Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 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
Game for a Laugh to host You Bet! (replacing Bruce Forsyth), and Stars in their Eyes (replacing Leslie Crowther, with Crowther having been injured in an auto accident). "Game for a Laugh" was spoofed in "Not the Nine O'Clock News", in a sketch showing a man (played by Rowan Atkinson) returning home from work to find his wife brutally beheaded. He runs out into the street screaming before being approached by the crew who then shout "Game for a Laugh", whereupon they all share the joke, despite the fact that the man's wife is dead. This parody featured Pamela Stephenson (in the Sarah Kennedy