The BEST episodes of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Every episode of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In!
Comedy duo Dan Rowan and Dick Martin host this fast-moving comedy series. Characters include Lily Tomlin's Ernestine the Operator, Arte Johnson's German soldier who finds everything "verrrrrry interesting" and Ruth Buzzi's feisty little old lady. Recurring sketches include Laugh-In Looks at the News and The Mod, Mod World.
#1 - Episode #97
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1971
Sketches include Ruth as fortune teller, Alan in Nudist camp, Tough guy Edward, Frank explains Laugh-In, Tony explains Frank, Johnny and Ruth as hippies, Discovery of the week, Galley slaves, Rita and Dennis in mean nurse, Ruth and Alan Tarzan sketch, Hollywood news, and Underground film. Featuring Tony Curtis, Glen Ford, Edward G. Robinson, Frank Gorshin, and Johnny Carson.
#2 - Episode #89
Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/1971
Peter Lawford plays a presidential press secretary facing the media after a very uneventful day and joins the Laugh-In crew in a salute to George Washington. Sketches include George threatens the cast, Dick, Lily, and Dennis have breakfast in bed, Dick visits the adult bookstore, Hippie hitchhiker quickies, Alan in Cinderella runners, Baseball film, The Mod World of Psychiatry, Peter visits Lily's tasteful lady, Costume party runner, and Peter presents the news. Featuring Peter Lawford, George Raft, Jilly Rizzo, Lisa Moore, and David Steinberg.
#3 - Episode #90
Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/1971
Sketches include Animal production number, Meter maid film, Miss USA visits the show, Laugh-In fable, Fernando visits Lily's friendly lady, Laugh-In looks at Nixon's first hundred days, Nun runners, Angel blackouts, The Mod World of Religion (with Ruth Buzzi as Kathryn Kuhlman), Laugh-In News, and Sex education quickies. Featuring Marcello Mastroianni, Fernando Lamas, and Richard Crenna.
#4 - Episode #91
Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/8/1971
Dan Rowan directs a love scene between an actress and an actor who haven't seen each other in 40 years; Big Al (Alan Sues) interviews the world's shortest basketball center; Laugh-In takes a satirical look at the FBI. Past guest stars visit Laugh-In cast for another bow, report the latest news and Burbank, and visit with the fabulous, friendly Farkle family, and Johnny takes one last bow. Featuring Johnny Carson, Gore Vidal, Jilly Rizzo, Rod Serling, Jack Benny, Roger Miller, Claudine Longet, Rich Little and Bill Cosby.
#5 - Episode #92
Season 4 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/15/1971
Admiral Far Right denounces the relatively leftist politics of his brother, General Bull Right; a Laugh-In look at the world's weird people, and Washington D.C. wins another Flying Fickle Finger of Fate award. Sketches include Laugh-In greeting from Cupid, The Mod World of Friendly Ladies, Cocktail party salutes Burbank, Wedding runners, Joke wall, Edith-Ann introduces Laugh-In news song, Susie's sorority, and News of the future. Featuring Lisa Moore, Herschel Bernardi, Chuck Connors, Tim Conway, Phyllis Diller, Fernando Lamas, Louis Nye and George Raft.
#6 - Episode #93
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1971
Martha Mitchell & Raquel Welch joins Dan and Dick in their fifth season opener. Mrs. Mitchell, wife of U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell, takes pot-shots at the Democrats and chats with Ernestine the telephone operator (Lily Tomlin). Raquel plays a wallflower, a waitress at a top secret meeting and a girl in an army recruitment commercial. Gladys Ormphby (Ruth Buzzi) sings "How Can I Be More Like You,Miss Welch?" Sketches include Martha Mitchell's mystery phone calls, Raquel and Ruth duet, Henny challenges Bob, Gladys' dream, Ernestine calls the White House, Return of the Swizzlers, Honeymoon runners, and the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award. Featuring Raquel Welch, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Henny Youngman and Kent McCord.
#7 - Episode #94
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1971
Sketches include Rita appears on the Joke Wall, Uncle Al the Kiddy's Pal meets Edith-Ann, Rita in Mean Nurse runner, Upstairs maid runner, Jill as newscaster, Rita and Dick nudist quickie, Lily's tasteless lady, Edith Ann encounters James, and Ernestine calls Frank Sinatra. Featuring Rita Hayworth, James Brolin, Jill St. John, Johnny Carson, Henny Youngman, and Moosie Drier, Vida Blue, Roman Gabriel, Andy Granatelli, Joe Namath, Sugar Ray Robinson, Bill Russell, Doug Sanders, Vin Scully, Willie Shoemaker
#8 - Episode #95
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1971
Sketches include Alan, Jill, and Sugar Ray's boxing blackout, Wife swapping, Lily in fake commercial, Sugar Ray meets Alan, Bill Russell locker room blackout, Edith Ann in the mystery person contest, Desert island runner, Lily cheerleader, Roman in football blackouts, and The Mod World of Sports. Featuring Jill St. John, Roman Gabriel, Johnny Carson, William Shoemaker, and Sugar Ray Robinson.
