Year 2015 Video Release 2015-07-07 Studio eOne Entertainment Genre TV Series MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 777 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Before Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show, before the spoof-tastic films The Groove Tube and Kentucky Fried Movie came THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM MACHINE, an irreverent, satirical weekly variety show that aired on PBS for two seasons from 1971-1972. Unlike anything ever seen on public television, the eclectic, often controversial series an early proving ground for many top comedic talents including Chevy Chase, Albert Brooks and Charles Grodin combined humorous skits, drama, musical performances and political commentary in an experimental format and was considered Channel Thirteen's first prime-time hit, setting new records for attracting younger adult viewers to public broadcasting.