1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial talk show host Joe Pyne. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting.  

Host: Joe Pyne.                     

1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial talk show host Joe Pyne. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting.  

Host: Joe Pyne.                                  

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s. 

Guests: Ronald Reagan, Debbie Reynolds, Joe Besser, Danny Thomas, Michael Landon in the audience. 
Co-Host: Regis Philbin
Music by Johnny Mann

Series premiere. The first 68 minutes of the show, includes commercials. 
                                                                                                              

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969

On this 6th show of the new Late Night series, Jack Paar is Joey's guest. Paar reminisces and discusses the politics surrounding THE TONIGHT SHOW when he was host (1957-1962). Jack sates that he doesn't miss returning to TV  and is happy living a more serene life away from show business. 

Joey Bishop is host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. Announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November, 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show, but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the 60's. 
                   

         
     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969

Rare appearance by Betty Hutton in a year that produced a number of life changing challenges for the former great star.

Betty Hutton opens with a five minute socco melody of songs. She tells Joey how grateful she is to have been on his show last month and how her career has been renewed because of that appearance (July 20, 1967). 

Hutton states to Joey how she always loved him. A lot of humor exchanged. 

Joey asks Betty to remember her beginnings as an entertainer going back to when she was three years old. She describes how Vincent Lopez discovered her...first Broadway musical Panama Hattie and how star Ethel Merman deleted three of her songs from the the show because they were getting more attention than Merman wanted...learning techniques from Helen Morgan, and other great performers of the era...first big song, Rockn' Horse which she remembers the verse...singing a duet to It Had To Be You. 


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s.     

1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial talk show host Joe Pyne. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting.  

Guest: Christine Jorgensen, the first person in the United States to become widely known for having sex reassignment surgery. The last eight minutes are heard.

Host: Joe Pyne.                                               

Joe Franklin's tribute to actor Basil Rathbone who died in July 1967. Broadcast on WOR-TV Channel 9 in New York City. 

Originally broadcast on September 21st, 1967.                        

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969

Joey Bishop is host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. Announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Joey Bishop pays tribute to Mr. Television, Milton Berle. There is a montage of The Texaco Star Theater, starring Milton Berle.

The original Ink Spot, Bill Kenny sings a duet with Bishop. They sing "If I Didn't Care."

Note: Reel 109 recorded by Phil Gries  

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November, 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show, but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the 60's. 
                                

1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial talk show host Joe Pyne. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting.  

Host Joe Pyne interviews columnist Michael Lasky who believes the United States Government will be violently overthrown.                      

1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial talk show host Joe Pyne. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting.  

Topic: Small newspaper with four pages of "free love" classified ads. 

Host: Joe Pyne.                                               

1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial talk show host Joe Pyne. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting.  

Tonight: Child custody case. Father gets custody of children instead of mother.                      

1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial talk show host Joe Pyne. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting.  

Tonight:                                   

1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial talk show host Joe Pyne. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting.  

Tonight: Guest: Warren Ampster who talks about stopping the Vietnam bombing. An aerospace analysis determines the US cannot win the war.                                              

1965-1967 (Syndicated)

A two-hour talk show hosted by controversial American radio and television talk show host Joe Pyne (December 22nd, 1924-March 23, 1970. Much like the Alan Burke Show, Pyne's show was dominated by eccentrics, crackpots, and controversial guests, whom Pyne delighted in insulting. Pyne pioneered the confrontational style of hosting in which he advocates a viewpoint and argues with guests and audience members. His style was a major influence on other controversial talk show hosts such as Wally George and Morton Downey, Jr.  

In the 1950s, television was replacing radio as America's primary medium. In 1954, Pyne moved to television with The Joe Pyne Show broadcast by WDEL-TV in Wilmington, Delaware. In mid-1957, he moved to Los Angeles but his initial efforts to gain fame were unsuccessful and he returned to the Wilmington area. There he began doing a TV talk show on WVUE-Channel 12, which was also seen in Philadelphia, and got some positive reviews from critics.(Interestingly, while he would later be regarded as a bigot), in the late 1950's,the local black press generally praised him for inviting black news makers on his show to discuss various issues.

