Laugh-In

Episode 1

John Wayne

Mon, Sep 11, 197250 mins

Laugh-In girls cheerleader opening; introduction of new cast members; greatest vocalist of all time; Dick's new suit and socks; cocktail party; Jill St. John drags the men to a swingers' party; Ernestine calls Wayne Newton; Jud Strunk in the hospital; Ruth plans for the future; duck impressions; a salute to the summer of 1972; Dennis visits a massage parlor; Dennis and Jud in Foreign Legion skit; Dennis visits The Godfather; barroom quickies with John, Dan, and Dick; Moosie Drier and his new friend Todd Bass write an advice column; Howard Cosell's sound-alike mother; Edith Ann's school story; foxhole runners with John; All in the Ghetto Family; animal farm scene; Reed and Malloy from Adam-12 revisit; Monsignor Dan escorts Dennis into the confessional; clumsy Ruth's home dance lessons; ladies dress as woodland sprites to introduce the news; Hawaiian island elder Richard crowns Dennis as a new king; Jud takes over the sports segment; minority point of view from Willie Tyler and Lester; unscrupulous TV network news editors alter a tape of John; senior citizens report from Ruth and Richard; Chinese-Russian border skit with Dennis and Richard; Lily waits tables at a greasy spoon; Q and A feature with audience debuts; safety in an Italian neighborhood; and Joke Wall finale. Featuring the Keystone Cops.