#9 - Episode #96
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1971
Karen Valentine of Room 222 plugs songs for unpleasant occasions; plays a Southern belle in a light-opera spoof; and plays Dr. Samantha ironsides in a sketch that borrows something from a variety of TV series. Gladys Ormphby (Ruth Buzzi) dreams she's married to Howard Hughes. Colonel Claude interviews a dog and Sara the Singer wheels into a swinging-singles complex. Sketches include Sunbathers quickie, Jacqueline meets Johnny, All-girl band production, Karen fake commercial, Stretcher running joke, Man-eating woman runner, Supermarket with Lily, Nudist camp runner, Nun runner, Ruth's gladiator dream, Dan and the swingers, Karate runner, and Gladys' dream. Featuring Karen Valentine, Jacqueline Susann, Mae West, Pat Morita, Johnny Carson, and Moosie Drier.
#10 - Episode #88
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1971
General Bull Right (Dan Rowan) once again lashes at "commie pinko wierdos"; Ruth Buzzi introduces the news a la Mae West; Ernestine thinks that the phone company's Mr. Stifflanger is in love with her. Sketches include Always Keep 'Em Laughin' song, Firing squad runner, Planned Parenthood explained, Laugh-In fable, Money quickie, Truman meets the Laugh-In cast, Movie cliches, Baseball quickie, Alan presents classic movie scenes, Tyrone gives the stock market report, and the Friendly lady film. Featuring Truman Capote, Wilt Chamberlain, and Sam Yorty.
#11 - Episode #98
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1971
Sketches include Janet meets Alan as Toulouse Lautrec, Richard fake commercial, New talent, Edith Ann explains Laugh-In, Dennis, Janet and Richard in Vaudeville suicide, The Mod World of Toys and Games, Dennis and Lily pretend, Alan on educational toys, Hobo bits, Future news presents moon rover interview, Human cannonball, and Ruth goes to the dentist. Featuring Richard Crenna and Janet Leigh.
#12 - Episode #99
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1971
Emmy-winner Lee Grant takes a rare fling at comedy, playing a participant of a This is Your Life spoof; an absent-minded wife; a survival instuctor for senior citizens; and a fashion spy. Miss Grant joins Alan Sues in a production number, "You've Got It". Sketches include Gorilla runner, Prison blackout, Lily record store, Ruth the fortune teller, Edith Ann explains life, Willie explains the Grand Prix, Dick and Lee in This is your life, Fact or Fiction, Lee Grant as Queen dubbing the Laugh-In Cast, Celebrity news, Lily the cheerleader, and Marcel talks. Featuring Lee Grant, Marcel Marceau, Willie Shoemaker, Tiny Tim and Jill St. John.
#13 - Episode #100
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1971
Sketches include Vaudeville opening, Return of Judy, Henry, Teresa, Arte, and Jo Anne, Dan appears as General Bullwright, Tyrone and Gladys listen as Edith Ann explains Laugh-In, Pregnant lady, Arte and Judy's robot theater, John's poem, Lily cheerleader, Russian Dan and the full cast, Tiny Tim and his harem, and Jo Anne's song. Featuring John Wayne, Tiny Tim, and past Laugh-In cast members.
#14 - Episode #101
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1971
Liza Minnelli plays a bored circus star throwing knives at her husband; plays a Southern belle bidding wacky farewells to her soldier boy; joins in a Mod Mod World look at the family; and does a song-and-dance number with Barbara Sharma called, "Bring Back The Thirties". Sketches include Hip hugger blackouts, Alan and Barbara in Bride & groom quickies, The birds and the bees, Vaudeville sketch, Jill in Partridge family blackout, The Mod World of Families, Liza reading of the will sketch, Liza and Barbara song of the 30s, Divorce lawyer, and Breakfast with governor's family. Featuring Liza Minelli, Edward G. Robinson, Ralph Edwards, and Jill St. John.
#15 - Episode #102
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1971
Sketches include Alan and Dennis present the Flying Fickle Finger of fate, Secretary quickies, Auctioneer runner, James' suave Romeo runner, Kids' news, Lily's stammering lady, Ruth's Hollywood news, The Mod World of Politics, Seating in the senate, Gladys' dream, Lily's cheerleader, Galley slaves with Tony, and Pentagon sketch. Featuring James Coco, Tony Curtis, and Moosie Drier.