Topic: Homosexuality (Part 11) 

Guest: Robert Humphrey, United States Mission, Audience questions Humphries.                                                              

April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969. THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW was one of several attempts by ABC (previously Les Crane tried and failed to attain ratings) to establish a strong late-night talk show. Bishop held the record (177) substitute hosting appearances for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, and had been quite successful. It was hoped Joey could lure away some of Carson's audience. Similar to Jack Paar, in 1960, Bishop surprised his audience on the night of November 26, 1969, and walked off the show while taping his opening monologue. The Joey Bishop late-night program lasted for one more month using guest hosts before it left the air. During three phone conversations I had with Bishop, in the early 2000s, he confirmed to me that almost ALL of his late-night shows had been erased by ABC.

Joey Bishop hosts the 46th Annual photoplay magazine Gold Medal Awards.  
Joey is the recipient of this award. 
Dean Jones accepts for Glenn Ford. William Shatner and Leonard Nemoy accept for Gene Roddenberry, and David Janssen accepts for Paul Newman. 

NOTE: The 57th Annual Photoplay Awards aired 11/21/78 ~ ABC-TV was one of only  two Special Photoplay Awards (this show aired as a one hour Special)  produced, with this one in 1978 being the last one ever.
Photoplay ceased publication in 1980, and it’s staff started a new magazine called “Us Magazine” which is still published today. Previous TV exposure for the Photoplay Award was broadcast on The Steve Allen Show in 1959, and The Merv Griffin Show in 1966 and 1967. 

NOTE: There a slight hum  is heard occasionally as originally broadcast.                                                                                      

       April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969. 
THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW was one of several attempts by ABC (previously Les Crane tried and failed to attain ratings) to establish a strong late-night talk show. Bishop held the record (177) substitute hosting appearances for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, and had been quite successful. It was hoped Joey could lure away some of Carson's audience. Similar to Jack Paar, in 1960, Bishop surprised his audience on the night of November 26, 1969, and walked off the show while taping his opening monologue. The Joey Bishop late-night program lasted for one 
more month using guest hosts before it left the air. During three phone conversations I had with Bishop, in the early 2000s, he confirmed to me that almost ALL of his late-night shows had been erased by ABC.   

On the day of the death of assassinated  New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy, Governor Ronald Raegan is interviewed by Joey Bishop via  phone  related to the assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.

First question from Bishop to Raegan is how do we abolish guns from indiscriminate use by those who can purchase guns so easily in our country?

Ronald Raegan, governor of California, describes his feelings related to the assassination of Kennedy and why it occurred. He states that there should be no collective guilt by Americans. Moral standards seem to be changing in our country. America must return to principles where individuals are responsible for their actions and not society. Raegan describes his conservative approach to government. He feels that all candidates today running for president are targets for assassination. 

Reagan states that he not in favor of restricting gun control but addressing the law to be less lenient with criminals who use guns and break the law. There should be swift and certain justice for such individuals. We should review the USA permissive attitudes in the courts. 

Raegan also addresses Joey's  question: "How does the rest of the world look at this tragedy?"

Commercials include:
Kennel Ration Dog Burgers, Gold Bond Stamps, Lee's Hair Pieces for Men, and an ABC TV plug for viewers  to watch "Divorce Court," "General Hospital,"  and "Dark Shadows."

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969 (ABC)


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s. 

Monologue and tribute to Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Pat Boone declares: "A Eulogy To A Friend Robert F.Kennedy." A clip is played from January 5th, 1968 when Senator Kennedy is asked if he will run for office this year. 

Guest: Pat Boone 

Nine minutes of commercials. 


                                                                                                                           

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s. 

Guest: Don Rickles. 


                                                                                                                           

     April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969


Joey Bishop is the host of this week-night-talk show originating live from Hollywood. The announcer and sidekick is Regis Philbin. Johnny Mann conducts the orchestra. 

