▁recently , ▁Ch arm oli ▁has ▁focused ▁his ▁tal ents ▁on ▁direct ing ▁for ▁television , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁directed ▁such ▁programs ▁as ▁the ▁famous ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁production ▁of ▁The ▁N ut cra cker ▁st arring ▁Mik h ail ▁B ary sh nik ov , ▁which ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁two ▁Em mys ▁( ne ither ▁nom ination ▁was ▁for ▁Ch arm oli , ▁however ). ▁He ▁directed ▁and ▁ch ore ograph ed ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁Mit zi ▁Gay nor ' s ▁television ▁spe ci als ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁of ▁Sh ir ley ▁Mac La ine ' s . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁many ▁times ▁with ▁Sid ▁and ▁Mart y ▁K ro ff t , ▁direct ing ▁all ▁sevent een ▁episodes ▁of ▁L id sv ille ▁and ▁The ▁Bug alo os , ▁respectively , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁TV ▁special ▁Fol - de - R ol . ▁He ▁directed ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁Star ▁Search ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 8 5 ), ▁and ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁Circ us ▁of ▁the ▁Stars , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁John ▁Den ver ▁and ▁the ▁Mu ppets : ▁A ▁Christmas ▁T ogether ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁winning ▁the ▁Direct ors ▁Gu ild ▁Award . ▁ ▁Ch arm oli ▁also ▁directed ▁several ▁Bob ▁Hope ▁spe ci als , ▁more ▁than ▁twenty ▁tele vised ▁beauty ▁page ants , ▁and ▁the ▁short - l ived ▁summer ▁replacement ▁series ▁The ▁Ke ane ▁Brothers ▁Show ▁( 1 9