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That Was the Week That Was dance of the liberal Republicans", then a substantial component of the GOP, many of whose members had supported Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York for the Republican nomination. On April 21, 1985 in the United States, the ABC network aired "That Was The Week That Was" as a special, hosted by David Frost (also serving as an executive producer) and Anne Bancroft, and featuring future "Saturday Night Live" cast members Jan Hooks and A. Whitney Brown and puppetry from "Spitting Image". Kristy Glass and Kevin Ruf starred in a remake of "TW3" for ABC's "Primetime Live" in the fall