The Five Smothers Brothers

[@dakotahstr]

Great time to grow up. Thank God for the 60s. Class acts

[@patrickryan1515]

Tommy was GOLD! Hope he now resides where the harmony and humor never end.

[@Cookie-sw4mg]

Super great memories.

[@JJLewis-so1iq]

My mom used to sing this to us when we were kids

[@fullthrottlejeffry]

You had to be there to understand just how funny and groundbreaking The Smothers were... and Pat Paulson? My gosh the things that man did on TV!

[@stevewiley8409]

I don't think that's Pat Paulsen

[@OofusTwillip]

That's not Pat Paulsen. It's R.G. Brown, who was a regular on Glen Campbell's show, which is where that clip is from.

[@cindybailey9905]

Still waiting for Pat Paulsen to run for President and the time is right now

[@StarWarsMoments]

We're watching a video of them, it's just not there.

[@wrAIth-AI]

Could you imagine any musical celebrities of 2022 even trying anything like this?

[@kevinmcconnell3641]

Are there even comedy teams working these days? Tommy’s monologues are a pleasure to behold.

[@richardsmothers6145]

I love watching old family films

[@brendapetersen364]

That was funny 😄

[@lesevans979]

I just loved these guys . I had one of their albums.

[@thomaslong8401]

"I have the same problems with the Andrew Sisters" LOL!!

[@tedtimothy9074]

Tom was a good athlete. On one show he was doing handstands and others such. Glen looks so nice.

[@hiyapal7719]

I loved Bob... And Oh My Word!!! *I still do!* I was born in the wrong era. 😩

[@oldermodel74]

Loved their show

[@earthminus10]

oldermodel74 Me too.

[@hiyapal7719]

... "You forgot my books, my albums, my jams, and my jellies." Bob always gets the last word. ❤😊❤

[@fairyqueen56]

Bob Smothers got Al the money!

[@joeb2665]

These shows were great!

[@jillionairess]

I remember being five and thinking Glenn Campbell was the bees knees.

[@2150dalek]

Thx for posting, always funny.

[@edbrown8254]

It's always enjoyable to watch Bob Hope read off of the cue cards.

[@danielfronc4304]

Even when he came to Baltimore in the late seventies or early eighties he did that too. My fire chief brother-in-law was serving as the on site Fire Marshall and told me of it. He said there wasn't a word that came out of Hope's mouth which wasn't on the cue cards. He, and I, lost all respect for the Englishman who worked his way up the hard way on the Vaudeville circuit, without the benefit of cue cards. Makes you wonder if he was just worried about flubbing a line, was lazy, or had truly lost his talent for improv.

[@budrowe176]

I was sitting in my automobile at a red light in Palm Springs one day when a chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce drove up beside me. I looked into the backseat and there was Bob Hope. I waved at him and he saluted to me. I didn’t see any q-cards. (True story!)

[@OofusTwillip]

In his younger days, he was an incredible ad-libber, especially with his pals Jack Benny and George Burns. They were such close friends, that, at Jack's funeral, when George was too distraught to finish the eulogy, Bob stepped to the mike, and ad-libbed the perfect line. He said, "This is the first time Jack's timing failed. He left us much too soon."

[@snickpickle]

Never seen this one, either! Thanks for posting!

[@garyteague9555]

you know when you see an ovation guitar that Glen campbell is near

[@OofusTwillip]

Harry is played by R.G. Brown, who was a regular on two made-in-Montreal TV shows, in the 1970s: "The Julie Show" (starring Julie Amato) and the kids' show "Monkey Bars".

[@pressureworks]

I thought he would have asked; Which one of us did mom like best ???

[@PlanetRockJesus]

I'm almost 65, and when I was a teen I totally didn't get how funny these guys were. On a side note, in 1987 I was at O'Hare airport in Chicago picking up my wife and the in-laws (this was when you could still go to the gate without having a ticket), and Tommy Smothers got off first, obviously because he was travelling first class, and I said "Hi Tommy" as he walked by me, and he said hi back. Later I had to check which one was Tommy and which was Dick. Luckily I was correct!

[@tomitstube]

easy to remember, tommy's the funny one.

