1956-11-03, CBS, 4 min.
The FIRST television showing of the classic 1939 motion picture, THE WIZARD OF OZ. A prologue to the film's broadcast is this opening segment, Bert Lahr talking to Judy Garland's nine year old daughter Liza about the making of the film with her mother. This was the FIRST television appearance by Liza Minnelli, who as of 2020, sixty four years later, has logged over 350 TV appearances.
1956-11-03, CBS, min.
The first television showing of The Wizard Of Oz. Introduction by Bert Lahr and Liza Minnelli. The TV debut on CBS on November 3rd, 1956, attracted 35 million viewers.
1956-11-03, CBS, min.
The first television showing of The Wizard Of Oz. Introduction by Bert Lahr and Liza Minnelli. The TV debut on CBS on November 3rd, 1956, attracted 35 million viewers.
The conclusion of The Wizard Of Oz. Includes the CBS signoff.
Also included from May 2nd, 1955, The Bell Telephone Hour. A radio version of "Night On Bald Mountain," a serious of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky in D Minor.
1959-04-24, WCBS, 54 min.
Presented on "PONTIAC STAR PARADE." Gene Kelly welcomes his guests, poet Carl Sandburg, Claude Bessy, Judith Dornys, Liza Minelli and Cherylene Lee in this musical-variety special. Slight variations in sound quality.
1959-04-24, WCBS, 52 min.
Presented on "PONTIAC STAR PARADE." Gene Kelly in a one hour show. Kelly dances to a poem recited by Sandburg, who also plays the guitar. 13 year old Liza Minnelli's second TV appearance of her career.
1960-01-10, WNBC, 50 min.
Hollywood columnist Hedda Hopper looks back over the thirty years she has spent in the movie capital. Guests are Gary Cooper, James Stewart, Debbie Reynolds, Lucille Ball, Robert Cummings, Anthony Perkins, Don Murray, Hope Lange, John Cassavetes, Stephen Boyd, Gloria Swanson, Janet Gaynor, Francis X. Bushman, Ramon Novarro, Marion Davies, Jody McCrea, Walt Disney, William Daniels, Westmore Brothers, Anne Bauchens, King Vidor, Teddy Rooney and Bob Hope. Liza Minnelli sings a song her mother made famous, "Over the Rainbow."
1960-01-10, WNBC, 55 min.
This version of Hedda Hopper's Hollywood is a complete audio air check which includes the original opening and contains all Rexall commercials. It's drawback is that this air check was recorded by open mike and not by direct line like Archival Television Audio #6: Hedda Hopper's Hollywood.
NOTE:
If requested, for a small additional fee, a special edited version can be processed using the best elements available, combining the original opening and all Rexall commercials with the more pristine direct line audio represented in ATA#6, creating the best audible complete version of this broadcast available.
1963-03-15, NBC, min.
September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965
Jack Paar elected to pursue a three year NBC series in prime time soon after stepping down as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR (1957-1962). These broadcasts took on the form of a variety / talk show format. Each telecast opened with a Paar monologue. Also shown from time to time were personal home movies shot by Jack on various trips by the Paar family to Africa, Russia, and Europe.Jack's daughter, Randy Paar would often assist her dad narrating these films.
Appearing with Jack were many of his old regulars from the TONIGHT SHOW including Alexander King, Oscar Levant and Jonathan Winters. This 10pm Friday prime time slot attracted many notable guests, including Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater and Ted Kennedy. Also, given exposure were many young and veteran entertainers, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peggy Lee, and stand-up comedians, among them, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie Vernon, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Burns & Schreiber, and Dick Gregory.
Impact appearances occurred introducing footage of The Beatles, prior to the group appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, and a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), singing and spewing poetry with Jack and Liberace.
After three years (one and a half years less than his tenure on THE TONIGHT SHOW), Jack Paar called it quits and would prematurely retire from the business with the exception of producing and starring in a handful of Specials for NBC and accepting one brief return to regular television, for nine months, hosting an ABC late night talk show, JACK PAAR TONITE in 1973).
1963-03-15, NBC, 13 min.
September 21, 1962 - September 10, 1965
Jack Paar elected to pursue a three year NBC series in prime time soon after stepping down as host of THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR (1957-1962). These broadcasts took on the form of a variety / talk show format. Each telecast opened with a Paar monologue. Also shown from time to time were personal home movies shot by Jack on various trips by the Paar family to Africa, Russia, and Europe.Jack's daughter, Randy Paar would often assist her dad narrating these films.
