Make Your Own Kind of Music (TV series)
Make Your Own Kind of Music was an American summer replacement television series starring The Carpenters that aired on NBC from July 20, 1971 to September 7, 1971. They were joined by Al Hirt, Mark Lindsay, the Doodletown Pipers, and comedy team Tom Patchett and Jay Tarses. Guest stars that appeared during the 8 episode series included Herb Alpert, Jose Feliciano, Dusty Springfield, and Helen Reddy.[1]
| Make Your Own Kind of Music | |
|---|---|
 The cast sings the theme song to the show | |
| Developed by | Tomka Productions |
| Starring | The Carpenters Al Hirt Mark Lindsay Patchett & Tarses The Doodletown Pipers |
| Narrated by | Dick Tufeld |
| Opening theme | "Make Your Own Kind of Music" by the cast of MYOKOM |
| Ending theme | "Make Your Own Kind of Music" by the cast of MYOKOM |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | One hour (with commercials) Approx. 45 minutes (without commercials) |
| Production companies | Tomka Productions Inc., in association with NBC |
| Distributor | NBC Universal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | July 20 – September 7, 1971 |
The show's title was taken from the song recorded by Mama Cass, and was sung at the beginning and end of each broadcast by the show regulars.
The key concept of the series was that each show starts off with the letter "A". The first show started off with "A is for Alpert", as Herb Alpert stood next to a big letter "A", and introduced the show. The cast would then go down the alphabet list, and when they got to "Z", the show would end.
Videos from the series released on DVD
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" – Gold: Greatest Hits (2002), letter "Y" for "You"
- Air date: September 7, 1971
- "Rainy Days and Mondays" – Interpretations (1995), letter "K" for "Karen"
- Air date: August 17, 1971
- "Reason to Believe" – Interpretations (1995), letter "K" for "Karen"
- Air date: September 7, 1971
- "We've Only Just Begun" – Interpretations (1995), letter "Y" for "You"
- Air date: September 7, 1971
- "Bless the Beasts and Children" – Interpretations (1995), letter "F" for "Film (Music)"
- Air date: August 31, 1971
- "(A Place To) Hideaway" – Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters (1997), letter "K" for "Karen"
- Air date: August 10, 1971
