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- Original title:The T.V. Show
- Category:Creative Work / Comedy
- Released:1979
- Director:Tom Trbovich
- Actors:Rob Reiner,Tom Leopold,Harry Shearer
- Writer:Billy Crystal,Christopher Guest
- Duration:1h
- Video type:Creative Work
- Rating 6.8
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A pilot for a sketch show. Features Spinal Tap among other comic performers.
A pilot for a sketch show. Features Spinal Tap among other comic performers.
Featured the first appearance of Spinal Tap.
"Rock and Roll Nightmare", the song performed by Spinal Tap in this pilot, was first released on a bootleg in 2000.
Was shown by ABC in a late night slot after some controversy involving the ProtoChem commercials. ABC requested that these skits be cut out for fear of offending advertisers, but Rob Reiner refused.
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| Cast overview: | |||
 | Rob Reiner | - | Various Characters |
 | Tom Leopold | - | Various Characters |
 | Harry Shearer | - | Various Characters |
 | Christopher Guest | - | Various Characters |
 | Deborah Harmon | - | Various Characters |
| Kres Mersky | - | Various Characters |
 | Michael McKean | - | Various Characters |
 | Billy Crystal | - | Various Characters |
 | Martin Mull | - | Various Characters |
 | Johnny Brown | - | The Kingfish |
 | Brett Somers | - | Herself |
| Marvin Braverman | ||
 | Loudon Wainwright III | - | Dead Man on Telethon / Spinal Tap Keyboardist |
| Henry Harris | - | Andy |