- Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders
"Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders" is the title of a comedy series that aired on ABC for two short seasons in the mid-1980s. The series was hosted by
Steve Lawrence andDon Rickles .Produced as a response to
NBC 's popular "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes ", this series similarly focused on outtakes from popular television programs and movies. The series also included a "Candid Camera "-like segment showing people caught in amusing situations by hidden cameras. The wordblooper was not allowed to be uttered, with the term "foul-up" substituted where applicable. (ABC had earlier dabbled with the same format, with a series of specials hosted byJohn Ritter and titled "Life's Most Embarrassing Moments".)The series debuted on
January 10 ,1984 as amid-season replacement series, and returned at the start of the 1984-85 season, however after October 1984 the show ceased to be a weekly offering on ABC and instead aired at various times as filler for the next few months before resuming weekly broadcast in the spring, after which it was cancelled.The most notable episode of "Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Blunders" featured guest star
William Shatner introducing a set of bloopers taken from the original "". Shatner, in his introduction, stated that this was the first time these outtakes had ever been shown on network television ("I've got chills," Rickles replied, sarcastically.). Another notable is after the closing credits, the production company that produced the show had two men that were about ready to strike agong , with the man on the right (holding the gong mallet) striking the man on the left in the groin region and leaving him in agony (this was followed by a gong sound).References
* Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, "
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows "External links
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