October 21st, 1956-June 13th, 1957 (NBC)

Hour-long musical comedy series scheduled approximately every other week. Series star Ray Bolger played himself and Elaine Stritch co-starred as the operator of the Greenwich Village Inn. 
Originally seen on Sunday afternoons,it later shifted to various time slots during the week.   


This episode is "The Old Soft Shoe."                                          

September 25, 1962-June 23, 1970. One of television's most inventive and popular comedians, Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years, seven of them in a one-hour format, "The Red Skelton Hour" on CBS. Skelton began his television career on NBC September 30, 1951 with a half-hour filmed variety series lasting until June 21, 1953. He then began his CBS affiliation, and began hosting "The Red Skelton Show," a half-hour variety show broadcast live until October 18, 1960, and subsequently on videotape. This series aired from October 13, 1953, continuing until June 26, 1962. From July 21, 1954 through September 8, 1954, "The Red Skelton Revue" was broadcast live on CBS in a one-hour format. Red Skelton returned to NBC in a half-hour taped format for his final series. "Red" as the show was known, premiered September 14, 1970. The first four broadcasts included introductions by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (September 14, 1970), Dean Martin (September 21, 1970), Jack Benny (September 28, 1970), and Johnny Carson (October 5, 1970) who got his big break writing for Skelton in the early 1950's. Red Skelton's last first-run regularly scheduled television program aired on March 15, 1971. 



                                    

Judy's guests are Ray Bolger and Jane Powell            

Judy's guests are Ray Bolger and Jane Powell.

Duplicate of 8394.                        

September 16, 1965-May 24, 1974.
 A variety hour hosted by Dean Martin. Several of the shows were celebrity "roasts," set at a banquet table, in which the guest of honor was showered with insults by other celebs. Regulars of the series included pianist Ken Lane (1965-1972), Kay Medford, Lou Jacobi, The Golddiggers, Marian Mercer (1971-1972), Tom Bosley (1971-1972), Rodney Dangerfield (1972-1973), Dom DeLuise (1972-1973), and Nipsey Russell (1972-1974).  

Dupe Of # 1907                                     

Variety special with Bob Hope and friends. 

Bing Crosby, Ray Bolger, Johnny Cash, and Raquel Welch join Bob Hope for what he calls"the highlight of my career." It's an entertainment benefit for the Eisenhower Medical Center (under construction in California). 
The program was taped in the Grand Ballroom of New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel where Bob raised more than two million dollars for the center.
Honored guests include Mamie Eisenhower, astronauts Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong and Walter Schirra, Terrence Cardinal Cooke, Governor and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller and 11 Medal of Honor winners. 
Highlights: A medley of Cash's hits, songs by the West Point Glee Club (and Bob and Bing) an Oleg Cassini fashion show and an audience singalong with Ray Bolger. 



Dupe of #7743                                                           

Bing Crosby, Ray Bolger, Johnny Cash, and Raquel Welch join Bob Hope for what he calls"the highlight of my career." It's an entertainment benefit for the Eisenhower Medical Center (under construction in California). 
The program was taped in the Grand Ballroom of New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel where Bob raised more than two million dollars for the center.
Honored guests include Mamie Eisenhower, astronauts Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong and Walter Schirra, Terrence Cardinal Cooke, Governor and Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller and 11 Medal of Honor winners. 
Highlights: A medley of Cash's hits, songs by the West Point Glee Club (and Bob and Bing) an Oleg Cassini fashion show and an audience singalong with Ray Bolger. 



Dupe of #7743 and #16335.                                                                   

The 29th Annual Tony Awards are broadcast live from the Wintergarden Theatre in New York City. 

Hosts: Larry Blyden, Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, George S. Irving, Michele Lee, Bernadette Peters, and Bobby Van.                                                  

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: Ray Bolger, Bing Crosby, Burt Mustin, Marvin Hamlisch.

NOTE: This specific TONIGHT SHOW may only contain an opening monologue by Johnny Carson. 
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1970-1996- Nationally Syndicated. 

In 1977 Phil Donahue shifted his base of operations to Chicago from Dayton, Ohio and the show's title became known simply as "Donahue," a one-hour show usually devoted to a single topic or guest. 

The guest is Ray Bolger.                                  

1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest-running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-host. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award.



Broadcast from 1963-1978 in Philadelphia
Broadcast from 1978-1982 in Los Angeles   

Co-Host: Barry Newman                                                                                                         

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 Hostess: Barbara Walters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

January 23, 1976-January 19, 1979. The first variety hour hosted by a brother-and-sister team. Additional regulars included Jim Connell and Hank Garcia.   

A salute to The Wizard Of Oz. Dupe Of # 2249.        

ABC television celebrates it's Silver Anniversary. Highlights of twenty-five years of network programming are presented with a bevy of stars appearing for the event. 


                                                 

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