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Pat Paulsen's Half A Comedy Hour
aka: "The Pat Paulsen Show" 
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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ABC (Thursdays 6:30pm)
Producer: Bill Carruthers
Writers: Bob Einstein, Steve Martin, Larry Marks, Tom Koch, Frank Shaw, Michael Elias,
Paul Wayne and Bob Arbogast.
Director: Mark Goode

US Comedy Variety series 1970 13 episodes x 30 min  (21Jan70-14Apr70)

Host Pat Paulsen
Regulars
Jean Byron
Sherry Miles
Bob Einstein
Venetta Rogers
Pepe Brown
Pedro Regas
Denny Vaughn Orchestra

Announcer: Billy Sands

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ABC Thursdays (21Jan70-14Apr70)

[01] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
22Jan1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Debbie Reynolds
Mel Blanc
Hubert H. Humphrey (former Vice-President)

[02] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
29Jan1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Angie Dickinson

[03] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
05Feb1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Eva Gabor

[04] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
12Feb1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Tiny Tim
and Miss Vicki

[05] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
19Feb1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Andy Williams
Dan Blocker

[06] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
26Feb1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Henry Fonda
Highlights:
Pat tells his own story and plays a small town newscaster beset by on-the-air mishaps.[RF]

[07] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
05Mar1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Tom Smothers

[08] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
12Mar1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Don Rickles
Wilt Chamberlain
Highlights:
A sketch about salesmanship with Wilt as a job applicant.
Rickles plays a garage owner who's trying to keep calm in the face of bumbling by grease monkey Paulsen.[RF]

[09] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
19Mar1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Don Adams
Highlights:
Don plays 27-year-old rock singer Little Benjamin who has a confrontation with a grade-school principal (Pat).
Pat lectures on smoking and surfing and conducts a science seminar with youngsters Bobby and Kathy. [RF]

[10] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
26Mar1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Carl Betz

[11] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
02Apr1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Joey Heatherton
Plus regulars
Venetta Rogers
Pepe Brown.
Highlights:
Joey playing the amorous secretary of big boss Paulsen.
Pat lectures on the art of photography and plays the jack-of-all-trades at a TV station. [RF]

[12] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour
09Apr1970 ABC Thurs
Guest
Hal Smith
Joan Gerber

[13] Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour  [Final Show]
16Apr1970 ABC Thurs
Reprising the best of the series. [RF]

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