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Bonkers! (1979)
Episode Guide compiled by The
Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina, Fox, Stuart Fanning
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
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BONKERS!
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ITC Entertainment, Ltd / for US syndication and the UK ITV network
Taped at ATV's Elstree Studios, London
Produced by Jack Burns
Directed by Peter Harris (all episodes)
UK Comedy series 1979 24 episodes x 30 min color videotape
starring
The Hudson Brothers, Bill, Brett and Mark
with
Bob Monkhouse (British Comedian) and The Bonkettes
#################### Bonkers #################
################## season 1979 ###############
############ US Syndicated Airdates ##########
[--] BONKERS: [Premiere]
06-Jan-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
The Hudson Brothers host this zany new series, with special guest Paul
Williams
[--] BONKERS:
13-Jan-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Lucie Arnaz
[--] BONKERS:
20-Jan-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Connie Stevens
[--] BONKERS:
27-Jan-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Cleo Laine
[--] BONKERS:
02-Feb-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Barbara Feldon
[--] BONKERS:
09-Feb-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Twiggy
[--] BONKERS:
16-Feb-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Petula Clark
[--] BONKERS:
23-Feb-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Don Knotts
[--] BONKERS:
03-Mar-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Carol Lawrence
[--] BONKERS:
10-Mar-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Rita Moreno
[--] BONKERS:
17-Mar-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
George Gobel
[--] BONKERS:
24-Mar-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Phyllis Diller
[--] BONKERS:
31-Mar-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Cleo Laine
[--] BONKERS:
06-Apr-1979
Guest:
[--] BONKERS:
13-Apr-1979
Guest:
[--] BONKERS:
20-Apr-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Georgia Engel
[--] BONKERS:
27-Apr-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Juliet Prowse
[--] BONKERS:
04-May-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
[--] BONKERS:
11-May-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Florence Henderson
[--] BONKERS:
18-May-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Karen Valentine
[--] BONKERS:
25-May-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
[--] BONKERS:
01-Jun-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
[--] BONKERS:
08-Jun-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
John Ritter
[--] BONKERS:
15-Jun-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Carol Lawrence
[--] BONKERS:
22-Jun-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Rita Moreno
[--] BONKERS:
29-Jun-1979 [New Castle PA]
Guest:
Marty Allen
[--] BONKERS:
06-Jul-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Joey Heatherton
[--] BONKERS:
13-Jul-1979 [New Castle PA]
Guest:
Phyllis Diller
[--] BONKERS:
20-Jul-1979 [Dover Times OH]
Guest:
George Gobel
[--] BONKERS:
27-Jul-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Cleo Laine
[--] BONKERS:
03-Aug-1979 [Aiken Standard SC]
Guest:
Juliet Prowse
[--] BONKERS:
10-Aug-1979 [New Castle PA]
Guest:
Lucie Arnaz
[--] BONKERS:
16-Aug-1979 [Plainsman SD]
Guest:
Joan Rivers
[--] BONKERS:
23-Aug-1979 [Plainsman SD]
Guest:
Elaine Paige
[--] BONKERS: [Final show of the series]
30-Aug-1979 [Plainsman SD]
Guest:
Connie Stevens
#################### Bonkers #################
################## season 1979 ###############
################## UK Airdates ###############
[--] BONKERS #1: 14-Jul-1979 ITV London, Saturday 5:15-5:45pm
Guests: Twiggy, Rita Moreno
[--] BONKERS #2: 21-Jul-1979 ITV London, Saturday 5:15-5:45pm
Guests: Mark Allen, Ruth Buzzi
[--] BONKERS #3: 28-Jul-1979 ITV London, Saturday 5:30-6:00pm
Guests: Sandy Duncan, Paul Williams
[--] BONKERS #4: 04-Aug-1979 ITV London, Saturday 7:00-7:30pm
Guests: No Details
[--] BONKERS #5: 11-Aug-1979 ITV London, Saturday 5:30-6:00pm
Guests: Petula Clark, Carol Lawrence (Broadway Star)
[--] BONKERS #6: 18-Aug-1979 ITV London, Saturday 5:30-6:00pm
Guests: No Details
After 6 episodes the show was curtailed in the UK by the 13-week-long ITV strike
of 1979 and did not reappear when the network restarted broadcasts;
however, production for syndication continued and 24 episodes in total were
made.
################### Bonkers ##################
################### the end ##################
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