

Dolly
Dolly is a television variety show that ran on ABC during the 1987-1988 season featuring Dolly Parton.
Cast

Dolly Parton
Self - Host

Howard Smith

Ritch Brinkley

Sal Lopez
Seasons
E1Episode #101
Sep 27, 1987
E2102
Oct 4, 1987
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
E3103
Oct 11, 1987
E4104
Oct 18, 1987
Songs include: ""A Better Place to Live"" (Dolly), ""I've been Loving You Too Long"" (Patti), ""Up Above My Head"" (Dolly, Patti).
E5Kermit the Frog Visits
Oct 25, 1987
E6Episode 6 (Unknown Title)
Nov 1, 1987
Vanity Fair - Jackee visits Dolly @ the Beauty Salon, getting ready to be her show. She & Dolly do a rendition of ""Here You Come Again"".
E7A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving
Nov 18, 1987
E8Miss Piggy Takes Over
Nov 15, 1987
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.
E9Episode 9 (Unknown Title)
Nov 22, 1987
E10A Down Home Country Christmas
Nov 29, 1987
E11111
Jan 4, 1988
E12112
Dec 13, 1987
E13113
Jan 19, 1988
E14Episode 14 (Unknown Title)
Jan 23, 1988
E15Episode 15 (Unknown Title)
Jan 30, 1988
E16My Hawaii
Feb 6, 1988
E17Episode 17 (Unknown Title)
Feb 13, 1988
E18Nashville Memories
Apr 9, 1988
E19Bob Hope and Miss Piggy
Apr 16, 1988
E20Episode 20 (Unknown Title)
Apr 23, 1988
E21Down in New Orleans
Apr 30, 1988
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.
E22Episode 22 (Unknown Title)
May 7, 1988
Dolly is joined by Loretta Lynn, comedian-musician Mike Schneider, and comedian Jackie Mason.
Storyline
Dolly is a television variety show that ran on ABC during the 1987-1988 season featuring Dolly Parton.
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