TV series

The Leslie Uggams Show

1969 · 1 season

A warm, easygoing hour of songs and comedy sketches that plays like comfort television from another era.

Overview: The Leslie Uggams Show is an American variety television series starring actress/singer Leslie Uggams. The series aired on CBS as part of its 1969 fall lineup, and was the second variety series to feature an African American host since 1956's The Nat King Cole Show.
How it feels: Warm, light, whimsical and earnest. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Music, family, identity, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
family
identity
friendship
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Starring: Johnny Brown, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Leslie Uggams, Lillian Hayman, Robert Clary, Don Knotts
Length: 1 seasons, 10 episodes, 60 min each
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English