Solid Gold (TV series)

*Solid Gold*
Solid Gold
Created by	Al Masini
Developed by	Bob Banner
Presented by	Dionne Warwick (1980–81, midway through 84-85 season and all of 85-86 season); Marilyn McCoo (1981–84, 1986–88); Andy Gibb (1981–82); Rex Smith (1982–83); Rick Dees (1984–85); Nina Blackwood (1986–88); Arsenio Hall (1986–88)
Narrated by	Robert W. Morgan (1980–86); Chuck Riley (1986); Charlie O'Donnell (1986–87); Dick Tufeld (1987–88)
Opening theme	"Solid Gold Theme"; music by; Michael Miller; lyrics by; Dean Pitchford
Ending theme	"Solid Gold Theme"; music by; Michael Miller; lyrics by; Dean Pitchford ; sung by; Dionne Warwick (1980–81, 1985–86); Marilyn McCoo & Andy Gibb (1981–82); Marilyn McCoo & Rex Smith (1982–83); Marilyn McCoo (1983–84); Deborah Davis (1984–85)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	332
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Brad Lachman Productions; Bob Banner Associates; (1980–1984); (seasons 1-4); Operation Prime Time; (1980–1986); (seasons 1-6); Paramount Television Service; (1980–1981); (season 1); Paramount Domestic Television; (1981–1988); (seasons 2-8)
Original release
Network	Syndicated
Release	September 13, 1980 –; July 23, 1988
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Solid Gold was an American syndicated music television series that debuted on September 13, 1980, and ran until July 23, 1988. The program was a production of Brad Lachman Productions in association with Operation Prime Time and Paramount Domestic Television.

Usually airing on Saturday evenings, Solid Gold was one of several shows that focused on the popular music of any given week; other examples included the long-running American Bandstand and Soul Train. While Solid Gold did share elements with those two programs, such as appearances by performers, it also stood out by including something they did not: an in-house crew of professional dancers that performed routines choreographed to the week's featured songs.

Reviews of the show were not always positive, with The New York Times referring to it as "the pop music show that is its own parody...[enacting] mini-dramas...of covetousness, lust and aerobic toning—routines that typically have a minimal connection with the songs that back them up."^[1]

^ Pareles, Jon (February 25, 1986). "'Solid Gold Countdown,' the 1985 Hit Parade". The New York Times. p. C18. Retrieved 2021-05-04.

[1] Pareles, Jon (February 25, 1986). "'Solid Gold Countdown,' the 1985 Hit Parade". The New York Times. p. C18. Retrieved 2021-05-04.

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