Solid Gold (TV series)
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Solid Gold is an American syndicated music television series that debuted on September 13, 1980, and ran until July 23, 1988. The program was a production of Brad Lachman Productions in association with Operation Prime Time and Paramount Domestic Television.
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Solid Gold | |
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Created by | Al Masini |
Developed by | Bob Banner |
Presented by | Dionne Warwick (1980–81, midway through 84-85 season and all of 85-86 season) Marilyn McCoo (1981–84, 1986–88) Andy Gibb (1981–82) Rex Smith (1982–83) Rick Dees (1984–85) Nina Blackwood (1986–88) Arsenio Hall (1986–88) |
Narrated by | Robert W. Morgan (1980–86) Chuck Riley (1986) Charlie O'Donnell (1986–87) Dick Tufeld (1987–88) |
Opening theme | "Solid Gold Theme" music by Michael Miller lyrics by Dean Pitchford |
Ending theme | "Solid Gold Theme" music by Michael Miller lyrics by Dean Pitchford sung by Dionne Warwick (1980–81, 1985–86) Marilyn McCoo & Andy Gibb (1981–82) Marilyn McCoo & Rex Smith (1982–83) Marilyn McCoo (1983–84) Deborah Davis (1984–85) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 332 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Brad Lachman Productions Bob Banner Associates (1980–1984) (seasons 1-4) Operation Prime Time (1980–1986) (seasons 1-6) Paramount Television Service (1980–1981) (season 1) Paramount Domestic Television (1981–1988) (seasons 2-8) |
Original release | |
Network | Syndicated |
Release | September 13, 1980 (1980-09-13) – July 23, 1988 (1988-07-23) |
Usually airing on Saturday evenings, Solid Gold was one of several shows that focused on the popular music of any given week; other examples included the long-running American Bandstand and Soul Train. While Solid Gold did share elements with those two programs, such as appearances by performers, it also stood out by including something they did not: an in-house crew of professional dancers that performed routines choreographed to the week's featured songs.
Reviews of the show were not always positive, with The New York Times referring to it as "the pop music show that is its own parody...[enacting] mini-dramas...of covetousness, lust and aerobic toning—routines that typically have a minimal connection with the songs that back them up."[1]