Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In producer mollified him, but had announcer Gary Owens read Johnson's credit as a separate sentence: "Starring Dan Rowan and Dick Martin! And Arte Johnson! With Ruth Buzzi ..." This maneuver gave Johnson star billing, but made it sound like he was still part of the ensemble cast. Johnson left the show after the 1970–71 season. Henry Gibson also departed after the 1970–71 season. Johnson and he were replaced by former "Hogan's Heroes" stars Richard Dawson and Larry Hovis, both of whom had appeared occasionally in the first season. However, the loss of Johnson's many popular characters caused ratings to drop
Letters to Laugh-In uploaded to YouTube in July 2012. The episode featured a celebrity panel of Jo Anne Worley, Dan Rowan, Angie Dickinson and Jack E. Leonard. Letters to Laugh-In Letters to Laugh-In is a daytime game show and spin-off of NBC's nighttime comedy series, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", that aired on the network from September 29 to December 26, 1969. The show was hosted by Gary Owens, the announcer for "Laugh-In". Home viewers mailed their jokes to the program, during which they were read by a panel of four celebrities – two of them "Laugh-In" regulars. Each joke was rated on a