In the 1960s and '70s, variety shows really did have variety to them: singing, dancing, numerous stars and comedy sketches all combined into a big mess most of the time. And all that effort during the TV season meant the stars wanted the summer off. The "Ken Berry WOW Show" was one such summer replacement featuring the star (fresh from "F Troop"... or something), along with Steve Martin, Cheryl Ladd (then going under her maiden name, Cheryl Stoppelmoor), Teri Garr and Carl Gottlieb (who co-wrote "Jaws" and "The Jerk"). This is the absolute epitome of variety craziness (but not disgusting variety excess, as in "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour"). Enjoy the clips below. They'll make you say "wow."
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