Andy's guests for his first special (Williams had 19 TV specials from 1962-1987) are Dick Van Dyke, Andy Griffith and Ann-Margret. The theme is "today," as Andy and all demonstrate a little "contemporary nostalgia" via comedy sketches and song. 
  Andy Griffith delivers a speech at the UN; Dick Van Dyke and Ann-Margret examine the world of teenagers; the two Andy's get together for some bachelor philosophy. 

*This one hour Special was a Pilot for his one hour variety series which ran on NBC TV for five seasons from Sept. 2, 1962 - Sept. 3, 1967. 

NOTE:   
The Andy Williams Special (1962 TV Special)

No copy of this show is known to exist. When Andy Williams teamed up with Ann-Margret in 2004 for shows in Branson, Missouri he tried to find a copy to include clips from their 1962 appearance. NBC didn't have a copy of the color videotape nor did the shows producers or any of the TV archives.   

This peerless audio air check archived in the ATA collection was recorded direct line at the time of the original broadcast.

Audio is pristine playback of this 60 year old original broadcast.                                                        

Stars of the movie "Stagecoach" are interviewed at the opening of the film May,15th,1966 in Denver,Colorado where it was filmed. Host Bill Welsh talks to Bing Crosby, Van Heflin, Robert Cummings, Ann-Margret, and Red Buttons.
Scenes from the film are broadcast.      

Broadcast on WNEW-TV in New York City. 

Bob Hope presents his USO Christmas tour from Viet Nam, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Guam, Midway Island, and aboard the USS Hancock and the USS New Jersey.     

Dupe of #7738.                                          

Bob Hope presents his USO Christmas tour from Viet Nam, Thailand, Korea, Japan, Guam, Midway Island, and aboard the USS Hancock and the USS New Jersey.                                               

A comedy-variety special "Jack Benny Hour" broadcast, with guest stars.   

Dupe of #5286 and #8352.              

A comedy-variety special "Jack Benny Hour" broadcast, with guest stars. 

Duplicate of # 5286.            

     Ann-Margret's first television special re-run. Originally broadcast in December 1968.   Bob Hope is featured in this segment singing a duet with Ann-Margaret, "With a Little Help from my Friends."      

CBS variety special starring Ann-Margret.

Guests: Lucille Ball, Dean Martin, Larry Storch.                           

September 16, 1965-May 24, 1974. A variety hour hosted by Dean Martin. Several of the shows were celebrity "roasts," set at a banquet table, in which the guest of honor was showered with insults by other celebs. Regulars of the series included pianist Ken Lane (1965-1972), Kay Medford, Lou Jacobi, The Golddiggers, Marian Mercer (1971-1972), Tom Bosley (1971-1972), Rodney Dangerfield (1972-1973), Dom DeLuise (1972-1973), and Nipsey Russell (1972-1974).     

Duplicate of #2016. Excerpt.      

Variety special starring Bob Hope and friends     


Dupe of#7744                    

Variety special starring Bob Hope and friends             

John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America. 

Host: John Wayne.      

Duplicate of 9357.       

John Wayne's first TV special is a journey through American history with music, comedy, and more than two-dozen guest stars.
John's guests include Jack Benny as a citizen asking George Washington (Lorne Greene) about that dollar he supposedly threw across the Potomac, Bob Hope and Ann-Margret entertaining the troops at Valley Forge, printer Red Skelton discussing dissent with apprentice Tom Smothers, Lucille Ball as Miss Liberty, and Bing Crosby as Mark Twain, philosophizing with freed slave Frederick Douglass (Roscoe Lee Browne).
Also: Michael Landon as Peter Minuit, buying Manhattan Island from Indian Dan Blocker, Dean Martin as inventor Eli Whitney, Celeste Holm and Dennis Weaver as the parents of young Abe Lincoln, brothers Rick and David Nelson fighting on opposite sides in the Civil War, Phyllis Diller as a 19th-century presidential candidate, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin as the Wright Brothers.
Songs: Johnny Cash: "Ribbon Of Steel," Glen Campbell: "This Is A Great Country," Roy Clark: "Oh Suzanna," Leslie Uggams: "Clementine," Doddletown Pipers: "The Declaration." All: "God Bless America."                           

John Wayne and an all-star cast tell the story of America. 

Host: John Wayne.                        

 The 44th annual Academy Award presentations from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Hosts are Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Lemmon. Betty Grable, battling cancer, makes one of her last public appearances and Charlie Chaplin receives an honorary award for the incalculable effects he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century. Chaplin receives a twelve minute standing ovation.    

Duplicate of #7504.                                            

 The 44th annual Academy Award presentations from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Hosts are Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr. and Jack Lemmon. Betty Grable, battling cancer, makes one of her last public appearances and Charlie Chaplin receives an honorary award for the incalculable effects he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century. Chaplin receives a twelve minute standing ovation.                                                 

Ann-Margret dedicates this special to her father in this edited version of her Las Vegas night club act.                        

The 25th Primetime Emmy Awards are presented from the Shubert Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Host: Johnny Carson.                                        

A variety show presented as monthly specials on NBC.

Guests: Ann-Margret, Bobby Riggs.

Host: Bob Hope. 

                                                                                                                                                                     

The first People's Choice Awards are telecast. 

Host: Richard Crenna.    

