Laugh-In creator George Schlatter and Digby Wolfe, a writer on the show, created Turn-On, whose hook was that it was the first “computerized” TV show ... on Feb. 5, 1969, on ABC in place ...

That year, the top brass brought series creator ... born and their TV empire could begin in earnest. In a randy wink to their earlier success, they named this new endeavor Turn-On.