The Mama Cass Television Program grooves with the Woodstock era. Mama Cass Elliot was one of the era’s most beloved songstresses. Her long-lost special, The Mama Cass Television Program, gets it on and arrives on the shelves August 25, 2009
The show was taped as a pilot for a TV variety series and aired as a colorful 1969 ABC special, The Mama Cass Television Program uniquely captured not only the free spirit of the iconic Woodstock festival of music and love, but the magic of the times and a decade of change. A joyous celebration of both music and “flower power,” the show never aired again, likely a victim of suit-and-tie network executives who tuned in (found it a bit too groovy) and tuned out.
Watch the program and you’ll see why these suits axed the show – it was bold.
I must admit the TV show cuts to commercials and you get to see 1969 commercials. They aren’t that bad either. One commercial you see Bernadette Peters deciding on whether or not to wear a padded bra.
Joni Mitchell, John Sebastian and Mary Travers all join Cass for a sing-along that’s a flashback of ’60s music utopia. John presents She’s a Lady and teams with Cass on Darlin’ Companion. Joni performs Both Sides Now and Mary offers And When I Die. All three women join together for a stirring version of Bob Dylan’s I Shall be Released.
With the censure television had back in the late 1960s, it’s amazing this show even aired.
The program also features rare solo vocal performances by Cass of The Mamas and the Papas’ mega-hits California Dreamin’ and Monday, Monday, as well as renditions of Dream a Little Dream of Me, River of Life, I Can Dream Can’t I?and the Motown hit Dancing in the Street.
Other guest stars include Buddy Hackett, Martin Landau and Barbara Bain in a pair of humorous sketches with Elliot.
Screenhead has 3 The Mama Cass Television Program available for give away. Post your name and we will pick the winner Thursday, September 10, 2009.
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Nora SP said
August 14 2009 @ 6:54 am
Oh this would be total nostalgia.
Kacy said
August 14 2009 @ 8:33 am
Would love to win this!
Janice Coleman said
August 14 2009 @ 9:17 am
Mama Cass was always a favorite of mine. I remember having her album and Janis Joplin’s and playing them over and over. I would love to win this prize.
Linda said
August 14 2009 @ 9:47 am
Sounds like a great DVD
susan varney said
August 14 2009 @ 10:54 am
could take a look at this mverno@roadrunner.com
George Ashmore said
August 14 2009 @ 3:35 pm
Cass Elliot was a seriously neglected talent in the 60’s. Why listen to a beautiful voice when you could drool over Michelle Phillips? Plus, I like real, fullsized women. Peace, George
Andrew Gordon said
August 14 2009 @ 3:52 pm
wacky
Jeffrey Beckett said
August 14 2009 @ 3:57 pm
Sign me up please!
Tracey Byram said
August 14 2009 @ 4:16 pm
I want this, I want this, I want this. As much for the commercials as for the show itself.
Paula Patterson said
August 14 2009 @ 6:31 pm
I love Mama Cass’s voice. Such a tragedy she died so young.
Laura DeLuca said
August 14 2009 @ 7:12 pm
I’d love to win this for my mom-She is a big Mama Cass fan
Karin said
August 14 2009 @ 7:36 pm
Please enter me. Thank you.
Jaque said
August 14 2009 @ 7:36 pm
Mama Cass had such a beautiful voice!
Thank you.
David said
August 15 2009 @ 5:19 am
Please count me in, thanks.
Michael Capp said
August 15 2009 @ 7:17 am
I’d love to win!
jason fiske said
August 15 2009 @ 7:21 am
Fantastic melodies….hope to enjoy in my house.
Ann F said
August 15 2009 @ 7:24 am
I would be interested in watching this DVD. Please enter me in the giveaway.
Kelly said
August 15 2009 @ 9:14 am
Great Gal,I saw her on the Carol Burnett show before she died..she could really sing.
david basile said
August 15 2009 @ 10:02 am
good to win
Russell Moore said
August 15 2009 @ 10:56 am
Great memories.
