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Dolly
1987–1988 · 1 season, 22 episodes · ended
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Seasons and episodes Dolly
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Season 1
1987 · 22 episodes · about 22h · 10.0/10
2. 10260 min
Bathtub – Dolly gives an opening introduction in a bathtub. Baby I'm Burnin'/Credits Saving It For You/Monolog – Dolly sings her new song, ""Savin' It For You,"" from the album ""Rainbow,"" and gives her opening Monolog. A Capella – Sing ""Holding On to You."" Out and About – Dolly gets to spend the day at a firestation and ride on a firetruck. Alabama – Alabama perform their song ""Chosen Few."" Solo in the Spotlight – Dolly sings ""Don't Get Around Much Anymore."" Vanity Fair Dolly tries to talk 14 ½ year old valley girl Whoopi Goldberg out of getting into a van with a guy, but she only succeeds in talking her out of a haircut. My Tennessee Mountain Home – Alabama joins Dolly to sing ""I saw the Light"" and ""Play Me Some Mountain Music."" Dolly sings ""Tiptoe, Tiptoe Little Dolly Parton."" A Capella – They sing ""Look on the Bright Side"" Q & A My Name Is Jonah – Dolly sings the biblical song with a group of kids. I Will Always Love You – ""Bye-Bye!"" Closing Credits
4. 10460 min
Songs include: ""A Better Place to Live"" (Dolly), ""I've been Loving You Too Long"" (Patti), ""Up Above My Head"" (Dolly, Patti).
6. Episode 6 (Unknown Title)60 min
Vanity Fair - Jackee visits Dolly @ the Beauty Salon, getting ready to be her show. She & Dolly do a rendition of ""Here You Come Again"".
8. Miss Piggy Takes Over60 min
Dolly introduces the ""Hoedown-Showdown"" segment, which will set the tone for the show, from this point forward. She also (with Miss Piggy's help), pokes fun of some of the segments with which she was never comfortable, with Miss Piggy lampooning the ""bubble bath"" segment, and offering an over-the-top performance of ""Someone to Watch Over Me"" (which Dolly herself performed in an earlier episode.
21. Down in New Orleans60 min
Dolly films a special episode of her weekly series in New Orleans, celebrating the songs and people of the city. She performs aboard s steamboat with Pete Fountain, at a street fair with the Neville Brothers and the Dixie Cups, at a Bourbon Street nightclub with Irma Thomas, Alan Toussant and Dr. John, and at a Cajun hoedown with Doug Kirshaw.
22. Episode 22 (Unknown Title)60 min
Dolly is joined by Loretta Lynn, comedian-musician Mike Schneider, and comedian Jackie Mason.
Season summaries1 season, 22 episodes
Season 1
1987 · 22 episodes · about 22h · TMDB 10.0
1 season, 22 episodes, about 22h in total, from September 27, 1987 to May 7, 1988. Episodes run about 60 min.
What is it about? Dolly
Dolly is a television variety show that ran on ABC during the 1987-1988 season featuring Dolly Parton.
Genre: comedy. Themes: country music, guest, sketch comedy, variety show.
Cast and crew Dolly
AllCreators
- Created byDolly Parton
- Created bySandy Gallin
- NetworkABC
Full cast23 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Dolly Parton · Self - Host · 22 ep.
- Howard Smith · 22 ep.
- Ritch Brinkley · 22 ep.
- Sal Lopez · 22 ep.
- Buck Trent · Self · 1 ep.
- Delta Burke · Self · 1 ep.
- Bruce Willis · Self · 1 ep.
- Emmylou Harris · Self · 1 ep.
- Daniel Rosen · Self · 1 ep.
- Linda Ronstadt · Self · 1 ep.
- Whoopi Goldberg · Self · 1 ep.
- Burt Reynolds · Self · 1 ep.
- Oprah Winfrey · Self · 1 ep.
- Ed Koch · Self · 1 ep.
- Dudley Moore · Self · 1 ep.
- Hulk Hogan · Self · 1 ep.
- Paul Reubens · Pee-wee Herman · 1 ep.
- Patrick Duffy · Self · 1 ep.
- Jim Henson · Kermit the Frog (voice) · 1 ep.
- Mary Hart · Self · 1 ep.
- Brett Butler · Self · 1 ep.
- Merle Haggard · Self · 1 ep.
- Holly Dunn · Self · 1 ep.
Crew:
- John Aylesworth · Writer
- Don Mischer · Director
- Fannie Flagg · Writer
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Details Dolly

- First episode
- September 27, 1987
- Last episode
- May 7, 1988
- Status
- ended
- Network
- ABC
- Original language
- English
- Studio
- Sandollar Productions
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Dolly have?
1 season, 22 episodes. The last episode aired May 7, 1988.
Who’s in Dolly?
Dolly Parton, Howard Smith, Ritch Brinkley, Sal Lopez, Buck Trent, Delta Burke, Bruce Willis, Emmylou Harris, Daniel Rosen, and Linda Ronstadt. Created by Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin.
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