Marie (1980 TV series)

For the earlier and later shows with the same name, see Marie (TV pilot) and Marie (TV series).

Marie
Genre	Variety show
Directed by	Jeff Margulis
Presented by	Marie Osmond
Starring	Marie Osmond
Music by	Bob Rozario D'Vaughn Pershing
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Executive producer(s)	Alan Osmond Jay Osmond Jerry McPhie
Producer(s)	Neal Israel Pat Proft
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	Osmond Productions
Release
Original network	NBC
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	December 12, 1980 (1980-12-12) – September 26, 1981 (1981-09-26)

Marie is an American comedy-variety show hosted by and starring singer-actress Marie Osmond that aired on NBC from December 12, 1980 to September 26, 1981 with a total of seven episodes produced over half a season.

Overview

Following her sitcom debut in a 1979 unsold television pilot (also titled Marie) that was never picked up by ABC as a series, Marie Osmond returned to variety television in December 1980 and headlined her own show on NBC in an attempt to repeat the success of her earlier variety series Donny & Marie from 1976 to 1979.

The new show showcased Osmond's singing, acting and comedic talents in the same format of a traditional variety series (similar to Donny & Marie) which featured musical numbers, comedy sketches and various guest stars each week. Guest stars included TV personalities and musical artists such as Gavin MacLeod, Jeff Conaway, Tony Orlando, The Pointer Sisters, Andy Williams, Scott Baio, Sally Struthers, David Copperfield, The Commodores and Andy Gibb.

Episode list

Nº	Original airdate	Guest stars	Songs performed
1.1	December 12, 1980	Gavin MacLeod Jeff Conaway	"I'm Coming Out" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "What Kind of Fool" "He's Out of My Life"
1.2	December 19, 1980	Tony Orlando Jay Johnson The Pointer Sisters	"Another One Bites the Dust" "Could I Be Dreaming" "Don't Cry Out Loud" "The Colors of My Life" "He's So Shy"
1.3	December 26, 1980	Andy Williams Fred Willard Scott Baio	"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" "Times of Your Life" "Never Knew Love Like This Before" "I Could Have Been a Sailor"
1.4	January 2, 1981	Sally Struthers David Copperfield Erik Estrada	"Fame" "I'm Very You, You're Very Me" "Give Me the Night" "In My Life"
1.5	September 12, 1981	Nell Carter Bob Hope Jimmy Osmond	Judy Garland medley: "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" "The Trolley Song" "Maybe I'll Come Back" "Uncertain" "Send Me You" "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" "Far Away Places" "On the Road Again"/"Gotta Travel On"
1.6	September 19, 1981	Grant Goodeve The Commodores	"9 to 5" "Sail On" The Commodores medley: "Still" "Brick House" "Three Times a Lady" "Midnight Magic" "Sometimes When We Touch"
1.7	September 26, 1981	Andy Gibb Stephen Stucker	"Come On In" "Suddenly" "Tenderly" "Time Is Time"

Reception

NBC cancelled Marie after only seven episodes due to low ratings and especially at a time when variety shows in general were falling out of fashion. The series was produced by the Osmond family's production company, Osmond Productions.

References

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present

External links

Marie at the Internet Movie Database

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