Editing Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (section)

==Merchandise tie-ins and spin-offs==
[[File:1969 Pontiac GTO Judge (6983728893).jpg|thumb|[[Pontiac GTO#Laugh-In Judge|1969 Pontiac GTO "The Judge"]]]]
A chain of Laugh-In restaurants opened in several states during 1968–69; primarily in Michigan, Ohio and Florida.  Psychedelically-themed like the show, they offered such menu items as Bippy Burgers, Is That A Chicken Joke Chicken, Fickle Finger Of Fate Fries, Beautiful Downtown Burbank Burgers, Fickle Finger Franks, Verrrry Interesting Sandwiches, I'll Drink To That beverages, Sock It To Me soups, Laugh-In Fortune Cookies and Here Come Da Fudge sundaes. Staff often rode around on red tricycles wearing yellow raincoats and hats. All locations were closed by the mid-1970s. Menus, French fry bags, sandwich wraps, napkins, salt and pepper shakers and other memorabilia are still sold on EBay.

A humor magazine tie-in, ''Laugh-In Magazine'', was published for one year (12 issues: October 1968 through October 1969—no issue was published December 1968), and a 1968-1972 syndicated<ref name="Apeldoorn/Doty">{{cite web |last1=Apeldoorn |first1=Ger |author1-link=:nl:Ger Apeldoorn |title=A Lot Of Doty |url=https://allthingsger.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-lot-of-doty.html |website=all things ger: The Fabulous Fifties |access-date=1 December 2024 |date=24 March 2015}}</ref> Sundays and daily newspaper comic strip was drawn, without [[Personality rights|actors likeness]], by [[Roy Doty]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/doty_roy.htm|title=Roy Doty|website=lambiek.net|access-date=October 15, 2020}}</ref> and eventually collected for a paperback reprint.<ref name="osu/cartoons/Laugh in">{{cite web |title=Roy Doty. 1968. Laugh in. |url=https://library.osu.edu/finding-aids/cartoons/sfaca/pdfs/101-200/0133.pdf |website=library.osu.edu › finding-aids › cartoons › sfaca}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Doty |first1=Roy |author1-link=Roy Doty |title=Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In #2: Mod, Mod World |date=1969 |publisher=[[Signet Books]] |location=New York City |quote=Signet T3845}}</ref><ref name="Drelb/Laugh-In #1">{{cite book |author1=Morgul the Friendly Drelb |title=Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In #1 |date=1969 |publisher=[[Signet Books]] |location=New York City |quote=Signet T3844}}</ref>

The ''Laugh-In'' trading cards from [[Topps]] had a variety of items, such as a card with a caricature of Jo Anne Worley with a large open mouth. With a die-cut hole, the card became interactive; a finger could be inserted through the hole to simulate Worley's tongue. Little doors opened on Joke Wall cards to display punchlines.

On ''[[Letters to Laugh-In]]'', a short-lived spin-off daytime show hosted by Gary Owens, cast members read jokes sent in by viewers, which were scored by applause meter. The eventual winning joke was read by actress Jill St. John: "What do you get when you cross an elephant with a jar of peanut butter? A 500 pound sandwich that sticks to the roof of your mouth!"

A cross-promotional episode of ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' ("The Biggest Star in Hollywood", February 1969) features Judy Carne, Arte Johnson, Gary Owens, and producer George Schlatter playing themselves in a story about Jeannie being sought after to appear on ''Laugh-In''.

In 1969, a ''Laugh-In'' [[View-Master]] packet was issued by [[GAF Materials Corporation|General Aniline and Film]] (GAF); The packet featured 21 3D images from the show.<ref>{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1969: July-December|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vy4hAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1969|year=1972|via=Google books|page=1969}}</ref>

The horror spoof film ''[[The Maltese Bippy]]'' (1969,) starring Dan Rowan and Dick Martin as low-budget moviemakers, was loosely related to the series. Pamela Rodgers was the only ''Laugh-In'' cast member to co-star in the film. The film received only a token release by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]—it never even appeared in many key cities—and its disappointing performance resulted in no further Rowan & Martin films.

