Similar Shows
- NBC's Laugh-In inspired CBS's Hee Haw, which debuted in 1969.
- ABC's Turn-On is perhaps the most infamous imitator of Laugh-In. Produced by Friendly and Schlatter, Turn-On was even faster paced and more raunchy than Laugh-In, to the point where ABC cancelled the series after only one episode (in fact, some stations pulled it from the air halfway through).
- The animated show, Groovie Goolies, was influenced by Laugh-In, most notably in their version of the Joke Wall called "Weird Window Time" in which the denizens of Horrible Hall, would tell jokes and one liners from various windows, doors, etc.
- You Can't Do That On Television was heavily influenced by Laugh-In for having the use of slime poured on people's heads when they say "I don't know" (like "sock it to me" on Laugh-In) as well as using school lockers as a device similar to Laugh-In's joke wall. Ruth Buzzi was also a regular on its short-lived prime-time spinoff, Whatever Turns You On (which in itself is one of the many recurring comedy taglines of Laugh-In fame).
- In one episode of Here Come the Double Deckers, Man's Best Friend, they put on a show which is clearly a spoof of Laugh-In.
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