Award Winners: Movies

Favorite Actor: John Wayne
Favorite Actress: Barbra Streisand 
Favorite Picture: The Sting       

Television:

Favorite Comedy: All In The Family
Favorite Drama: The Waltons
Favorite Female Performer: Mary Tyler Moore
Favorite Male Performer: Alan Alda
Favorite All-Around Female Performer: Carol Burnett
Favorite All-Around Male Performer: Bob Hope
Favorite Television Variety Show: Carol Burnett 

Rona Barrett's guests are Liza Minnelli, Raquel Welch, Cher, and Ann-Margret.                         

Special: Elton John and Diana Ross are the hosts for this ceremony with music, telecast live from the Santa Monica (Cal.) Civic Auditorium.

In this first of three Rock Music Award annual television presentations (1975-1978), Elton John wins for Outstanding Rock Personality. 

Performances of rock, rhythm and blues, and pop  alternate with awards presentations in 16 categories. Winners have been selected by a nationwide panel composed of radio announcers, and music critics and reports.

At press time, the presenters included Ann-Margret, Cher, Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Mike Douglas, Michael Douglas ("The Streets of San Francisco"), David Janssen, Olivia Newton-John, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Raquel Welch, and Edgar Winter, Valerie Perrine.

Announcer: Dick Tufeld.

COMPLETE with commercials. 
Disc 1- 56:00
Disc 2- 34:00
                                      

Special: Elton John and Diana Ross are the hosts for this ceremony with music, telecast live from the Santa Monica (Cal.) Civic Auditorium.

In this first of three Rock Music Award annual television presentations (1975-1978), Elton John wins for Outstanding Rock Personality. 

Performances of rock, rhythm and blues, and pop  alternate with awards presentations in 16 categories. Winners have been selected by a nationwide panel composed of radio announcers, and music critics and reports.

At press time, the presenters included Ann-Margret, Cher, Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Mike Douglas, Michael Douglas ("The Streets of San Francisco"), David Janssen, Olivia Newton-John, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Raquel Welch, and Edgar Winter, Valerie Perrine.

Announcer: Dick Tufeld.

COMPLETE with commercials. 
Disc 1- 56:00
Disc 2- 34:00
                                                   

A variety special starring Tom Jones and Julie Andrews. It featured John Lennon's final public performance.                                                               

Live telecast of the second annual People's Choice Awards.  

Host: Jack Albertson.  

Duplicate of #9073. First half-hour only.
                                                              

Live telecast of the second annual People's Choice Awards.  

Host: Jack Albertson.  
                                                 

Rona Barrett looks at the Oscar nominees for 1975 in this live pre-Oscar special.                                      

October 21st, 1974-1980. 

Ninety-minute talk show in most markets hosted by Dinah Shore. The show was seen during the daytime in most cities. In 1979 the show was retitled "Dinah and Friends" and had a co-host. 

A salute to college theatre life at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

A Bob Hope special all-star spectacular from Lake Tahoe, Nevada.  

Duplicate of #9553.                                   

A Bob Hope special all-star spectacular from Lake Tahoe, Nevada.                        

Singer Paul Anka's first television special.  

Duplicate of # 9064.                                      

Singer Paul Anka's first television special.                           

Ann-Margret stars in this hour long variety special.                          

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.
  
  

Guests: Ann-Margret, Charles Nelson Reilly, Florence Henderson.

NOTE: This specific TONIGHT SHOW may only contain an opening monologue by Johnny Carson. 
Other content, as listed, will have to be monitored and confirmed upon your order request. 
                                                                                                 

A George Burns TV special. 

Dupe Of # 5253.             

The 9th Annual Entertainer of the Year Awards, hosted by Jackie Gleason. Starring: Ann-Margret, Debby Boone, Carol Burnett, Red Buttons, Alan Corey, Buddy Ebsen, The Fercos, The Folies Bergere Dancers, Larry Gatlin, Doug Henning, Grace Jones, Lassie, Norman Lear, Rich Little, Sparky Lyle, Chuck Mangione, Steve Martin, Andrea McArdle, Lee Meriwether, Dolly Parton, Chita Rivera, Shields & Yarnell, Willie Tyler & Lester.

Best of The Dean Martin Show variety special.

Guests: Some in archive footage: Louis Armstrong, Ann-Margret, Jack Benny, Shirley Booth, Victor Borge, Raymond Burr, Ruth Buzzi, Johnny Carson, Suzy Cadham, Dom DeLuise, Jimmy Durante, Dale Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Greg Garrison, Goldie Hawn, Lena Horne, Gene Kelly, Ken Lane, Gordon MacRae, Ed McMahon, Kay Medford, Bob Newhart, Don Rickles, Frank Sinatra, Red Skelton, Orson Welles, James Stewart, Roy Rogers.                               

The 52nd annual Academy Awards ceremony from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. 

Host: Johnny Carson.     
Announcer: Hank Simms 

Kramer vs. Kramer won for best picture
Dustin Hoffman: Best Actor
Sally Field: Best Actress
Melvyn Douglas: Best Supporting Actor
Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress 

                                       

The 52nd annual Academy Awards ceremony from the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. 

Host: Johnny Carson.     
Announcer: Hank Simms 

Kramer vs. Kramer won for best picture
Dustin Hoffman: Best Actor
Sally Field: Best Actress
Melvyn Douglas: Best Supporting Actor
Meryl Streep: Best Supporting Actress 

Duplicate of #18446.

                                                    

Special: "I hated to wait until December to get jolly" - so George Burns opts to celebrate Christmas early. He's joined by Bob Hope; Ann-Margret; and five Playboy Playmates, who serenade him with "My Body Keeps Changing My Mind." Also: the gospel-singing Hawkins Family does "He'll Be There When You Need Him."