America 2-Night

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America 2-Night
Genre	Situation comedy
Running time	approx. 0:30 (per episode)
Creator(s)	Norman Lear
Starring	Martin Mull Fred Willard Frank De Vol Tommy Tedesco
Country of origin	United States
Original channel	first-run syndication
Original run	April 10, 1978–July 7, 1978
No. of episodes	65
IMDb profile

America 2-Night was the continuation of the talk-show parody series, Fernwood 2Nite. As in Fernwood, Barth Gimble (Martin Mull) was the host and Jerry Hubbard (Fred Willard) was his co-host. Happy Kyne (Frank De Vol) and the Mirth-Makers was the band.

The setting of the show was moved from the fictional Fernwood, Ohio, to Alta Coma, California, a fictional suburb of Los Angeles. According to Hubbard's announcement at the beginning of every show, Alta Coma was "the unfinished furniture capital of the world". This new setting made it easier for celebrities to come on the show as themselves. Among the celebrities who guested are: Charlton Heston, Burt Lancaster, Steve Allen, Milton Berle, Rita Moreno, Rob Reiner and Mark Hamill. In the final episode, Mull and Willard guested as themselves.

The show was now broadcast on the fictional UBS network, whose logo featured an ear (a takeoff on CBS' "Eye" logo), and whose slogan was "We put U before the BS".