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In 1969, Brown & Bigelow made a deck of ''Laugh-In'' [http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks03/d01900/d01900.htm playing cards], and NBC had a short-lived daytime game show, ''Letters to Laugh-In''.
 
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{{quote|'''"Nixon":''' In 1969, I appeared on ''Laugh-In'' and said "Sock it to me. Sock it to me." Well, you can stop now!}}
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* [[The Seed Is Strong]]: The fabulous Farkle Family. Parents Frank and Fanny were both brunettes with good eyesight, but their dozen or so children were all freckled redheads with glasses -- just like "friend and trusted neighbor" Ferd Berfel. [[Played for Laughs]] in that Frank clearly never suspected Fanny of dallying with Ferd.
* [[Special Guest]]: Just about every star of the day, often popping up unannounced in the midst of sketches. Sammy Davis Jr was probably the most frequent, but Nixon was by far the best-known example.
* [[Subverted Kids Show]]: "Uncle Al".