"Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters" (1980) TV series 1980-1982

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Bob Henry

Writers:

Sam Breenbaum (writer)
Cort Casady (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

18 November 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

Country music-variety series starring country superstar Barbara Mandrell and her sisters, Louise and Irlene.

Plot Keywords:

Country Music | Beautiful Woman | Announcer | Costume | Dancing

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Tony Urbano	...	Truck Shackley (12 episodes, 1980-1982)
Barbara Mandrell	...	Herself - Host (5 episodes, 1980-1981)
Louise Mandrell	...	Host / ... (5 episodes, 1980-1981)
Irlene Mandrell	...	Host / ... (5 episodes, 1980-1981)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Krofft Entertainment

Trivia:

The show got very good ratings during its entire two year run. The only reason it went off the air was because star Barbara Mandrell was suffering from exhaustion.

Quotes:

Dolly Parton: [Barbara is dressed as Dolly Parton when the real Dolly enters] What have you got in there... your sisters?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)

Great Family Show!

This show was one of the best things about Saturday nights when I was a kid. I used to love the kraft puppets. we looked forward to Sat at 7:pm at our house. Mandrell was a big star, that led to other big stars doing her show.

I was just thinking about the night before the 1981 Super Bowl I was staying with my grandparents in rural Kansas and we watched the show and laughed and had a great time.. some people may have thought the show was corny. but when you are a kid you do not care. you just like TV. The shows's humor was vary much family based. It centered around Mandrell and her two sisters.