Produced by Joe Hamilton, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret
US Music Variety Comedy Series 1980-81
Hosted by/ Starring Tim Conway
Regulars:
Eric Boardman (Early 1980) (season 1 only)
Jack Riley (Early 1980) (season 1 only)
Dick Orkin (1980)
Bert Berdis (1980)
Harvey Korman (1981)
Maggie Roswell
Miriam Flynn
The Don Chrichton Dancers
The Peter Matz Orchestra
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CBS Saturdays (60 min) (22Mar80-17May80)
1.1 [--] The Tim Conway Show: [Premiere]
22Mar1980 CBS Sat
Guest stars:
Burt Reynolds appearing live via satellite hook-up from his dinner theater in Florida.
Film clips of his film "Starting Over" with Tim very obviously faking Reynolds' voice.
Michele Lee and a group of kid dancers in tuxes who hoof away to "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile".
1.2 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
29Mar1980 CBS Sat
Guest stars:
K.C. and the Sunshine Band.
1.3 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
05Apr1980 CBS Sat
Guest star:
Melba Moore
1.4 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
12Apr1980 CBS Sat
Guest star:
Susan Anton
1.5 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
19Apr1980 CBS Sat
Guest star:
Barbara Mandrell
1.6 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
26Apr1980 CBS Sat
Guest star:
Bernadette Peters
1.7 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
03May1980 CBS Sat
Guest star:
Helen Reddy
1.8 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
10May1980 CBS Sat
Guest stars:
The Village People
1.9 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
17May1980 CBS Sat
Guest stars:
Mel Tillis
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CBS Saturdays 8:30-9:00pm Eastern (30min) (30Aug80-7Mar81)
A version of his hour comedy-variety show that had a trial run earlier this year is pared down to 30 minutes.
Due to the actors' strike TV networks had a delayed season debut.
Featured regulars are Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Dick Orkin and Bert Berdis and The Don Crichton Dancers.
[--] The Tim Conway Show:
30Aug1980 CBS Sat [rerun]
A spoof of "60 Minutes" is among the highlights from past shows.
[--] The Tim Conway Show:
06Sep1980 CBS Sat [rerun]
Summary:
Tim Conway appears as an about-to-be executed prisoner whose birdbrained wife fouls up his escape plans and as
the spokesman for a new plastic wrap product.
[--] The Tim Conway Show:
13Sep1980 CBS Sat [rerun]
Summary:
Tim plays a not-too-bright farmer with a devoted dog and the resident company demonstrates the red tape involved
in getting a car loan.
2.01 [--] The Tim Conway Show: [season 2 debut]
20Sep1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
"Dallas" and TV commercials are spoofed as Tim Conway returns for his second season.
*Note: News item states that there were no guest stars, the show qualified for a strike waiver as a variety
series with no continuing characters.
2.02 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
27Sep1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Tim plays Superguy in a series of blackout skids. He also plays a shy guy losing his inhibitions along
with Miriam Flynn (shy girl) as they visit the waterbed shop and test the merchandise.
2.03 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
04Oct1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Carol Burnett makes a surprise appearance as the Bird Lady, who interrupts Tim to look for her lost pigeon.
2.04 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
11Oct1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
A satirical look at television dramas and commercials.
2.05 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
18Oct1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
2.06 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
25Oct1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Tim Conway copes with two teenage girls when he takes them to a posh restaurant for an elegant dinner.
2.07 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
01Nov1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Tim Conway welcomes a special guest star, Don Knotts, with whom he has co-starred in a number of motion pictures.
2.08 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
08Nov1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Tim Conway is surprised by old friend Harvey Korman, who attempts to take over the show.
2.09 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
15Nov1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Jonathan Winters is the guest.
[--] The Tim Conway Show:
22Nov1980 CBS Sat
pre-empted
*News item: Harvey Korman has been signed to star weekly with Tim Conway on the CBS "Tim Conway Show".
2.10 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
29Nov1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Carol Burnett's back with Tim Conway along with Harvey Korman. Carol and Harvey resurrect their acting couple routine,
gushing and hamming it up while stagehand Conway steps in for a missing actress.
2.11 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
06Dec1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Vicki Lawrence is the guest star.
[--] The Tim Conway Show:
13Dec1980 CBS Sat
pre-empted
2.13 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
20Dec1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
2.14 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
27Dec1980 CBS Sat
Summary:
Members of the audience participate in a mock murder trial.
2.15 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
03Jan1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
In the show's top skit, Tim plays a bank customer who inadvertently picks up a deposit slip with a bank robbery threat
written on it. To his surprise, they give him the bank, Harvey Korman the bank manager, throws in his car keys.
In another sketch Tim is Washington crossing the Delaware.
2.16 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
10Jan1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
2.17 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
17Jan1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
Carol Burnett returns to play Joan of Arc. Harvey Korman plays Snow White who is dealing with the handsome prince Tim
and Carol Burnett as the Evil Queen.
2.18 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
24Jan1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
Tim as Dracula has a lousy aim everytime he tries to bite someone. Tim is a leather-goods salesman and will get customers
any kind of leather they want, on the spot, for bags, jackets, shoes etc., even if it means wrestling an alligator in
the back shop. Harvey Korman joins the kid dancers for "You Gotta Have Heart".
2.19 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
31Jan1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
Tim dons shoulder pads to play a $1 million pro-football player and Korman is his frustrated coach.
Harvey Korman plays a top comedy star trying to quiet the passengers aboard a bumpy flight.
[--] The Tim Conway Show:
07Feb1981 CBS Sat
pre-empted
2.20 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
14Feb1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
2.21 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
21Feb1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
Tim plays a godfather-type dealing with a used car salesman played by Harvey Korman.
2.22 [--] The Tim Conway Show:
28Feb1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
Tim picks members of the studio audience to perform with him in "Murder on the Accidental Express".
2.23 [--] The Tim Conway Show: [Final program of the series]
07Mar1981 CBS Sat
Summary:
Harvey Korman is a Broadway star whose partners, Maggie Roswell and Miriam Flynn are afraid to tell him he has "parrot fever".
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