Appearing with Jack were many of his old regulars from the TONIGHT SHOW including Alexander King, Oscar Levant and Jonathan Winters. This 10pm Friday prime time slot attracted many notable guests, including Richard Nixon, Barry Goldwater and Ted Kennedy. Also, given exposure were many young and veteran entertainers, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, Peggy Lee, and stand-up comedians, among them, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, Godfrey Cambridge, Jackie Vernon, Mike Nichols & Elaine May, Burns & Schreiber, and Dick Gregory.
Impact appearances occurred introducing footage of The Beatles, prior to the group appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show, and a young Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali), singing and spewing poetry with Jack and Liberace.
After three years (one and a half years less than his tenure on THE TONIGHT SHOW), Jack Paar called it quits and would prematurely retire from the business with the exception of producing and starring in a handful of Specials for NBC and accepting one brief return to regular television, for nine months, hosting an ABC late night talk show, JACK PAAR TONITE in 1973).
Jack's guest is Liza Minnelli.
1963-07-23, WCBS, 52 min.
June 25, 1963-September 17, 1963. Keefe Brasselle hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Garry Moore Show." Regulars included Ann B. Davis, French singer Noelle Adam and former boxing champ Rocky Graziano.
1963-11-17, WCBS, 52 min.
September 29, 1963-March 29, 1964. (CBS ) Variety show hosted by Judy Garland.
Guests: Liza Minnelli and Soupy Sales.
1963-11-28, WCBS, 52 min.
Variety special starring Arthur Godfrey, and guests all presenting songs, comedy and dances.
1963-12-22, WCBS, 51 min.
Judy Garland makes her Christmas show a family affair with her daughter Liza Minnelli and other children Lorna and Joey. Also appearing are Mel Torme and Jack Jones.
1965-06-13, WOR, 78 min.
Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, and Tom Bosley are the hosts for the presentation of the 19th annual American Theatre wing "Tony Awards," from The Astor Hotel in New York City. Nominees: Best Dramatic Play: "Luv," "The Odd Couple," "The Subject Was Roses," "Tiny Alice." Best Musical Play: "Fiddler On The Roof," "Golden Boy," "Half a Sixpence," "Oh What a Lovely War!" Actor-Dramatic Star: John Gielgud ("Tiny Alice") Walthay Matthau ("The Odd Couple") Donald Pleasence ("Poor Bitos") Jason Robards ("Hughie"). Actress Dramatic Star: Marjorie Rhodes ("All in Good Time") Bea Richards ("The Amen Corner") Diana Sands ("The Owl and The Pussycat") Irene Worth ("Tiny Alice") Actor-Musical Star: Sammy Davis Jr. ("Golden Boy") Zero Mostel ("Fiddler On The Roof") Cyril Richard ("The Roar Of The Greasepaint-The Smell Of The Crowd") Tommy Steele {" Half a Sixpence") Actress Musical Star: (Elizabeth Allen ("Do I Hear a Waltz?) Nancy Dussault (" Bajour") Liza Minnelli ("Flora The Red Menace") Inger Swenson ("Baker Street").
Opening introduction by Jean Shepherd.
Hosts: Van Johnson, Jose Ferrer, and Tom Bosley.
NOTE: On June 19, 2002 this television audio sound track was accredited to Phil Gries (Archival Television Audio, Inc.), and accepted into The Guinness Book of World Records as the most money (four figures) ever transacted for a TV Audio Air Track. 1965-08-14, WCBS, 52 min.
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
NOTE: "The Strut"
Written by Oscar Peterson is performed by Liza Minnelli.
1965-11-28, ABC, min.
November 27, 1960-November 8, 1981. Newsmakers were interviewed by journalists on this public affairs program, ABC's counterpart of CBS's "Face The Nation" and NBC's "Meet The Press." In its earliest weeks, the series was entitled "ABC Press Conference."
Topic: Discussion of US policy in South Vietnam. Guests include Senator Joseph P. Tydings, (Democrat, Maryland), who has recently returned from a visit to Southeast Asia, socialist leader Norman Thomas, Dr. Benjamin Spock, co-chairman of the National Committee for a sane nuclear policy, and Carl Sanders, Governor of Georgia.
Commercials including promo for tonight's airing of "The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood," with Cyril Ritchard and Liza Minnelli.
