The Captain and Tennille

1976

The Captain and Tennille

5.8 | NR | en |

Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series features a mix of hit music and comedy.

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EP20 Show #8-77

Mar. 14,1977

Comedy Highlights:A sketch about a nervous house painter and a spoof about bad guys. Musical Highlights: ""Dancing In The Street"" - Captain & Tennille ""When I Need You"" - Leo Sayer ""You're No Good"" - Toni Tennille ""I Believe In Miracles"" - Engelbert Humperdinck ""More And More"" - Captain & Tennille with Engelbert Humperdinck ""Sad Eyes"" - Toni Tennille Concert Spot: ""Come In From The Rain,"" ""Circles,"" ""Can't Stop Dancin'"" - Captain & Tennille ""We Never Really Say Goodbye"" - Captain & Tennille

EP19 Show #7-77

Mar. 07,1977

Comedy highlights include a spot about a clown who comes home from work after a hard day of fooling around, and a series of blackouts saluting springtime. Musical Highlights: ""Blinded by the Light""..........................................Manfred Mann's Earth Band ""Posin'"".........................................................................................Ben Vereen ""Mockingbird""..........................................Captain & Tennille with Ben Vereen ""I Don't Know How to Love Him"".................................................Toni Tennille

EP18 Show #6-77

Feb. 28,1977

Comedy includes a skit about the worst hospital and a salute to secret agents. Musical Highlights: ""Lost Without Your Love""....................................................Bread ""I've Got Love On My Mind""........................................Natalie Cole Medley: ""When You're Smiling,"" ""Ka Ding Dong,"" ""Ain't Misbehavin'""........................Captain & Tennille with George Burns ""Alexander's Ragtime Band""...............Toni Tennille & Natalie Cole ""Put It Where You Want It""......................................Daryl Dragon ""Heatwave"".......................................................Captain & Tennille

EP17 Show #5-77

Feb. 21,1977

Comedy highlights include a skit about various ways to break off romantic relationships and a spot about a bungling department store demonstrator exhibiting the world's most powerful adhesive. Musical Highlights: ""Rescue Me""......................................................Captain & Tennille ""What The World Needs Now Is Love"".................Dionne Warwick ""Dreamboat Annie""...............................................................Heart ""Pick Up The Pieces""...................................................Toni Tennille ""My Boyfriend's Back""..............Toni Tennille & The Tennille Sisters

EP16 Show #4-77

Feb. 14,1977

Comedy highlights include a spot about the world's worst motel and a skit saluting some of the Old West's notorious badmen. Musical Highlights: ""Laughter In The Rain""......................................Captain & Tennille ""The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face""...............Captain & Tennille ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine""....................Lou Rawls ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing""...................................Leo Sayer ""Ain't No Mountain High Enough"".......Captain & Tennille with Lou Rawls ""Dance""......................................................................Toni Tennille ""Until You Come Back To Me"".............................Captain & Tennille

EP15 Show #3-77

Feb. 07,1977

Comedy Highlights:A skit about saluting beautiful women in history; and a spot about a couple trying to gain the attention of a rude waitress. Musical Highlights: ""1954 Boogie Blues"" - Captain & Tennille ""Sweet Thing"" - Rufus & Chaka Khan ""Evergreen"" - Paul Williams ""Mister Sandman"" - Captain & Tennille with the Tennille Sisters ""Life Goes On"" - Captain & Tennille with Paul Williams

EP14 Show #2-77

Jan. 31,1977

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EP13 Show #1-77

Jan. 24,1977

Musical Highlights: ""Let Your Love Flow"".................................................Captain & Tennille ""Nights Are Forever Without You"".........England Dan & John Ford Coley ""Send In The Clowns""...............................................Captain & Tennille ""You're All I Need To Get By""........Captain & Tennille with Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing""..............................Captain & Tennille ""Georgia On My Mind"".........................................................Toni Tennille ""You Don't Have To Be A Star"".................Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. Concert Spot: ""You Are The Sunshine Of My Life,"" ""All In Love Is Fair,"" ""Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)""...................Captain & Tennille

