Second City Television

Season 2 Episode 13: Bad Acting In Hollywood

Features Sid Dithers Private Eye and the superb Bad Acting In Hollywood. Additional Viewing: Bad Acting In Hollywood is a parody of That's Hollywood, a late 70s TV show hosted by Tom Bosley that looked at historic Hollywood films (mostly from 20th Century-Fox) (Thanks Jim Donato). Johnny Dark Always Rings Twice parodies 30's and 40' gangster films; start with Little Caesar from 1931. The Phil Donahue Show, which ran through the 70s and 80s, was the precursor of all modern daytime talk shows. C.P.O. Sharkey was a mid-seventies sitcom starring Don Rickles.

Genre:

Comedy

Seasons:

6

Episodes:

136

Cast:

Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin

Quality:

HD

Duration:

30 min

First Air:

1976

Rating:

7.8