1973-06-28, WNBC, 52 min.
June 28, 1973-August 16, 1973. This was the first broadcast of the series. Helen Reddy hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Flip Wilson Show."
1973-07-19, WNBC, 52 min.
June 28, 1973-August 16, 1973. Helen Reddy hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Flip Wilson Show."
1973-08-02, WNBC, 52 min.
June 28, 1973-August 16, 1973. Helen Reddy hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Flip Wilson Show."
1973-08-16, WNBC, 52 min.
June 28, 1973-August 16, 1973. This was the final broadcast of the series. Helen Reddy hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "The Flip Wilson Show."
1974-01-03, WNBC, 52 min.
September 17, 1970-June 27, 1974. A successful variety hour hosted by Flip Wilson.
1974-04-11, WNBC, 52 min.
September 17, 1970-June 27, 1974. A successful variety hour hosted by Flip Wilson.
1974-08-14, PBS, 60 min.
August 7, 1974-September 18, 1974.
Contemporary music groups are featured in this six part series taped during live performances at the Boarding House, a San Francisco rock night club. Produced by KQED, San Francisco.
The Pointer Sisters, whose song stylings range from the late 1940's through soul, perform "Yes We Can," "Little Pony," "Fairy Tale," "Salt Peanuts," "Black Coffee," and "Chainey Do."
Backing the group are bassist John Neumann, pianist Norman Landsberg and percussionist Gaylord Birch.
The Boarding House was a music and comedy nightclub located at 960 Bush Street in San Francisco, California, opened by David Allen in 1971. Robin Williams launched his career there and Steve Martin's first three albums, Let's Get Small, A Wild and Crazy Guy, and Comedy Is Not Pretty! were recorded there, in whole or in part. The club was also host to a multitude of musical acts, such as Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Mason Williams, The Tubes, Talking Heads, Old & In the Way, Randy Newman, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Hoyt Axton and Tom Waits. British progressive rock group Camel played there on 6/26/76 in a performance that was broadcast on KSAN-FM, and cult favorites The Residents also first played there. Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno have said they first met at The Boarding House.
1974-09-28, 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.
1975-02-08, 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.
1975-03-09, WCBS, 52 min.
February 16, 1975-January 4, 1976. Cher returned to host this musical variety series with a special preview broadcast on February 12. Also featured on the "Cher" show was Gailard Sartain.
1975-09-14, WCBS, 52 min.
February 16, 1975-January 4, 1976. Cher returned to host this musical variety series with a special preview broadcast on February 12. Also featured on the "Cher" show was Gailard Sartain.
1975-10-25, 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.
1976-01-17, CBS, 00 min.
Jackie Gleason and Andy Williams co-host this variety special one night prior to the playing of the 1975 Super Bowl.
1976-01-17, CBS, min.
Jackie Gleason and Andy Williams co-host this variety special one night prior to the playing of the 1975 Super Bowl.
Duplicate of # 10160.
1976-05-13, WNBC, 52 min.
July 11, 1974-August 29, 1974; December 19, 1974-May 22, 1975; March 18, 1976-June 17, 1976. Singer Mac Davis hosted three hour-long variety shows. Regulars included mimes Shields and Yarnell.
1976-11-10, WNBC, 26 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.
1976-11-28, 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.
1977-02-05, WNBC, 79 min.
1976 (Syndicated). Peter Marshall hosted his own ninety-minute variety series, which featured Rod Gist, Denny Evans and Chapter 5.
1977-09-10, WOR, 60 min.
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra backs Henry Mancini in this one-man performance. Selections: "Symphonic Soul," "Love Theme from 'Romeo and Juliet'," "Amazing Grace," "Oklahoma Crude" and the theme song from "Peter Gunn."
1980-12-19, NBC, 60 min.
December 12, 1980-September 26, 1981. This hour series was intermittently scheduled in several different time slots during this nine-month run, making it difficult to receive a loyal audience knowing when a next broadcast would air.
Scheduled: Tony Orlando, the Pointer Sisters and Jay Johnson. In skits, Marie and Jay spoof "BJ and the Bear"; a homeowner goes overboard on security; and Marie plays a woman diagnosed as terminally silly. Regulars include Howard Itzkowitz.
1981-11-23, SYND, 60 min.
1980-1988 (SYNDICATED). A syndicated "countdown" show. The format had the week's top ten tunes either performed by their original artists or interpreted by the Solid Gold Dancers. Dionne Warwick hosted the series during the first season, joined each week by a celebrity guest host. Andy Gibb & Marilyn McCoo hosted for the 1981-1982 season.
Hosts: Andy Gibb & Marilyn McCoo. Hits of 1969.