1979-01-10, CBS, 90 min.
The 9th Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards, hosted by Jackie Gleason. Starring: Ann-Margret, Debby Boone, Carol Burnett, Red Buttons, Alan Corey, Buddy Ebsen, The Fercos, The Folies Bergere Dancers, Larry Gatlin, Doug Henning, Grace Jones, Lassie, Norman Lear, Rich Little, Sparky Lyle, Chuck Mangione, Steve Martin, Andrea McArdle, Lee Meriwether, Dolly Parton, Chita Rivera, Shields & Yarnell, Willie Tyler & Lester.
1979-01-10, CBS, 90 min.
The 1979 Entertainer Of The Year Awards.
Host: Jackie Gleason.
1979-01-13, WNBC, 27 min.
1978-1980 (Syndicated). Norm Crosby hosted this half-hour series, a showcase for standup comics, known and unknown.
1979-01-15, WCBS, 52 min.
March 22, 1980-May 17, 1980; August 30, 1980-March 7, 1981. This broadcast was a Special. Tim Conway's second variety show. Conway's cohorts on the show included Dick Orkin, Bert Berdis, Jack Riley, Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Eric Boardman, and Harvey Korman.
1979-03-14, WCBS, 52 min.
A tribute to Pearl Bailey... laughs, songs and fond memories.
1979-03-14, CBS, 00 min.
A tribute to Pearl Bailey's forty years in show business.
Dupe Of Number 5027
1979-03-14, WCBS, min.
A tribute to Pearl Bailey... laughs, songs and fond memories.
Duplicate of 5027.
1979-03-17, PBS, 150 min.
Tony Bennett is the host for an all-star tribute to pop music.
Host: Tony Bennett.
1979-04-06, NBC, min.
October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
Guests: Jack Haley Jr, Buck Henry, Cheryl Ladd, Oak Ridge Boys.
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1979-04-09, ABC, min.
The 51st Annual Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. Johnny Carson hosted the awards for the first time. John Wayne, making his final public appearance, presents the award for best picture, "The Deer Hunter." Wayne died two months later of stomach cancer at age 72.
Best Actor: John Voight
Best Actress: Jane Fonda
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken
Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Smith
1979-10-07, SYND, 60 min.
Short-lived 10 episode syndicated variety one-hour series with host Jack Jones. Videotaped at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Debut: Jack Jones is the host of this series, taped at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ont. His opening guests are Diahann Carroll, Ben Vereen, Mary MacGregor, Charles Aznavour and Pat Paulson.
1979-10-07, NBC, min.
Best of The Dean Martin Show variety special.
Guests: Some in archive footage: Louis Armstrong, Ann-Margret, Jack Benny, Shirley Booth, Victor Borge, Raymond Burr, Ruth Buzzi, Johnny Carson, Suzy Cadham, Dom DeLuise, Jimmy Durante, Dale Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Greg Garrison, Goldie Hawn, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Ken Lane, Gordon MacRae, Ed McMahon, Kay Medford, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Orson Welles, James Stewart, Roy Rogers.
1979-10-14, SYND, 60 min.
Short-lived 10 episode syndicated variety one-hour series with host Jack Jones. Videotaped at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Guests include Doc Severinsen, Marty Allen, Foster Brooks, Chita Rivera and Jose Ferrer.
1979-10-16, ABC, min.
Game 6 of the 1979 World Series. Pittsburgh wins 4-0.
End only.
1979-10-17, WNBC, 75 min.
Keith Jackson announces the play-by-play in this final 7th game from the Pirates top of the 8th inning with the Pirates leading the Orioles 2 to 1. Howard Cosell and Don Drysdale do the "color" commentary. From the victorious Pirates clubhouse, Don Drysdale interviews Bill Madlock, manager Chuck Tanner, and Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who presents the championship trophy. President Jimmy Carter joins in the conversation. Additional interviews are with Willie Stargell, Tim Foli, Phil Garner, Dave Parker, Grant Jackson and Kent Tekulve. From the Orioles clubhouse, Bob Uecker talks to Jim Palmer and Rick Dempsey. Howard Cosell and Keith Jackson wrap up the broadcast from the booth.
