Brothers and all their regulars and guests on the shows were and still are the greatest.
		The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour from 1967 to 1969 was the funniest show in the history of TV.
	www.jumptheshark.com /s/smothersbrothers.htm (1418 words)

	Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The
		The recurring skirmishes between the brothers and the network culminated on 4 April 1969, one week before the end of the season, when CBS summarily threw the show off the air.
		The Smothers began their association with CBS in a failed situation comedy called The Smothers Brothers Show which ran for one season in 1965-66.
		Tom Smothers attempted to organize backing for a free speech fight against the network among Congressional and Federal Communications Commission members in Washington D.C. While they were unsuccessful in forcing CBS to reinstate the show, the Smothers did eventually win a suit against the network for breach of contract.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/S/htmlS/smothersbrot/smothersbrot.htm (1415 words)

	Floridian: The Zen of Tommy Smothers
		The beginning of the end came in September 1968, when the brothers closed the first show of their third season with Harry Belafonte singing Don't Stop the Carnival while footage of anti-war riots at that summer's Democratic National Convention in Chicago was projected on a screen behind him.
		The Smothers brothers later sued CBS (and won), and they tried several variety shows on other networks, but the cause and the magic were gone.
		Tom Smothers, the wide-eyed, smirking, mischievous half of the Smothers Brothers, the one who railed against the establishment, is 63 now.
	www.sptimes.com /News/110500/Floridian/The_Zen_of_Tommy_Smot.shtml (1219 words)

	The Smothers Brothers Show
		As you may know the Smothers Brothers inherited Judy Garland's old stage (43) and the ramp the Smothers used that extended out over the audience was originally built for Judy since it was reminiscent of a theatrical stage, unlike most television stages which are audience level.
		The Smothers were just the latest in a long line of well-known performers since 1961 that went up against 'Bonanza', all quickly going down in flames.
		A short-lived CBS sitcom called The Smothers Brothers Show (where Tommy played an angel and Dick his playboy brother) hardly made a dent with audiences or critics in 1965.
	www.tvparty.com /smothers.html (1173 words)

	JS Online: Bravo Revisits the Smothers Brothers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Smothers show ``was a sort of microcosm of what was happening in the streets,'' says ``Smothered'' producer-writer Maureen Muldaur, who loved watching it as a youngster.
		Dick was the calm, mature brother (with a standup bass to prove it) whose designated role was to gently scold the childish Tom (who played guitar) when he got too silly or disruptive.
		In interviews with the brothers as well as members of their creative team and guests, ``Smothered'' traces the arc of the show - its soaring popularity and comic daring, then the censorship squabbles that would bring it down.
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	The Smothers Brothers Show
		The Smothers Brothers were guests when the Television Academy saluted 25 years of television in 1972.
		After all, the brothers were a solid top-twenty hit when the plug was pulled on CBS just five years earlier, and the highly-rated 'Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour' (also on CBS) was created almost entirely by the Smothers Brothers' former writers and producers.
		With little to lose, NBC let Tommy Smothers take over as producer of the last four shows left in their thirteen week contract and these programs were excellent, maybe the finest variety hours produced during the Seventies.
	www.tvparty.com /smothers2.html (1001 words)

	Smothers Brothers Concert Tickets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		With 1963's (Think Ethnic!), their transformation into pure comedy was complete; all of the songs were performed with tongues planted firmly in cheek, punctuated by breezy banter and light-hearted bickering.
		In February 1967, the duo launched The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a variety program for the CBS network.
		After over a decade of low-visibility touring and nightclub performances, CBS brought back The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1988; after little more than a year on the air, it too was cancelled, and the team returned to the live circuit once again.
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	'Smothered' revisits battle
		And until "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" premiered on CBS in February 1967, they were primarily viewed as a couple of genial, middle-of-the-road entertainers who generated laughs with the dizzy sibling spats of their folk singing comedy act.
		But the times -- and the Smothers Brothers -- were changing, as told in "Smothered," a special at 8 tonight on Bravo.
		Maureen Muldaur, the Michigan native who wrote, directed and produced "Smothered," was a teenager growing up on Detroit's east side the first time she saw "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" in 1967.
	www.freep.com /entertainment/tvandradio/duf3_20021203.htm (843 words)

