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#18: GARRY MOORE SHOW: CANDID CAMERA ALLEN FUNT SEGMENT, THE
1960-04-26, WCBS, 4 min.
Allen Funt , Garry Moore

Math is the subject in this very funny segment.
#26: GARRY MOORE SHOW: CANDID CAMERA ALLEN FUNT SEGMENT, THE
1960-05-24, WCBS, 6 min.
Allen Funt , Garry Moore

Garry Moore gives Allen Funt a showcase for his Candid Camera segment about a sign painter.
#25: RED SKELTON SHOW, THE
1960-05-24, WCBS, 25 min.
Red Skelton , Peter Lorre , Mamie Van Doren

Red Skelton's guests are Mamie Van Doren and Peter Lorre.
#43: BIG SELL: A JACKIE GLEASON SPECIAL, THE
1960-10-09, WCBS, 53 min.
Jackie Gleason , Art Carney , Phil Harris , Reggie Van Gleason III , Bob Warren

Phil Harris joins Jackie Gleason in a tongue in cheek salute to the American salesman. This program was broadcast live.
#47: CANDID CAMERA
1960-10-09, WCBS, 78 min.
Jonathan Winters , Allen Funt , Arthur Godfrey , Martha Raye , Audrey Meadows , Phil Silvers

Arthur Godfrey and Allen Funt host. In these four consecutive shows (October 9, 16, 23, 30, 1960), guests include Jonathan Winters, Martha Raye, Audrey Meadows and Phil Silvers.
#7446: "STEP ON THE GAS"
1960-10-19, CBS, 00 min.
Shari Lewis , Shirley Jones , Jackie Cooper , Hans Conreid , Pat Carroll , Rod Alexander

Presented on "US STEEL HOUR." 

Musical, comedy satire about America's driving habits and love of cars.                                       
#45: JACK BENNY PROGRAM, THE
1960-10-30, WCBS, 23 min.
Jack Benny , Milton Berle

October 28, 1950 - September 10, 1965
From September 13, 1953 to June 1960,  The Jack Benny Program aired every other week.

Jack Benny's guest is Milton Berle.             
#52: RED SKELTON TIMEX SPECIAL, THE
1960-11-30, WCBS, 35 min.
Red Skelton , George Raft , William Demarest , Frank Sinatra , Dinah Shore , Bobby Rydell

Red Skelton plays host to guests George Raft, Frank Sinatra, Dinah Shore, Bobby Rydell and William Demarest.
#7369: "REMEMBER HOW GREAT."
1961-02-09, WNBC, 00 min.
Jack Benny , Andy Williams , Connie Francis , Juliet Prowse , Harry James , McGuire Sisters

Music and comedy special. 

Dupe Of Number 5417.         
#82: RED SKELTON SHOW, THE
1961-06-13, WCBS, 26 min.
Red Skelton , Jackie Coogan

Red Skelton's guest is Jackie Coogan.
#84: RED SKELTON SHOW, THE
1961-06-20, WCBS, 26 min.
Gene Autry , Red Skelton , Clem Kadiddlehopper , Champion

Red Skelton plays Clem Kadiddlehopper, with Gene Autry's mount, Champion, guest starring.
#7232: JIMMY DURANTE SPECIAL, THE
1961-08-09, NBC, 00 min.
Jimmy Durante , Garry Moore , Bob Hope , Janice Rule

A wild "study in depth" of the vulnerable American Married Man.  

Dupe Of Number 114.                         
#114: JIMMY DURANTE SPECIAL, THE
1961-08-09, WNBC, 55 min.
Jimmy Durante , Garry Moore , Bob Hope , Janice Rule

Guests Bob Hope, Garry Moore and Janice Rule assist Jimmy Durante in a wild "study in depth" of the Vulnerable American Married Man.
#6328: AMOS 'N' ANDY: FUR COAT
1961-09-06, CBS, 30 min.
Ernestine Wade , Amanda Randolph , Alvin Childress , Spencer Williams , Tim Moore , Horace Stewart , Johnny Lee

January 12, 1926-November 25, 1960 (radio); June 28, 1951-June 11, 1953 (television). "Amos 'n' Andy," one of the most popular and long-running radio programs of all time, was brought to television in the summer of 1951 by Freeman Gosden & Charles Correll. When the show was cancelled, 65 episodes had been produced. An additional 13 episodes were then filmed to be added to the syndicated re-run package. These 13 episodes first aired on CBS television beginning on January 4, 1955. Note: "Amos 'n' Andy" used three 35mm cameras to film each episode prior to "I Love Lucy," most often given credit for first using this TV revolutionary three camera approach. "I Love Lucy" premiered on October 15, 1951. Today, 72 of the 78 "Amos 'n' Andy" episodes are available & sold on DVD. However, six episodes remain mysteriously absent. Archival Television Audio recorded two of these missing episodes off the air in 1961 - "Restitution" and "Fur Coat."