In 1969, the [[Pontiac GTO#Laugh-In Judge|1969 Pontiac GTO 2 Door Hardtop "The Judge"]] was an options package: rear spoiler, striped body paint and “The Judge” decals, and engines: 366&nbsp;hp Ram Air III, or 370&nbsp;hp Ram Air IV.<ref>{{cite web |title=1969 Pontiac GTO 2 Door Hardtop "The Judge" |url=https://www.audrainautomuseum.org/american-muscle/1969-pontiac-gto-2-door-hardtop-the-judge |website=Audrain Auto Museum |access-date=1 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=GTO Judge - All Rise |url=https://www.hotrod.com/features/gto-judge-all-rise-november-1987-982-1308-82-1/ |access-date=1 December 2024 |work=[[Hot Rod Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Pontiac GTO Judge - A Historical Look at a Great Muscle Car |url=https://collectorsautosupply.com/blog/the-pontiac-gto-judge-a-historical-look-at-a-great-muscle-car/ |website=Collectors Auto Supply |access-date=1 December 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1969, [[Sears, Roebuck and Company]] produced a 15-minute short, ''Freeze-In'', which starred series regulars Judy Carne and Arte Johnson. Made to capitalize on the popularity of the series, the short was made for Sears salesmen to introduce the new [[Kenmore Appliances|Kenmore]] freezer campaign. A dancing, bikini-clad Carne provided the opening titles with tattoos on her body.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/freeze_in|title=Internet Archive: Details: Freeze-In|access-date=October 15, 2020|work=Archive.org|year=1969}}</ref>

Two LPs of material from the show were released: the first on [[Epic Records]] (FXS-15118, 1968); the second, which did not feature Rowan or Martin, was entitled ''Laugh-In '69'' and released on [[Reprise Records]] (RS 6335, 1969).

"Murder on High C", a 1975 episode of the TV series ''[[Get Christie Love!]]'', which starred former cast member Teresa Graves, featured a number of other ''Laugh-In'' cast members, including the villain (Arte Johnson), Johnny Brown, Judy Carne, Henry Gibson, Gary Owens and Joanne Worley.

===DVD releases===
On June 24, 2003, and then February 24, 2004, [[Rhino Entertainment Company]] (under its ''Rhino Retrovision'' classic TV entertainment brand), under license from the rightsholder at the time, [[SFM Entertainment]], released two respective ''The Best Of'' releases of the show, each containing six episodes presented in its original, uncut broadcast version. In 2003, Rhino, through [[direct-response marketing]] firm [[Guthy-Renker]], also released a series of DVDs subtitled ''The Sock-It-To-Me Collection'', with each DVD containing two episodes.

On June 19, 2017, [[Time Life]], another direct-response marketer, released ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1, in a deal with current rightsholder Proven Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvshowsondvd.com/offline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902225538/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rowan-Martins-Laugh-In-The-Complete-Series/23278|url-status=dead|title=TV Shows On DVD- Goodbye|archive-date=September 2, 2017|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com}}</ref> The 38-disc set contains all 140 episodes of the series, complete and uncut, restored and remastered as well as many bonus features and a special 32-page collector's book.

On September 5, 2017, Time Life began releasing individual complete season sets on DVD, beginning with the first season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/offline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902223147/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rowan-Martins-Laugh-In-Season-1-Press-Release/23526|url-status=dead|title=TV Shows On DVD- Goodbye|archive-date=September 2, 2017|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com}}</ref> This was followed by the second season on January 9, 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/offline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135822/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rowan-Martins-Laugh-In-Season-2/23752|url-status=dead|title=TV Shows On DVD- Goodbye|archive-date=January 1, 2018|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com}}</ref> and the third season on March 6, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/offline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101135700/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rowan-Martins-Laugh-In-Season-3/23892|url-status=dead|title=TV Shows On DVD- Goodbye|archive-date=January 1, 2018|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com}}</ref> The fourth season was released on May 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvshowsondvd.com/offline.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207122403/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Rowan-Martins-Laugh-In-season-4-announced/23975|url-status=dead|title=TV Shows On DVD- Goodbye|archive-date=February 7, 2018|website=www.tvshowsondvd.com}}</ref> Season 5 was released on July 10, 2018. Finally, Season 6 was released on September 4, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FHWV6Q2/|title=Rowan & Martin'S Laugh-In – Complete Sixth Season|website=[[Amazon.com]]|date=September 4, 2018|access-date=October 15, 2020}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|-
!DVD Name
!Ep #
!Release Date
|-
|The Complete First Season
|style="text-align:center;"|14
|September 5, 2017
|-
|The Complete Second Season
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|January 9, 2018
|-
|The Complete Third Season
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|March 6, 2018
|-
|The Complete Fourth Season
|style="text-align:center;"|26
|May 8, 2018
|-
|The Complete Fifth Season
|style="text-align:center;"|24
|July 10, 2018
|-
|The Complete Sixth Season
|style="text-align:center;"|24
|September 4, 2018
|-
|The Complete Series
|style="text-align:center;"|140
|June 19, 2017
|}