	SMOTHERS BROTHERS - Comedians - Corporate Entertainment Booking
		With their singular blend of comedic and musical talents, the irrepressible brothers have made a sweeping impact on diverse generations of fans.
		Audiences have seen the Smothers Brothers in their own prime time comedy series in both the 1960's and 1980's, guest appearances on numerous television programs and talk shows, countless engagements as headliners in Las Vegas, a hot-selling video, continuous coast-to-coast concert tours, as well as a host of other accomplishments.
		For among the abundant tributes, the Smothers Brothers have been described as one of the most successful teams in history, comedic treasures, comic geniuses, rare, original and peerless.
	www.delafont.com /comedians/Smothers-Brothers.htm (646 words)

	BBC - Comedy Guide - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
		Tom Smothers (born in New York City on 2 February 1937) and his brother Dick (ditto, 20 November 1939) released a number of albums in the early- to mid-1960s, combining comedy with a little music (the older brother played guitar, the younger one bass).
		The Smothers' determination to present this type of material infuriated and deeply embarrassed the conservative CBS network, and its in-house censors clashed many times with the brothers, excising not just lines and jokes but whole sketches, segments and songs from their pre-recorded shows.
		Tom Smothers, who was actively involved in every level of the production, even took the battle to the National Broadcasters Association convention in Washington DC, where he lobbied for support from liberal congressmen and other officials.
	www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/s/smothersbrothers_7775890.shtml (461 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: The Smothers Brothers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour cracked the top 20 Nielsen ratings in its first two years on the air, and in its second helped to dislodge Bonanza from its three-year run as the number-one-ranked series in the country.
		The brothers attempted to appeal both to the burgeoning generation of disaffected and politicized baby boomers as well as to the parents.
		Eventually, CBS relented and allowed Seeger to pay another visit to the Smothers' show later in the season where he was permitted to sing the song in its entirety.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419201127 (1209 words)

	Professor Appears On Bravo Smothers Brothers Documentary
		The documentary charts the course of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," which aired on CBS from 1967 to 1969.
		CBS began censoring the show, prompting a public battle with Tom Smothers and even more attempts at cutting edge humor on the show, until the exasperated network finally cancelled it during its third season.
		Johnson supported the Smothers' attempts to address issues that some people would rather not have seen addressed on TV and eventually became friends not only with the brothers, but also with other writers and performers on the show, such as Mason Williams, Steve Martin and David Steinberg.
	www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/2002/december/1212johnsononsmothers.html (271 words)

	Amazon.com: DVD: Smothered - The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 2002 documentary "The Great Smothers Brothers Censorship Wars" tells the story of how one of the most popular comedy variety shows on television in the Sixties went to far and was axed by the network.
		This dvd is a history of the censorship problems the Smothers Brothers had with CBS back in the 1960's.
		They show some clips, talk to the Smothers Brothers and some of the writers (including Steve Martin and Mason Williams), and tell the story of the constant struggle they had to get their stuff on the air.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007CVSP?v=glance (1839 words)

	TripRes.com 6.0
		Over four decades of audiences have seen the Smothers Brothers in their own primetime comedy series in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's guest appearances on numerous television programs, a hot-selling video, twelve top-selling albums, as well as continuous coast-to-coast concert tours, some with symphony orchestras.
		The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is now studied in universities across the country as an important factor in the revolutionary changes undergone in the United States during the 1960's.
		Joining the Smothers Brothers is the Yo-Yo Man. The Yo-Yo Man embodies phenomena that has captured the imagination and hearts of audiences everywhere.
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