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The Fun Factory

📺 Series 1 seasons US
โ˜… 4.6 /10 1976

Bobby Van hosted this ill attempt at an audience participation show.Contestants were chosen from the audience, and performed stunts. On some shows, there was the "fun word", which was much like Groucho's "secret word" on You Bet Your Life, where if anyone says it, they win a prize.My first reaction, when watching this show was "Is THIS supposed to be FUN?" The first stunt was a chair rocking contest, with players dressed as Whistler's Mother. Another stunt was a fruit quiz, with a lady wearing a Carmen Miranda hat. About as much fun as watching paint dry.Bobby Van would do far better 3 years later as the host of the remake of Make Me Laugh, which helped the careers of Bob Saget, Garry Shandling, and Bruce Baum. It would also be his final show.

Cast

Bobby Van
Bobby Van
Self
Self - Host
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Jane Nelson
Self
Self
Betty Thomas
Betty Thomas
Self
Self
Deborah Harmon
Deborah Harmon
Self
Self
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Doug Steckler
Self
Self
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Dick Blasucci
Self
Self
Rhonda Bates
Rhonda Bates
Self
Self
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Buddy Douglas
Self
Self
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Marty Barris
Self
Self
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Stan Worth
Bandleader
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Jane Nelson