The show so bad it got CANCELED MID-EPISODE — yes, literally.
Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestThe unaired second episode. Guest hosts: Robert Culp and France Nuyen.
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.
Writing
Albert Brooks' first credit — imagine him watching this disaster.
Production
Created by Laugh-In team who somehow forgot what made Laugh-In work.
Acting
Tim Conway's visible regret as guest host is performance art.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created as ABC's answer to NBC's Laugh-In, it aired opposite CBS's Goodbye, Columbus special — and network affiliates literally pulled it mid-broadcast. Denver's KBTV apologized ON AIR.
George Schlatter tried to memory-hole this so hard he later claimed it never existed — despite having two full episodes in a vault somewhere.
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