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Line 105: Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Caesar continued to make occasional television and theatrical appearances and starred in several movies including ''[[Silent Movie]]'' and ''[[History of the World, Part I]]'' (both reuniting him with Mel Brooks), ''[[Airport 1975]]'', and as Coach Calhoun in ''[[Grease (film)\|Grease]]'' and its sequel ''[[Grease 2]]'' in 1982. In 1971, he starred opposite [[Carol Channing]] and a young [[Tommy Lee Jones]] in the Broadway show ''[[Four on a Garden]]''. In 1973, Caesar reunited with [[Imogene Coca]] for the stage play, ''[[The Prisoner of Second Avenue]]'', written in 1971 by [[Neil Simon]]. Their play opened in Chicago in August 1973.<ref>''Chicago Daily News'', July 23, 1973</ref> That same year, Caesar and Max Liebman mined their own personal [[kinescopes]] from ''[[Your Show of Shows]]'' (NBC had lost the studio copies) and they produced a feature film ''Ten From Your Show of Shows'', a compilation of some of their best sketches. In 1974, Caesar said, "I'd like to be back every week" on TV and appeared in the NBC skit-based comedy [[television pilot]] called ''Hamburgers''.<ref>"Sid Caesar, Once Shining TV Star Makes Rare Appearance Tonight," ''Nashua Telegraph'', 2 April 1974, p. 17</ref> [[File:Sid Caesar-Steve Allen.jpg\|thumb\|Caesar as guest on ''The Big Show'' with host [[Steve Allen]] in 1980]]

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