Dolly: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Dolly is an American variety show starring Dolly Parton that aired on ABC from September 27, 1987 to May 7, 1988. The show was an attempt at a traditional variety show, featuring music, comedy skits and various guest stars. It had been roughly a decade since the last successful variety series, The Carol Burnett Show, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour and Cher had gone off the air, and it was regarded as a gamble to try to revive the genre. Banking on Parton's talent and appeal, however, ABC paid the performer a reported $44 million for a two-year contract.

Series details

• Title: Dolly
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Music
• Premiere date: 1987-09-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-05-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23795
• IMDb ID: tt0092342
• TVDB ID: 71579

Cast and credited roles

• Dolly Parton — Host
• Ritch Brinkley — Charlie Boil
• Walter Olkewicz — Bubba
• Sal Lopez — Carlos

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1987-09-27; final listed air date 1988-05-07; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dolly on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.