Turn-On
Turn-On

Turn-On (1969)

3.0 (3 votes)
1 Season
February 5, 1969
English
Comedy

Synopsis

Turn-On is an American sketch comedy series that aired on ABC in February 1969. Only one episode was shown leaving one episode unaired and the show is considered one of the most infamous flops in TV history. Turn-On's sole episode was shown on Wednesday, February 5, 1969, at 8:30 p.m. Eastern. Among the cast were Teresa Graves, who would join the Laugh-In cast that autumn, and Chuck McCann, longtime kiddie show host, character actor, and voice artist. The writing staff included a young Albert Brooks. The guest host for the 1st episode was Tim Conway.

Creator

George Schlatter

Network

ABC

Episodes

One
E1

One

Feb 5, 1969
30 min
8.0

The debut (and only) episode of the first comedy show "entirely written by a computer". Special guest host: Tim Conway

Two
E2

Two

Feb 12, 1969
30 min
6.0

The unaired second episode. Guest hosts: Robert Culp and France Nuyen.

Cast

Trailer

Details

Original Title

Turn-On

Status

Canceled

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Production

George Schlatter-Ed Friendly Productions