EP12 Show #12-76

Dec. 20,1976

Comedy Highlights: A skit about a nervous chain-smoker seated in the nonsmoking section of an airplane; and an overzealous clothier describing what it takes to make a silk suit. Musical Highlights: ""Jingle Bells"" - Captain & Tennille ""How Can I Be Sure"" - Captain & Tennille ""Little Pony"" - The Pointer Sisters ""Little Saint Nick"" - The Tennille Sisters ""Oh Holy Night"" - Captain & Tennille with the Pointer Sisters & the Tennille Sisters

EP11 Show #11-76

Dec. 13,1976

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EP10 Show #10-76

Nov. 29,1976

Highlights include a comedy sketch about four starving souls in a lifeboat; and a dance routine featuring Jack Albertson and Toni Tennille performing to ""Puttin' on the Ritz.""

EP9 Show #9-76

Nov. 15,1976

Highlights include a parody of ""Swan Lake""; a bit about a compulsive gambler who has a unique way of turning a profit; and an unusual session of Hollywood name-dropping. Musical Highlights: ""Love Potion No. 9"".........................................Captain & Tennille ""All I Can Do""...................................................Captain & Tennille ""How Deep Is The Ocean?""......................................Toni Tennille ""I've Got to Use My Imagination""..........Gladys Knight & the Pips ""All Roads Lead Back to You""....................................Donny Most

EP8 Show #8-76

Nov. 15,1976

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EP7 Show #7-76

Nov. 22,1976

Musical Highlights: ""I Just Want to Celebrate"".................................Captain & Tennille ""Cuddle Up""................................................................Toni Tennille ""You Talk Too Much""...............Captain & Tennille with Loretta Swit ""Shake Your Booty""............................................Captain & Tennille ""Honey Come Love Me"".....................................Captain & Tennille

EP6 Show #6-76

Oct. 25,1976

Comedy Highlights: Georgia Engle portraying a klutzy Mother Nature; and John Byner imitating famous singers. Musical Highlights: ""Still The One"" - Captain & Tennille ""Got to Get You Into My Life"" - John Davidson ""P.D.Q. Bach"" - Peter Schickele & Daryl Dragon ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"" - Toni Tennille & John Davidson ""Spring Is Here"" - Toni Tennille ""Baby, I'm-a Want You"" - Captain & Tennille with John Davidson ""Superstition"" - Captain & Tennille

EP5 Show #5-76

Oct. 18,1976

Comedy highlights include takeoffs on ""The Lone Ranger""; a skit about a man trying on a new custom-made suit; and a spoof of laundry-soap ads. Also: Ernest Thomas, Fred Berry and Haywood Nelson Jr. of the summer series ""What's Happening!!"" team with Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon on ""Stouthearted Men,"" and Leonard Nimoy reads his poem ""Your Song."" Musical Highlights: ""Lost In The Stars""........................................................Toni Tennille ""Your Mama Don't Dance......................................Captain & Tennille ""Jive Talkin'"".........................................................Captain & Tennille ""Rio""..........................................Captain & Tennille with Rita Moreno

EP4 Show #4-76

Oct. 04,1976

Comedy spots include Ron Howard as Prince Charming in a modern-day singles bar; Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon as a couple forced to sit apart in a crowded movie theater; and Gabriel Kaplan as a confused funeral director with a game-show fixation. The entire cast joins in a finale saluting the 1950s. Musical Highlights: ""Gimme Some Lovin'""...............................Captain & Tennille ""Smile""..............................................................Toni Tennille ""How Sweet It Is""....................................Captain & Tennille

EP3 Show #3-76

Sep. 27,1976

Musical Highlights: ""Honky Cat""......................................................Captain & Tennille ""Whenever I'm Away From You""...............................John Travolta ""You Don't Mess Around With Jim""....................Captain & Tennille ""Don't Go Breaking My Heart""..............Daryl, Toni & John Travolta ""Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine""..........................Toni Tennille ""Boogie Fever""..................................................Captain & Tennille

