Second City Television Season 2 Episode 13
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.
Serie: Second City Television
Episode Title: Bad Acting In Hollywood
Air Date: 1978-12-09