In Search of... Laugh Therapy (Season 5, Episode 12)
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TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy

In Search of...

Laugh Therapy (Season 5, Episode 12)

Not Rated

TV Episode | 23 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy

Is laughter the best medicine? Entertainers old and new offer their thoughts along with researchers into the placebo effect, biofeedback, and laughter therapy.

Writer

Robert S. Fiveson (written by)

Producer

Robert S. Fiveson

Composer

Laurin Rinder (as Laurin M. Rinder)

Editor

J. Larry Carroll

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Updated Dec 6, 1980

Release date

Dec 6, 1980 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Leonard Nimoy Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Steve Allen Self - Entertainer Self - Entertainer See fewer	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Carl Reiner Self - Entertainer Self - Entertainer See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Red Horton Self - Clown Self - Clown See fewer	CIA Code Name: Alexa (1992)
Geri Jewell Self - Stand-Up Comedienne Self - Stand-Up Comedienne See fewer	Deadwood (2004)
Norman Cousins Self - Author, The Anatomy of an Illness Self - Author, The Anatomy of an Illness See fewer	Anatomy of an Illness (1984)
Arthur K. Shapiro Self - Researcher, the Placebo Effect (as Dr. A.K. Shapiro) Self - Researcher, the Placebo Effect (as Dr. A.K. Shapiro) See fewer	In Search of... (1976)
Robert R. Freedman Self - Researcher, Biofeedback (as Dr. Robert Freedman) Self - Researcher, Biofeedback (as Dr. Robert Freedman) See fewer	In Search of... (1976)
William F. Fry Self - Researcher, Laughter Therapy (as Dr. William Fry) Self - Researcher, Laughter Therapy (as Dr. William Fry) See fewer	In Search of... (1976)