Fol-de-Rol

For the British comedy revue "Fol-de-Rols", see Jack Tripp.

Fol-de-Rol
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Starring	Ann Sothern Mickey Rooney Ricky Nelson Cyd Charisse Howard Cosell Totie Fields Yma Sumac
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer(s)	Sid and Marty Krofft
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	ABC

Fol-de-Rol is a prime-time family variety special in the USA that was set at a medieval fair, produced by Sid and Marty Krofft and based on their 1968 live puppet show. It was broadcast by ABC on February 27, 1972. It was directed by Tony Charmoli and scripted by David Robison, Les Pine, Jerry Mayer and Dennis Kleinhole.

Plot

The special consists of a series of vignettes loosely tied together by the setting of a Renaissance fair. Howard Cosell narrates the story of Noah's Flood (Mickey Rooney); Ricky Nelson played a singing minstrel performing the song He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother, a hit by the band The Hollies; Cyd Charisse performs a butterfly dance; Ann Sothern watches over proceedings as The Queen. Other songs performed are Classical Gas, composed by Mason Williams; Yma Sumac sings an unknown song. The show's ensemble performs Joy to the World (Three Dog Night song), (composed by Hoyt Axton). An instrumental here, as originally composed, Classical Gas (composed by Mason Williams) is played over the ensemble dancers.

Sources

Erickson, Hal (2007). Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993. McFarland. Retrieved 2013-01-28.

External links

Fol-de-Rol at the Internet Movie Database
http://www.sidandmartykrofft.com/show/fol-de-rol/ Fol de Rol info at the Official Sid and Marty Krofft website

Sid and Marty Krofft

Television shows	H.R. Pufnstuf (1969) The Bugaloos (1970) Lidsville (1971) Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973) Land of the Lost (1974) Far Out Space Nuts (1975) The Lost Saucer (1975) Donny & Marie (1976) The Krofft Supershow (1976) The Brady Bunch Hour (1977) The Krofft Superstar Hour (1978) Pink Lady and Jeff (1980) Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (1980) Pryor's Place (1984) D.C. Follies (1987) Land of the Lost (1991) Family Affair (2002) Mutt & Stuff (2015)

Krofft Supershow Segments	Dr. Shrinker (1976) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (1976) Kaptain Kool and the Kongs (1976) Wonderbug (1976) Magic Mongo (1977) Bigfoot and Wildboy (1977)

Krofft Puppets appeared in	The Dean Martin Show (1965) The Banana Splits (1968) The Great Space Coaster (1981)

Pilots and TV specials	Here's Irving (1957) Fol-de-Rol (1972) The World of Sid & Marty Krofft at the Hollywood Bowl (1973) Really Raquel (1974) Jimmy Osmond Presents ABC's Saturday Sneak Peek (1976) The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976) The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976) Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday (1977) The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars (1978) The Krofft Komedy Hour (1978) Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n' Rollers (1978) Anson & Lorrie (1981) Saturday's the Place (1984) The Cracker Brothers (1985) Rock 'n' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular (1985) The Patti LaBelle Show (1985) Sid & Marty Krofft's Red Eye Express (1988) Krofft Late Night (1991) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001)

Films	Pufnstuf (1970) Harry Tracy, Desperado (1980) Middle Age Crazy (1980) Side Show (1981) Land of the Lost (2009) Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2016)

Live shows	Howdy, Mr. Ice of 1950 (1949) Les Poupées de Paris (1961) Circus (1966) Funny World (1966) Kaleidescope (1968) Fol-de-Rol (1968) A Broadway Baby (1984) Comedy Kings (1988)

Other	The World of Sid and Marty Krofft Theme Park Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp. Toby Terrier and His Video Pals

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