EP2 Show #2-76

Oct. 11,1976

Comedy highlights include parodies of TV's ""Masterpiece Theatre,"" ""Star Trek,"" ""You Bet Your Life"" and ""Starsky & Hutch""; and a sketch with Art Carney and Nancy Walker as marrieds who luck onto a bonanza of zippers during a zipper shortage. Musical Highlights: ""Nothing from Nothing""......................................Captain & Tennille ""Country Sunshine""...........................................Captain & Tennille ""1927 Kansas City""........................................................David Soul ""More Than You Know""................................................Toni Tennille

EP1 Show #1-76

Sep. 20,1976

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Released: 1976-09-20 | Released Producted By: Bob Henry Productions Inc. , Moonlight & Magnolias Inc. Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series features a mix of hit music and comedy.

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fantasyislander65 Wow, does this one ever bring back some memories. When this was running in prime time all those years back, I was a klutzy, hyper-shy, buck-toothed eleven-year-old with glasses and a boy's haircut, and felt like the original Ugly Duckling. C&T were my favorite musical artists, and I was the world's most rabid fan, which undoubtedly both amused and annoyed my parents by turns. My father had the amazing prescience to suggest, about six weeks into the series' run, that I put the episodes on audio cassette. I immediately agreed, and I have all but about six of the shows on tape as they originally aired. The tapes can still be played.In regard to the questions from "Otto", most of the shows that made it to the DVD were edited in one way or another (only one or two made it through intact and untouched). But the editing, for the most part, is to the benefit of the DVD. I was in the unusual position of being able to compare my old cassette tapes with the same shows on the DVD, so that I know exactly what's been cut, or what was taken from episodes that didn't make it onto the DVD and spliced into other ones that did. It was the most amazing treat to be able to see the shows again; I had forgotten nearly all the visuals, so that all the songs and dialogue were very familiar but the sights that went with them were practically new to me. There are a couple of bits that got chopped out here and there, which I wish had been left in, but overall this was very good work and is a creditable treatment of the series. Us 70s kids were so much luckier than people think -- I'm glad I remember those days!

otto32848 The Captain and Tennille have released a very good 3 DVD package with minimal editing. Unlike most variety show releases these shows have not been hacked to bits. The musical and dance numbers are included with the skits just as they were when first broadcast. I suspect that some musical numbers on the DVD may have been edited into shows in which they did not originally appear but have been unable to verify that suspicion. I've noticed a few inconsistencies between what is on the DVD and program information I've found on the net. I've been unable to verify whether the net information is inaccurate or if the musical performances have been edited into the shows on the DVD. Whatever the truth may be, I'm very appreciative of the efforts made by the production company. I wish every variety show released would show the same respect for the format. I would guess about half the shows broadcast are included. I believe they ran into rights problems on the shows which weren't included. Hopefully those issues can be resolved and a Volume 2 can be released sometime in the future. There are some individual music videos along with a dance rehearsal among the extras. I recommend this DVD to any C&T fan.

lauracox Finally! I can't wait! I used to record parts of the show with my cassette recorder while my Mom made fun of me. It'll be great to see those episodes again. I remember Daryl fishing for a giant letter E, and I think a steam roller in "Lonely Nights." Toni's spaghetti strap sequenced gowns, and all the different colored captain's hats. I was too young to remember much more.I hope Neil Sedaka is on one of the episodes. That would be doubly delightful! With any luck, they'll have some behind the scenes extras and any music videos they made. I think there was one for "Do that to me one more time."

numberone_1 I too would like to know if these episodes are floating around! This show - along with Sonny & Cher and Carol Burnett - made being a kid growing up in the 70s very, very fun.I do not remember much of this show other than I really liked it, never missed it, and was mad when it was canceled. Oh yes, I also remember the "Bionic Watermelon." Makes me laugh just thinking about it now....