Make Your Own Kind of Music (TV series)
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| Make Your Own Kind of Music | |
|---|---|
Make Your Own Kind of Music" by the cast of MYOKOM | |
| Ending theme | "Make Your Own Kind of Music" by the cast of MYOKOM |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | One hour (with commercials) Approx. 45 minutes (without commercials) |
| Production companies | Tomka Productions Inc., in association with NBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | July 20 – September 7, 1971 |
Make Your Own Kind of Music was an American summer replacement
television series starring The Carpenters that aired on NBC between July 6, 1971, and September 7, 1971. It was a replacement for "The Don Knotts Show," in the Tuesday evening time slot from 8-9 p.m. (Eastern), and was produced by Stan Harris for Tomka Productions.[1]
The Carpenters were joined by
The show's title was taken from
the song recorded by Mama Cass
, and was sung at the beginning and end of each broadcast by the show regulars.
A key concept of the series involved the alphabet. In the first week, Herb Alpert introduced the show, standing next to a big letter "A." During each week's show, the cast would work its way through the alphabet, ending the program with the letter "Z."
Author
TV Guide, was not fond of the concept:[3]
- the show is burdened, is very nearly sunk, by a "gimmick." Each number is introduced by the labored use of a letter of the alphabet. Twenty-six cringes a week. Did they have in mind a Sesame Street for adults? Possibly. But no adult over the age of 8 will be either enlightened or amused.
The series ended when the fall television season premiered.
Videos from the series released on DVD
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – Gold: Greatest Hits (2002), letter "Y" for "You"
- Air date: July 20, 1971
- "Interpretations(1995), letter "K" for "Karen"
- Air date: August 17, 1971
- "Reason to Believe" – Interpretations (1995), letter "K" for "Karen"
- Air date: September 7, 1971
- "We've Only Just Begun" – Interpretations (1995), letter "Y" for "You"
- Air date: September 7, 1971
- "Bless the Beasts and Children" – Interpretations (1995), letter "F" for "Film (Music)"
- Air date: August 31, 1971
- "(A Place To) Hideaway" – Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1997), letter "K" for "Karen"
- Air date: August 10, 1971
References
- ^ "Summer sounds: the Carpenters". Broadcasting. Washington, DC. April 19, 1971. p. 29.
- ^ "Make Your Own Kind of Music!" Episode #1.7 (1971)
- ^ Merle Miller (September 4, 1971). "Review: Make Your Own Kind of Music". TV Guide. p. 23.
External links
- Make Your Own Kind of Music at IMDb
