View Full Version : Michael Lembeck & Cindy Williams in "The Funny Side" from 1971


1960'sTVfan
09-01-2019, 09:12 PM
Check out the video link below which advertises new TV shows for the fall of 1971 and pay attention from the 7:20 mark till about the 9:30 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClMoAxaB3JE

opus
09-01-2019, 10:37 PM
Here’s Cindy talking about the show

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Bonniegirl
09-01-2019, 10:48 PM
Check out the video link below which advertises new TV shows for the fall of 1971 and pay attention from the 7:20 mark till about the 9:30 mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClMoAxaB3JE

I know!!! SO COOL!!:cool: I had seen this before , but always a pleasure to see it again!! :):wave:

How adorable and young is Michael here ???,:love: and Cindy as his wife!!! SO CUTE!!!!! :):heart:

Bonniegirl
09-01-2019, 10:50 PM
Here’s Cindy talking about the show

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I will watch!!!! :);):wave:

1960'sTVfan
09-01-2019, 11:08 PM
I know!!! SO COOL!!:cool: I had seen this before , but always a pleasure to see it again!! :):wave:

How adorable and young is Michael here ???,:love: and Cindy as his wife!!! SO CUTE!!!!! :):heart:

In some subtle ways, The Funny Side was similar to Rowan & Martin's Laugh In. NBC hit ratings gold with Laugh In, but The Funny Side was a ratings failure and cancelled after 13 weeks. Part of the problem was that The Funny Side was scheduled up against tough competition on both ABC and CBS, so the show was fighting an uphill battle and behind the 8 ball right from the start.

Bonniegirl
09-01-2019, 11:24 PM
In some subtle ways, The Funny Side was similar to Rowan & Martin's Laugh In. NBC hit ratings gold with Laugh In, but The Funny Side was a ratings failure and cancelled after 13 weeks. Part of the problem was that The Funny Side was scheduled up against tough competition on both ABC and CBS, so the show was fighting an uphill battle and behind the 8 ball right from the start.

If more people were aware the great, wonderful, hot, adorable, awesome Michael Lembeck was in this,:heart: the ratings would have SOARED!!!!! :D:wave:

1960'sTVfan
09-01-2019, 11:37 PM
If more people were aware the great, wonderful, hot, adorable, awesome Michael Lembeck was in this,:heart: the ratings would have SOARED!!!!! :D:wave:

I would have liked to see Michael Lembeck on Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, he probably would have been good on that show. He could have been paired up with Judy Carne and they could have done skits together. Judy is my favorite Laugh In performer, she was a cutie pie. :eyes: Too bad she quit the series about mid way into season 3. The series wasn't the same anymore after she left. :(

Samme
09-02-2019, 12:54 AM
I watched the show and liked it, although it's hard to remember it now. I don't remember how well it worked, but the cast was extremely well chosen and likeable. Lots of great people. It was a bright and sunny type show. It was such a good idea I think I was hoping it would work better than it did. But I was also hoping the network wouldn't give up on it as soon as they did. I wanted it to come back for another season.

1960'sTVfan
09-02-2019, 09:05 AM
I watched the show and liked it, although it's hard to remember it now. I don't remember how well it worked, but the cast was extremely well chosen and likeable. Lots of great people. It was a bright and sunny type show. It was such a good idea I think I was hoping it would work better than it did. But I was also hoping the network wouldn't give up on it as soon as they did. I wanted it to come back for another season.

The Funny Side was scheduled against tough competition from both ABC and CBS, Movie Of The Week and Marcus Welby on ABC, and Hawaii Five-O and Cannon on CBS, so that's probably as good a reason as any for the series fairly quick demise. Over the years there have been lots of good shows that failed to make it through one full season because of an unfavorable time slot.

opus
09-02-2019, 11:26 AM
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opus
10-01-2019, 04:39 PM
Wasn't on long, but still won an Emmy:

Outstanding Achievement in Music, Lyrics and Special Material

Winner
The Funny Side

Ray Charles

For episode "The Funny Side of Marriage".

Bonniegirl
10-01-2019, 05:27 PM
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Which side of him is funny?? The front side or the back side ???!!! :happyface:D:wave:

thejasoomian
12-20-2020, 11:44 PM
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Thanks for the pic!