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Fernwood Tonight

★ 8.6 914 votes 1977–1977 1 seasons · 65 episodes Ended
Starring
Martin MullFred WillardFrank De VolTommy TedescoFrank MaroccoEddie Robertson
Written by
Norman Lear
Starring
Martin MullFred WillardFrank De VolTommy TedescoFrank MaroccoEddie Robertson
Written by
Norman Lear
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
013253850
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About

Fernwood 2 Night was a comedic television program that ran from July 1977 – September 1977. It was created by Norman Lear and produced by Alan Thicke as a spin-off/summer replacement from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. It was a parody talk show, hosted by Barth Gimble and sidekick/announcer Jerry Hubbard, complete with a stage band, Happy Kyne and His Mirthmakers. Barth was the twin brother of Garth Gimble from Mary Hartman. Like Mary Hartman, Fernwood 2 Night was set in the fictional town of Fernwood, Ohio. The show satirized real talk shows as well as the sort of fare one might expect from locally-produced, small-town, midwestern American television programming. Well-known actors usually appeared playing characters or a contrivance had to be written for the celebrity to appear as themselves. After one season of Fernwood, the producers revamped the show the following year as America 2-Night. In this second version, Barth and Jerry's show moved to California and was broadcast nationally on the fictional UBS network, whose slogan was "We put U before the BS". This change allowed the show to now have well-known actors on the show as themselves.

All Seasons

Season 11977
8.681065
EpTitleRatingVotesRuntime
1Talk to a Jew9.042
2Leisure Suits Cause Cancer8.931
3The Wonderblender8.628
4Corporal Punishment: Part 18.721
5Corporal Punishment: Part 28.118
6Fernwood Fascinating Females8.620
7Hearing Ear Dogs for the Deaf7.719
8Congressman Chambers8.416
9No-Frills Hospitals8.718
10Ethnic Myths8.426
11Lillian Dunbar8.517
12Uncle Sam Jr.: Part 18.316
13Tony Rolletti and Susan Cloud9.127
14Breeding Athletes8.818
15Animal Sexuality8.821
16Garth Gimble Memorial Tennis Classic8.120
17Miss Bun-N-Run8.514
18Lou Moffett on Land Deals8.816
19Uncle Sam Jr. II8.713
20Comedy Sales Techniques8.714
21Tom Waits8.621
22Mental Illness Home Test8.714
23Nasally Impaired7.68
24Singers and Salesmen8.714
25Criminal Justice8.412
26Still a Dream8.311
27Fernwood Blood Drive8.513
28Ratings Week8.916
29Barbershop Trio8.412
30Two Ladies Against Pornography8.613
31Church of the Devine Lemonade8.716
32Roger Bellman8.312
33The Fitness Twins8.711
34You Are You8.211
35The Barber8.910
36X Rated Shopping Mall8.711
37Tony Rolletti's Autobiography8.610
38Getting the Most from Your Warranty8.619
39Nudists8.79
40Wrestling
41Tony and Chance Rolletti8.210
42Solving Water Shortages
43Sex Therapy8.810
44Real Estate Tips
45Skateboard Angel8.39
46Mobile Home Daredevil7.719
47Rev. Chung Hee8.09
48Pot Sniffing
49Pet Mating Service
50Harrison Edwards Moon8.49
51Behind Hollywood
52Etiquette Guidelines
53Aunt Edith8.67
54National Liquor Lobby8.48
55Dr. Harlen Washburn8.411
56Theological Correspondence Course
57Singles Mingles Club
58Lattimore Diet Program
59Battery Powered Car9.120
60Fernwood Female All-Stars8.79
61Amusement and Healing Parks9.07
62Indian Princess9.07
63Fan Club President
64The Ransom8.610
65Save 'Fernwood 2Night' Telethon9.07

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Martin Mull Barth Gimble
Fred Willard Jerry Hubbard
Frank De Vol Happy Kyne
Tommy Tedesco Tommy Marinucci
Frank Marocco Frankie Carbone
Eddie Robertson Eddie Thomerson
Kenneth Mars William W.D. 'Bud' Prize, W.D. 'Bud' Prize
Vern Rowe Vernon Taylor, Uncle Sam Jr.
Kathy McCullen Debbie Dunbar
Bill Kirchenbauer Tony Rolletti

Crew

Norman Lear

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