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GSA GEN.REG.NO.27 Sulliva UNITED STATES G ERNMENT Moht Memorandum allaha Dalbey DATE: 3-16-71 Felt TO Mr. Bishop Gale Rosen Tavel Walters Soyars FROM Tele. Ro SUBJECT : 'ROWAN AND MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN" WRC-TV, CHANNEL 4 WASHINGTON, D. C. 3-8-71 BACKGROUND: 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. song" pertaining to the FBI. The entire skit was satirical in nature and featured a variety of minor skits, short gag situations and a number of inane captions which were flashed across the television screen. It is noted that as is typical of this television program, some of the so-called jokes were not only not humorous but did not make any sense, the sight-gags were ridiculously stupid, and the "fight song" featuring the cheerleaders was to a great extent unintelligible. While supposedly a "laugh show" the portion of the program at all funny, was typically tasteless, and sometimes downright vicious. In the final analysis the skit concerning the Bureau added up to a more telling commentary on the low-grade quality of this program itsef rather than reflecting adversely on the Bureau. It is noted that "Laugh-In" has been steadily declining illfelevision ratings and it is easy to understand why when you see the type of material they are attempting to foist on the viewing public in the guise of humor. REO 76 Enclosures des( 3-;7y 1 - Mr. Mohr-Enclosure 1 - Mr. Bishop-Enclosure CONTINUED - OVE 1 - M. A. Jones-Enclosure MAk 63 #71 (8)