1962-10-21, WCBS, 14 min.
Ed Sullivan's guests are Rip Taylor and Kate Smith.
1963-02-16, CBS, 00 min.
1963-02-16, WCBS, 43 min.
There is Jackie Gleason's opening monologue with Rip Taylor, "Joe the Bartender" sketch with Frank Fontaine as "Crazy Guggenheim," who talks to Joe about "His Son" and sings "I'll Get By." There is a Johnny Morgan stand-up routine and a Reggie Van Gleason III comedy sketch.
1963-02-23, WCBS, 42 min.
There is Jackie Gleason's opening monologue with Rip Taylor. There is an "Arthur and Agnes" sketch with Gleason and Alice Ghostley and a "Joe the Bartender" sketch with Frank Fontaine as "Crazy Guggenheim," who talks to Joe about "Butcher Shops" and sings "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" Jackie also does a touching vocal valentine to a sleeping baby daughter. After sign off, there is a 30 second promotional spot which Gleason does, promoting CBS's The Late Show, celebrating its 12th anniversary.
1963-03-09, WCBS, 41 min.
There is Jackie Gleason's opening monologue with Rip Taylor, Cliff Hall and Jack Pearl. There is a "Joe the Bartender" sketch with Frank Fontaine as "Crazy Guggenheim," who talks to Joe about "Driving" and sings "If I Had My Way." Jackie also recites a vocal valentine to a sleeping baby boy. There is also a CBS Peace Core Commercial.
1963-03-30, WCBS, 19 min.
Rip Taylor does his comedy routine and there is a Jackie Gleason and Alice Ghostley "Arthur and Agnes" sketch.
1968-09-15, WCBS, 52 min.
September 15, 1968-December 22, 1968. Variety hour hosted by Phyllis Diller, featuring Norm Crosby and Rip Taylor.
PREMIERE of The Phyllis Diller Show. Guests include Johnny Carson (introduced by Ed McMahon), Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Sonny and Cher, and the Pearce Sisters (musical moppets, 2 to 11 years old).
Pyllis plays her saxophone accompanying Sonny and Cher, and in a sketch has trouble rehearsing with the Pearce Sisters.
1968-09-15, WCBS, 52 min.
September 15, 1968-December 22, 1968. Variety hour hosted by Phyllis Diller, featuring Norm Crosby and Rip Taylor.
PREMIERE of The Phyllis Diller Show. Guests include Johnny Carson (introduced by Ed McMahon), Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Sonny and Cher, and the Pearce Sisters (musical moppets, 2 to 11 years old).
Pyllis plays her saxophone accompanying Sonny and Cher, and in a sketch has trouble rehearsing with the Pearce Sisters.
Duplicate of #1312
1968-10-13, WCBS, 52 min.
September 15, 1968-December 22, 1968. Variety hour hosted by Phyllis Diller, featuring Norm Crosby and Rip Taylor.
1968-10-20, WCBS, 45 min.
September 15, 1968-December 22, 1968. This program was interrupted by a news bulletin announcing the wedding of Jackie Kennedy. Variety hour hosted by Phyllis Diller, featuring Norm Crosby and Rip Taylor.
NOTE: Program interrupted for news bulletin and report of Jackie Kennedy Onasis' wedding. The Phyllis Diller Show does not return.
1968-11-10, WCBS, 52 min.
September 15, 1968-December 22, 1968. Variety hour hosted by Phyllis Diller, featuring Norm Crosby and Rip Taylor.
1968-11-17, NBC, 52 min.
September 15, 1968-December 22, 1968.
Variety hour hosted by Phyllis Diller, featuring Norm Crosby and Rip Taylor.
Guests: Maureen O'Hara, making a rare TV appearance, Noel Harrison and Hines, Hines & Dad.
Maureen faces Phyllis in a tennis match that becomes a lesson in gamesmanship and takes part in a soap-opera spoof.
Noel and Phyllis try to smuggle a feather past a customs official.
A final salute to lexicographer Noah Webster.
HIGHLIGHTS:
"Finian's Rainbow" meledy..............................Maureen O'Hara
"Country Boy"..................................................Noel Harrison
"Singing in the Rain".....................................Hines, Hines & Dad
"The Minute Waltz"..........................................Rip Taylor
"Just One More Dance"..................Phyllis Diller & Noel Harrison
1968-12-08, WCBS, 52 min.
September 15, 1968-December 22, 1968. Variety hour hosted by Phyllis Diller, featuring Norm Crosby and Rip Taylor.
Dupe of # 1320
1969-07-05, WNEW, min.
Art Linkletter hosts the third annual Sportman's World Awards honoring former outstanding athletes (Victor Award).
Those appearing include: Rocky Marciano, Clint Walker, Peter De Paolo, Bob Feller, Cameron Mitchell, Sammy Baugh, Ruta Lee, and Don Budge. Performers: Della Reese, Rip Taylor, and Frankie Randall,
With commercials.
Art Linkletter host.
1969-09-14, WNEW, 52 min.
An Ordinary Special.
1970-02-07, WABC, 16 min.
Tonight Rip Taylor is spotlighted in this half hour series showcasing different comedians each Saturday night.
1970-02-07, , min.
Special starring Rip Taylor.
1971-09-30, WNBC, 52 min.
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).
1971-10-07, WNBC, 52 min.
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).
1971-10-21, WNBC, 52 min.
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).
1974-11-26, NBC, 90 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: Joey Bishop
1976-05-28, ABC, 30 min.
