June 7th, 1967- September 1967

The Vic Damone Show was a summer replacement series for the Dean Martin Show. Regulars included Gail Martin, (Dean's daughter) and Carol Lawrence. The Series was rerun on NBC in the summer of 1971.                                      

June 7th, 1967- September 1967

The Vic Damone Show was a summer replacement series for the Dean Martin Show. Regulars included Gail Martin, (Dean's daughter) and Carol Lawrence. The Series was rerun on NBC in the summer of 1971.                                      

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This was the first broadcast of the series. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

*During the following broadcast dates, Operation Entertainment was pre-empted and not broadcast: 1968 - 2/9, 3/15, 10/18, 11/15, 12/13, 12/27. 

Rich Little is host, broadcast from Camp Pendleton, CA.  

Operation Entertainment lasted two seasons. There were 30 different broadcasts with 15 different guest hosts. They included, Rich Little, George Carlin, Dick Cavett, Dean Jones (3 times), Dick Shawn, Tim Conway (6 times), Roger Miller, Ed Ames (3 times), Flip Wilson (2 times), Don Rickles, Jim Lange (2 times), Jimmy Dean (5 times), Phil Harris, Bob Crane, Dale Robertson.  

Broadcasts orignated from bases located in 8 States, including, 
Texas, California, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Florida and South Carolina.