Dick Martin (comedian) was an immediate hit, becoming the #1 American television program within two months of its debut. It was the top-rated show in its second and third seasons. "Laugh-In" had a kaleidoscopic format, with what was then a uniquely fast-paced stream-of-consciousness style of blackout gags, double entendre, topical satire and catchphrases, much of it delivered by a cast of then-unknowns such as Goldie Hawn, Lily Tomlin, and Arte Johnson. At the center of the maelstrom stood the veterans Rowan and Martin, who bemusedly made no effort to slow down the program. Martin later said, "We designed it so that we are
Rowan and the Travellers Rowan and the Travellers Rowan and the Travellers is the sequel to "Rowan of Rin", and the second book in the "Rowan of Rin" series written by Emily Rodda and published in 1994. It picks up where the first one ended, and tells the story of the Travellers, a tribe that may carry a dangerous sickness mysteriously comes and goes from Rin, where Rowan, a shy and weak, but strong minded boy lives, a dangerous sleeping sickness appears. The sickness comes from a fruit brought down from the Mountain (by one Rowan's own companions, Allun the baker) next to Rin,