Howard K. Smith is the moderator
1965-11-28, NBC, 54 min.
The story of Red Riding Hood and the wolf who tells
Red he wants to make friends with her. Complete broadcast.
Duplicate of number 5913
1965-11-28, WABC, 54 min.
The story of Red Riding Hood and the wolf who tells
Red he wants to make friends with her. Complete broadcast, but no opening.
1966-01-05, WCBS, 52 min.
September 25, 1963-June 7, 1967. Danny Kaye hosted his own Wednesday-night variety hour for four seasons. Regulars included Harvey Korman, four-year-old Victoria Meyerink & youngster Laurie Ichino.
1966-03-28, WNBC, 54 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.
1967-10-04, NBC, 52 min.
September 13, 1967-May 12, 1971. This was the "Give My Regards to Broadway" broadcast. The 1967 version of "The Kraft Music Hall" was an hour show, which lasted four seasons. It was hosted by a guest celebrity each week.
Duplicate of #3554
1967-10-04, WNBC, 52 min.
September 13, 1967-May 12, 1971. This was the "Give My Regards to Broadway" broadcast. The 1967 version of "The Kraft Music Hall" was an hour show, which lasted four seasons. It was hosted by a guest celebrity each week.
1967-12-12, WABC, 52 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."
1967-12-27, NBC, 52 min.
Woody Allen's guests for this humorous retrospective of the year 1967 are Liza
Minnelli, Aretha Franklin, John Byner and
William F. Buckley Jr.
Duplicate Of #1038.
1967-12-27, WNBC, 52 min.
Woody Allen's guests for this humorous retrospective of the year 1967 are Liza
Minnelli, Aretha Franklin, John Byner and
William F. Buckley Jr.
1968-01-20, WABC, 52 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."
1968-02-05, WCBS, 52 min.
September 11, 1967-August 9, 1978. Popular variety hour hosted by Carol Burnett. On her own show, she brought together a group of talented supporting players: Harvey Korman, Lyle Waggoner, Vicki Lawrence, Tim Conway, and Dick Van Dyke.
1968-03-10, WCBS, 52 min.
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. This was the broadcast from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.
1968-03-30, WABC, 52 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."
1968-04-11, WNBC, 52 min.
Alan King is the host for a satiric revue of contemporary fads and foolishness.
1968-05-08, WNBC, 52 min.
Andy Williams introduces a pop concert of Grammy Award winning songs and stars of 1967. Performers include Jack Jones, Chet Atkins, Bobbie Gentry, The Fifth Dimension, Cannonball Adderley, Lou Rawls, John Hartford, Glen Campbell, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Liza Minnelli, Dionne Warwick, Dean Jones, and Sen. Everett M. Dirksen. Also on hand are Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
1968-05-08, WNBC, 52 min.
Andy Williams introduces a pop concert of Grammy Award winning songs and stars of 1967. Performers include Jack Jones, Chet Atkins, Bobbie Gentry, The Fifth Dimension, Cannonball Adderley, Lou Rawls, John Hartford, Glen Campbell, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Liza Minnelli, Dionne Warwick, Dean Jones, and Sen. Everett M. Dirksen. Also on hand are Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
See #1048 for details.
1968-12-17, WABC, 52 min.
September 24, 1968-May 20, 1969. This was the "Twas The Week Before Christmas" broadcast. Television's only musical comedy series. "That's Life" starred Robert Morse and E.J. Peaker. Also featured were Shelley Berman and Kay Medford.
1969-04-30, WCBS, 52 min.
January 29, 1969-June 13, 1972. In 1969 Glen Campbell returned to TV as host of "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour"; his regulars included Pat Paulsen, Jack Burns, John Hartford, Jerry Reed and Larry McNeeley.
1969-05-18, WCBS, 52 min.
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.
1969-10-26, WCBS, 52 min.
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.
1969-12-18, WABC, 52 min.
February 7, 1969-January 15, 1971.
This program was recorded when it was repeated on April 9, 1970, the first of Summer Re-Runs.
Tom Jones hosted his own musical variety hour, which also featured Big Jim Sullivan and The Ace Trucking Company.
1970-02-24, WNBC, 52 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.
1970-09-23, WABC, 52 min.
