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 perform ""Something"" and ""Maybe I'm Amazed"" 2. ""The Vamps"" -- Cher is featured in comedy blackouts as Helen of Troy, Catherine the Great and Sadie Thompson. 3. Sonny and Cher appear in a soap opera spoof called ""Cliff House"", a Gothic melodrama complete with crashing thunder and eerie organ music.