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America 2-Night

1978 · 1 season

A deadpan, silly spoof of talk shows where celebrity guests and local eccentrics drift through a fake broadcast, inviting easy laughs and light cringes.

Created by
Norman Lear
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Martin Mull, Fred Willard, Frank De Vol
Overview
America 2-Night is the continuation of the talk-show parody series Fernwood 2 Night. It ran from April to July 1978. As in Fernwood, Barth Gimble was the host and Jerry Hubbard was his co-host. Happy Kyne and the Mirth-Makers was the band.

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Created by
Norman Lear
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Martin Mull, Fred Willard, Frank De Vol
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour9
Realism5
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
Norman Lear
Written by
Alan Thicke, Norman Stiles, Tom Dunsmuir, James R. Stein
Starring
Martin Mull, Fred Willard, Frank De Vol, Alice Ghostley, Carl Reiner, Gary Coleman, Rob Reiner, Alan Thicke
Length
1 seasons, 65 episodes, 30 min each
Network
Syndication
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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