1979-10-21, SYND, 60 min.
Short-lived 10 episode syndicated variety one-hour series with host Jack Jones. Videotaped at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Jack Jones welcomes Roger Miller; Melba Moore; Marty Allen; George Gobel; and Goldfinger and Dove, a magic act.
1979-10-31, SYND, 60 min.
Short-lived 10 episode syndicated variety one-hour series with host Jack Jones. Videotaped at Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Guests are Pearl Bailey, Connie Stevens, pianist Frank Mills, magician Harry Blackstone Jr., and comics Marty Allen and Johnny Yune. Jack Jones is the host.
1979-11-25, WABC, 78 min.
Santa Claus, his red nose reindeer Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman team up at a seaside Fourth of July circus, in this musical animated adventure. Original songs by Johnny Marks, known for writing the classic song "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer." A holiday movie Christmas special.
1979-12-03, WNBC, 26 min.
A Christmas cartoon based on the Little Rascals movie shorts of the '30s. The voice of the character, Mom, is that of Darla Hood Granson (who played Darla in the original "Little Rascals" series).
1979-12-06, CBS, 60 min.
Hollywood's top names both past and present pay tribute to Ingrid Bergman.
Host: James Stewart.
1979-12-13, WNBC, 52 min.
A special animated holiday program tale about the sprite Jack Frost, who must become human to win a girl.
1980-01-04, WNBC, 104 min.
A retrospect of the people, events, music, and trends of the last 10 years. Dick Clark and Sonny Bono co-host.
1980-02-26, NBC, 120 min.
Highlights of various Dean Martin Roasts are presented. They include Johnny Carson (1975), Muhammad Ali (1976), Bob Hope, (1975), Jackie Gleason (1976), Jack Benny (1974), Michael Landon (1977), Lucille Ball (1977), and Dean Martin (1978). Roasters include John Wayne, Senator Hubert Humphrey, Jack Benny, Freddie Prinze, Totie Fields, Jonathan Winters, and Dom DeLuise.
1980-03-06, CBS, 60 min.
Special: A musical-comedy tour of the Anaheim, California, "Magic Kingdom." The show marks the Disneyland park's silver anniversary, an occasion celebrated in songs and sketches by host Danny Kaye, Michael Jackson, Donny Osmond and his brothers, and Adam Rich. Highlights of the hour include an Osmonds' hits' set; a Michael Jackson song-and-dance routine to "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "Ease On Down the Road"; an elaborately staged number headlined by Kaye and Rich that plays off the adventures of pirates, the antics of a lifelike orchestra of animated bears and the Cinderella story; a medley of Disney movie standards.
1980-03-16, WCBS, 75 min.
A life achievement award tribute to James Stewart. To help honor this legendary motion picture actor are forty four co-hosts and speakers.
1980-03-17, NBC, 60 min.
October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.
Guests: Jack Lemmon, Cher, and Chevy Chase.
Host: Tom Snyder
1980-03-17, NBC, 60 min.
October 15, 1973-January 28, 1982. An hour-long talk show hosted by Tom Snyder. Network television's first entry into late-late-night programming on weeknights Monday thru Thursday, usually broadcasting on tape 1 AM to 2 AM. "Tomorrow" was expanded to 90 minutes on September 16, 1980.
Guests: Jack Lemmon, Cher, and Chevy Chase.
Host: Tom Snyder
Duplicate of # 10139.
1980-03-22, WCBS, 52 min.
March 22, 1980-May 17, 1980; August 30, 1980-March 7, 1981. This was the first broadcast of the series. Tim Conway's second variety show. Conway's cohorts on the show included Dick Orkin, Bert Berdis, Jack Riley, Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Eric Boardman, and Harvey Korman.
