Dolly is an American variety show starring Dolly Parton broadcast in first-run syndication from September 13, 1976, to March 7, 1977.

Background

In the mid-1970s, Parton was approached by Bill Graham, president of Show Biz, Inc., the same company that produced The Porter Wagoner Show (on which Parton had co-starred for seven years). The syndicated variety show Dolly was created soon afterwards.

Production

The pilot episode with Ronnie Milsap was filmed on February 4, 1976, at Opryland Studios. The series began production of the next four episodes the week of April 26–30. The first 11 episodes had been filmed by July and production was scheduled to resume on October 4, according to an article in Billboard. At the time of the article, the series was committed to 71 stations and was expected to reach 130 stations before its premiere in September.

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Syndication and home media

During the late 1970s and into the early 1980s, as Parton's popularity grew, Dolly was seen widely in reruns.

On February 27, 2007, six episodes of the series were released on DVD under the title Dolly Parton & Friends.

GetTV began airing select episodes of the series in 2015.

Time Life released the 19-disc box set Dolly: The Ultimate Collection – Deluxe Edition in September 2020 and it features a selection of six episodes of the series, two of which had previously been released on the Dolly Parton & Friends DVD in 2007. Five of the six episodes on the box set are heavily edited due to copyright issues. To date 10 of the series' 26 episodes have been released on DVD.

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Disc one:

  • "Featuring Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt"
  • "Featuring Anne Murray and Randy Parton"
  • "Featuring Ronnie Milsap"

Disc two:

  • "Featuring Rod McKuen"
  • "Featuring Kenny Rogers"
  • "Featuring Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo"

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Disc one:

  • "Comin' for to Carry Me Home"<br>

Disc two:

  • "Foggy Mountain Top"<br>

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! scope = "row" | Dolly: The Ultimate Collection – Deluxe Edition

| Volume 1, Disc 4:

  • "Featuring Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt"
  • "Featuring the Parton Family" (edited)
  • "Featuring Kenny Rogers" (edited)
  • "Featuring KC and the Sunshine Band" (edited)
  • "Featuring Tom T. Hall" (edited)
  • "Featuring Freddy Fender" (edited)

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  • Dolly: In Her Own Words

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References

  • Nash, Alanna; 1978. Dolly. Cooper Square Press, New York City.