1 9 6 7 – 1 9 6 8 (USA)
30 minute episodes
Yet another obnoxious Chuck Barris Production, this morning show from ABC debuted in September 1967. It featured married men who appeared on stage to make derogatory claims about their mothers-in-law and three celebrity “defence attorneys” who stood up for the women’s honour.
Deciding who among the several mothers-in-law featured on that day’s show was the least shrewish and thus deserving of the $100 top prize was a “bachelor jury” of five unmarried men and women each.
It was about as funny as any mother-in-law joke.
Host
Wink Martindale