The Jimmy Dean Show was an ABC television variety show, starring Jimmy Dean, which aired for three seasons from 1963–1966. The series aimed for a more countrypolitan blend of country music. Roger Miller, George Jones, Charlie Rich and others got some of their first network TV exposure on the show, also remembered for Dean's regular sketches with one of Jim Henson's long-running Muppet characters, Rowlf the Dog. The series aired at 9 p.m. ET Thursday its first season, 10 p.m.
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