The 411 by Maria:
Before Saturday Night Live and Living Color there was the Emmy Award Winning Laugh In. Laugh In won 7 Emmys and more awards and honors over the course of their short existence from 1968-1974.
As a child I didn't always get all the jokes but found it so funny. My parents would watch it and laugh. I loved it. Ruth Buzzi, Joanne Worley, Artie Johnson, Flip Wilson and who didn't love Goldie were just a few of my favorites. Watching it now was interesting. My daughter didn't really understand why it was funny or why it was OK to show smoking on TV. All through the intro and the farewell Dan Rowan smokes. I loved looking at the old sets which are very 60s - 70s, the fashion and the political humor, the catch phrases "sock it to me, you bet your bippy", and "here come de judge" are all there.
Laugh In was constantly battling TV censorship and laid the ground work for some of the humor we see today. If you enjoy classic humor and want to see how far we have come at pushing the envelope OR you were a fan, you need to own this!
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