1. Premiere Show with guest star Jimmy Durante
Aired: Aug 1, 1971Series premier episode. Guest Jimmy Durante. Opening song The Beat Goes On.
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Games People Play"" and banter about Sonny's logic that their show will become a mid-season replacement. 2. Merv sings ""Get Together"" as the competition at an unusual ping-pong game in the background gets out of hand. 3. Cher sings ""Stormy Weather"" 4. Sonny appears on-stage with Cher dressed as Superman, claiming that nothing can deter him from fighting crime in America except krypto...