[@bebo5558]

@@tomitstube That's a little harsh isn't it, every duo needs a straight man! Martin and Louis. Laurel and Hardy.

[@tomitstube]

@@bebo5558 just kidding, they were great together, still... tommy was the one with all the talent.

[@blackholeentry3489]

@@tomitstube they actually started out as a serious duo, but Tommy couldn't remember his lines, it got laughs, so they went with it.

[@tomitstube]

@@blackholeentry3489 yes, they were serious musicians starting out, and tommy always could make people laugh, if i remember right they broke up and tommy started a comedic routine and brought dickie back on board.

[@fgldnglbs]

There had to be a Harry Smothers joke sooner or later.

[@peters6366]

Another fun twist would have been Sammy Davis Jr. a la Rosemenko Twins Rowan & Martins Laugh In

[@willschlemmer5611]

Mom always liked me best lol

[@vividwatch47]

I wish somebody would post the promo where the Smothers Brothers complain to Glen Campbell about having his own series.

[@marshawoods4983]

Ha ha ha good clean entertainment

[@franksmith7419]

I was like oh geez

[@geneclark1426]

never seen this one before

[@uselessjoe]

you can watch it above

[@grumpydwarf167]

gene clark n

[@chezruss]

bob hope looks well here for his 74yrs(corrected 68yrs)

[@brianoneill7186]

He was just a kid of 68 in 1971.

[@chezruss]

you re right - just a kid - I d got his date of birth wrong - Thanks

[@mlbrooks4066]

40 some years ago I knew an old woman who had dated Bob Hope before he was famous. She dumped him because he didn’t have any money. No joke.

[@roz7056]

I was a kid when Glen took the Smothers time slot and I disliked him for years because of that. I was a kid what did I know

[@monkmchorning]

They were all friends.

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

My mother was very angry when the Smothers Brothers show was cancelled. Because everyone knew why.

[@vividwatch47]

Smothered by Hope!

[@tainshabinnez9679]

Smothering Hope, maybe?

[@hiyapal7719]

vividwatch47 Beautifully said. ❤

[@OofusTwillip]

4:01 - "He's been in the closet! What a surprise Mom's gonna get!" (How did they get that past the network censor?)

[@willdrucker4291]

Wowww..how ironic...CBS first gave Campbell this show (The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour) in January, 1969 based on his highly rated summer show from ‘68......THAT program was the summer replacement show for, of all people, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS....in April 1969, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour was cancelled by CBS despite high ratings....this episode of TGCGH was from September, 1971....quite surprised CBS allowed the Smothers Brothers on the program; in light of the fact that the Brothers were embroiled in a breach of contract lawsuit against the network at that time...

[@vividwatch47]

They were on "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Cher" too, also C.B.S. series.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

CBS didn't like their liberal politics. Man, how things have changed!

[@jennifersman7990]

It was the Smothers who had the idea to give Glen his own show (in fact, it was called The Summers Brothers Smothers Show) as a sort-of tryout for what became the Goodtime Hour. Glen was always quick to acknowledge how Tommy & Dick basically gave him his TV career and showed him how to do a variety show

[@photonotavailable7936]

Will Drucker The show wasn’t cancelled. The brothers were fired. There’s a difference.

[@joeambrose3260]

Thanks for the bedtime story, worked great

[@519djw6]

*Who the hell was/is R.G. Brown?*

[@margaretmcelrath4571]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💋

[@jondoe8889]

I'm sure this was funnier back in their day. I loved the SB's show back then. And they were the gold standard of live music on TV in the 60's! But I can't see Bob being a fan of their humor.

[@brianoneill7186]

I'm not sure if they ever appeared on one of Bob's specials. But Bob was open to going on 'the other networks' and variety shows with people he might otherwise not have worked with. The Smo Bros were the guests on the final weekly episode of Jack Benny's show in '65.

[@MsSavagechef]

The third Smothers brother was in the closet? Thank goodness times have changed, heh

[@vickibarry9569]

Smoking crayolas!

[@johnbernstein7887]

Where did you think Purple Haze came from?

[@RicoBurghFan]

So damn funny

[@jameshaury2716]

5 Smothers brothers just too much.

[@albertpringle8197]

In Living Color brought me here

[@jtvalentine6]

It always disappointed me that Bob Hope was so pro government because he is one of the funniest men that ever lived.Maybe I was mistaken.

