1963-01-13, WCBS, 45 min.
A salute to Sophie Tucker on her 75th Birthday with additional performances by Robert Goulet, Jackie Mason, Brenda Lee and Sophie Tucker.
1963-01-14, WNBC, 13 min.
Guest Hugh Downs conducts the NBC orchestra with his own musical composition "Sandwriting." Also, comic Joe Philips appears.
1963-01-15, SYN, min.
June 25th, 1962-1964 (Syndicated)
A daily ninety-minute talk show hosted by Steve Allen and sponsored by Westinghouse.
Steve's guest is Henny Youngman.
Host: Steve Allen.
1963-01-17, WNBC, 35 min.
Andy Williams introduces his discovery, The Osmond Brothers who make their second TV appearance. Also on hand are Jane Wyman and Jonathan Winters.
1963-01-19, WABC, ?? min.
July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
1963-01-20, WOR, 49 min.
Sammy Davis Jr. Co-hosts with Hy Gardner interviewing the Kim Sisters and comedians Larry Storch, Jackie Kannon and Lenny Kent.
1963-01-21, WOR, 18 min.
Joe Franklin interviews Chill Wills.
1963-01-22, WNBC, 9 min.
Merv Griffin sings a duet with Shelley Berman. Louis Lomax also guests.
1963-01-23, WNBC, 12 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Basil Rathbone and Genevieve.
1963-01-24, WOR, 18 min.
Joe Franklin's guest is Jackie Mason.
1963-01-24, WNBC, 00 min.
September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers.
1963-01-26, SYND, 23 min.
1956-Syndicated, October 12th, 1956-May 3rd, 1957-ABC, 1963-Syndicated.
Band leader Ray Anthony hosted his own syndicated variety show in 1956, that was later picked up by ABC. A new syndicated half hour version ran during the 1963 season.
Series Premiere. The Bookends (Lisa Marne and Vikki Carr voice the opening of the show.
Ray Anthony opens the show with a solo trumpet, "Worried Mind."
Tonight's music from Greece have Viki Carr and Lisa Marne (The Bookends) sing together, "Never on a Sunday," and Carr sings solo, "I've Got You Under My Skin."
Television debut of jazz pianist Kellie Greene and her swinging sounds who becomes a regular on this series.
Guest Ernest Borgnine and Ray Anthony discuss the series McHale's Navy. Also great appreciation extended by Borgnine to Frank Sinatra and how he started in show business.
Leroy, Jack and Bob in the band play for Ray who sings "Mack the Knife."
NOTE: Occasional very slight variations in sound quality.
1963-01-26, WABC, ?? min.
A country jamboree with country singer Jimmy Wakely.
July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
1963-01-27, WABC, 30 min.
Bob Dayton was a disc jockey at WABC radio in New York City from January 1963- thru August 6th, 1965 when he was fired by the station for making a remark about "Happy Birthday Hiroshima" while introducing the Crests "Sixteen Candles."
An intro to the song "Walk Right In" is heard.
1963-01-28, WPIX, 16 min.
Louis Nye and Steve Allen play song writers in a comedy sketch and Nye makes a phone call to an information operator with a proposal for marriage.
1963-02-01, WNBC, 44 min.
October 1, 1962 - March 29, 1963
Excerpts from two programs. Jan. 31, 1963 comic & impressionist, Adam Keefe. Feb. 1, 1963 Merv Griffin's guests are Edward Everett Horton, Buddy Hackett and Bobby Breen. Mrs. Miller tells a joke to Merv who also plays the piano.
NOTE: All but one of the 120 NBC Daytime THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW broadcasts are NOT know to exist. The one extant...Danny Kaye appearing November 9, 1962. However, Phil Gries founder of ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUIDO, INC. is personally responsible for audio taping 35 of these shows direct line on to 1/4" audio tape, historically remaining the only broadcast record.
1963-02-04, WNBC, 20 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Montgomery Clift and Don Adams.
Note: In Merv Griffin's 1980 Autobiography "MERV" he states:
"Of all the remarkable guests on my NBC talk show, one appearance remains in my mind as the most memorable, Montgomery Clift." He did very few televisions interviews in his life, and arrived at the studio, intoxicated, while Griffin was already on the air. However, when Merv introduced him, Clift walked on stage like he had pushed a button inside his brain that brought self-control. Montgomery Clift gave Merv Griffin, that afternoon, a lucid, fascinating interview including anecdotes about his relationship with Marilyn Monroe. By the end of the interview they both shook hands. Monty waved to the audience and strode offstage...collapsing against a wall the moment he was off camera.
1963-02-08, WNBC, 26 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Woody Allen, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Merriman Smith and Val Pringle.
1963-02-10, WCBS, 44 min.
Ed Sullivan's guests are The Three Stooges, Patti Page, Bill Dana, Dave Madden and Hal Holbrook, who recites his "Against A House Divided" Lincoln speech from his play "Abe Lincoln In Illinois."
1963-02-12, WNBC, 28 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Jack E. Leonard, Leo Genn, Al Capp and Joey Forman.
1963-02-13, WNBC, 13 min.
Merv Griffin's guest is Buddy Hackett.
1963-02-14, WNBC, 00 min.
September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers.
