"The Andy Williams Show" ended its first run in 1967, after which the Osmond Brothers were signed to "The Jerry Lewis Show", staying with that show until it was canceled (and, coincidentally, "The Andy Williams Show" returned for a second run) in 1969. but soon decided they wanted to perform popular music and shed their variety-show image. They wanted to become a rock and roll band. The change was a difficult one for their father, who was suspicious of rock and roll, but he was persuaded and the boys began performing as a pop band.