| Introduction |
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The Birth of the Smothers Brothers (and the Smothers Sister) |
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1 | (9) |
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The Smothers Brothers---All Three of Them---Take the Stage |
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10 | (13) |
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Tom and Dick Shoot for Paar |
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23 | (12) |
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The Smothers Brothers, on the Record |
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35 | (17) |
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``High Noon on the Ponderosa'' |
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52 | (8) |
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60 | (14) |
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And So It Begins: The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour |
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74 | (8) |
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Testing the CBS Censors---the First Encounters |
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82 | (9) |
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From Hit Status to Elaine May Not |
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91 | (16) |
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Becoming More Creative, and More Substantive |
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107 | (10) |
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Homegrown Talent: Pat Paulsen, Leigh French, Mason Williams |
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117 | (12) |
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Season Two: Breaking the Blacklist of Pete Seeger |
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129 | (11) |
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140 | (6) |
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The Generation Gap Widens, Even on TV |
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146 | (20) |
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Wading Back into ``The Big Muddy'' |
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166 | (8) |
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174 | (5) |
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The Summer Brothers Smothers Show |
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179 | (14) |
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Season Three: ``We're Still Here'' |
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193 | (13) |
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Meet the Beatles---This Time on Comedy Hour |
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206 | (6) |
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Pat Paulsen for President |
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212 | (15) |
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David Steinberg Finds Religion |
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227 | (7) |
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow |
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234 | (22) |
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Beeping Censors Lurking in the Wings |
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256 | (14) |
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Classics and Controversies |
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270 | (15) |
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285 | (24) |
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The Aftermath, the Bed-in, and the Trial |
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309 | (23) |
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After the Fall, and Couples Therapy |
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332 | (11) |
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The Smothers Brothers Legacy |
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343 | (18) |
| Acknowledgments |
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361 | (4) |
| Bibliography |
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365 | (8) |
| Index |
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373 | |