The ABC Late Night chair had previously been occupied by Les Crane when the show was called THE LES CRANE SHOW, and later by a succession of guest hosts (when it was called NIGHTLIFE).

Bishop gave it a two & half year run but he was never able to beat Johnny Carson in the ratings, and in late November 1969 Joey was fired by ABC. Bishop had one more month to fulfill with the show but decided to walk out, a similar deja vu moment on TV when Jack Paar walked off his TONIGHT SHOW 13 years before.  

Dick Cavett then took over the ABC late-night seat after the final JOEY BISHOP SHOW which aired December 26, 1969, closing out the decade of the '60s. 

Guest: Jack Benny. 


                                                                                                                                        

September 21, 1952   -  September 14, 1962 (ABC TV)
October 1, 1962  - 1993 (WOR TV)

Guest: Old Time Radio collector David Goldin who discusses his radio collection. He plays a number of track excerpts from his 2,000 program collection. He plugs his "RadioYesteryear" catalog which sells for $1.00. Also guesting Aaron Banks.
Broadcast on WOR-710 AM in New York City. 

                             The Joe Franklin Show
September 21, 1952   -  September 14, 1962 (ABC TV)
October 1, 1962  - 1993 (WOR TV)

This show, which ran on television for 40 consecutive years, is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running talk show. There truly will never will be another program quite like it. Its host Joe Franklin was in many ways the pioneer of the modern TV Talk Show format.

Joe Franklin is one of Television and Radio's most durable and beloved personalities ever, and is truly a New York legend. In addition, he is considered one of the world's leading authorities on "Nostalgia". Through the course of The Joe Franklin Show he has interviewed an astonishing 300,000+ guests!

 Woody Allen, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand, Bill Cosby, and Liza Minnelli are among the world's great talents who got their first exposure on The Joe Franklin Show.

There was also a great uniqueness about the program. On any given night you might find a world renown artist sitting next to a balloon folder from New Jersey! Joe Franklin's lovable and funny persona even prompted comedian Billy Crystal to imitate him on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for four years.

NOTE: During the final  four years of his life, Phil Gries, founder and owner of Archival Television Audio, Inc. got to visit numerous times with Joe, and give him TV Audio Air Checks from the ATA collection some of which he played on the air. I would have holiday dinners with him and his archivist Rick Russo, who together produced a special CD in 2013 with Joe's approval containing 40 different broadcasts and interviews Joe conducted on ABC and WOR television (1960-1965) among them, AL KELLY, ART LINKLETTER, THOMAS GOMEZ, ARTHUR KENNEDY, MORTY GUNTY, CHIEF WILLIAM RED FOX, CHILL WILLS, CORNEL WILDE, JEAN WALLACE, DAGMAR, DAN O'HERLIHY, DAVID SUSSKIND, FRANK FOUNTAINE, HERMIONE GINGLOLD, RAMON NAVARRO, JACKIE MASON, JAMES WHITMORE, JEROME COURTLAND, JIM BACKUS, JOAN BENNY, JOE PASTERNAK, JOHNNY MACK BROWN, JANE PICKENS, JOHNNY MARKS, MYRNA LOY, JOHN HOUSEMAN, OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, OTTO PREMINGER, RICHARD GRIFFITHY, ROBERT RYAN, SAMMY SPEAR, SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE, SYLVIA SIDNEY, JOI LANDSING, TOM BOSLEY , MINTA DURFEE FATTY ARBUCKLE, MRS. AL ST. JOHN, JUNE PRICE PEARCE, VINCENT PRICE, CHARLES GOREN, JEAN SHEPHERD MARTY INGELS,  ART MIX, ELIA KAZAN audio taped off the air by Phil Gries (1960-1965).       
In the liner notes of this 11 hour & 36 minute CD Joe Franklin states, "The Golden Age of Television is revived via the magic of Rick Russo and Phil Gries'  creativity. The pioneering days of my TV program...indeed, my personal holy grail is hereby frozen in time."                                                           

April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969. THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW was one of several attempts by ABC (previously Les Crane tried and failed to attain ratings) to establish a strong late-night talk show. Bishop held the record (177) substitute hosting appearances for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, and had been quite successful. It was hoped Joey could lure away some of Carson's audience. Similar to Jack Paar, in 1960, Bishop surprised his audience on the night of November 26, 1969 and walked off the show while taping his opening monologue. The Joey Bishop  late-night program lasted for one more month using guest hosts before it left the air. During three phone conversations I had with Bishop, in the early 2000's, he confirmed to me that almost ALL of his late-night shows had been erased by ABC.

