1955-08-23, CBS, 28 min.
July 12th, 1955-September 13th, 1955 (CBS)
Live, half-hour musical/variety series, featuring the sounds of Stan Kenton and his band.
Guests: Rock 'N' Roll performer Lillian Briggs, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Burl Ives, vocalist Geri Southern.
1958-10-05, NBC, 25 min.
November 27th, 1951-July 18th, 1957 (NBC)
October 20th, 1957- June 25th, 1962 (NBC)
From 1951 until 1957 Dinah Shore hosted a fifteen- minute musical show which was seen only once or twice a week before the NBC evening news. During the 1956-1957 TV Season, in addition to her 15-minute show, Dinah starred in a number of specials that were sponsored by Chevrolet broadcast on Sunday evenings.
The second series of television Specials was telecast as a one-hour variety show on Sunday Evenings, from 1957-1962.
Dinah welcomes guests Burl Ives and Gwen Verdon.
1959-04-06, NBC, min.
The 31st Annual Academy Awards Ceremony is telecast live from the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Personalities include Burl Ives, Bob Hope, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, David Niven, Shelley Winters, Red Buttons, June Allyson, Dick Powell, Tony Randall, Sophia Loren, Dean Martin, Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier, Cyd Charisse, Robert Stack, Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Maurice Chevalier, Rosalind Russell, Jerry Lewis, Vincent Price, Eddie Albert, Buddy Adler, Jack Warner, Millie Perkins, Gary Cooper, Vincente Minelli, Dirk Bogard, Van Heflin, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, James Cagney, Susan Hayward, Irene Dunn, John Wayne, Cary Grant, and Ingrid Bergman.
Hosts: Jerry Lewis, Tony Randall, Bob Hope, David Niven, Mort Sahl, and Laurence Olivier.
"Gigi" was awarded the best film of 1958.
1961-03-03, WNBC, 00 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semi regularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
Host:Burl Ives.Salute To London
1961-03-04, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
1964-10-06, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
1964-10-06, WNBC, 00 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semi regularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
Host: Burl Ives
Dupe of 1368
1965-03-16, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
1965-03-16, WNBC, 42 min.
Burl Ives hosts this show of musical vignettes depicting life on the Mississippi. Guests include Patti Page, Red Nichols and The Five Pennies.
1965-08-14, WABC, 12 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."
Guests: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Candice Bergen.
Host: Burl Ives.
1966-04-24, WNBC, 52 min.
January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semiregularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
1967-02-01, WCBS, 52 min.
September 25, 1963-June 7, 1967. Danny Kaye hosted his own Wednesday-night variety hour for four seasons. Regulars included Harvey Korman, four-year-old Victoria Meyerink & youngster Laurie Ichino.
1967-02-19, WNBC, 52 min.
September 27, 1962-September 3, 1967 (NBC); September 20, 1969-July 17, 1971 (NBC); 1976 (Syndicated). In 1962, Williams was finally given a fall series on NBC; the hour show lasted five seasons and featured The New Christy Minstrels and the Osmond Brothers. His third NBC series, which premiered in 1969, featured comics Charlie Callas and Irwin Corey, along with Janos Prohaska; the hour show lasted another two seasons. In 1976, Williams hosted a syndicated series, entitled "Andy." The half-hour show featured puppeteer Wayland Flowers.
1967-12-08, NBC, 60 min.
Burl Ives is the voice of Sam the Snowman in this animated Christmas fantasy, based on the story by Robert L. May. Songs by Johnny Marks. Broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964 thru December 8, 1972.
1968-02-13, WCBS, 52 min.
September 25, 1962-June 23, 1970. One of television's most inventive and popular comedians, Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years, seven of them in a one-hour format, "The Red Skelton Hour" on CBS. Skelton began his television career on NBC September 30, 1951 with a half-hour filmed variety series lasting until June 21, 1953. He then began his CBS affiliation, and began hosting "The Red Skelton Show," a half-hour variety show broadcast live until October 18, 1960, and subsequently on videotape. This series aired from October 13, 1953, continuing until June 26, 1962. From July 21, 1954 through September 8, 1954, "The Red Skelton Revue" was broadcast live on CBS in a one-hour format. Red Skelton returned to NBC in a half-hour taped format for his final series. "Red" as the show was known, premiered September 14, 1970. The first four broadcasts included introductions by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (September 14, 1970), Dean Martin (September 21, 1970), Jack Benny (September 28, 1970), and Johnny Carson (October 5, 1970) who got his big break writing for Skelton in the early 1950's. Red Skelton's last first-run regularly scheduled television program aired on March 15, 1971.