June 7, 1969-September 27, 1969; January 21, 1970-May 5, 1971. This was the first broadcast of the season. The first, "The Johnny Cash Show," was introduced as a summer series and returned later as a midseason replacement. In addition to Cash it featured June Carter Cash (his wife), Carl Perkins, The Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and the Tennessee Three. The second show, "Johnny Cash and Friends," was a summer series and featured Cash, June Carter Cash, Steve Martin, Jim Varney and Howard Mann.
1970-10-23, WABC, 52 min.
February 7, 1969-January 15, 1971. Tom Jones hosted his own musical variety hour, which also featured Big Jim Sullivan and The Ace Trucking Company.
1971-02-06, ABC, 00 min.
January 23, 1971-May 8, 1971. Hour-long variety show hosted by Pearl Bailey.
Dupe Of Number 4168.
1971-02-06, WABC, 52 min.
January 23, 1971-May 8, 1971. Hour-long variety show hosted by Pearl Bailey.
Two old friends get together - Cab Calloway and Pearl Bailey.
Calloway and Bailey reminisce over heir "Hello Dolly" run before launching into "It Only Takes a Minute." Liza Minnelli and Pearl sing "You Made Me Love You." Steve Lawrence solos early in the show and reappears with the cast in the finale "Cakewalk Your Lady."
Dupe Of Number 4168.
1971-11-01, WNEW, 64 min.
A David Frost retrospective from previous shows: Bing Crosby, Julie Andrews, Maurice Chevalier, Bob Hope, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, George
Burns, Jack Benny, Liza Minnelli, Sophia Loren, Johnny Carson, Flip Wilson, Bill Cosby, Pearl Bailey, and Danny Kaye are viewed via video tape highlights.
1973-03-27, , min.
A half hour Special report with film critic David Sheehan speaks out on the Oscar awards and looks at some 1973 nominees..."Sounder," "The Godfather," "Cabaret." He also interviews Liza Minnelli, Cicely Tyson and "The Godfather" producer Al Ruddy.
1974-05-29, ABC, min.
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history. Written and directed by Jack Haley Jr.
Premiere.
1975-05-28, NBC, 60 min.
Rona Barrett's guests are Liza Minnelli, Raquel Welch, Cher, and Ann-Margret.
1975-11-13, WNBC, 52 min.
July 11, 1974-August 29, 1974; December 19, 1974-May 22, 1975; March 18, 1976-June 17, 1976. This was the "Mac Davis Special" broadcast. Singer Mac Davis hosted three hour-long variety shows. Regulars included mimes Shields and Yarnell.
1975-11-25, ABC, 52 min.
Memorable musical moments from 20 years of Academy Awards programs.
Jack Lemmon is host.
Judy Garland sings a medley of Cole Porter songs (1965); Eddie Fisher sings Love is a Many Splendid Thing ((1956); Rock Hudson and Mae West team up to do Baby its Cold Outside (1958); Maurice Chevalier re-creates Thank Heaven For Little Girls (1959); Louis Armstrong performs The Bare Necessities (1958); Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas do comic number It's Great Not To Be Nominated; Frank Sinatra sings Star ((1969; Liza Minnelli performs in a tribute number to Oscar (1974); Sammy Davis Jr. sings a number of nominated Oscar songs from the past (1968),. Isaac Hayes plays The Theme From Shaft (1972); and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers do an impromptu dance on their way to present an Oscar award (1967).
1975-11-25, ABC, 52 min.
Memorable musical moments from 20 years of Academy Awards programs.
Jack Lemmon is host.
Judy Garland sings a medley of Cole Porter songs (1965); Eddie Fisher sings Love is a Many Splendid Thing ((1956); Rock Hudson and Mae West team up to do Baby its Cold Outside (1958); Maurice Chevalier re-creates Thank Heaven For Little Girls (1959); Louis Armstrong performs The Bare Necessities (1958); Burt Lancaster & Kirk Douglas do comic number It's Great Not To Be Nominated; Frank Sinatra sings Star ((1969; Liza Minnelli performs in a tribute number to Oscar (1974); Sammy Davis Jr. sings a number of nominated Oscar songs from the past (1968),. Isaac Hayes plays The Theme From Shaft (1972), and Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers do an impromptu dance on their way to present an Oscar award (1967).
Duplicate of # 7305.
1975-12-15, NBC, 60 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.
Guest-Host: substituting for Johnny Carson is Burt Reynolds. This program contains the final 60 minutes of the broadcast. Missing the first third.
