Operation: Entertainment

Operation: Entertainment was an American musical comedy program that was directly aimed at past and present veterans of the military.[1]

Operation: Entertainment
GenreMusic
Comedy
Created byChuck Barris
StarringVarious
Narrated byJohnny Jacobs
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes31
Production
Producer(s)Chuck Barris
Bill Carruthers
Production location(s)Various
Running time52 minutes
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJanuary 5, 1968 (1968-01-05) –
January 24, 1969 (1969-01-24)

The show was produced and created by producer and game show host Chuck Barris along with Bill Carruthers.[2][3] They premiered the show on ABC on January 5, 1968. Louis Armstrong was a performer on the pilot episode.[4] Each week, the show was filmed at a different military base and had a different host.[5] The show's regulars were several musical groups and four performers; Sivi Alberg, Darien Daniels, Marina Gahne and Eileen O'Neill, known as the Operation: Entertainment Girls. The show was announced by Johnny Jacobs.[6]

The series aired a total of 31 episodes, 52 minutes in length each which were broadcast between January 5, 1968–January 24, 1969.[7]

The show's pilot music used a Terry Gibb's tune called "Pretty Blue Eyes". During the show's series, the closing theme was a Cole Porter tune called "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To", performed live with the Terry Gibbs Dream Band.[8]

References
  1. Operation: Entertainment on IMDb
  2. Archive of American Television Interview with Chuck Barris
  3. "Vote for Bob Crane". vote4bobcrane.blogspot.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  4. "The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong". dippermouth.blogspot.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  5. http://www.tv.com/shows/operation-entertainment/
  6. "CTVA US Music Variety Series - Operation: Entertainment". The Classic Television Archive. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  7. "Archival Television Audio, Inc. - Operation: Entertainment". www.atvaudio.com. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
  8. Ginell, Carl; Gibbs, Terry (2003). Good Vibes: A Life in Jazz (1st ed.). Lanham, MD, USA 20706: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 246. ISBN 0-8108-4586-5. Retrieved 21 September 2015.CS1 maint: location (link)
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