#16 - Episode #103
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1971
Sketches include Control tower, What's for dinner, Bonnie and Clyde runner, Alan and Barbara nudist camp, Lily's Tasteful lady meets Sheldon, Agnes gives the Laugh-In cast acting lessons, Cameo theater, Sheldon meets the Laugh-In ladies, and Three Dog Night perform the Laugh-In News song. Featuring Perry Como, Vincent Price, Three Dog Night, Agnes Moorehead, Kent McCord, and Sheldon Leonard.
#17 - Episode #104
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1971
Sketches include Buddy introducing Dan and Dick, Alan psychiatrist runners, Ruth as weightlifter, High noon with Dick and Buddy, Lilly and Jack gymnasium runner, Big Al's sports desk, Kids' news, Lily's stammering lady, Buddy and Johnny weight watchers, The Mod World of Nutrition, and Buddy meets Jack. Featuring Buddy Hackett, Jack LaLanne, Mona Tera, and Sally Struthers.
#18 - Episode #105
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1971
Sketches include Caroll's Santa update, Full cast salute to Santa, Lily and Alan rocking horse blackout, Lily and Ruth Salvation army blackout, Carroll in Christmas tree sketch, Lily toy convention, Finding a job for Santa, The cast gets Christmas gifts, Dick and Lily office party, Two priests quickie, and Modern Christmas carol. Featuring Carroll O'Connor, Bing Crosby, and Janet Leigh.
#19 - Episode #80
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/14/1970
Sketches include Ernestine welcomes Phyllis and Rich, Debbie and Ruth fake commercial, Bill Cosby crossovers, Auto safety, Funny nuns, Dick's obscene phone call, Debbie stewardess runners, Arte and Ann on planned parenthood, Salute to late shows, and news of the past, present, and future. Featuring Phyllis DIller, Bing Crosby, Bill Cosby, Rich Little, Jack Cassidy and Debbie Reynolds.
#20 - Episode #72
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1970
Sketches include Hawaii update with Don, Dick and Lily's breakfast in bed, Dick Martin as gay ballerina, David Frost's British update, Scuba diving film, Lily and Susie's sorority comments, Dick & Ruth Swizzlers, News of the past, present, and future, Burbank searchable research center, Naughty monster, White House on the hill, and Zero Mostel Finale. Featuring David Frost and Don Ho.
#21 - Episode #73
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1970
Halloween special Boo-In sketches include Things that go bump in the night song, Ruth the fortune teller, Orson and Alan's monster sketch, Spooky cocktail party, Vincent on the joke wall, Trick or treat runners, Orson goes to the dry cleaner's, and Witch burning. Featuring Orson Welles, Billy Barnes, and Vincent Price.
#22 - Episode #74
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1970
Sketches include Fake cigarette commercial, Rosemenko and Carol runner, Quickies with Carol, Priest quickies, Carol presents Stranger than truth, Broadway cocktail party, Salute to mothers, Adam and Eve revisited, Whistler's mother, Lily and Susie's sorority, Hollywood news of the Future, and modern mothers' song. Featuring Carol Channing, Jilly Rizzo, and Carl Reiner.
#23 - Episode #75
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1970
Carl Reiner plays a broadcaster as the Mod, Mod World scans the history of the news media past, present and present imperfect. Reiner is also Shakespeare reporting a spy mission in incomprehensible verse to the Olde English officers Dan Rowan & Dick Martin. Sketches include Carl's honeymoon runner, Shakespeare cocktail party, Spiro Agneau news, Big Al's sports desk, Underground want ads, The Mod World of the News Media, Truth in news, Quickies, Carl visits the Farkle family, Dick and Ruth as the Swizzlers, Presentation of Whoopee Award, and Carl's Shakespeare joke wall. Featuring Carl Reiner and Jilly Rizzo.
#24 - Episode #76
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1970
Bob Newhart plays an NBC prop man trying to find a partridge in a pair tree; Adam in the garden of Eden (Ruth Buzzi plays Eve); and the president searching for relatives to visit on a global goodwill tour. Sketches include Fake commercial, Purse snatcher, Dick and Ruth Swizzlers, Dan and Dick's middle-age monologue, Bob and Ruth as Adam & Eve, Army intelligence, Football with Big Al, Liberal divorce law quickies, News of the past, present, and future, Ruth's Hollywood report, Teenage dance crazes, and Newhart presidential traveling plans. Featuring Bob Newhart, Billy Barnes, and Desi Arnaz.
#25 - Episode #77
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1970
Desi Arnaz leaves his Babalu days behind and plays an airplane hijacker, a car salesman and a hungry bum. Sketches include Phyllis' dating tips, Jilly's language lesson, Lily visits with Edith-Ann, Desi presents news of the future, Lily and Arte Avon calling, Alan in Missing Cinderella, Ruth and Desi's Hollywood report, Fake Mod World, Alan football quickies, Hot flashes/sizzlers, Ruth sings opera, and Desi phonocello bit. Featuring Desi Arnaz, Phyllis Diller, Jilly Rizzo and Rod Serling.