Carol Burnett, Jimmy Stewart, Diahann Carroll, Glen Campbell, Ruth Gordon, Glenn Ford, others.             

April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969. THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW was one of several attempts by ABC (previously Les Crane tried and failed to attain ratings) to establish a strong late-night talk show. Bishop held the record (177) substitute hosting appearances for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, and had been quite successful. It was hoped Joey could lure away some of Carson's audience. Similar to Jack Paar, in 1960, Bishop surprised his audience on the night of November 26, 1969, and walked off the show while taping his opening monologue. The Joey Bishop late-night program lasted for one more month using guest hosts before it left the air. During three phone conversations I had with Bishop, in the early 2000s, he confirmed to me that almost ALL of his late-night shows had been erased by ABC.

On this program,Joey Bishop walks off the show. Co-host Regis Philbin takes over.

Co-host: Regis Philbin              

Duplicate of #19733 but a five minute version only.                             

April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969. THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW was one of several attempts by ABC (previously Les Crane tried and failed to attain ratings) to establish a strong late-night talk show. Bishop held the record (177) substitute hosting appearances for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, and had been quite successful. It was hoped Joey could lure away some of Carson's audience. Similar to Jack Paar, in 1960, Bishop surprised his audience on the night of November 26, 1969, and walked off the show while taping his opening monologue. The Joey Bishop late-night program lasted for one more month using guest hosts before it left the air. During three phone conversations I had with Bishop, in the early 2000s, he confirmed to me that almost ALL of his late-night shows had been erased by ABC.

Guest: Robert Young.

Co-host: Regis Philbin                             

April 17, 1967 - December 26, 1969. THE JOEY BISHOP SHOW was one of several attempts by ABC (previously Les Crane tried and failed to attain ratings) to establish a strong late-night talk show. Bishop held the record (177) substitute hosting appearances for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, and had been quite successful. It was hoped Joey could lure away some of Carson's audience. Similar to Jack Paar, in 1960, Bishop surprised his audience on the night of November 26, 1969, and walked off the show while taping his opening monologue. The Joey Bishop late-night program lasted for one more month using guest hosts before it left the air. During three phone conversations I had with Bishop, in the early 2000s, he confirmed to me that almost ALL of his late-night shows had been erased by ABC.

Guest: Robert Young. On this program, Joey Bishop walks off the show. 

Co-host: Regis Philbin                                          

 JERRY VISITES was a 30-minute interview news program hosted by celebrated California newscaster, Jerry Dunphy. The series, which ran from 1971-1973, found Dunphy interviewing a wide spectrum of celebrities ranging from pop stars to actors.


Jerry Dunphy interviews Jerry Lewis on location from his home in Bel Air California, formerly owned by Louis B. Mayer.
 
Dunphy states, prior to the interview that Jerry Lewis, at 44 years of age, has already made 40 money making motion pictures and has given to charity 6 million dollars of his own money, and has raised 44 million dollars for Muscular Dystrophy.   

NOTE: An interesting contradiction related to this series' broadcasting years, which usually confirms 1971-1973 as the series run. However, this particular broadcast is labeled August 30, 1970 according to the liner notes on the master 1/4" audio tape box.                                  

Host Jack Paar takes a look at the European population and their love affair with the automobile.          

Joe Franklin interviews Elia Kazan             

Democratic presidential candidate Jimmy Carter in a political campaign speech.       

Joe's guest is jazz pianist Eubie Blake.         

Professional wrestling is the topic. Joe's guest is wrestling manager Fred Blassie.