Television Work
Although Jim Stafford’s first televised appearance wasn’t until 1974 on a show called Rock Concert that aired in the United Kingdom, many remember him from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour ‘Revival Show which first aired on March 30, 1988 and ran for 1-season (1988-1989) and for which he was credited with being the supervising writer.
The Jim Stafford Show was a six-week summer variety series shown on ABC from July 30, 1975 (1975-07-30) to September 3, 1975 (1975-09-03). It featured Valerie Curtin, Richard Stahl, Deborah Allen, Cyndi Wood and Gallagher, and was co-produced by Tony Scotti. Stafford, Rod Warren, April Kelly, and Pat Proft were among the writers on the series.
Stafford appeared as well numerous times on music specials, variety shows, and talk shows. He was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. He co-hosted Those Amazing Animals with Burgess Meredith and Priscilla Presley from 1980 to 1981, and also hosted 56 episodes of Nashville on the Road.
In 1976, Stafford guest starred in two episodes of the TV show Gemini Man, which were later combined into a television movie titled "Riding with Death".
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