Turn-On (1969)
Turn-On (1969)
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Cast & Crew.
Hamilton Camp
Teresa Graves
Mel Stewart
Chuck McCann
Bonnie Boland
Sketch Performer
Carol Wayne
Maura McGiveney
Mel Stuart
George Schlatter
Creator / Executive Producer
Maxine Greene
Sketch Performer
Digby Wolfe
Creator / Producer
Ed Friendly
Producer
Ken Greenwald
Sketch Performer
Robert Van Wechel
Art Direction
Rickie Bakos
Costume Designer
William Kayden
Co-Producer
Alan J. Levi
Associate Producer
Guy Adenis
Director of Photography
Mark Warren
Director
Les Pine
Writer
Robert Staats
Sketch Performer
Tim Conway
Robert Culp
France Nuyen
Details.
Release DateFebruary 5, 1969
StatusCanceled
Seasons1
Episodes2
Running Time30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Turn-On is an American surreal sketch comedy series created by Digby Wolfe and George Schlatter that aired once on ABC on Wednesday, February 5, 1969. Only one episode was shown partially before being pulled from ABC's airing schedule, leaving another episode unaired. The show has since been considered one of the most infamous flops in TV history, with significantly low initial ratings and negative critical reception.
Turn-On's sole broadcast episode replaced the Wednesday episode of Peyton Place - in fact, it was even referenced on the show itself, where, in the opening, Tim Conway refers to the show as "Peyton Re-Place". Among the cast were Teresa Graves (who would join the Laugh-In cast that fall), Hamilton Camp, and Chuck McCann. The writing staff included Albert Brooks. The guest host for the first episode was Tim Conway, who also participated in certain sketches. Schlatter and Ed Friendly, who had previously been the producers of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, were contracted by Bristol-Myers to develop the show, and provided it to ABC for a projected 13-week run after it was rejected by NBC and CBS.