| America 2-Night | |
|---|---|
| Format | Situation comedy |
| Created by | Norman Lear |
| Starring | Martin Mull Fred Willard Frank De Vol Tommy Tedesco |
| Country of origin | |
| No. Norman Milton Lear (born July 27 1922 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American Television writer and producer who produced such popular Martin Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor who has starred in his own TV sitcom and acted in prominent films Fred Willard (born September 18 1939 He also appeared as KVWN news director "Ed Harken" in Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and in American Frank Denny De Vol, also known simply as De Vol ( 20 September 1911 - 27 October 1999) was an American Arranger, Composer Thomas J Tedesco ( July 3 1930 &ndash November 10 1997) was an American master The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of episodes | 65 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 0:30 (per episode) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | first-run syndication |
| Original run | April 10, 1978 – July 7, 1978 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
America 2-Night was the continuation of the talk-show parody series, Fernwood 2 Night. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Fernwood 2 Night (or Fernwood Tonight) is a comedic Television program created by Norman Lear as a Spin-off As in Fernwood, Barth Gimble (Martin Mull) was the host and Jerry Hubbard (Fred Willard) was his co-host. Martin Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor who has starred in his own TV sitcom and acted in prominent films Fred Willard (born September 18 1939 He also appeared as KVWN news director "Ed Harken" in Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and in American Happy Kyne (Frank De Vol) and the Mirth-Makers was the band. Frank Denny De Vol, also known simply as De Vol ( 20 September 1911 - 27 October 1999) was an American Arranger, Composer
The setting of the show was moved from the fictional Fernwood, Ohio, to Alta Coma, California, a fictional suburb of Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West According to Hubbard's announcement at the beginning of every show, Alta Coma was "the unfinished furniture capital of the world". This new setting made it easier for celebrities to come on the show as themselves. Among the celebrities who guested are: Charlton Heston, Carol Burnett, Burt Lancaster, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Rita Moreno, Rob Reiner, Mark Hamill, and (a pre-Diff'rent Strokes) Gary Coleman. Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter; October 4 1923 &ndash April 5 2008) was an American Actor of Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American Actress, Comedian, Singer, Dancer and Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique Steve Allen, born Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen ( December 26 1921 – October 30 2000) was an American Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a singer dancer and multiple award-winning actress Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American Actor, director, producer, Writer, and Mark Richard Hamill (born September 25, 1951) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. Diff'rent Strokes is a popular American sitcom that aired on the NBC Television network from November 3, 1978 Gary Wayne Coleman (born February 8, 1968) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Arnold Jackson in the American sitcom In the final episode, Mull and Willard guested as themselves.
The show was now broadcast on the fictional UBS network, (presumably a reference to the film Network) whose logo featured an ear (a takeoff on CBS' "Eye" logo), and whose slogan was "We put U before the BS". Network is a 1976 New Hollywood drama film about a fictional Television network, Union Broadcasting System (UBS and its struggle CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network.
In 2001, Martin Mull and Fred Willard reprised their roles in a stage appearance and retrospective at the US Comedy Arts Festival. Martin Mull (born August 18, 1943) is an American actor who has starred in his own TV sitcom and acted in prominent films Fred Willard (born September 18 1939 He also appeared as KVWN news director "Ed Harken" in Anchorman The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and in American in Aspen, Colorado. The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United
Reruns aired on Nick at Nite from 1990 to 1993. Nick at Nite is the evening programming block broadcast over Nickelodeon Sunday &ndash Thursdays from 900 p