Linda Peters said
August 15 2009 @ 11:35 am
she could rock, would love this, thanks
Pat Connors said
August 15 2009 @ 12:51 pm
Thanks for the contest.
Mary Casper said
August 15 2009 @ 1:15 pm
thanks foir the chance
Lisa Cook said
August 15 2009 @ 1:32 pm
I would love to win this prize!
Deborah Wellenstein said
August 15 2009 @ 2:03 pm
I don’t remember this show. If it only aired once, I probably missed it! Anything with Cass Elliot is worth owning. Thanks!
DeeAnn S said
August 15 2009 @ 2:21 pm
Just the mention of her name takes one back to the ’60s. She had a beautiful, true voice, and was too soon taken. Peace man.
janeh said
August 15 2009 @ 3:09 pm
I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS!!!!!!!
Karen B said
August 15 2009 @ 3:24 pm
Fantastic giveaway – please enter me!
John Stetson said
August 15 2009 @ 5:41 pm
I’d love to win this. I thought Mama Cass died way to soon. She was just starting to really shine on her own.
angie w said
August 15 2009 @ 10:00 pm
What an interesting program. Please count me in.
Erica C. said
August 15 2009 @ 11:42 pm
Thanks, this is great!
Michael Drew said
August 16 2009 @ 12:30 am
Wish I was in existence at the time…
Kim said
August 16 2009 @ 5:57 am
I would love to add this to my collection! Thanks for all of your giveaways!
keith james said
August 16 2009 @ 12:18 pm
thank you for the chance
MaryBeth I said
August 16 2009 @ 5:52 pm
would love to see this.
Angela J said
August 16 2009 @ 6:35 pm
Nostalgia, I love it.
Alicia said
August 16 2009 @ 7:37 pm
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
Janice Golden said
August 16 2009 @ 8:18 pm
Mama Cass was always one of my mamas favorites I was too young to see her but I would love to watch this show now
John A. Flores said
August 17 2009 @ 11:32 am
Thanks for the opportunity to win this gem from the sixties.
Stephanie said
August 17 2009 @ 5:41 pm
Cass Elliot had an amazing voice. Whenever I think of her, the song “words of love” starts playing in my head and I don’t even mind.
Jacob LaFountaine said
August 17 2009 @ 9:47 pm
Strange. Never heard of this
Wesley said
August 18 2009 @ 12:14 pm
No Way! This is incredibly cool!
vicki wurgler said
August 18 2009 @ 1:39 pm
Mama Cass Elliot had a beautiful voice!
Bob Barton said
August 20 2009 @ 3:03 am
Please count me in!
John Rasmussen said
August 20 2009 @ 7:03 pm
Talk about memories, sign me up
Jason said
August 21 2009 @ 3:41 pm
Awesome giveaway. Thanks for the chance
jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
Steve D said
August 22 2009 @ 5:16 am
Love Mama Cass. Thanks.
Elsie said
August 23 2009 @ 1:36 pm
This would be fun to see, commercials and all…I enjoyed the music of the time, as well as the Smothers Brothers TV Show..
Shane Murray said
August 26 2009 @ 10:55 pm
Thanks for this great giveaway!
michelle mays said
August 28 2009 @ 3:35 pm
I never knew about this program until today.What a great flashback.
dn6511 said
August 28 2009 @ 9:09 pm
Nice musical memories
Simon said
August 29 2009 @ 5:16 am
I’ve just finished reading Mama Cass’s biography and now fully appreciate what a unique and inspirational woman she was, and how her memory will continue to inspire future generations.
mindy said
August 29 2009 @ 3:27 pm
looks great thanks
ky2here said
August 29 2009 @ 8:27 pm
I love the mamas and the papas because of mama cass. Thanks for offering this.
Jessica said
August 30 2009 @ 10:39 pm
She was so talented, thanks for the cool giveaway!
