Jazz and Blues performers dominate this show. James Cotton and his band reel off a pair of fine songs as does Joe Williams and Sue Raney. Buddy Rich does his usual excellent turn on the drums. Pat McCormick, who was a lead writer and...
1. Johnny Mathis, Mort Sahl; The Chambers Brothers
Aired: Jul 23, 1968Sid Caesar and The Grateful Dead appear. The latter perform "Mountains of the...
2. Roman Polanski; Sharon Tate; Della Reese; Don Adams
Aired: Jul 24, 1968A strange show with a mixed bag of a cast. Bill Cosby does a routine and spen...
3. Bill Cosby; Bill Medley; Iron Butterfly; Kaye Stevens
Aired: Aug 8, 1968The daft Professor Irwin Corey dominates this show with his inane ramblings. ...
4. Tony Bennett; Steppenwolf; George Plimpton
Aired: Aug 9, 1968This show is heavy on talk and stand up comics. Roman Polanski and Sharon Tat...
5. Buddy Rich, James Cotton Blues Band, Joe Williams
Aired: Aug 29, 1968The Pair Extraordinaire performs. Norm Crosby does a routine. Otto Preminger ...
6. Otto Preminger; Harry Nilsson; Norm Crosby; Rich Little
Aired: Aug 30, 1968A mustachioed Tommy Smothers talks about the censorship of his show, oh yes T...
7. Bob Newhart; Bill Cosby; O.C. Smith; Pickle Brothers
Aired: Sep 9, 1968Don Adams steps in to help Tommy Smothers for a new Smothers Brothers act. Da...
8. Jim Webb; Gloria Loring; the Checkmates
Aired: Sep 13, 1968The Checkmates play. Leroy Neiman draws. Sammy Davis Jr. sings with Bill Cosb...
9. The Byrds; Marvin Gaye; Pat Henry; The Committee
Aired: Sep 28, 1968Harry Blackstone Jr. performs magic tricks just like at a kid's birthday part...
10. Tommy Smothers; Buffy St. Marie; Louis Nye; John Stewart
Aired: Sep 29, 1968The Collage sing. The Checkmates are back again, they perform. Don Rickles is...
11. Pete Seeger; Bill Cosby; Carmen McRae; Jack E. Leonard
Aired: Oct 15, 1968Show #11 (taped 15-Oct-68) Guests: --Pete Seeger --Bill Cosby --Jack...
12. Bill Cosby; Jackie DeShannon; Marty Ingels; Taj Mahal
Aired: Oct 16, 1968The first 12 minutes of the show are given over to a hypnotist. Yawn. John Ha...
13. Rowan & Martin; Stu Gilliam, Paul Hampton; Clara Ward Singers
Aired: Oct 22, 1968A rather forgettable show, the highlights being Hugh and friends briefly play...
14. Don Adams; Deep Purple; Brenton Wood; Lynn Kellogg
Aired: Oct 23, 1968Excellent show starts off with Jackie DeShannon lip syncing a couple of songs...
15. Gore Vidal; Three Dog Night; Pat Collins; John Hartford
Aired: Nov 10, 1968Jazz and Blues performers dominate this show. James Cotton and his band reel ...
16. Joan Baez; Don Adams; Tommy Smothers; Avante-Garde
Aired: Nov 11, 1968Shelly Berman opens the show with Hef. David Steinberg does comedy on the cou...
17. James Brown; Three Dog Night; Bill Cosby; Soupy Sales
Aired: Nov 25, 1968Jack Carter and Soupy Sales joke around. Three Dog Night perform Celebrity Ba...
18. Don Rickles; Bill Cosby, Doug McClure; Kelly Garrett
Aired: Nov 26, 1968Five years before Jesus Christ Superstar, a very young Ted Neely, billed as T...
19. Lou Rawls; Shelley Berman; David Steinberg; Buddy Miles Express
Aired: Dec 10, 1968Beloved children's entertainer Shari Lewis opens the festivities with an adul...
20. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Lou Rawls; Pat Morita; Frankie Randall
Aired: Dec 11, 1968Lenny Bruce's mother talks about her son and Hugh shows clips of the late com...
21. The Grass Roots, Rich Little; Billy Eckstine; Paul Mazursky
Aired: Dec 17, 1968The Grass Roots do Bella Linda and they're either lip syncing or they have a ...
22. Sammy Davis Jr.; Anthony Newley; Jerry Lewis; Bill Cosby; Peter Lawford
Aired: Dec 19, 1968Frankie Randall sings. The Chicago Second City comedy troop performs. Cast me...
23. The Grateful Dead; Sid Caesar; Noel Harrison; Sidney Omarr
Aired: Jan 18, 1969Petticoat Junction actress Meredith MacRae sings Going Out Of My Head. Her hu...
24. Canned Heat; Shari Lewis; Buddy Greco; Max Lerner; Johnny Janis
Aired: Jan 20, 1969Singers Johnny Mathis and Nadia Christian lip syncing a couple of tunes. Mort...
25. Michael Caine; Meredith MacRae; Sir Douglas Quintet; Mort Sahl
Aired: Jan 25, 1969Skiles and Henderson do comedy. Joanne Vent does an extended set. John Kay an...
26. Steppenwolf; Joey Bishop; Joe Williams; Joanne Vent; Skiles & Henderson
Aired: Jan 26, 1969Deep Purple- Hush. Don Adams discusses flying, golf, etc. David Hemming and h...
