Laugh-In was a 1960s iconic TV show, beloved by a young hip in-crowd. The jokes were tired and old but they were done fast-paced, along with flashing bright colors. All of the ingredients of the show were perfect for the short attention span, of the doobie smoker generation. The show had a young audience and if a "older" celebrity wanted to promote themselves to a young demographic audience, they needed to appear on the show.

Big name stars like: John Wayne, Jack Benny, Johnny Carson, Peter Lawford, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sammy Davis Jr., Carol Channing, James Garner, Vincent Price, Phyllis Diller, Bob Hope, Werner Klemperer (Col. Klink - Hogan's Heroes,) Otto Preminger, Liberace, Tommy Smothers, Dick Smothers, Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Cher, Sonny Bono, Rod Serling, Ed McMahon, Bob Newhart, Lorne Greene, Rock Hudson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Harry Belafonte, Jerry Lewis, Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Nancy Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Carl Reiner, Joe Namath, Wilt Chamberlain, Milton Berle, Rosemary Clooney (George's aunt,) Cliff Robertson, Kirk Douglas, Jack Lemmon, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Engelbert Huperdink, Roger Moore, Peter Falk, Andy Griffith, Sugar Ray Robinson, Bill Russell, Edward G. Robinson, Bob Crane, Johnny Cash, Gene Hackman, Jean Stapleton, Ernest Borgnine, Gina Lollobrigida, & many, many more.

One name was purposedly ommitted from the list of celebrities. That name was 1968 Presidential candidate, Richard Milhous Nixon. His infamous line was: SOCK IT TO ME?  A clip of Nixon's immortal line can be seen & heard below



A clip of BIG NAME Laugh-In guest stars, doing one-line closing goodbyes, can be seen below. Included is a classic poem read by John Wayne.





TV Toy Memories has a Laugh-In magazine, which has a cover photo that had been manipulated by the publisher. The cover photo has Richard Nixon's face pasted over the body of someone riding a tricycle. The magazine can be purchase at TV TOY MEMORIES


NIXON LAUGH-IN MAGAZINE
 

Laugh-In was on the air from 1967 - 1973 and they brought it back a second time, for the 1977 season. After Nixon had resigned, the producers of the second incarnation of Laugh-In asked "Tricky Dick" if he would come on again. They wanted him to say, "You can STOP socking it to me." He refused.

TV TOY MEMORIES also has an autographed Laugh-In magazine, with a cover photo of Arte Johnson, in the role of, Wolfgang the WWII German soldier. Very Interesting.......but STUPID!!!!!

ARTE JOHNSON LAUGH-IN MAGAZINE



Below is a clip from Sesame Street, with Arte Johnson playing Wolfgang, the soldier.








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