Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
Cast:Dan Rowan , Dick Martin , Gary Owens , Ruth Buzzi , Alan Sues , Arte Johnson , Henry Gibson , Lily Tomlin , Byron Gilliam , Dennis Allen , Jo Anne Worley , Goldie Hawn , Judy Carne , Richard Dawson , Lisa Farringer , Johnny Brown , Barbara Sharma , Ann Elder
S4.E1 ∙ Guest Starring Art Carney
Sketches include Intro to Lily's tasteful lady and Ruth's friendly lady (hooker), Art's employment agency, Cocktail party, Tyrone F. Hornie and Gladys, Dick Martin swizzlers, Sneak a peek at stiffie, Art and the electric chair, News of the past, present, and future, and Jilly says goodnight. Featuring Art Carney, Chet Dowling, Jilly Rizzo, and Carol Ann Richards.
S4.E2 ∙ Don Rickles Strikes Back
Don Rickles returns and helps the cast look at showbiz, including a used joke lot. Ruth and Barbara sing the news theme as wooden soldiers.
S4.E3 ∙ Guest Starring Goldie Hawn
Goldie Hawn returns. Ruth Buzzi, Lily Tomlin, Alan Sues, and Goldie sing a song regarding the rumors about Goldie's life. The cast takes a look at women's lib. Goldie as Sparkle Farkle brings her fiancee to meet the family.
S4.E4 ∙ Guest Starring Ken Berry
Guest Ken Berry portrays a tap dancer, a stockbroker, and King Henry VIII at his worse in various skits. The entire cast takes a humorous look at the funeral business. The Department of Interior is awarded the Fickle Finger of Fate.
S4.E5 ∙ Guest Starring Tim Conway
Special guest Tim Conway is a caveman, a ballet dancer, and a hard hat in various sketches. The theme of the show is the world of alcohol. The Farkle family returns, welcoming Flipper as portrayed by Mr. Conway.
S4.E6 ∙ Guest Starring Zero Mostel
Zero Mostel helps the cast look at the mafia. This includes Dick as a mafia boss's son who would rather be a ballerina. Zero also plays a man who goes through a typical day just wanting a little peace and quiet.
S4.E7 ∙ Vincent Price, Rod Serling, Orson Welles
Halloween special Boo-In sketches include Things that go bump in the night song, Ruth the fortune teller, Orson and Alan's monster sketch, Spooky cocktail party, Vincent on the joke wall, Trick or treat runners, Orson goes to the dry cleaner's, and Witch burning. Featuring Orson Welles, Billy Barnes, and Vincent Price.
S4.E8 ∙ Carol Channing, Jilly Rizzo
Carol Channing returns and helps the cast salute mothers. She also sings the news theme as Marlena Dietrich. Dan Rowan plays a psychiatrist trying to help cast members.
S4.E9 ∙ Carl Reiner and Jilly Rizzo
Guest Carl Reiner portrays William Shakespeare and the first occupant of a honeymoon suite. He appears as Marty Farkle in a Farkle family skit. The Mod Mod World looks at the news media.
S4.E10 ∙ Bob Newhart, Desi Arnaz
Bob Newhart comes on to play Adam to Ruth Buzzi's Eve and try to make a Burbank 12 Days of Christmas. Dick wears a skirt during the monologue and Mod Mod World looks at the weird world.
S4.E11 ∙ Guest Starring Desi Arnaz
The show welcomes Desi Arnaz who plays a sky jacker and a bum. Arte Johnson tries to fix a sink which refuses to work. The cast features the world of brevity. Dennis as Eric Clarified discusses troop withdrawal.
S4.E12 ∙ Ricardo Montalbán
The cast gives drinks based on celebrities personalities. Mod Mod World looks at education. Guests include Dinah Shore, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban, and Vincent Price.
S4.E13 ∙ Don Ho, Jilly Rizzo, Rod Serling, Phil Silvers
Sketches including Fake commercial, Quickies, Kissing booth runner, Past, present, and future news, Lady Godiva, Potpourri, and the Mod, Mod world of truth. Featuring Phyllis Diller, Roger Moore, Bob Hope and Romy Schneider.
