History Music / CaptainAndTennille

* PieInTheFace: Their 1976-77 TV variety series featured a segment called [[Series/MasterpieceTheatre "Masterjoke Theatre"]], in which one of that episode's guest stars, playing host "Alistair Bannister," would have to hit themselves with a pie at the end of the skit. Some of the unfortunate targets included Creator/LeonardNimoy, Creator/VincentPrice, Joe Namath, Creator/AnnetteFunicello, and Creator/{{Charo}}. In one episode, comic Creator/RichLittle refused to pie himself, which triggered a pie fight in which the Captain, Tennille and everyone else in the cast ended up plastered.

* ShoutOut: In "Love Will Keep Us Together", they acknowledge that Music/NeilSedaka originally co-wrote the song (plus Sedaka's mid-1970s comeback) by having Tennille say "Sedaka's back!" in the song's fadeout. It wasn't the last Sedaka song they would make into a hit.

* MarilynManeuver: The cover of ''Dream'' has Tennille doing one, showing one of her legs.

* MsFanservice: The cover of ''Dream'' has Tennille's dress [[MarilynManeuver being blown up]], [[ShesGotLegs showing off one of her legs]], and ''Keeping Our Love Warm'' had the duo in a sauna wearing only {{Modesty Towel}}s, with Tennille clearly being the one more showcased.

* ShesGotLegs: The covers of ''Dream'' and ''Keeping Our Love Warm'' showed that Tennille had some pins.

* NiceHat: Captain's nautical hat, which became his IconicItem.

* AwesomeMcCoolName: Yes, Daryl ''Dragon'' is the Captain's actual name (so it could be possible to call him "Captain Dragon"). The only reason they probably didn't go by "Dragon & Tennille" is because it sounded more like the name of a metal band (incidentally, Daryl's younger brother Dennis did form a band called The Dragons in the 60s).

* ''Love Will Keep Us Together'' (1975)

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Faye Kellermann's book Burnt House features Priscilla, formerly of the singing duo Priscilla and the (now deceased) Major, whose gimmick was that he had been a major in the armed forces and sang in uniform. The titles of their hit songs are expies of Captain & Tennille hits, with "Petunia and Porky" clearly meant as an expy of "Muskrat Love".

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Faye Kellermann's book Burnt House features Priscilla, formerly of the singing duo Priscilla and the (now deceased) Major, whose gimmick was that he was a major in the armed forces and sings in uniform. The titles of their hit songs are expies of Captain & Tennille songs, with "Petunia and Porky" clearly an expy of "Muskrat Love".

* PieInTheFace: Their 1976-77 TV variety series featured a segment called [[Series/MasterpieceTheatre "Masterjoke Theatre"]], in which one of that episode's guest stars (for example, Creator/LeonardNimoy, football legend Joe Namath, and singer Roy Clark), playing host "Alistair Bannister," would have to hit themselves with a pie at the end of the skit. In one episode, comic Creator/RichLittle refused to pie himself, which triggered a pie fight in which the Captain, Tennille and everyone else in the cast ended up plastered.

* ShoutOut: In "Love Will Keep Us Together", they acknowledge that Music/NeilSedaka originally co-wrote the song (plus Sedaka's mid-1970s comeback) by having Tennille say "Sedaka's back!" in the song's fadeout.

* PieInTheFace: Their 1976-77 TV variety series featured a segment called [[Series/MasterpieceTheatre "Masterjoke Theatre"]], in which one of that episode's guest stars (for example, Creator/LeonardNimoy, football legend Joe Namath, and singer Roy Clark), playing host "Alistair Bannister," would have to hit themselves with a pie at the end of the skit. In one episode, comic Rich Little refused to pie himself, which triggered a pie fight in which the Captain, Tennille and everyone else in the cast ended up plastered.

** "Shop Around" was a Music/{{Motown}} classic originally a hit for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles 15 years earlier.

** "Shop Around" was a cover of the Music/SmokeyRobinson song that had become the Motown sound's first million-seller 15 years earlier.

** "Love Will Keep Us Together" was originally co-written by Music/NeilSedaka.

* PieInTheFace: Their 1976-77 TV variety series featured a segment called [[Series/MasterpieceTheatre "Masterjoke Theatre"]], in which one of that episode's guest stars (for example, Creator/LeonardNemoy, Sports/JoeNamath and Music/RoyClark), playing host "Alistair Bannister," would have to hit themselves with a pie at the end of the skit. In one episode, Creator/RichLittle refused to pie himself, which triggered a pie fight in which the Captain, Tennille and everyone else in the cast ended up plastered.

Captain & Tennille were an American musical duo whose primary success occurred in TheSeventies. The duo was composed of husband and wife "Captain" Daryl Dragon (born August 27, 1942 - January 2nd, 2019) and Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (born May 8, 1940).

Captain & Tennille were an American musical duo whose primary success occurred in TheSeventies. The duo were composed of husband and wife "Captain" Daryl Dragon (born August 27, 1942) and Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (born May 8, 1940).

The duo's beginnings date back in 1972, when Tennille was the co-writer of a musical, and Dragon was working as a keyboardist for Music/TheBeachBoys. When Tennille's show put out a call for a replacement keyboardist, Dragon (who was between tours when he heard about the opening) met Tennille at the audition, and landed the gig. Dragon would later reciprocate by recommending Tennille to the Beach Boys when the band needed an additional keyboardist, and they hired her, touring with them for a year (making her possibly the Beach Boys' one and only "Beach Girl").

While their popularity waning after the 70s, they kept on recording on some capacity until Tennille announced their divorce in January 2014. Despite their divorce being somewhat contentious, they later seemed to have made up enough for Dragon to state in February 2017 that Tennille had returned to assist him with a serious health issue, and to be at his side when he died of kidney failure on January 2, 2019.

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