1980-03-29, WCBS, 52 min.
March 22, 1980-May 17, 1980; August 30, 1980-March 7, 1981. Tim Conway's second variety show. Conway's cohorts on the show included Dick Orkin, Bert Berdis, Jack Riley, Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Eric Boardman, and Harvey Korman.
1980-04-05, WCBS, 52 min.
March 22, 1980-May 17, 1980; August 30, 1980-March 7, 1981. Tim Conway's second variety show. Conway's cohorts on the show included Dick Orkin, Bert Berdis, Jack Riley, Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Eric Boardman, and Harvey Korman.
1980-04-14, ABC, min.
The 52nd annual Academy Awards ceremony from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.
Host: Johnny Carson.
Announcer: Hank Simms
Kramer vs. Kramer won for best picture
Dustin Hoffman: Best Actor
Sally Field: Best Actress
Melvyn Douglas: Best Supporting Actor
Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress
Duplicate of #18446.
1980-04-14, ABC, min.
The 52nd annual Academy Awards ceremony from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California.
Host: Johnny Carson.
Announcer: Hank Simms
Kramer vs. Kramer won for best picture
Dustin Hoffman: Best Actor
Sally Field: Best Actress
Melvyn Douglas: Best Supporting Actor
Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress
1980-04-26, WCBS, 52 min.
March 22, 1980-May 17, 1980; August 30, 1980-March 7, 1981. Tim Conway's second variety show. Conway's cohorts on the show included Dick Orkin, Bert Berdis, Jack Riley, Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Eric Boardman, and Harvey Korman.
1980-05-10, WCBS, 52 min.
March 22, 1980-May 17, 1980; August 30, 1980-March 7, 1981. Tim Conway's second variety show. Conway's cohorts on the show included Dick Orkin, Bert Berdis, Jack Riley, Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Eric Boardman, and Harvey Korman.
1980-05-17, WCBS, 52 min.
March 22, 1980-May 17, 1980; August 30, 1980-March 7, 1981. Tim Conway's second variety show. Conway's cohorts on the show included Dick Orkin, Bert Berdis, Jack Riley, Maggie Roswell, Miriam Flynn, Eric Boardman, and Harvey Korman.
1980-05-30, WNBC, 105 min.
Cab Calloway, Lou Rawls, Natalie Cole, Flip Wilson, Ben Vereen, Jack Albertson, Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Gladys Knight and the Pips & Mighty Clouds of Joy headline a musical-comedy tribute to a New York City landmark - Harlem's famed Apollo Theater.
1980-06-28, ABC, min.
April 11th, 1980-October 22nd, 1982 (ABC)
Late-night comedy/variety series broadcast by ABC Friday nights.
Included in the cast were two unknown comedians who went on to fame years later on "Seinfeld", "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David and Michael Richards who portrayed "Kramer." Veteran comedian Jack Burns was the head writer and served as the show's announcer. When ABC News Nightline was expanded to five nights a week, "Fridays" was dropped from the schedule.
1980-07-04, ABC, min.
April 11th, 1980-October 22nd, 1982 (ABC)
Late-night comedy/variety series broadcast by ABC Friday nights.
Included in the cast were two unknown comedians who went on to fame years later on "Seinfeld", "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David and Michael Richards who portrayed "Kramer." Veteran comedian Jack Burns was the head writer and served as the show's announcer.
1980-08-14, , min.
The Ysnkees play the Orioles at Memorial Stadium. Yankees win 4-3. Reggie Jackson hits his 31st homer.
1980-08-24, WABC, 78 min.
Wayne Newton is host of this awards ceremony honoring Las Vegas entertainers, which includes a tribute to Jimmy Durante. Taped at the Tropicana, the program features appearances by Sammy Davis Jr., Phyllis Diller, Jack Jones and Liberace.
1980-08-29, ABC, min.
