Editing Tim Conway (section)

=== 1970–1989: Established work ===
''' ''The Tim Conway Show'' (1970) ''' 
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[[File:Tim Conway Joe Flynn Tim Conway Show 1970.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Conway and Joe Flynn pose in front of ''Lucky Linda'' in a publicity photo for [[The Tim Conway Show (1970 TV series)|''The Tim Conway Show'']] taken on January 9, 1970]]
In 1970, ''[[The Tim Conway Show (1970 TV series)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' paired Conway with [[Joe Flynn (American actor)|Joe Flynn]] of ''[[McHale's Navy]]'' in a sitcom as owner-pilots of a one-plane (a [[Beechcraft Model 18]] named ''Lucky Linda'') airline operated by the duo. Having "nowhere to run", this pressurized situation was ideal for the fast [[Wit|repartee]] of the lead actors. It debuted in January 1970 and the last new show aired in June 1970.<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th">{{Cite book |last1= Brooks| first1= Tim| last2= Marsh|first2=Earl|author-link1=Tim Brooks (television historian)|title=[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present|The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present]] |edition=8th|year=2003|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|location=New York|isbn=0-345-45542-8 |page=1203}}</ref> In the fall of the same year, Conway was given his own hour-long variety show, ''The Tim Conway Comedy Hour'',<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" /> or ''The Tim Conway Comedy House'',<ref name="ap19750706">{{Cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sIYsAAAAIBAJ&pg=7282%2C886685 | title=Comedian Tim Conway Will Join 'The Carol Burnett Show' As Regular Member | date=July 6, 1975 | newspaper=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] | access-date=June 30, 2013 | agency=Associated Press|page=C10}}</ref> which, as his other series had, folded quickly, lasting only 13 weeks.<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" /> Typical of his self-effacing humor, he ordered his car's license plate to reflect the short duration of the series: "13 WKS".<ref name="ap19750706" /> (Conway was given another one-hour variety show ten years later, which revived the title ''The Tim Conway Show''.)<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" />

In 1973, Conway guest-starred in ''[[The New Scooby Doo Movies]]'', voiced himself in the episode "The Spirited Spooked Sports Show". In 1974, he was in the ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' as a janitor in the episode: "[[ABC Afterschool Special#Season Two (1973–74)|The Crazy Comedy Concert]]". In 1987, Conway guest-starred in ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' as a mayoral candidate in the episode: "[[List of Faerie Tale Theatre episodes#Season 6 (1987)|Rip Van Winkle]]". Beginning in 1975, Conway was often paired with [[Don Knotts]] in family films from [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], including ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang (film)|The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'' and its 1979 sequel, ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again]].'' They also starred in two independent films, a boxing comedy called ''[[The Prize Fighter]]'' in 1979, and a 1980 mystery comedy film called ''[[The Private Eyes (1980 film)|The Private Eyes]]''.

''' ''The Tim Conway Show'' (1980–1981)'''
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In 1980, Conway again was given his own one-hour variety program, titled ''[[The Tim Conway Show (1980 TV series)|The Tim Conway Show]]'' (the title that was previously used for his 1970 sitcom). It aired on CBS, as his previous shows had, and debuted on March 22, 1980.<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" /> It was originally a full hour but was reduced to half an hour in summer 1980. It lasted longer than any of his earlier self-titled series, ending in August 1981.<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" /> The format was similar to that of ''The Carol Burnett Show'', with several regular cast members performing in comedy sketches, interspersed with the occasional musical performance by a guest musician. Among the regulars in the cast were [[Maggie Roswell]], [[Miriam Flynn]], Eric Boardman, [[Jack Riley (actor)|Jack Riley]], and [[Dick Orkin]]. Former ''Burnett'' cast member [[Harvey Korman]] also became a ''Tim Conway Show'' regular in late 1980, after having earlier made guest appearances on the show, as had [[Carol Burnett]] and [[Vicki Lawrence]].<ref name="brooks-marsh-8th" />

In the spring of 1983, Conway starred in another situation comedy, ''[[Ace Crawford, Private Eye]]''; a spoof of detective shows, it lasted only a month. In the summer of 1990, he starred in ''[[Tim Conway's Funny America]]'', playing pranks in disguise on unsuspecting passersby around the United States while [[hidden camera]]s recorded the results, which Conway presented to a studio audience; it, too, lasted only a few weeks.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

''' ''Dorf'' '''

In the 1980s, Conway began appearing in a series of satirical how-to videos in which he played a diminutive, dark-haired Scandinavian known as [[Dorf (character)|Dorf]] (a variation on "dwarf"), reprising his goofy Mr. Tudball accent. The Dorf character first appeared on the January 3, 1986, episode of ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]''. In that episode, he portrayed a horse jockey. Dorf also appeared in the [[1987 in film|1987 film]] ''[[Dorf on Golf]]'' and later appeared in eight other films on a variety of sports from baseball to auto racing. ''Dorf on Golf'' was remastered for DVD in 2007. In 2010, all of the ''Dorf'' films were remastered in a DVD Collection featuring all eight films, a behind-the-scenes with Dorf, and a commentary track by Tim Conway on "The Legend of the Paddle: The Oldie Hollis Story." Dorf also appeared on an episode of ''Tim Conway{{'}}s Funny America'' in the summer of 1990, leading an [[aerobics]] class on his impossibly short legs.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} In 2009, Conway's Dorf character started "helping" [[Santa Claus]] on the website iSpotSanta.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ispotsanta.com/press.html |title=THIS YEAR'S SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTION |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217154742/http://www.ispotsanta.com/press.html |archive-date=December 17, 2010 |website=Ispotsanta.com |access-date=August 24, 2012}}</ref> Each year, Dorf had three sketches; in 2009, he tried to give Santa his Christmas list, failing and accidentally hitting Santa with a golf ball. Then, in 2010, he tried to give all of the world's letters to Santa directly using jet rockets to fly to his sleigh, cannonballs, and more.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

Conway starred in [[List of Walt Disney Pictures films|Disney films]] such as ''[[The World's Greatest Athlete]]'' (1973), ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang (film)|The Apple Dumpling Gang]]'' (1975), ''[[Gus (1976 film)|Gus]]'' (1976), and ''[[The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again]]'' (1979), his work with the company earning him a Disney Legend award in 2004. He starred in the 1977 comedy film ''[[The Billion Dollar Hobo]]''. Conway also co-starred with [[Don Knotts]] in ''[[The Prize Fighter]]'' (1979) and ''[[The Private Eyes (1980 film)|The Private Eyes]]'' (1980). He starred in the 1986 [[Horse racing|equestrian]] comedy, ''[[The Longshot]]''. Conway also appeared with [[Dick Martin (comedian)|Dick Martin]] in ''[[Air Bud: Golden Receiver]]'' (1998) as Fred Davis, the main announcer for the Timberwolves' final game, with Martin as his co-announcer, Phil Phil. He was postal employee Herman Dooly in the 1996 film, ''[[Dear God (film)|Dear God]]''.