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| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | |
|---|---|
 Tom and Dick as Romans in a 1967 skit | |
| Genre | Comedy-variety |
| Directed by | Bill Davis Stan Harris Tim Kiley Marty Pasetta |
| Starring | Dick Smothers Tom Smothers Pat Paulsen Peter Cullen |
| Narrated by | Roger Carroll (announcer) |
| Theme music composer | Mason Williams Nancy Ames |
| Opening theme | "The Brothers Theme" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 71 (1 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ken Fritz |
| Producers | Allan Blye Ernest Chambers Saul Ilson George Sunga |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 45– 50 minutes |
| Production companies | Comedic Productions, Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | February 5, 1967 – June 8, 1969 |
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The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour[1] is an American comedy and variety show television series hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to 1969.
The series was a major success, especially considering it was scheduled against the major NBC television series Bonanza, with content that appealed to contemporary youth viewership with daring political satire humor and significant popular music performers such as Buffalo Springfield, Pete Seeger, Cream, and the Who. Despite this success, continual conflicts with network executives over content led to the show being abruptly pulled from the schedule in violation of the Smothers' contract in 1969.