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The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980.
Original Release
03/04/1980 on NBC
US Release
03/04/1980
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dick Clark | Self - Host |
Denise McKenna | Water Ballet Swimmer |
John Aylesworth | Self - Announcer |
Tina Roark | 1980 Opening montage Showgirl |
Donna Lynn Adrian | Synchronized Swimmer |
Nell Carter | Self |
Steve Allen | Self - Host |
Sid Caesar | Self |
Mel Tillis | Self |
Peggy Fleming | Self |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Tuesday, 04 March 1980 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 11 March 1980 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Tuesday, 18 March 1980 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Tuesday, 25 March 1980 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Tuesday, 08 April 1980 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Tuesday, 15 April 1980 |
7 | Episode #1.7 | Tuesday, 22 April 1980 |
8 | Episode #1.8 | Tuesday, 29 April 1980 |
9 | Episode #1.9 | Tuesday, 06 May 1980 |
10 | Episode #1.10 | Tuesday, 13 May 1980 |
11 | Episode #1.11 | Tuesday, 03 June 1980 |
Directors
Walter C. Miller, Steve Binder
Writers
George Arthur Bloom, Ted Lang, David Axlerod, Stan Burns
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dick Clark | Self - Host |
Denise McKenna | Water Ballet Swimmer |
John Aylesworth | Self - Announcer |
Tina Roark | 1980 Opening montage Showgirl |
Donna Lynn Adrian | Synchronized Swimmer |
Nell Carter | Self |
Steve Allen | Self - Host |
Sid Caesar | Self |
Mel Tillis | Self |
Peggy Fleming | Self |
Debby Boone | Self |
David Copperfield | Self - Magician |
Gallagher | Self |
Dorothy Hamill | Self |
Sarah Purcell | Self - Hostess |
Toller Cranston | Self |
Mariette Hartley | Self - Hostess |
Steve Martin | Self |
Betty White | Self |
Barbara Eden | Self - Host |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nick Vanoff | Producer |
William O. Harbach | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction (Electronic) | Nominated |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction | Nominated |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Costume Design for a Series | Won |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Variety or Music Program | Nominated |
1980 | Emmy | Outstanding Video Tape Editing for a Series | Nominated |