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Line 13: * ''Donny and Marie'' * ''The Ed Sullivan Show'' * ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' ~~-- Somewhere~~—Somewhere between a straight example and a spoof of this genre. * ''[[Pink Lady and Jeff]]'' ~~-- This~~—This 1980 NBC flop was the arguable [[Genre Killer]]. * ''The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' * ''Solstrom'' ~~-- A~~—A [[Widget Series]] take on the format: This 2003 limited-run series produced by [[Cirque Du Soleil]] had whimsical fantasy storylines brought to life via a selection of circus/variety acts from both within and without Cirque's live shows. * ''This Is Tom Jones'' * The last legitimate attempt at a traditional [['''Variety Show]]''' on American network television was 1987's ''Dolly'', starring [[Dolly Parton]] - it lasted one season and was considered a huge gamble even then. * A radio example would be ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]''. * Technically, by having bands on ''[[The Young Ones]]'' was considered a variety show. (This was because variety got a higher budget than light entertainment at the BBC.)

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