Jonathan Winters and his guests, Buster Keaton, Julie Newmar and Fred Clark satirize Hollywood. Alexander Scourby also guests as narrator.             

October 28th, 1950- September 15th, 1964 (CBS)
September 25th,1964-September 10th, 1965 (NBC)    

Jack Benny's half-hour show mixed variety and situation comedy with a company of regulars: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, announcer Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, and Mary Livingston.   

Guests are Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart. (Gloria Hatrick McLean)                                                                                                         

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

Series Premiere.                                                 

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

In this second week's episode, Burgess Meredith portrays The Penquin.                                                             

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

In this second week's episode, Burgess Meredith portrays The Penquin.                                                             

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

2-9-66 episode.                                                                   

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

2-16-66 episode.                                                                                 

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

2-23-66 episode.                                                                                              

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crime-fighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

The 3-02-1966 episode. Opening only.                                                                                            

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.  

Episode of March 9th, 1966.                                                                                       

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

Episode of 3-24-66.                                                                                                      

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

Episode of 3-24-66.                                                                                          

A review of 20th century American political humor, with Jack Paar, satirist
Tom Lehrer, comic actor Elliot Reid, the Plaza 9 Players and the Buster Davis Singers. 

To open the show Jack Paar does a lengthy monologue.   

A review of 20th century American political humor. Films recall George Bernard Shaw's political spoofs, Will Rogers needling President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,  and Cal=vin Coolidge at official ceremonies, the Truman-Kaltenborn feud, Al Smith's musical campaigns, Fiorello La Guardia reading the funnies on the radio, Robert F. Kennedy giving a speech with his mother's "help," spoofs and ad-lib humor by Senator Everett M. Dirksen and Huey Long, Eleanor Roosevelt joking with serviceman during World War 2, Bess Truman's attempt to christen an airplane, and many other selections.

Songs heard include a campaign song medley "George Murphy, "The Great Society," others. 

Sketches: Convention impressions and Republican opinion Polls.

A David Wolper Production.           

Comedian Jackie Vernon performs a comedy skit.            

January 12th, 1966-March 14th, 1968 (ABC)

Fictional Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, an eccentric Millionaire, and his ward Dick Grayson. Together, the masked duo caped crusaders team up to fight various kinds of crime in Gotham City. By the fall of 1966, the show began to suffer from low ratings and was canceled in March of 1968. Many famous celebrities appeared as guest stars on the show including Art Carney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt, and Lee Meriwether. Madge Blake appeared as Dick Grayson's aunt. Alan Napier appeared as Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler, and the only person aware of Batman and Robin's true identity. The first episode of the series aired on February 12th, 1966 with Frank Gorshin portraying The Riddler. The show is based on the cartoon crimefighter created by Bob Kane in 1939.   

11-02-1966 episode.                                                                               

Bing Crosby joins Bob for another Hope Special.   

Duplicate of #5085.         

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.

Excerpts from previous shows are presented. Dates include 9-24, 10-1, 10-8, 10-15, and 10-22-67.

January 9th,1967 -August 28th, 1967- (NBC)

Satirist Buck Henry co-creator of "Get Smart," devised this half-hour comedy about the mother-dominated crimefighter. 
An imitation Batman, Captain Nice was set in Big Town. William Daniels portrayed Carter Nash, a police chemist who devised a secret formula that turned him into a crimefighter. Alice Ghostley played Carter's mother and Ann Prentiss as Sargent Candy Kane, his admirer. 


Series premiere.             

A musical book comedy starring Danny Thomas. The story involves a chase all over Japan with Jonathan Winters tailing Thomas and Jack Jones, who are trying to produce Danny's variety show.
   Jack Jones and Danny Thomas sing “Japanese Holiday.”
Jack Jones sings “They Can’t Take that Away From Me.”
Duet by Jack Jones and Romi Yamada, “She Loves Me.”
          

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.     

Guests: Agnes Moorehead, Norm Crosby, The Hollys.               

See ATA# 5183                                     

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.                          

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.     

Guests: Tony Randall, Jack Jones.                      

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.   

This unscheduled broadcast is joined in progress. 
Highlights include:
-Opening monologue with Dick and Tom Smothers ("Roll That Cabbage Down").
-The Blues Magoos perform, "Pipe Dream of the Blues."
-Comedy skit with Tom Smothers and Elaine May playing a married couple spending hours at home rehearsing  what they will be saying at the Academy Awards ceremony, later that night.
-Comedy reflections by Dick and Tom Smothers related to last years' Best Film Nominations.
-Esther Ofarim sings "I'm By Myself Alone."
-Eshter, Tommy and Dick combine to sing a "THREE SONG."
-Tom and Dick take questions from the audience.
-Esther Ofarin sings,"At Times I Feel Like a Motherless Child."
-Dick Smothers with the backing of chorus sings "Mame."
-Tom Smothers reviews his performance, criticizing it.
-Tom and Dick Smothers thank their guests and describe next weeks show with guests Simon & Garfunkel, Ann-Margaret, and John Gary.

*This scheduled broadcast scheduled to be aired the following week, April 16, 1967 did not air, and in its place the show that replaced it was broadcast with guests Lana Turner and Robert Morse.

**The anticipated proposed program with Simon & Garfunkel, Ann-Margaret and John Gary that never aired is now considered one that was either never produced or was completed and taped but shelved and now considered  a "Lost" Broadcast.  



                                                               

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.                                                    

A special revival of the Colgate Comedy Hour.

Dupe Of 1020.              

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.

Guests: Noel Harrison, Shirley Jones, Pat Paulsen. 

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.     

Guests: Nancy Wilson, George Segal, Paul Revere And The Raiders.         

February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.

Duplicate of #4623.