11. Homegrown Talent: Pat Paulsen, Leigh French, Mason Williams
117 "I was always looking for new people": Tom Smothers. Interview with author, July 1, 1999.
120 It was an allusion: Ernie Chambers. Interview with author, February 18, 2009.
120 "It was an emergency fix": Mason Williams. Interview with author, March 15, 2000.
122 "Let's write that!": Leigh French. Interview transcript for E!, December 12, 1992, p. 2.
124 "In the original": Mason Williams. Interview with author, March 15, 2000.
125 "About a month later": Ernie Chambers. Interview with author, February 18, 2009.
125 "She was so stunning": Tom Smothers. Interview with author, October 6, 2008.
125 "some of the freshest comedy of the season": "Fantastic Face," Newsweek, June 12, 1967, p. 84.
125 "the stars of the hottest new show": Burt Prelutsky. "Tommy's the Goofy One with the Blond Hair; Dickie's the Other One," TV Guide, June 10, 1967, pp. 20-24.
127 "Yeah, it was like that": Tom Smothers. Interview with author, October 5, 2008.
127 "We were over budget": Stan Harris. Interview with author, April 19, 2001.
127 "It was really a wonderful moment for me": Allan Blye. Interview with author, July 18, 2001.
128 "The end of each season": Mason Williams. Interview with author, March 2, 2000.