Kingfish sells Sapphire's fur coat.
#883: VICTOR BORGE SPECIAL
1961-09-27, WCBS, 58 min.
Hermione Gingold , Victor Borge , Leonid Hambro

Guests Hermione Gingold and Leonid Hambro help Victor Borge celebrate his 20th year in the United States. Complete commercials for the program are included.
#7455: VICTOR BORGE SPECIAL
1961-09-27, CBS, 00 min.
Hermione Gingold , Victor Borge , Leonid Hambro

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.                           
#10074: FRAIR'S ROAST FOR MERVYN LEROY
1961-10-22, CBS, 90 min.
Jack Benny , Steve Allen , George Jessel , James Stewart , Polly Bergen , Dean Martin , George Burns , Greer Garson , Lana Turner , Sammy Cahn , Nat King Cole , Mervyn Leroy , Walter OMalley , J.D. Stewart

CBS radio coverage of the Frair's Roast for director Mervyn Leroy. 

Roastmaster: George Jessel.     
#884: JACK BENNY PROGRAM, THE
1961-10-22, WCBS, 29 min.
Jack Benny

In this episode, complete with original commercials, Jack Benny revisits his hometown in Waukegan, Illinois.
#144: RED SKELTON SHOW, THE
1961-11-21, WCBS, 26 min.
Red Skelton , Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn guest stars.
#147: NEW STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
1961-11-22, WABC, 27 min.
Louis Nye , Steve Allen , Bill Dana , The Smothers Brothers

Guests are the Smothers Brothers, who are joined by regulars Louis Nye and Bill Dana.
#19261: BOB NEWHART SATIRE
1961-12-06, , 19 min.
Bob Newhart

Bob Newhart performs a skit on "Stalin's Body."       

Includes All State commercial.       
#6329: AMOS 'N' ANDY: RESTITUTION
1961-12-28, CBS, 6 min.
Ernestine Wade , Amanda Randolph , Alvin Childress , Spencer Williams , Tim Moore , Horace Stewart , Johnny Lee

January 12, 1926-November 25, 1960 (radio); June 28, 1951-June 11, 1953 (television). "Amos 'n' Andy," one of the most popular and long-running radio programs of all time, was brought to television in the summer of 1951 by Freeman Gosden & Charles Correll. When the show was cancelled, 65 episodes  had been produced. An additional 13 episodes were then filmed to be added to the syndicated re-run package. These 13 episodes first aired on CBS television beginning on January 4, 1955. Note: "Amos 'n' Andy" used three 35mm cameras to film each episode prior to "I Love Lucy," most often given credit for first using this TV revolutionary three camera approach. "I Love Lucy" premiered on October 15, 1951. Today, 74 of the 78 "Amos 'n' Andy" episodes are available & sold on DVD. However, four episodes remain mysteriously absent: "Andy Goes In Business," "Race Horse," "Sapphire's Mysterious Admirer," and "Restitution." Archival Television Audio recorded one of these missing episodes off the air Dec. 28, 1961 - "Restitution." 
While trying to do a good deed, Kingfish ends up becoming a fugitive from justice. Joined in progress. Only a 6:10-minute excerpt was recorded off the air, but inaccessible to the public for over half a  century.                         
#162: ERNIE KOVACS SHOW, THE
1962-01-23, WABC, 29 min.
Ernie Kovacs , Samuel Ellison

This last show taped a few weeks before Ernie Kovac's untimely death was broadcast without commercials. It included a final tribute, originally given by the Reverend Samuel Ellison and voiced by the ABC Network at the conclusion of the telecast.
#13590: PHIL SILVERS SHOW, THE
1962-01-30, CBS, min.
Phil Silvers

September 20th, 1955- September 11th, 1959 (CBS)

One of the most popular comedy shows of the 1950s, Phil Silvers starred as Sgt. Bilko. The show was originally titled "You'll Never Get Rich," but was changed to the Phil Silvers show. It was shown in reruns as "Sgt Bilko."   

