NBC has signed a deal with Betty White to star in and produce a 12-show series called Betty White’s Off Their Rockers. The show will feature senior citizens playing practical jokes on young adults.
NBC Executive VP Paul Telegdy plans to tap into Betty’s “comedic genius.” White offered up: “People have been telling me that I am ‘off my rocker’ for years — now I can prove it.”
Betty, 89, has the starring role in the television sitcom Hot in Cleveland, picked up an Emmy for hosting one of the highest rated Saturday Night Live episodes and appeared in a Snickers commercial that won the top spot on the USA Today 2010 Super Bowl Ad Meter.
Betty White’s Off Their Rockers will begin taping later this year.
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