Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie was a variety show which aired on ABC from 1976 to 1979. It starred brother and sister pop duo Donny and Marie Osmond. The former had first become popular singing in a music group with his brothers (The Osmonds), and his sister was one of the youngest singers to place #1 on the Billboard Country Music charts (for "Paper Roses" in 1973).

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Variety show - ABC - 1976 - 1979 - Pop - Donny - Marie Osmond - The Osmonds - 1973

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Like most variety shows of its time, it consisted of many comedic skits, followed by songs performed by the duo. The most famous song performed on the show was "I'm a Little Bit Country," in which Marie was a "little bit country" while Donny was a "little bit rock-n-roll."

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Originally, the show was created by Sid & Marty Krofft and was videotaped in Los Angeles, but creative control of the show was given to the Osmonds after a long battle, and Donny & Marie was moved to the Osmonds' own production center in Provo, Utah in 1978.

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Sid & Marty Krofft - Los Angeles - Provo - Utah - 1978

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Allegations of incest plagued the show's reputation and made it the subject of parody in such popular comedy programs as Saturday Night Live and Family Guy.

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Incest - Saturday Night Live - Family Guy

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