1963-02-14, WNBC, 00 min.
September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers.
Duplicate of #6970A
1963-02-14, NBC, 9 min.
September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers.
Andy's guest is Andy Griffith.
This show is a partial duplicate of # 6970 A
1963-02-15, WNBC, 32 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Basil Rathbone, Margaret Leighton, and George Frazier.
1963-02-16, SYND, 00 min.
1956-Syndicated, October 12th, 1956-May 3rd, 1957-ABC, 1963-Syndicated.
Band leader Ray Anthony hosted his own syndicated variety show in 1956, that was later picked up by ABC. A new syndicated version ran during the 1963 season.
1963-02-16, WABC, ?? min.
July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.
1963-02-17, WNBC, 25 min.
Dinah Shore's guests are Bing Crosby and Bud & Travis.
1963-02-17, WOR, 47 min.
Hy Gardner's guests are Jan Murray, Gary Morton and Hal March who discuss practical jokes.
1963-02-18, WNBC, 35 min.
Guests are John Daly, Charlton Heston and Diahann Carroll.
1963-02-19, WNBC, 15 min.
Guests are Jack Haley and Stan Musial.
1963-02-20, WNBC, 24 min.
Guests are Pat Harrington Jr., Romy Schneider, Robert Taylor and his wife, actress Ursula Thiess and comedian Charlie Dornin.
1963-02-24, WCBS, 23 min.
Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, and Sonny King make a very entertaining guest appearance. Ed Sullivan gives them over twenty minutes of show time.
1963-02-25, WOR, 7 min.
Joe Franklin interviews Joan Benny, daughter of Jack Benny, who talks about her father.
1963-02-25, WNBC, 24 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Gloria Swanson and Hal March.
1963-02-27, WPIX, 9 min.
Louis Nye telephones a woman in St. Louis requesting to photograph her over the phone demonstrating his "phone camera" product.
1963-02-27, WNBC, 28 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Dr. Albert Burke, Milt Kamen, and Hedda Hooper.
1963-03-03, WOR, 46 min.
Hy Gardner chats with Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre. This was a rare TV interview appearance for both actors.
Wonderful little know anecdotes by both guests. Sarah Karloff, daughter of Boris confirmed to Phil Gries that after listening to her father discusses numerous family remembrances she was hearing them for the first time.
Peter Lorre sets the record straight on numerous incidents that he has been associated with including his relationship with Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels, including his sudden departure from Germany, not completing his Caspar Hauser film...Brecht and Joyce being the greatest writers of their time, and telling Gardner that he doesn't like to look at himself on the screen.
Peter confesses he would have liked to have played Sir Winston Churchill on the screen but for the fact that he can't speak English very well.
1963-03-03, WCBS, 33 min.
Ed Sullivan's guests are Anita Bryant, Mike Clifford, Bob Newhart and Kate Smith. Academy Award nominations for 1962 are introduced and Ed has Jack Benny take a bow from the audience.
1963-03-04, WNBC, 32 min.
October 1, 1962 - March 29, 1963
Merv Griffin's guests are Jack Benny, Peter Lorre, Dr. Joyce Brothers and Bobby Breen.
A rare interview appearance for Bobby Breen.
NOTE: All but one of the 125 NBC Daytime THE MERV GRIFFIN SHOW broadcasts are NOT know to exist. However, Phil Gries founder of ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUIDO, INC. is personally responsible for audio taping 35 of these shows, direct line, on to 1/4" audio tape when these broadcasts originally aired. They remain the only broadcast record.
1963-03-05, WNBC, 20 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Jack E. Leonard and Lou Holtz.
1963-03-06, WNBC, 34 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Greer Garson, Carmel Quinn, Milt Kamen and Gino Tinnetti.
1963-03-07, WNBC, 39 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Joan Crawford, Allen Drury, appearing on March 7, 1963 and Adela Rogers St. John, Bert Lahr, Walter Slezak and William Saroyan, appearing on March 8, 1963.
Two shows combined.
1963-03-10, WCBS, 39 min.
Guest performers are Pinky and Perky, Jimmy Roma, Kaye Stevens, Jan Murray, Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, Leon Bibb and Izumi Yukimura.
1963-03-11, WNBC, 22 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Milt Kamen, Eli Wallach and Ann Jackson.
1963-03-13, WNBC, 33 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Carl Reiner, Peggy Lee, Adela Rogers St. John and Senator Burton K. Wheeler.
1963-03-15, WNBC, 27 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Shirley Booth, Peter Cook, Louis Lomax,
and Marilyn Lovell.
1963-03-18, WPIX, 32 min.
Guest Burt Lancaster conducts a question and answer session with the audience regarding Robert Stroud, who Burt portrayed in "Bird Man of Alcatraz."
1963-03-19, WCBS, 00 min.
Between September 24th, 1955 and March 19th, 1963, Judy Garland appeared in four television specials. This March 19th, 1963 program was her fourth before she would appear in her own network series, "The Judy Garland Show." (September 29th, 1963-March 29th, 1964).
Record number 7226 is a dupe of number 926.
1963-03-20, WNBC, 42 min.
Merv Griffin's guests are Leon Bibb, Basil Rathbone, Elsa Lanchester and George Frazier.