Best Comedy Films of 1977
The World's Greatest Lover
After writing, directing, and ... Valentino. Rudy then invites Annie to a rendezvous at the studio, where he tries to seduce his own wife. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Mr. Billion
An Italian mechanic (Terence ... sign over the will. In the meantime, he is chased by kidnappers and the affected corporation's president (Jackie Gleason). [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Saturday Night Live: Season 03
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A Little Night Music
Beginning its several incarnations ... My Wife. The most famous song from the musical, Send in the Clowns, is sung here by Elizabeth Taylor. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Slap Shot
Paul Newman plays Reggie ... raunchy action sequences are of such intensity that the film will probably never be shown intact on commercial television. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Goodbye Girl
Marsha Mason is known ... record with men. Richard Dreyfuss became the youngest ever "Best Actor" Oscar winner as a result of his performance. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
M*A*S*H: Season 06
Season six of M*A*S*H ... since 1973 that M*A*S*H would not win at least one Emmy award, though it was honored with eight nominations. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
What's Happening!!: Season 02
The second-season opener of ... apartment -- not that this prevents Mama from "casually" dropping in on her darling boy from time to time. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Comedy writers David and ... Girls In Trouble," and "A Fistful of Yen," (the longest episode), which is an elaborate spoof of martial-arts films. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Welcome Back, Kotter: Season 03
As Season Three of ... "The Sweathogs Back-to-School Special" and "The Sweathogs Christmas Special", both of which consist primarily of highlights from earlier seasons. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
It's love at first ... the love bug biting again, the romantic infatuations of man and metal end up interfering with the auto race. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
That Obscure Object of Desire
Adapted from Pierre Louys' ... Devil Is a Woman, and again in 1959 as Julien Duvivier's La Femme et le Pantin, starring Brigitte Bardot. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Grand Theft Auto
In exchange for being ... Las Vegas with his daughter in tow. Marion Ross, Howard's Happy Days mom, turns in an offbeat supporting characterization. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Laverne & Shirley: Season 02
Ending its first season ... first of the series' several "let's put on a show" outings, showing off the musical talents of the regulars. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Three's Company: Season 01
Based on the British ... place in the ratings, making its return for a full season in the fall of 1977 a fait accompli. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Three's Company: Season 02
Having quickly climbed to ... one) and Laverne & Shirley (number two). No wonder they called Fred Silverman "The Man With the Golden Gut." [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Jabberwocky
An innocent country farmer ... impressively grungy medieval sets and costumes, and flashes of the visual brilliance that would characterize Gilliam's more mature works. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
The misfit kiddie baseball ... members Robert J. Watson, Enos Cabell, Roger Metzger, James Richard, Joe Ferguson, Ken Forsch, William Virdon, and Cesar Cedeno. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Andy Warhol's Bad
The final film released ... film with an X. It was later reedited to receive an R, which is the version available on video. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Mimino
A much beloved comedy, ... Moscow International Film Festival, the State Prize of the USSR, and also a prize from the All-Union Film Festival. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Love Boat: Season 01
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A Piece of the Action
Bill Cosby and Sidney ... as a community center leader, Tracy Reed as Manny's girlfriend, Nikki, and Ja'net DuBois as Nikki's tipsy aunt, Nellie. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Desperate Living
Divine was touring as ... and slobbering over Grizelda's huge underpants. The pinnacle of gross-out humor, Desperate Living is Waters' strangest and funniest film. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Jeffersons: Season 04
Even though its ratings ... 1978, The Jeffersons hopped back to Mondays, where it would remain until returning to Wednesdays for its fifth-season debut. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Abigail's Party
Abigail's Party originally aired ... taunts and belittles him, he objects to nearly everything she says and does, and the evening heads toward disaster. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Are You Being Served?: The Movie
Are You Being Served? ... regulars in their natural cloak-and-suit habitat, so they send most of the cast on holiday to a fictional resort. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Can I Do It... Till I Need Glasses?
Sex is the basis ... this randy revue which features jokes, bedroom vignettes, and courtroom scenes. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Charge of the Model-T's
A WW I German ... attempts to drive an artillery-adorned automobile into the States in this comedy. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Petey Wheatstraw
In this slapstick blaxploitation ... giving him a grandchild. When Petey attempts to default on the deal, he is pursued by the devil's henchmen. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Dios los Cria
Two avaricious buddies endeavor ... sting backfires when the lady proves herself to be a much better con artist than they will ever be. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Fat Albert's Halloween Special
Rudy and his new ... together and attempt to decide what to do about their friends who went out trick-or-treating and never came back. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Troupe
The time is just ... liaisons and separates others in jealous competition, as the troupe heads towards the goal of appearing on national television. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Van
A teenager tries to ... Andy can't pay him back, Bobby's new van may be soon be in the hands of the repo man. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West
This comical western chronicles ... wealthy Bostonians, an aspiring showgirl, a teacher, and bachelor. The story is adapted from Dusty's Trail, a television sitcom. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
George Carlin: On Location with George Carlin
Appearances on network television ... on March 5, 1977, the routines presented here include, among others, Monopoly, Dogs & Cats, Names, Supermarkets, and Words. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization As We Know it
John Cleese co-wrote and ... Civilization As We Know It also features guest appearances by Denholm Elliott, Ron Moody, Connie Booth, and Bert Kwouk. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Berlinguer Ti Voglio Bene
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Good Times: Season 05
Just as season four ... on Wednesday nights, then to NBC's Little House on the Prairie when Good Times moved to Mondays in mid-season. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
The Richard Pryor Show [TV Series]
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Soap: Season 01
The endless intrigues (sexual ... convicted of, the murder of Peter Campbell -- but the series' narrator assures us that she didn't do it. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Lupin the 3rd: TV 2 [Anime Series]
Three separate series with ... crimes. Outside of its other two television series, the Lupin III franchise has spawned several movies and OVA features. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Are You Being Served?: Season 05
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The Muppet Show: Season 02
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On Location with Frank Gorshin
Charismatic stage and screen ... whose trademark takes on Marlon Brando, John Wayne, and Kirk Douglas would leave audiences in stitches night after night. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
On Location with Phyllis Diller
HBO films Phyllis Diller ... of her material a subject that has become her trademark over the years: the foibles of her ex-husband 'Fang.' [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
On Location with Totie Fields
Famed comedienne Tootie Fields ... courage in the face of adversity and offers a life-affirming stage show that is alternately hilarious and deeply moving. [ best comedy films - 1977 ]
Mind Your Language [TV Series]
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