On putting Richard Nixon on the air: 'It exploded, and there are those who say we were responsible for putting Nixon into the mainstream. They say it’s possible we helped elect him, and that’s a burden I’ve had to live with for 50 years.'
"Laugh-In" creator George Schlatter says of the late-1960s sketch show,"the show was an accident. NBC never meant to buy it."
Schlatter launched the sketch comedy series in January 1968 . It would go on to become the most-watched series on television in its first two seasons and win two Emmys for variety, music or comedy series. Now, some 51 years later, Netflix is paying tribute to “Laugh-In’s” legacy with a special, “Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate,”
When we first ran the show for NBC, they were really upset and said, “What the hell is this?” We said, “It’s a comedy show.” They said, “It doesn’t make any sense.” We said, “Now you’re getting it!” They said, “This is supposed to be a television show.” I said, “The audience laughed and they’re smarter than you are.” So NBC aired the show reluctantly, sure it was going to fail. By the end of the first year, we were doing a 50 share and could go in and do anything we wanted.
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