S4.E14 ∙ Guest Starring Debbie Reynolds
Guest Debbie Reynolds portrays Charlie Chaplin and a circus knife thrower. She plays a flight attendant for Burbank Airlines. The Farkle family welcomes Fifi the black sheep who's Debbie. The cast parodies old time movie stars.
S4.E15 ∙ William F. Buckley Jr.
Sam Yorty, mayor of Los Angeles, has his story portrayed. The cast does a year end review of 1970. Political conservative William F. Buckley offers commentary on women's lib and the population explosion.
S4.E16 ∙ Wilt Chamberlain, Sammy Davis Jr.
Guest Sammy Davis Jr., who is diminutive, squares off against the extremely tall Wilt Chamberlain. The comedy troupe looks at ethnic humor with Johnny Brown and Sammy recreating their version of Amos n Andy.
S4.E17 ∙ So Long to Cigarette Commercials
Sketches include Alan gives Dinah singing lessons, News of the future predicts a stockmarket collapse, Surviving pollution, Gore discusses political science very carefully,Return of the Swizzlers, Cameo one-liners, Ruth presents army quickies, Quickies withSammy and Arte, and Gladys and Tyrone F. Hornie get romantic. Featuring JohnnyCarson, Dinah Shore, Gore Vidal, and Phyllis Diller.
S4.E18 ∙ Joey Bishop, Jilly Rizzo, David Steinberg, Ralph Edwards
Sketches include David opens the show, Graffiti tattoos, Marathon dance stars, ShirleyTemple blackouts, Joey rap quickies, Ali Baba runner, knitting runner, the Mod, Mod world of prisons, Electric chair runner, Dan and Arte's jailhouse sketch, Prison visit, Paroleboard, Playground update, and Ruth's Hollywood news. Featuring Joey Bishop, David Steinberg, Ralph Edwards, Jilly Rizzo.
S4.E19 ∙ Guest Starring Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith visits beautiful downtown Burbank and helps the cast look at big cities. Wilt Chamberlain also guests and gets a lot of tall jokes.
S4.E20 ∙ Claudine Longet, Marcello Mastroianni, Louis Nye
Marcello Mastroianni, Claudine Longet and Louis Nye join the fun as the cast salutes air travel.
S4.E21 ∙ Herschel Bernardi, Truman Capote, Peter Lawford, Dinah Shore
Guest Dinah Shore makes fun of her image as a fan dancer. An comedy skit is built around Shore's smile. Laugh In cast looks at the working girl. Robinson Crusoe is "welcomed" home by his wife, portrayed by Dinah.
S4.E22 ∙ Truman Capote, Chuck Connors, Sam Yorty
Truman Capote makes a rare appearance to be interviewed by Dan and Dick and ridicule Jacqueline Susann, while the cast leaves them laughing.
S4.E23 ∙ Peter Lawford, Roger Miller, George Raft, David Steinberg
Sketches include George threatens the cast, Dick, Lily, and Dennis have breakfast in bed, Dick visits the adult bookstore, Hippie hitchhiker quickies, Alan in Cinderella runners, Baseball film, the Mod, Mod world of psychiatry, Peter visits Lily's tasteful lady, Costume party runner, and Peter presents the news. Featuring Peter Lawford, George Raft, Jilly Rizzo, Lisa Moore and David Steinberg.
S4.E24 ∙ Richard Crenna
Laugh In's Mod World puts the spotlight on religion. Guest Richard Crenna portrays a clergyman, a lion, then is an agency spokesman that has been housing the poor in ritzy hotels. Richard baptizes Dennis Allen then heads to the White House with Dan and Dick.
S4.E26 ∙ Herschel Bernardi, Chuck Connors, Tim Conway, Phyllis Diller, Fernando Lamas, Louis Nye, George Raft
The gang run through several recurring bits, while the Farkel Family find another potential member at the ball game. Gen. Bull Right introduces a new kiddie show, while Gladys cleans up Tyrone's apartment(but not Tyrone).