[@shizuokaBLUES]

So he was pro-Republican or pro-democrat or he just supported any and all American governments. Or all governments ?

[@markkonzerowsky8871]

@@shizuokaBLUES Bob was famously a Republican of the type that died with Bob Dole and John McCain.

[@SenorZorrozzz]

Was this after they were thrown off of CBS?

[@brianoneill7186]

About two years after. I wonder if there'd been a change in upper management at the network in the meantime.

[@willdrucker4291]

Nope...Robert Wood, who tossed the Brothers two years earlier, was still Vice President at the network as well as Chairman, William Paley....what was odd was that the Smothers were involved in litigation against the network at the time of this airing...

[@motnosniv]

Little baby brother bobby

[@alansham1]

Is Harry, Pat Paulson.?

[@Cookies_crumbs]

None of the members of the Kingston Trio are in this bit. It’s not Pat Paulson either.

[@bttrflygal]

Harry Neilson??? I am likely wrong but my only guess too early for Harry Chapin I am thinking?

[@roz7056]

No not Paulsen

[@jameswilliamjohnson]

R. G. Brown

[@x.y.8581]

Sorry, but Harry who? And who's that with Glen at the start?

[@georgeburbules2439]

Eddie Mayehoff

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

Tom Dick and Harry, get it?

[@bucro2000]

HAH! Harry was in the closet.

[@neilgerace355]

Tommy looks dark!

[@fewerbeansplease]

I saw the very first Glen Campbell Show...the Beatles used to send the tapes of their latest songs to be played on the Smothers Brothers. But for some unknown reason the Glen Campbell Show inherited this agreement and I had to listen to Glen Campbell's mother play Turkey in the Straw before I could get my Beatles fix. I would very much appreciate anyone confirming or denying my memory of these events, which are not in any way influenced by my belief that Donald Trump is an asshole.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Obviously your mental capabilities were twisted by this childhood trama, snowflake.

[@normanacree1635]

Now where did you ever get that idea about Benedict Donald? Three years after your post, are you still a believer? I bet you are. Fortunately, enough, barely enough, other voters agreed with you in 2020 (assuming you believe the election wasn't stolen, and I am guessing you do believe in its accuracy).

[@tomitstube]

a couple things. the smothers brothers were hilarious and talented. glen cambell's hair looks plastic, and bob hope was never funny. you're welcome kids.

[@danielfronc4304]

That was from the perpetual heavy dosing of hair spray which gave it a high gloss.

[@billhouser7897]

Apparently you have never seen him doing a u s o show

[@blackholeentry3489]

The ONLY person who thought Bob Hope was funny was himself.

[@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288]

Bob Hope was funny in the 1930s, maybe 1940s. This is just not his time. Like when he would do those shows for soldiers in Vietnam, trying to relive World War Two. Like that was a good memory for him??! Just didn't get it.

[@stephanielee81]

I never really 'got' their humor. Sorry.

[@clayz1]

You can subtract. Can you add too?

[@joeambrose3260]

Agreed, not too funny

[@barneyboyle6933]

A lot of people didn’t get Norm MacDonald’s humor either, but the ones who did think he’s the funniest guy to ever live. He and the smothers brothers have similar styles.

[@BitcoinWillFixEverything]

This was terrible. A lot of talent on the stage but wasted on a bad skit.

[@Datanditto]

This show was painfully dumb. Bob Hope was not funny. Why did I even watch this? I was smothered by hope..

[@nicot9305]

Tom Smothers was acting just like every Trump supporter!

[@gloriahowe4085]

Yeah, and his IQ was real high. 😊

[@markstege8794]

Nico T screw you

[@nicot9305]

@@markstege8794 And the snowflake melts down.

[@barneyboyle6933]

God what a stupid comment. Every liberal I know is a walking bucket of smug stupidity

[@joeambrose3260]

With respect, not that funny

[@hairnsap]

it wasn't watched at our house. not because of their political views. because it wasn't that funny

[@jamesk1027]

You must have lived in one humorless house.

[@montanacrone8984]

Never missed it. It was babysitting night for me, I had the neighbor concession. Tuesdays, Thursday thru Sundays.