"Turn-On", an obvious knock-off of "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In", has become almost legendary over the years, since it was canceled the day after its premiere. The entire show consisted of comedy skits shot against a featureless white background with no sets, and while it was certainly different, 1969 audiences just couldn't handle the risqué material.
I saw the entire show at age 12, so most of the humor went right over my head. I was struck by its rapid-fire pace, which made "Laugh-In" look plodding by comparison. In retrospect, I don't consider the show to be particularly bad, I just think viewers just weren't prepared for it. If it had premiered in 1979, who knows?
I saw the entire show at age 12, so most of the humor went right over my head. I was struck by its rapid-fire pace, which made "Laugh-In" look plodding by comparison. In retrospect, I don't consider the show to be particularly bad, I just think viewers just weren't prepared for it. If it had premiered in 1979, who knows?