Fernwood 2Nite

Fernwood 2 Night (or Fernwood Tonight) is a comedic television program created by Norman Lear as a spin-off/summer replacement from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. It was a parody talk show, hosted by Barth Gimble (Martin Mull) and sidekick/announcer Jerry Hubbard (Fred Willard), complete with a stage band, Happy Kyne and His Mirthmakers (featuring Frank De Vol as the ironically dour "Happy" Kyne, and Tommy Tedesco as one of the guitarists). Barth wa... more

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Air date of first episode:

  • Jul 4, 1977

Air date of final episode:

  • Sep 8, 1977

Number of episodes:

  • 65

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Norman Lear

Norman Milton Lear (born July 27, 1922) is an American television writer and producer who produced such '70s sitcoms as All in the Family, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, Good Times and Maude. Lear was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Jeanette (née Seicol) and Herman...

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