April 11th, 1980-October 22nd, 1982 (ABC)
Late-night comedy/variety series broadcast by ABC Friday nights.
Included in the cast were two unknown comedians who went on to fame years later on "Seinfeld", "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David and Michael Richards who portrayed "Kramer." Veteran comedian Jack Burns was the head writer and served as the show's announcer.
1980-09-13, , min.
Report on President Carter's campaign. Jesse Jackson endorses Carter.
1980-11-10, SYND, 30 min.
1976-1981 (Syndicated). The Muppets, created by Jim Henson and company, starred in their own half-hour comedy-variety show. Each week a guest celebrity appeared. The most popular first-run syndicated series in TV history.
It's "Anchors Aweigh" for the Muppets when guest Glenda Jackson arrives as a pillaging pirate, and hijacks the theater out to sea.
1980-12-03, CBS, 60 min.
An All-Star Tribute to actor Jack Lemmon.
1980-12-08, ABC, 50 min.
April 11th, 1980-October 22nd, 1982 (ABC)
Late-night comedy/variety series broadcast by ABC Friday nights.
Included in the cast were two unknown comedians who went on to fame years later on "Seinfeld", "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David and Michael Richards who portrayed "Kramer." Veteran comedian Jack Burns was the head writer and served as the show's announcer. When ABC News Nightline was expanded to five nights a week, "Fridays" was dropped from the schedule.
"Who Really Shot J.R.?" "Who Really Shot President Kennedy?"
1980-12-16, WNBC, 52 min.
October 18, 1980-January 10, 1981. This series, Steve Allen's last, premiered October 18, left the air until returning in December for three more shows and then returned for one last encore appearance on January 10, 1981.
1981-02-11, PBS, 90 min.
Special: Hit numbers from the Great White Way are restaged in a follow-up to a program telecast in 1979. Once again, librettist Sylvia Fine (Mrs. Danny Kaye) sets up the plots and social contexts of four musicals: "Finian's Rainbow (1947); "South Pacific" (1949), which is also remembered by its director, Joshua Logan; "Sweet Charity" (1966); and the rarely revived "Lady in the Dark" (1941).
1981-02-17, SYND, 27 min.
1977-1981 (SYNDICATED). A half-hour musical series, "Sha Na Na" was named for its hosts including Lenny Baker, Johnny Contardo, Denny Greene, Jocko Marcellino, Danny McBride, Chico Ryan, Scott Simon, Scott Powell, Don York, and Jon Bauman. Among those featured on the show were Jane Dulo, Pamela Myers, Avery Schreiber, Kenneth Mars, and Soupy Sales.
Guest Jackie DeShannon revives "Put a Little Love in Your Heart." Sha Na Na overindulge at a fat convention.
1981-03-31, ABC, min.
The 53rd annual Academy Awards presentation from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies, originally scheduled for March 30th, were delayed one day due to the assassination attempt on President Reagan on March 30th.
Host: Johnny Carson.
Best Picture: Ordinary People
Best Actor: Robert De Niro
Best Actress: Sissy Spacek
Best Supporting Actor: Timothy Hutton
Best Supporting Actress: Mary Steenburgen
Henry Fonda was awarded the Academy Honorary Award. He received an Oscar for best actor the following year.
1981-04-27, NBC, 120 min.
Special: "100 Years of America's Popular Music" - from ragtime rhythms and St. Louis blues to big-band brassiness and Tin Pan Alley pop - is saluted by George Burns, Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme, Henry Mancini, Paul Simon, Gregory Hines, Sarah Vaughan and the New American Orchestra, conducted by Jack Elliott.
The program is slated to feature the orchestra's renditions of "Rhapsody in Blue," "Let's Dance," "Celebration" and a medley from "Oklahoma!" as well as ensemble performances of "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Say It with Music," "God Bless America," "Sonny Boy," "Who" and tunes from "Showboat."