The Great American Dream Machine — Season 1
About this season
The Great American Dream Machine was a weekly satirical variety television series, produced in New York City by WNET and broadcast on PBS from 1971 to 1973. The program was hosted by humorist and commentator Marshall Efron. The show centered around skits and satirical political commentary. The hour and a half long show usually contained at least seven different current event topics. In the second season, the show was trimmed down to an hour. Other notable cast members included Chevy Chase. Contributors included Albert Brooks and Andy Rooney. Some of the skits would later be revamped for the movie The Groove Tube. There were also occasional short films presented on the show, most of them "experimental" or documentaries about artistic endeavours. Some of these were subtitled.
Episodes (14)
1. Episode 1
Aired 6 January 1971 • 54 min
2. Episode 2
Aired 13 January 1971 • 53 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 20 January 1971 • 54 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 27 January 1971 • 58 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 3 February 1971 • 58 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 10 February 1971 • 47 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 17 February 1971 • 59 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 24 February 1971 • 68 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 3 March 1971 • 78 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 10 March 1971 • 51 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 17 March 1971 • 58 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 24 March 1971 • 58 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 31 March 1971 • 46 min
14. Episode 14
Aired 7 April 1971 • 26 min