Dave said
August 31 2009 @ 10:42 pm
Wow, this sounds amazing! Thank you for the chance to win.
Theresa Dell said
September 1 2009 @ 1:41 pm
cool, this brings back memories
Jeanette Jackson said
September 4 2009 @ 9:38 pm
I would love to win this. Please enter me.
Claire said
September 5 2009 @ 5:36 am
I’d love this!
Nancy V said
September 5 2009 @ 7:34 am
I would love to win this. Thanks for the contest!
Ken Robinson said
September 5 2009 @ 11:43 am
A rare musical treat. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
roseh2o19 said
September 5 2009 @ 1:45 pm
win!
Caol said
September 5 2009 @ 6:46 pm
I have always loved Mama Cass,and those old variety shows. I didn’t even know she had one!
Glenn Peterson said
September 5 2009 @ 7:19 pm
mama rules!
Daniel M said
September 5 2009 @ 9:35 pm
always loved her voice/singing
Jennifer Beedie said
September 5 2009 @ 10:33 pm
I would love to win this for my mom she loves mamma cass
Jim W. said
September 6 2009 @ 9:19 am
I’m Jim
Bruce Lavoy said
September 6 2009 @ 3:54 pm
I’ve always loved Cass Elliot. Her beautiful voice was silenced much too soon. She will always live in my heart. I miss her so!
James Coyne said
September 6 2009 @ 5:42 pm
Enter me please
Brenda Waters said
September 6 2009 @ 11:04 pm
I would like to win for my husband. Thanks
Anne Taylor said
September 7 2009 @ 12:21 am
Very cool giveaway! Thanks
Christina Zawadiwsky said
September 7 2009 @ 2:00 am
Sounds like a wonderful TV program! I’d never heard of it before!
Kathy Emerick said
September 7 2009 @ 12:37 pm
Now that brings back memories!!!!Thanks for a great giveaway!
Robert Craparo said
September 7 2009 @ 6:19 pm
Please count me in.
Benita G. said
September 7 2009 @ 7:00 pm
Gee, that brings me back in time. I always like Cass Elliot. It would be fun to see the DVD.
Deb K said
September 7 2009 @ 8:33 pm
I was fourteen in 1969 and I don’t remember ever seeing this. I loved the Mamas and the Papas, and still have a few of their vinyl records. Would really love to have this and relive the days of peace and love.
christopher h said
September 7 2009 @ 9:15 pm
always loved mama cass
Wayne Lecoy said
September 7 2009 @ 9:42 pm
I would like to win A copy of The Mamma Cass Television Program DVD.
Thank you for having this contest and may the best person win this ME lol.
Denyse said
September 7 2009 @ 10:05 pm
This would be nice.
Phillip Fry said
September 7 2009 @ 11:29 pm
Thanks for the great giveaway! Please enter me.
Jay F said
September 7 2009 @ 11:39 pm
Sounds like a very interesting show.
brenna said
September 8 2009 @ 12:06 am
This would be so great. I love the 70s. I love the Mamas and the Papas. I had no idea she had her own show! Wow!
Katie Zebrowski said
September 8 2009 @ 2:36 am
this would be so awesome to watch
Erma said
September 8 2009 @ 5:31 am
I would love to see this.
Donna Turner said
September 8 2009 @ 1:07 pm
I would love to win this one for my mom. She is a big Mama Cass Fan from way back.
John said
September 8 2009 @ 3:58 pm
Sounds like it will be good, thankyou
Kathy Scott said
September 8 2009 @ 4:27 pm
Rock out!
Geoff K said
September 8 2009 @ 4:52 pm
There will never be another voice like Mama Cass’s! This show sounds fascinating – would love to share it with my family, who are all big fans of the Mamas and the Papas. Thanks!
Ed Nemmers said
September 8 2009 @ 4:54 pm
Happy September!
Angela Palmer said
September 8 2009 @ 6:40 pm
What a great voice she had.
