Description: Dolly is an American variety show starring Dolly Parton. In the mid-1970s, Parton was approached by Bill Graham, president of Show Biz, Inc., the same company that produced The Porter Wagoner Show (on which Parton had co-starred for seven years). The syndicated variety show Dolly was created soon afterwards. The pilot episode with Ronnie Milsap was filmed on February 4, 1976, at Opryland Studios.