CAPTAIN & TENNILLE: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1976
• Genre: Music
• Plot: A string of hit singles and an equally successful TV show cemented a place in the history books for musical duo the Captain & Tennille. This nine-hour extravaganza offers plenty of highlights from the Captain (AKA Daryl Dragon) & Tennille's variety show, which combined lighthearted, family-oriented fun with appearances from various musical stars of the era. A perfect time capsule from the 1970s, the show embraces the hippy movement and disco, while also inviting timeless stars such as Dionne Warwick and B.B. King onto the show. Pop culture icons such as the cast of CHARLIE'S ANGELS and HAPPY DAYS, John Travolta in all his SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER glory, and the Sweathogs from WELCOME BACK KOTTER all appear, while the Captain & Tennille open up their songbook and deliver some gently melodic pop as the show progresses.LOVE HAS KEPT THEM TOGETHER! In 1976, Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon hosted their own ABC-TV variety series - the CAPTAIN & TENNILLE show, a mix of music, comedy and guest stars. Only running one year, the duo opted out of another season as they felt somewhat torn between doing a weekly TV show and their recording career. Being accomplished musicians first and foremost, the show ended. Dick Clark took over the production for the last half of the season, which meant more C&T music as well as a diverse list of musical guests. Now, nearly 30 years since it originally aired, Captain & Tennille can do that to you one more time...this time on DVD!

  DISC 1 begins with the first show from September 1976. Also included are C&T song favorites LONELY NIGHT and SHOP AROUND, plus Toni duets with John Travolta! Featured guests Penny Marshall, Bob Hope, Ron Howard, Leonard Nimoy and Andy Griffith add to the mix. Did we mention the Bionic Watermelon or Masterjoke Theatre?

  DISC 2 - It's 1977 and the Captain & Tennille perform tributes to Neil Sedaka, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and the Carpenters. TV's original Charlie's Angels drop by, as do Tony Randall, Ed McMahon, The Sylvers, Jim Stafford, Muhammad Ali and other special guests. Heard any good HAT JOKES lately?

  DISC 3 features some production numbers…and Toni just CAN'T STOP DANCIN'! Other music highlights include guests Ann & Nancy Wilson in HEART, David Gates and BREAD, RUFUS with Chaka Khan and an amazing duet featuring Toni with Dionne Warwick. Special appearances by Don Knotts, Vincent Price and George Burns round out the classic variety lineup. EXTRAS: Some fun bonus material, including Captain & Tennille's national TV debut on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, more C&T performances, a little Broddy Bounce, a few Muskrat sightings and other surprises! It's like Captain & Tennille never really said goodbye!

• Cast: Daryl Dragon, Toni Tennille, John Byner, Don Knotts, Roy Clark, Loretta Swit, Gabe Kaplan, Leo Sayer, Fred Berry, Tom Bosley, Raymond Burr, Art Carney, John Davidson, Georgia Engel, Farrah Fawcett, Redd Foxx, Annette Funicello, Jackie Gleason, Andy Griffith, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Bob Hope, Ron Howard, Kate Jackson, Roz Kelly, Penny Marshall, Erin Moran, Rita Moreno, Pat Morita, Don Most, Haywood Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, Ron Palillo, The Pointer Sisters, Jaclyn Smith, Ernest Thomas, John Travolta, Muhammad Ali, George Burns, Dick Clark, Natalie Cole, John Ford Coley, Billy Davis Jr., Heart, Engelbert Humperdinck, Chaka Khan, Rich Little, Marilyn McCoo, Ed McMahon, Joe Namath, Vincent Price, Tony Randall, Lou Rawls, O.J. Simpson, Jim Stafford, The Sylvers, Dionne Warwick, Paul Williams, Henny Youngman, Tony Charmoli, John Moffitt, John Boni, Tom Dunsmuir, Ed Hider, Bob Illes, Ruth Merithew, Thad Mumford, Stephen Spears, Norman Stiles, Walter Stone
• Director: Tony Charmoli
• Runtime: 9:00
• Company: Moonlight and Magnolias, R2. Entertainment
• Media Format: Series