April 12, 1976 - July 23, 1976 (76 first run episodes)
September 18, 1976 - February 26, 1977 (19 first run episodes)
(Re-runs beginning in February 29, 1977 to September 11, 1977)
Break the Bank had two separate runs on American television. The first was as a daily series that aired from April 12 to July 23, 1976, on ABC, airing at 2:30 p.m. Eastern/1:30 Central. Although the series was popular, the network canceled it in order to expand the soap operas One Life to Live and General Hospital, both of which followed it on the daytime schedule, from 30 minutes to 45 minutes. The show quickly returned as a weekly syndicated game from September 18, 1976, to September 11, 1977.
The ABC daytime series had 76 episodes, including the 3/23 and 5/20 pilots. The syndicated series had 24 episodes with 5 of them being rerun. The last episode for the entire series was on February 26, 1977, with reruns airing until September 11th of that year. In 1994, GSN added Break the Bank to their lineup. This continued until 1997, and since then, no episodes from the series have been broadcast on television again. Currently, 17 episodes from the original Tom Kennedy series and 3 episodes from the syndicated Jack Barry series have been uploaded and steam on YouTube.
NOTE: Complete with commercials.
1976-07-07, NBC, 30 min.
CELEBRITY SWEEPSTAKES
1974-08-05, NBC, 30 min.
Daytime- April 1st, 1974- October 1st, 1976
Syndicated- September 9th, 1974- September 1975
Syndicated- September 20th, 1976- September 1977
Announcers: Bill Armstrong, Dick Tufeld, John Harlan
A game show involving two contestants, six celebrities, and the studio audience. Today's celebrity panel consists of Darrin McGavin, Anson Williams, Carol Wayne, Franklyn Ajaye, Rip Taylor, Michelle Lee.
Contestants are Penny Stick, and Donna Lee.
Announcer: Charlie O'Donnell
Host: Jim McKrell.
Includes commercials.
NOTE: Very few episodes of this quiz show survive.
1976-11-29, SYN, 90 min.
1976
Peter Marshall hosted this 90-minute variety show that also featured Ron Gist, Denny Evans, and the Chapter 5 musical group.
1976-12-31, WABC, 52 min.
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.
1977-01-23, WABC, 52 min.
January 23, 1977-May 25, 1977. A variety hour with some running sketches broadcast irregularly during 1977. With Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Maureen McCormick, Barry Williams, Geri Reischl, Chris Knight, Susan Olsen, Michael Lookinland, and Ann B. Davis.
1977-01-29, WNBC, 79 min.
1976 (Syndicated). Peter Marshall hosted his own ninety-minute variety series, which featured Rod Gist, Denny Evans and Chapter 5.
1977-01-31, SYN, 90 min.
October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated)
Guests are Tony Martin, Cyd Charisse, Jimmy Connors, Rip Taylor, Jane Oliver, and The Christian Brothers.
1977-05-02, NBC, 52 min.
Peter Marshall is roasted by host Dean Martin and a panel of celebrities including Red Buttons, Foster Brooks, Rip Taylor, Orson Welles, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Vincent Price, Karen Valentine, Paul Lynde, Jimmie Walker, Jack Carter, Jackie Gayle, Rose Marie, Joey Bishop and Wayland and Madame.
Dupe Of # 2128.
1977-05-02, WNBC, 52 min.
Peter Marshall is roasted by host Dean Martin and a panel of celebrities including Red Buttons, Foster Brooks, Rip Taylor, Orson Welles, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Vincent Price, Karen Valentine, Paul Lynde, Jimmie Walker, Jack Carter, Jackie Gayle, Rose Marie, Joey Bishop and Wayland and Madame.
1977-10-23, ABC, 120 min.
A salute to Las Vegas.
Hosts: Cindy Williams and Don Meredith
1977-12-04, WNBC, 104 min.
Honoring the year's best Las Vegas performers, a salute to variety acts and a tribute to Elvis Presley. Presenters include Ann-Margret, Totie Fields, Don Rickles, Jackie Mason, Shecky Greene, Rip Taylor and David Brenner.
1978-03-21, WNBC, 52 min.
February 28, 1978-April 11, 1978. A prime-time variety hour hosted by game show magnate Chuck Barris. The show featured celebrity guest stars as well as acts originally seen on "The Gong Show."
1978-04-04, WNBC, 52 min.
February 28, 1978-April 11, 1978. A prime-time variety hour hosted by game show magnate Chuck Barris. The show featured celebrity guest stars as well as acts originally seen on "The Gong Show."
1978-10-01, WNBC, 27 min.
1978-1980 (Syndicated). Norm Crosby hosted this half-hour series, a showcase for standup comics, known and unknown.
1978-12-23, WNEW, 27 min.
1978 (Syndicated). Half-hour country-and-western music show hosted by singer Donna Fargo. Tom Biener is a regular on the
series.
1979-01-10, CBS, 90 min.
The 10th Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards, hosted by George Burns. Starring: David Copperfield, Wayland Flowers & Madame Mitzi Gaynor, Gilda Radner, Kenny Rogers, Doc Severinsen, Red Skelton, Suzanne Somers, Donna Summer, Rip Taylor, Gino Vannelli, The Village People, Dottie West, and Robin Williams.
1979-01-13, WNBC, 27 min.
1978-1980 (Syndicated). Norm Crosby hosted this half-hour series, a showcase for standup comics, known and unknown.
1979-03-22, WCBS, 27 min.
1975-1978 (Syndicated). Hosted by singer Bobby Vinton, this half-hour musical variety series was produced in Toronto.