America 2-Night

America 2-Night
Created by	Norman Lear
Starring	Martin Mull Fred Willard Frank De Vol Tommy Tedesco
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	65
Production
Running time	22–24 minutes
Production company(s)	TAT Communications Company
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network	Syndication
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	April 10 (1978-04-10) – July 7, 1978 (1978-07-07)
Chronology
Preceded by	Fernwood 2 Night

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 (Martin Mull) was the host and Fred Willard appeared as Jerry Hubbard, his co-host and sidekick. Frank De Vol also returned as bandleader Happy Kyne.

Premise

The setting of the show was moved from the fictional Fernwood, Ohio, to the fictional "Quad-City" area of Alta Coma, Alta Luna, El Tijo, and the City of Merchandise in California. 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 appear on the show as themselves.^[1] Among the celebrities who appeared as guests are Charlton Heston, Carol Burnett, Burt Lancaster, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Rita Moreno, Rob Reiner, Mark Hamill, Gary Coleman, Sherman Hemsley and Anne Murray. In the final episode, Mull and Willard guested as themselves.

The show was broadcast on the fictional UBS network whose logo featured an ear (a takeoff on CBS's "Eye" logo) and whose slogan was "We put U before the BS".

In 2001, Martin Mull and Fred Willard reprised their roles in a stage appearance and retrospective at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.

Recurring characters

William W.D. 'Bud' Prize (Kenneth Mars)
Tony Rolletti (Bill Kirchenbauer)
Virgil Simms (Jim Varney)
Jason Shine (Robin Williams)
Chuck Emmitt Saugis (Paul Willson)

Syndication

Reruns of America 2-Night aired on Nick at Nite from 1990 to 1993.

Episodes

S01 E08 - Jason Shine with Barbara Feldon and Robin Williams

References

↑ Rabin, Nathan (2010-01-06). "Random Roles: Alan Thicke". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-06-19.

External links

America 2-Night at the Internet Movie Database

Shows produced or created by Norman Lear

The Deputy (1959–61)
All in the Family (1971–79)
Sanford and Son (1972–78)
Maude (1972–78)
Good Times (1974–79)
The Jeffersons (1975–85)
Hot l Baltimore (1975)
One Day at a Time (1975–84)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–78)
The Dumplings (1976)
All's Fair (1976–77)
The Nancy Walker Show (1976)
All That Glitters (1977)
Fernwood 2 Night (1977)
A Year at the Top (1977)
Sanford Arms (1977)
America 2-Night (1978)
In the Beginning (1978)
Apple Pie (1978)
Hanging In (1979)
The Baxters (1979–81)
Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980–81)
a.k.a. Pablo (1984)
E/R (1984–85)
Sunday Dinner (1991)
The Powers That Be (1992–93)
704 Hauser (1994)
Channel Umptee-3 (1997–98)

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