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The Great American Dream Machine (1971 – 1972)

The Great American Dream Machine

^{(1971 – 1972)}

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1h

Animation, Comedy, Musicals

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Synopsis

The Great American Dream Machine was a weekly satirical variety television series, produced in New York City by WNET and broadcast on PBS from 1971 to 1973. The program was hosted by humorist and commentator Marshall Efron. The show centered around skits and satirical political commentary. The hour and a half long show usually contained at least seven different current event topics. In the second season, the show was trimmed down to an hour.

Other notable cast members included Chevy Chase. Contributors included Albert Brooks and Andy Rooney. Some of the skits would later be revamped for the movie The Groove Tube.

There were also occasional short films presented on the show, most of them "experimental" or documentaries about artistic endeavours. Some of these were subtitled.

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Cast

Marshall Efron
Self
Nicholas von Hoffman
Self
Jane Fonda
Self
Alan Arkin
Self
Linda Lavin
1 episode, 1971
Richard S. Castellano
1 episode, 1971
Lee Meredith
1 episode, 1971
Dalton Trumbo
Self
Alice Playten
Self
Ben Piazza
1 episode, 1971
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Directors

Jack Sameth
(1 episode, 1971)
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Producers

Alvin H. Perlmutter
executive producer
(2 episodes, 1971)
Jack Willis
executive producer
(1 episode, 1971)
Robert L. Bendick
producer
(1 episode, 1971)
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Writers

Marshall Efron
(1 episode, 1971)
Alfa-Betty Olsen
(1972) (unknown episodes)
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Keywords

montage
satire
interview
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Alternative Titles

The Great American Dream Machine (original title)
The Great American Dream Machine (Canada) (English title)
The Great American Dream Machine (United States of America)

Running Times

60 min (United States of America) ((1971-1972))
90 min (United States of America) ((1971))

Sound Mixes

Mono

Production Companies

PBS
Thirteen
The WNET Group

Distribution Companies

MGM/CBS Home Video (United States of America) (Betamax)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (United States of America) (1971-1972)
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (United States of America) (1971-1972)
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