Jennifer Hedden said
September 8 2009 @ 7:41 pm
enter me
Jessica said
September 8 2009 @ 8:37 pm
This DVD sounds great. I would love to watch it.
Sheila Hickmon said
September 8 2009 @ 9:05 pm
Thanks for the great giveaway!!
Donna L said
September 8 2009 @ 9:05 pm
I would love to have this DVD
Sheila K said
September 8 2009 @ 9:08 pm
I would like to add this DVD to my collection
Gabriel J. said
September 8 2009 @ 9:11 pm
Great prize, great contest!
gordon said
September 8 2009 @ 9:29 pm
Sounds great! She was good on a carol burnett once–why not host a show?
Carrie Baird said
September 8 2009 @ 9:39 pm
Thanks for the chance to win!
Janice said
September 8 2009 @ 9:59 pm
It would be great to relive the old days.
theodore esteghamat said
September 8 2009 @ 10:54 pm
Count me in.
Bridget Michelle Combs said
September 9 2009 @ 12:41 am
I would love to win this! never seen it but have heard my boyfriend talk about it many times!
Lori said
September 9 2009 @ 2:16 am
What a voice. I would enjoy listening to Mama Cass all over agian.
Janet said
September 9 2009 @ 2:51 am
Sounds like a great DVD:)
susan smoaks said
September 9 2009 @ 7:29 am
i love mama cass, this is awesome, i really want to win this one!
Theresa N said
September 9 2009 @ 7:58 am
Wednesday, Wednesday… Monday was already taken. Sign me up please.
Thanks,
Theresa N
weceno(at)yahoo(dot)com
Jayme Isaacs said
September 9 2009 @ 10:56 am
I Would Love To Win This On DVD
kathy pease said
September 9 2009 @ 12:52 pm
Thank you for the AWESOME GIVEAWAY.. Please count me in
Gary Costanzo said
September 9 2009 @ 2:28 pm
Great! Another cool Mama Cass item is the Mama Cass/Dave Mason album. Check it out!
Angela Winesburg said
September 9 2009 @ 2:43 pm
Awesome giveaway, I would love to win this! Thanks for the chance!
DanV said
September 9 2009 @ 3:03 pm
Looks great
Tiffany S. said
September 9 2009 @ 3:29 pm
I’d love a chance to win! thank you!!
djgroz said
September 9 2009 @ 3:38 pm
Thanks for the chance to win a Prize!
dawn said
September 9 2009 @ 5:43 pm
I haven’t heard of Mama Cass in years. Wow great giveaway.
Rita said
September 9 2009 @ 7:04 pm
I would love to win this; Mama Cass had a beautiful voice.
Marcy Strahan said
September 9 2009 @ 7:49 pm
I WAS BORN IN 19 63 SO i GREW UP LISTENING TO Mama Cass !
I WOULD LOVE TO WIN THIS !
Buddy Garrett said
September 9 2009 @ 8:09 pm
I would love to win this great prize.
Helen said
September 9 2009 @ 8:13 pm
This sounds like a great program.
kerri said
September 9 2009 @ 8:50 pm
This would be wonderful I loved the mama and papas
Maja Meza said
September 9 2009 @ 9:23 pm
so cool. i want it.
Chrysa said
September 9 2009 @ 10:41 pm
Looks great! Thanks for the giveaway!
Jon Lefkove said
September 9 2009 @ 11:43 pm
I would like to win this.
Lily Kwan said
September 10 2009 @ 12:22 am
Please enter me into the contest. Thanks!
Cynthia said
September 10 2009 @ 5:11 pm
Cass had such a great voice and was a natural actress too. I’d love to be able to see her show!
Mary Moore said
September 10 2009 @ 7:15 pm
We loved Momma Cass, and The Momma’s & Papa’s. Classic Rock Rock’s!!!!!!
Kenna McHugh said
September 11 2009 @ 12:49 am
Sheila K (95) is the winner!!!