The Smothers Brothers Show
| The Smothers Brothers Show | |
|---|---|
Tom and Dick Smothers, 1965 | |
| Genre | Fantasy sitcom |
| Created by | Aaron Spelling Richard Newton |
| Written by | Dee Caruso Gerald Gardner Lila Garrett Alex Gottlieb Bernie Kahn Arnold Margolin Jim Parker Arthur Weingarten Allan Burns (uncredited) Chris Hayward (uncredited) |
| Directed by | Charles Barton Frederick De Cordova Sidney Miller H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Starring | Smothers Brothers |
| Theme music composer | Perry Botkin Jr. |
| Composer | Perry Botkin Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Aaron Spelling |
| Producers | Frederick De Cordova Phil Sharp (uncredited) |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company | Four Star-Knave |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 17, 1965 – April 22, 1966 |
The Smothers Brothers Show is an American fantasy sitcom featuring the Smothers Brothers that aired on CBS on Friday nights at 9:30 p.m. ET from September 17, 1965, to April 22, 1966, co-sponsored by Alberto-Culver's VO5 hairdressing products and American Tobacco's Tareyton cigarettes. It was the first television show to feature the Smothers Brothers as regulars, following a series of night club and guest appearances. It lasted one season, consisting of 32 episodes.
It was the network's last sitcom filmed in black-and-white; shortly after its final telecast, all CBS prime-time series were transmitted in color. In 1986, two decades after cancellation, reruns were seen on Nick at Nite.