Comedian Henny Youngman performs in this one-man-show.           

An introspective into one of our most outspoken conservatives. Capp speaks his mind about hippies, pot, demonstrations, etc.              

Live coverage of the total solar eclipse of March 7th, 1970, visible across all of North and Central America.            

The story of the Roman occupation of Judea during the days of Christ.             

Mary Yates is the widow of NBC news producer Ted Yates, killed in the 1967 Middle East war. This hour follows the adventures of Mary and her three young sons on a trip to Uganda and Kenya...visiting Murchison Falls National Park;climbing Mount Kenya; witnessing a skirmish between park rangers and a Sudanese band of cattle raiders; exploring the remote Lebetero Hills; and joining a Peace Corp innoculation program.                         

The story of the Roman occupation of Judea during the days of Christ.     

Van Heflin stars in this drama, set in Judea. The play centers on two characters; the Hebrew judge, Joseph of Arimathea and his son Jonathan. 
Both men are troubled by the Roman occupation of their land: both have listened to the words of the prophet Jesus. Joseph sees the man of Nazareth as the Messiah, sent to give the people hope without stirring up revolution. Young Jonathan, filled with the same seething resentments as his friends, hears a different message. He interprets Jesus's words as a call to arms. 


Duplicate of 8230.                      

Rock and classical musicians share the stage with Zubin Mehta, conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The Philharmonic pieces include an excerpt from "Also Sprach Zarathustra," the Richard Strauss composition that found new popularity after it became part of the film score for "2001: A Space Odyssey."    

Duplicate of 5463.          

The opening of Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan.

Charles Dickens novel comes to life in this colorful interpretation. Robin Phillips portrays Copperfield          

Harry and Lena is a 1970 studio album made into a television special.                         

Harry and Lena is a 1970 studio album made into a television special.          

Duplicate of 7180. Includes commercials.                      

A tribute to bandleader Glenn Miller, presented by the British Broadcasting Corporation.        

Bill Cosby performs various comedic routines on his third special.                               

There are more questions than answers in this collection of scientific puzzles.     

NASA films, animation, computers and other aids illustrate such mysteries as dolphin language, functions of the brain, and UFO's. Other topics are turtle migration, community life among baboons, cell division and embryonic growth, continental drift, the possibility of life on other worlds, and ancient slabs at Mystery Hill, N.H., that may be related to England's Stonehedge. 

More than 20 scientific authorities (including writer Isaac Asimov and Dr. Jonas Salk) discuss the puzzles. 

Arthur C. Clarke, author of "2001: A Space Odyssey," is the host. Script by Clifton Fadiman. Narrated by Rod Serling.                                   

Special: This hour with country singer Johnny Cash was filmed in California's San Quentin Prison by Granada TV of England. 

Cash's strong suit is his ability to reach people- especially people who are down on their luck or at odds with society. His own observations make the point as he tells the San Quentin inmates, "I tried to put myself in your place, and I believe this is the way I would feel about San Quentin." Then he sings a song he wrote the night before, which begins, "San Quentin, you've been a living hell to me." And the convicts, assembled in the mess hall, stand on the tables, chairs and benches screaming their agreement. 

The program, which includes interviews with guards and inmates, received critical acclaim when first televised in England last April.
      

Dupe of # 3369.       

Cash's strong suit is his ability to reach people- especially people who are down on their luck or at odds with society. His own observations make the point as he tells the San Quentin inmates, "I tried to put myself in your place, and I believe this is the way I would feel about San Quentin." Then he sings a song he wrote the night before, which begins, "San Quentin, you've been a living hell to me." And the convicts, assembled in the mess hall, stand on the tables, chairs and benches screaming their agreement.

The program, which includes interviews with guards and inmates, received critical acclaim when first televised in England last April.

    SPECIAL  one hour broadcast, of which only the first nine minutes are recorded, recounts the elements that led to the New York Mets team's triumph last year winning the World Series after placing 9th in 1968.

Gil Hodges is interviewed by Lindsey Nelson. He states the reasons that led to the team's success last year when the Mets won 100 games, twenty seven more games than the year before. 

Hodges relates how he felt when he initially left his managerial role with the Washington Senators after the 1967 season and signed on to manage the Mets in 1968. Gil states that the most important quality a team can achieve during a season is for each player to take pride each day in one's own accomplishments and the importance of  sustaining few injuries during a complete season which was the scenario for the New York Mets in 1969.

                          

 In this SPECICAL Rankin / Bass animated broadcast, comedians provide their own voices for their animated counterparts, except for Chico Marx and W. C. Fields, both deceased. Groucho Marx, 80 years old, was still playing himself. Voice actor Paul Frees narrated the show and filled in for those actors who were not able to do their own voices. 

The show included such segments as a Marx Brothers skit, which was a reworking of a scene from their Broadway play I'll Say She Is (1924). The skit included their famous Napoleon parody, with Napoleon played by Groucho. The sketch featured animated representations. Romeo Muller is credited as having written special material for the show in addition to the original scripts that came from the various comedians' sketches.

This special and Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (released later that year) gave Rankin/Bass their highest TV ratings, even higher than Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). 


The majority of the special is an animated vaudeville-style show featuring numerous comedians performing the greatest skits at the palace.

Flip Wilson's "Columbus" sketch (with audio taken directly from his 1967 Atlantic Records album Cowboys and Colored People) is set to animation, as Queen Isabel Johnson sends Christopher Columbus to the New World to find, among other things, Ray Charles.

Jack Benny and George Burns take a trip in Jack's infamous Maxwell, where Jack attempts to weasel his way out of paying an increased bridge toll (NOT COMPLETE).

