Political Science 2142A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: The Gong Show, Jiggle Television, Sarah Palin
3 Mar 2016
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Etc: other shows that were popular at the time, good examples of tv, tv that is dubbed as jiggle television . Roots, holocaust miniseries, norman lear shows, etc. Other tv networks aired robert mcnamara"s speech about the crisis of what was going on in america at the time, but abc aired the premier of the show. Ratings rivaled the premier of an event equivalent to. Helped abc out with ratings struggle network getting the superbowl back on its feet. Coined termed to criticize elements of show. Premise three young women were detectives lead by charlie: disguised as prostitutes, strippers, etc. Passengers searched for one night stands on a beautiful ship travelling to tropical islands: gopher, dr. adam, isaac, julie and captain stubing. Resort where there is very little the host cannot provide. Face challenges on island: mr. roarke and tattoo, e. g. Whenever guests would arrive, the character tattoo would.