Re-run Tuesday nights from 7:00-7:30pm on WNBC New York. Bilko finally comes up with a system for breaking the bank at Monte Carlo.                       
#13597: STAN FREBERG PRESENTS CHINESE NEW YEAR'S EVE
1962-02-04, ABC, min.
Stan Freberg , Sterling Holloway , Billy May , Ginny Tiu , Frances Osborne , Mike Maszurki , Patti Regan , Gloria Wood

An ABC TV Special broadcast on Sunday, February 4, 1962 from 6:30 to 7:30pm. There are artistic freedom vignettes on the show as Stan poses the question of cultural relations between earth and the moon. There is a dramatization of the sale of Manhattan, and lampoons of that old Chinese invention, television.  Original music by Stan Freberg.                         
#169: JACK BENNY SHOW, THE
1962-02-18, WCBS, 26 min.
Jack Benny , Hugh Downs , Rock Hudson

Jack Benny's guests are Rock Hudson and Hugh Downs.
#6957A: ALL STAR COMEDY HOUR
1962-04-06, ABC, 00 min.
Johnny Carson , Buddy Hackett , Carl Reiner , Mel Brooks , Mata and Hari , Kay Stevens , Joyce Brothers

Johnny Carson hosts this tongue-in cheek survey of some current brands of humor, spotlighting Carson,Buddy Hackett,
Mata and Hari, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Kay Stevens and Dr. Joyce Brothers, who explains why people laugh.                                      
#194: JACK BENNY SHOW, THE
1962-04-15, WCBS, 27 min.
Jack Benny , Mickey Rooney

Jack Benny's guest is Mickey Rooney.
#204: WACKY WORLD OF JERRY LEWIS, THE
1962-05-29, WABC, 48 min.
Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis steps before the TV cameras for his first special in three years. This one man show incorporates some popular routines from his night club act, a few from previous TV appearances, plus some new material.
#203: RED SKELTON SHOW, THE
1962-05-29, WCBS, 24 min.
Red Skelton , Sebastian Cabot

Sebastian Cabot guests.
#916: CLOSE UP!: WHAT'S SO FUNNY
1962-06-12, WABC, 25 min.
Dick Gregory , Al Capp , Mort Sahl , Benjamin DeMott , Jules Feiffer , Robert Coughlan , Albert Feldstein , William Gaines , Bergen Evans

Satire and the new comedians are examined with performances and commentary from Mort Sahl, Dick Gregory, Jules Feiffer, Al Capp, Robert Coughlan, and Albert Feldstein (MAD MAGAZINE), William Gaines, Bergen Evans and Benjamin DeMott.
#211: GARRY MOORE SHOW, THE
1962-06-12, WCBS, 8 min.
Carol Burnett , Garry Moore , Durward Kirby , Marion Lorne

A classic comedy skit is performed entitled "The Peter Piper Murder Trial" with Carol Burnett, Durwood Kirby and Marion Lorne.
#210: RED SKELTON SHOW, THE
1962-06-12, WCBS, 15 min.
Red Skelton , Jackie Coogan , Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney and Jackie Coogan guest star.
#213: BOB NEWHART SHOW, THE
1962-06-13, WNBC, 13 min.
Bob Newhart

October 11, 1961 - June 13, 1962

Bob Newhart appears in two skits on this, his farewell show from his first TV series. One of his comedy sketches concerns the recent FCC hearings. 

At the end of the show, Bob Newhart reflects appreciation for the success of this his first television series. 

Not Complete.              
#13685: JACK BENNY PROGRAM, THE
1962-06-17, CBS, min.
Jack Benny , Don Wilson , Mary Livingston , Dennis Day , Eddie Rochester Anderson

October 28th, 1950- September 15th, 1964 (CBS)
September 25th,1964-September 10th, 1965 (NBC)    

Jack Benny's half-hour show mixed variety and situation comedy with a company of regulars: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, announcer Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, and Mary Livingston.   