Groucho Marx recreates the Napoleon parody act from the Marx Brothers' 1925 Broadway revue I'll Say She Is, with Groucho reprising his role as Napoleon. (NOT COMPLETE).

The W.C. Fields sketch is not included in this recording. 

The Smothers Brothers try their best to cooperate in singing a song to woo a princess, but their attempt does not go as planned.
In between the skits, various comedians including Henny Youngman, Jack E. Leonard, George Jessel, and Phyllis Diller tell a few funny jokes as the TV special progresses. 

Cast
Jack Benny . . . Himself
George Burns . . . Himself
Phyllis Diller . . . Herself
George Jessel . . . Himself
Jack E. Leonard . . . Himself
Groucho Marx . . . Napoleon/Himself
The Smothers Brothers . . . Themselves
Flip Wilson . . . Himself
Henny Youngman . . . Himself
Paul Frees ...Narrator
Joan Gardner . . . Josephine Bonaparte, additional voices

This broadcasts is sponsored by Pepsi Cola. The opening commercial is heard. 
                        

The best performances and achievements from 1969. The 42nd Academy Awards ceremony is telecast live from Hollywood. Awards are presented by seventeen "Friends of Oscar": Bob Hope, John Wayne, Barbra Streisand, Fred Astaire, Jon Voight, Myrna Loy, Clint Eastwood, Raquel Welch, Candice Bergen, James Earl Jones, Katharine Ross, Cliff Robertson, Ali McGraw, Barbara McNair, Elliot Gould, Claudia Cardinale and, wearing a much publicized $1.5 million diamond, Elizabeth Taylor. Other celebrities contributing to this gala event are Gregory Peck, Lou Rawls, Frederico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, David Lean, Akira Kurosawa, John Schlesinger, Franco Zeffirelli, Billy Wilder, Mike 
Nichols, Sergei Bonarchuk, Glen Campbell, Conrad Hall, George Jessel, Arthur Rubinstein, B.J. Thomas. Frank Sinatra presents a special Oscar award to Cary Grant. Additional stars on this telecast include Gig Young, the Sandpipers, Michel Legrand & Maggie Smith.      

Dupe of #1091.                    

The best performances and achievements from 1969. The 42nd Academy Awards ceremony is telecast live from Hollywood. Awards are presented by seventeen "Friends of Oscar": Bob Hope, John Wayne, Barbra Streisand, Fred Astaire, Jon Voight, Myrna Loy, Clint Eastwood, Raquel Welch, Candice Bergen, James Earl Jones, Katharine Ross, Cliff Robertson, Ali McGraw, Barbara McNair, Elliot Gould, Claudia Cardinale and, wearing a much publicized $1.5 million diamond, Elizabeth Taylor. Other celebrities contributing to this gala event are Gregory Peck, Lou Rawls, Frederico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, David Lean, Akira Kurosawa, John Schlesinger, Franco Zeffirelli, Billy Wilder, Mike 
Nichols, Sergei Bonarchuk, Glen Campbell, Conrad Hall, George Jessel, Arthur Rubinstein, B.J. Thomas. Frank Sinatra presents a special Oscar award to Cary Grant. Additional stars on this telecast include Gig Young, the Sandpipers, Michel Legrand & Maggie Smith.             

Live coverage of take off of the Apollo 13 spacecraft which was aborted two days later due to the explosion of an oxygen tank, crippling the service module. The crew returned safely to earth on April 17th.      

Duplicate of #7659.                    

Live coverage of take off of the Apollo 13 spacecraft which was aborted two days later due to the explosion of an oxygen tank, crippling the service module. The crew returned safely to earth on April 17th.                          

Bing Crosby takes a look at leisure. 


Dupe Of # 5069.             

Variety special starring Bob Hope and friends             

Variety special starring Bob Hope and friends     


Dupe of#7744                    

Bing Crosby takes a look at leisure. 


Dupe Of # 5069.       
Dupe of # 7718.                    

Bing Crosby takes a lighthearted look at leisure with guests Dean Martin, Flip Wilson and Bernadette Peters.   

Duplicate of 7718 and 5069.                                          

Live coverage of the aborted Apollo 13 moon mission and return to earth.        

A special report on the return to earth of the Apollo 13 spacecraft.                         

Live coverage of the splashdown of Apollo 13 and its safe return to earth.                     

Live coverage of the Apollo 13 Splashdown after the mission was aborted.      

President Richard Nixon at Kennedy Space Center. After Apollo 13 was aborted due to an oxygen tank failure, Nixon greets astronauts Fred Haise, Jim Lovell, and Jack Swigert. 
At a press conference the president said:
"The three astronauts didn't reach the moon but they reached the hearts of millions of Americans and people around the world."
Later that evening, President Nixon presents the three astronauts with the Medal Of Freedom.     

Frank Reynolds and Jules Bergman report for ABC news.                                           

Tom Harmon interviews Ted Williams, one of the greatest hitters and prolific players in Major League baseball history.             

The 24th annual Tony Awards are telecast from the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. 

Hosts: Julie Andrews, Shirley McLaine, and Walter Matthau.             

The 24th annual Tony Awards are telecast from the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City. 

Hosts: Julie Andrews, Shirley McLaine, and Walter Matthau.    

Dupe of #9747.                       

Commentary and feedback on President Nixon's Vietnam speech. 

Live coverage of the Apollo 13 astronauts press conference.      

Live coverage of the press conference about the aborted Apollo 13 space mission        

Duplicate of #7662.                

Live coverage of the press conference about the aborted Apollo 13 space mission        

Duplicate of #11093.