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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{For|the British comedy revue "Fol-de-Rols"|Jack Tripp}}<br />
{{Infobox television <br />
| image = Fol-de-Rol - TV Times.jpg<br />
| caption = TV Times Ad<br />
| runtime = 60 minutes<br />
| producer = [[Sid and Marty Krofft]]<br />
| starring = [[Ann Sothern]]<br>[[Mickey Rooney]]<br>[[Ricky Nelson]]<br>[[Cyd Charisse]]<br>[[Howard Cosell]]<br>[[Totie Fields]]<br>[[Yma Sumac]]<br />
| country = United States<br />
| network = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]<br />
| released = {{Start date|1972|02|27}}<br />
}}<br />
'''''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 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on February 27, 1972. It was directed by Tony Charmoli and scripted by David Robison, Les Pine, Jerry Mayer and Dennis Kleinhole.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The special consists of a series of vignettes loosely tied together by the setting of a [[Renaissance]] fair. [[Howard Cosell]] narrates the story of [[Genesis flood narrative|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.<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
* {{cite book<br />
| last= Erickson<br />
| first= Hal<br />
| title= Sid and Marty Krofft: A Critical Study of Saturday Morning Children's Television, 1969-1993<br />
| publisher= McFarland<br />
| year= 2007 <br />
| isbn= 9780786430932<br />
| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VMQ6d3yNc5IC<br />
| accessdate= 2013-01-28<br />
}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1277710|Fol-de-Rol}}<br />
* http://www.sidandmartykrofft.com/show/fol-de-rol/ Fol de Rol info at the Official Sid and Marty Krofft website<br />
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[[Category:American television shows featuring puppetry]]<br />
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