Later work Cass Elliot

photo special don t call me mama anymore

elliot appeared in 2 television variety specials: mama cass television show (abc, 1969) , don t call me mama anymore (cbs, 1973). regular guest on tv talk shows , variety shows in 1970s, including mike douglas show, andy williams show, hollywood squares, johnny cash show, smothers brothers comedy hour, , carol burnett show, , guest panelist week on game show match game 73. guest-hosted johnny carson on tonight show , appeared guest on show 13 other times. appeared on , co-hosted music scene on abc , featured on first midnight special on nbc.

she performed title song times comin during opening sequence of 1970 film monte walsh, starring lee marvin , jack palance. in 1972, made 3 appearances on variety series julie andrews hour. final appearance on show christmas installment aired on wednesday, december 20, 1972. in december 1978, 4 years after elliot s death, episode rebroadcast on syndicated stations christmas special called merry christmas love, julie. however, of elliot s solos deleted syndicated prints. in 2009, complete videotape of julie andrews hour christmas show donated paley center media in new york, of elliot s numbers intact.

in 1973, elliot performed in saga of sonora, tv music-comedy-western special jill st. john, vince edwards, 0 mostel, , lesley ann warren.

she sang jingle hurry on down hardee s, burgers charco-broiled hardee s fast-food advertisements.

throughout 1970s, elliot continued acting career, well. had featured role in movie pufnstuf (1970) , made guest appearances on tv s new scooby-doo movies, young dr. kildare, love, american style, , red skelton show, among others.

in 1973, elliot hired manager allan carr, managing careers of tony curtis, ann-margret, , peter sellers. carr felt elliot needed leave pop , rock music altogether , head cabaret circuit, show put comprising old standards along few new songs written friends. act included elliot , 2 male singers served backing singers , sidekicks during musical numbers. title of show don t call me mama anymore, named after 1 of songs written elliot s friend earle brown. song born out of elliot s frustration being identified mama cass .

the show debuted in pittsburgh on february 9, 1973. elliot felt ready tackle las vegas once again , premiered @ flamingo. time, received rave reviews. las vegas sun wrote, cass elliot, making strong point no longer mama cass, has act serving notice here stay. audience way... no empty seats anywhere. took act higher-echelon casinos , swankier nightclubs in cities throughout country.