The Captain and Tennille

Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series features a mix of hit music and comedy.

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Created By

First Aired on

Sep 20, 1976

1 seaons till Mar 14, 1977

Popularity: 14.1188
2 votes
Networks
(US)
Production

Moonlight & Magnolias Inc.Bob Henry Productions Inc.

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Show #8-77

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 20 episodes

Season 1

Aired

20 Episodes
  • Episode 1Show #1-7660 min

    Overview not available

  • Episode 2Show #2-7660 min

    Comedy highlights include parodies of TV's ""Masterpiece Theatre,"" ""Star Trek,"" ""You Bet Your Life"" and ""Starsky & Hutch""; and a sketch with Art Carney and Nancy Walker as marrieds who luck onto a bonanza of zippers during a zipper shortage. Musical Highlights: ""Nothing from Nothing""......................................Captain & Tennille ""Country Sunshine""...........................................Captain & Tennille ""1927 Kansas City""........................................................David Soul ""More Than You Know""................................................Toni Tennille

  • Episode 3Show #3-7660 min

    Musical Highlights: ""Honky Cat""......................................................Captain & Tennille ""Whenever I'm Away From You""...............................John Travolta ""You Don't Mess Around With Jim""....................Captain & Tennille ""Don't Go Breaking My Heart""..............Daryl, Toni & John Travolta ""Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine""..........................Toni Tennille ""Boogie Fever""..................................................Captain & Tennille

  • Episode 4Show #4-7660 min

    Comedy spots include Ron Howard as Prince Charming in a modern-day singles bar; Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon as a couple forced to sit apart in a crowded movie theater; and Gabriel Kaplan as a confused funeral director with a game-show fixation. The entire cast joins in a finale saluting the 1950s. Musical Highlights: ""Gimme Some Lovin'""...............................Captain & Tennille ""Smile""..............................................................Toni Tennille ""How Sweet It Is""....................................Captain & Tennille

  • Episode 5Show #5-7660 min

    Comedy highlights include takeoffs on ""The Lone Ranger""; a skit about a man trying on a new custom-made suit; and a spoof of laundry-soap ads. Also: Ernest Thomas, Fred Berry and Haywood Nelson Jr. of the summer series ""What's Happening!!"" team with Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon on ""Stouthearted Men,"" and Leonard Nimoy reads his poem ""Your Song."" Musical Highlights: ""Lost In The Stars""........................................................Toni Tennille ""Your Mama Don't Dance......................................Captain & Tennille ""Jive Talkin'"".........................................................Captain & Tennille ""Rio""..........................................Captain & Tennille with Rita Moreno

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