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% 5010-108 MAY 1962 EDITION + } GSA GEN, REG. NO. 27 eo UNITED STATES G. , ERNMENT Memorandum OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 DATE: TO : Mr. Bishop ROWAN AND MARTIN'S “LAUGH-IN" “0 WRC-TV, CHANNEL 4 oe _WASHINGTON, D. C. ae _ 3-8-71 _. 3-16-71 FROM SUBJECT: BACKGROUND: song" pertaining to the FBI. which were flashed across the television screen. It ig noted that as is typical of this television program, some of so-called jokes were not only not humorous but did not make any sense, the ;7™ sight-gags were ridiculously stupid, and the "fight song" featuring the cheerleaders was to a great extent unintelligible. at all funny, was typically tasteless, and sometimes downright vicious. than reflecting adversely on the Bureau. steadily declining ‘pe guise of humor. Enclosure sdest , 3- shee 1 - Mr. Mohr-Enclosure 1 - Mr. Bishop-Enclosure 1-M. A. Jones-Enclosure es: 62 8F) 3 /s S ae CONTINUED - O ye Tolson Sullivan Mo . nan, C.D. —— allahan Casper Conrad —_______— Dalbey Felt Gale Rosen Tavel Walters Soyars . Tele. Room, Holmes Gandy By memorandum dated 3-9-71, a copy of which is attached, you were advised that during captioned program a skit was performed concerning the FBI. Briefly, the skit featured a production-type dance number consisting of cheerleaders wearing sweaters emblazoned with "FBI," who sang a “fight The entire skit was satirical in nature and featured a variety of minor skits, short gag situations and a number of inane captions While supposedly a "laugh show" the portion of the program pertaining to the Bureau, which lasted for approximately five minutes, was not In the final analysis the skit concerning the Bureau added up to a more telling commentary on the low-grade quality of this program itsaf rather It is noted that ''Laugh-In" has been elevision ratings and it is easy to understand why when you see the type of material they are attempting to foist on the viewing public int 2 V0 ee ag BAY LNT an, | \ibebeer