February 3rd, 1951-June 39th, 1951-

A half-hour comedy/variety series starring Victor Borge. 
Borge imitates Liberace. He performs his famous "Punctuation Skit."                                                              

 Victor Borge's one hour comedy special is interrupted by guests Bambi Linn and singer Doretta Morrow. Borge introduces Abbott Lee Ruskin, a 12 year old piano prodigy.    

Victor addresses how to compose a "hit" song. 

Writers for this broadcast are Henry Morgan and Jack Douglas.  

HIGHLIGHTS

"Liechtensteiner Polka," .....Victor Borge

"Blue Serenade,"....................................Linn and Alexander

"Chopin's Waltz C Sharp Minor".......................Victor Borge      

Victor Borge spends most of his one hour special at the piano not playing it, but generally pulling gags, sassing the udience and acting as thought he wer going to touch the keyboard. 

Boge remembers when he was four years old and how his mother and father predicted that he would be a great pianist. 

HIGHLIGHTS

"Moonlight Sonata,".........................................Victor Borge

Medley of songs orchestrated by Kurt Weill..............Andre Popp           

Highlights: strike news more on TV fixing of quiz shows by house committee former contestant testifies she was told to lose, rigged off the air, tenor Mario Lanza dies, Hi-Fi show in New York City with Victor Borge.                          

Variety special starring Victor Borge.                                                  

This is the 12th Anniversary show. 

Victor Borge presents his first special of the year. Borge plays a concert version of Grieg's Concerto - Latin American style.

Dupe Of Number 5491.                           

Guests Hermione Gingold and Leonid Hambro help Victor Borge celebrate his 20th year in the United States. Complete commercials for the program are included.

Dupe Of Number 883.                           

September 21st, 1962- September 10th, 1965 (NBC)

A Friday night variety series starring Jack Paar. Jonathan Winters was a frequent guest on the show.


Guests include Jackie Mason and Victor Borge.

                         

Comedian and concert pianist Victor Borge performs with American concert pianist and composer Leonid Hambro in this television special.                                                    

Comedian and concert pianist Victor Borge is joined by singer Sergio Franchi and American concert pianist and composer Leonid Hambro in this television special from Carnegie Hall in New York City.                                       

January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."   

Host: Victor Borge.                                                           

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.
  
  

Host: Johnny Carson. Guests: Victor Borge, Thallisa Cruso.

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September 15, 1968-December 22, 1968. Variety hour hosted by Phyllis Diller, featuring Norm Crosby and Rip Taylor.  

Dupe of # 1320            

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 # 1972.                         

September 20, 1952-June 22, 1957; October 3, 1958-January 2 1959; February 3 1961-March 24, 1961; September 1962-September 12, 1970

Guests include Victor Borge and Frank Sinatra Jr. 
There is a Honeymooners sketch. Ralph and Alice spend a frustrating night with the Nortons.  

After the 1954-1955 season (one hour live broadcasts), Jackie Gleason produced a series of 39 filmed half-hour episodes of "The Honeymooners" which was syndicated (1955-1956). For the following 1956-1957 season, the Jackie Gleason Show returned to a live one-hour variety format with a Honeymooners sketch included in many of its broadcasts. After this season, The Honeymooners sketches would not be revived until the 1966-1967 season of The Jackie Gleason Show.   

Host: Jackie Gleason.                                                                                       

Dean Martin's last new show of the 1968-69 season features appearances by Jimmy Stewart, Raquel Welch, Victor Borge and The Golddiggers.        


Dupe of #1066.      

       August 25, 1969 - January 23, 1970

A syndicated talk show starring Della Reese.      

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 # 1991.                         

September 16, 1965-May 24, 1974. 

Guests: Victor Borge, Joey Heatherton, comic Don Rice 111, and singers Susan Cowsill (10 year old member of the Cowsill Family) and Bobbi Martin. Victor describes a piano lesson and offers a comic discourse on opera. He also teaches Dean how to play the piano. 
Finale: youngsters join Dean for a Thanksgiving celebration. 

HIGHLIGTHS: 

"How Come You Do Me Like You Do!".............Joey Heatherton
 "How Long Has This Been Going On?"

Dean and Joey sing "No, No, A Thousands Time No!"

Dean and Susan sing "Shine on Harvest Moon"

"For the Love of Him"................Bobbi Martin

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).             

Karen and Richard Carpenter perform in an hour of song; their first television special.             

October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated)

Guests are Charlton Heston, Victor Borge, Pearl Bailey, Wayne Cochran, and C.C. Rider.







                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Entertainers from all facets of show business selected in a nationwide survey, perform. 

Host: Buddy Ebsen.                         

Celebrities are honored as chosen by the viewers.

Host: Buddy Ebsen.                                    

Best of The Dean Martin Show variety special.

Guests: Some in archive footage: Louis Armstrong, Ann-Margret, Jack Benny, Shirley Booth, Victor Borge, Raymond Burr, Ruth Buzzi, Johnny Carson, Suzy Cadham, Dom DeLuise, Jimmy Durante, Dale Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Greg Garrison, Goldie Hawn, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Ken Lane, Gordon MacRae, Ed McMahon, Kay Medford, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Orson Welles, James Stewart, Roy Rogers.