Television Parts

Television Parts

"Television Parts" (also known as "Michael Nesmith in Television Parts") was a summer TV series run by NBC in 1985. It was a 30-minute comedy-variety series created by Michael Nesmith as a sort of continuation of his Grammy Award-winning video production "Elephant Parts". The first episode was a stand-alone television special which aired on March 7, 1985. The following series premiered on June 14, 1985. [cite book|last=Brooks|first=Tim|coauthors= Earl Marsh |title= The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows |publisher= Ballantine Books |year= 2003 |month=|isbn= 0-345-45542-8]

The show was a mix of music videos (by both himself and others) mixed in with comedy sketches, commercial parodies, and general silliness. It was hosted by Nesmith himself, who also participated in many of the sketches. "Television Parts" also featured guest appearances by a number of comedians, including Martin Mull, Whoopi Goldberg, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Martin, The Funny Boys and Garry Shandling, whose appearance on the show was the seed for "It's Garry Shandling's Show". ["Ricky Gervais Meets... Garry Shandling", 2006-12-26, Channel 4] Michael Nesmith produced humorous skits, songs and commercial parodies in this video.

The show was cancelled after one short summer season that same year. It would return in 1985 as two separate home video releases on VHS and Betamax, "Television Parts Home Companion" and "Dr. Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce". The first, "Television Parts Home Companion" was a 40-minute compilation of original show featuring the comedy skits and music by Michael Nesmith only. "Dr. Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce" was a 90-minute montage of sketch comedy with a variety of stars and music videos (none by Nesmith). The stars included Bobcat Goldthwait, Ed Begley Jr., Jimmy Buffett, Rosanne Cash, Whoopi Goldberg, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld and Garry Shandling.

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