                                                                                                                  
#217: RED SKELTON SHOW, THE
1962-06-19, WCBS, 26 min.
Don Knotts , Red Skelton

Don Knotts guest stars.
#226: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
1962-07-19, WPIX, 19 min.
Louis Nye , Steve Allen

Louis Nye guest stars and there is also a "Letter To The Editor" segment.
#7420: SHELLEY BERMAN: PERSONAL APPEARANCE
1962-08-14, ABC, 00 min.
Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman does a one-man show, 
creating a gallery of characters and does satirical sketches on subjects dealing with television commercials, the
medical profession, and hotels. He performs not only with his stool and his telephone, but also with the audience. 
Based on the release of a musical album by Shelley Berman. 

Dupe Of Number 918.                          
#13731: SHELLEY BERMAN-PERSONAL APPEARANCE
1962-08-14, ABC, min.
Shelley Berman

A television special starring Shelley Berman. See # 918 and 7420 for details. 
#918: SHELLEY BERMAN: PERSONAL APPEARANCE
1962-08-14, WABC, 52 min.
Shelley Berman

Shelley Berman does a one-man show, creating a gallery of characters and does satirical sketches on subjects dealing with television commercials, the medical profession, and hotels. He performs not only with his stool and his telephone, but also with the audience.
#13783: COMEDY CARNAVAL
1962-09-15, , min.
Jonathan Winters , Jackson Payne

Comedy by Jonathan Winters and Jackson Payne.             
#13788: COMEDY CORNER TIME
1962-09-17, , min.
Harry Hershfield

Harry Hershfield. 

Radio comedy.                       
#13791: COMEDY CORNER TIME
1962-09-18, , min.
Announcer

Radio show.                                  
#13793: COMEDY CORNER TIME
1962-09-21, , min.
Pat Buttram

Pat Buttram is the guest.

Radio comedy.                                    
#13794: "DON'T CALL ME CHARLIE"
1962-09-21, NBC, min.
Artie Johnson , John Hubbard , Cully Richards , Alan Napier , Linda Lawson , Louise Glenn , Penny Santon

September 21st, 1962-January 25th, 1963 (NBC)

A short-lived sitcom premiering in the time slot 9:30 pm to 10:00 pm on NBC TV just prior to the Jack Paar Program and his entrance into prime time. 
The premise revolves around an  Iowa Veterinarian drafted by the Army and assigned to Paris.  Appearing regularly are John Hubbard, Cully Richards, Alan Napier, Linda Lawson Artie Johnson Louise Glenn and Penny Santon.                         
#7304: OPENING NIGHT
1962-09-24, KCBS, 00 min.
Jack Benny , Andy Griffith , Danny Thomas , Lucille Ball

Andy Griffith, Lucille Ball, Danny Thomas and Jack Benny perform.                                     
#271: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
1962-09-25, WPIX, 30 min.
Dayton Allen , Steve Allen , Gabe Dell

Guests are Gabe Dell who does his famous Dracula impersonation and Dayton Allen. Steve Allen makes a phone call to an audience member's mother.
#277: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
1962-10-05, WPIX, 4 min.
Steve Allen , Gabe Dell

Gabe Dell as Dracula makes a telephone call to a man who has taken out an ad to rent a room.
#13819: JOEY BISHOP SHOW, THE
1962-10-06, NBC, min.
Joey Bishop , Abby Dalton , Guy Marks , Joe Besser

September 20th, 1961-September 5th, 1964 (NBC)
September 27th, 1964-September 7th, 1965 (CBS)

A 30-minute sitcom not to be confused with Joey Bishop's later effort as an ABC late-night talk show host to compete with Johnny Carson.
In this show's first season, Bishop was seen as Joey Barnes, an unmarried publicist. For the second season, a new format for the show was developed and was retitled "The New Joey Bishop Show." Here, Bishop kept the name Joey Barnes but was a nightclub comedian and talk show host who was now married to Ellie, played by Abby Dalton. Also, starring was Guy Marks as his manager, Freddy, and Corbett Monica who replaced Marks. Joe Besser who was on season 1 of the Abbott and Costello television series and for a brief period one of the Three Stooges, played Bishop's landlord. On September 27th, 1964, the show moved to CBS where it finished its run on September 7th, 1965.                                     
#281: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
1962-10-10, WPIX, 6 min.
Steve Allen , Jonathan Edwards , Darlene Edwards , Jo Stafford , Paul Weston

Comedy musical piano duo Jonathan Edwards and Darlene Edwards "destroy" the songs "I Love Paris" and "Temptation" in a comedy singing and musical routine. Jo Stafford and husband Paul Weston masquerade as the duo.
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