1968-03-15, SYN, 90 min.
October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated).
A musical celebration of St. Patrick's Day.
1968-03-17, WNEW, 52 min.
Merv visits Ireland for this St. Patrick's Day tribute. Touring the Emerald Isle, Merv visits the country homes of movie producer-director John Huston and actor-balladeer Burl Ives. Huston recites "Come Back to Erin" and Ives does "The Song of Wandering Aengus," written by Irish poet William Butler Yeats. Interviewed in the U.S., John Wayne recalls filming "The Quiet Man" in Ireland.
1968-11-24, WNEW, 52 min.
A holiday program of music and song. This program was syndicated.
1968-12-08, WNBC, 75 min.
Presented on "HALLMARK HALL OF FAME." Burl Ives and Peter Noone star in Carol Collodi's classic children's tale. Missing the opening Hallmark Hall of Fame sign on. However this audio air check, recorded direct line rendering pristine sound quality, is complete without commercials.
Pinocchio is a 90-minute musical adaptation of Carlo Collodi's classic 1883 book. It aired on NBC on December 8, 1968, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame series.
Peter Noone, lead singer of Herman's Hermits, played Pinocchio and Burl Ives was cast as Mister Geppetto. Walter Marks wrote the songs, and the script was adapted by Ernest Kinoy.
All eight songs are contained in this recording. They include:
"Chip Off The Old Block," " Wonderful World, Hello," "Beautiful People," "Little Bad Habits," "Walk With Him," "You Could Get To Like It," "It's A Dog's Life," and "Too Soon."
Pinocchio sings "Wonderful World, Hello," "Little Bad Habits," and "It's a Dog's Life"; other songs include "Chip Off the Old Block," by Geppetto and Pinocchio; "Walk with Him," by the Blue Fairy; "You Could Get to Like It," by Pinocchio, Frederico, and Renato; "Too Soon," by Geppetto; and "Beautiful People," an ensemble performance.
1968-12-08, NBC, 75 min.
Presented on "HALLMARK HALL OF FAME." Burl Ives and Peter Noone star in Carol Collodi's classic children's tale.
Dupe of # 5944
1968-12-18, WNBC, 52 min.
September 13, 1967-May 12, 1971. The 1967 version of "The Kraft Music Hall" was an hour show, which lasted four seasons. It was hosted by a guest celebrity each week.
1969-01-18, WABC, 52 min.
January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show."
1969-02-02, WCBS, 52 min.
February 5, 1967-June 8, 1969. "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" was a breath of fresh air, but to CBS the Smothers Brothers seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong things to say.
1970-04-22, WABC, 52 min.
June 7, 1969-September 27, 1969; January 21, 1970-May 5, 1971. The first, "The Johnny Cash Show," was introduced as a summer series and returned later as a midseason replacement. In addition to Cash it featured June Carter Cash (his wife), Carl Perkins, The Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and the Tennessee Three. The second show, "Johnny Cash and Friends," was a summer series and featured Cash, June Carter Cash, Steve Martin, Jim Varney and Howard Mann.
1970-07-29, WABC, 52 min.
July 8, 1970-September 16, 1970. "The Smothers Brothers Summer Show" was a toned-down variety hour and attracted little, if any, controversy.
1970-09-24, NBC, 58 min.
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).
Skits include Dean Martin visiting Joe Namath's pad, Dean, Peter Falk and Lynde trade paths in a gas station, Dean, with Shirley Jones and Peter Falk, as a married couple in a comedy farce about a bomb to blow up in a hotel.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Heart Over Mind
Performed by Dean Martin
Bidin' My Time
Performed by Dean Martin and Shirley Jones
Sonny Boy
Performed by Dean Martin and Ken Lane
Tell It All, Brother
Performed by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Hey, Good Lookin'
Performed by Dean Martin and Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
Turn the World Around
Performed by Dean Martin
Welcome to My World
Performed by Dean Martin and The Golddiggers
Everything is Beautiful
Performed by Dean Martin and The Golddiggers
1970-11-04, WABC, 52 min.
June 7, 1969-September 27, 1969; January 21, 1970-May 5, 1971. The first, "The Johnny Cash Show," was introduced as a summer series and returned later as a midseason replacement. In addition to Cash it featured June Carter Cash (his wife), Carl Perkins, The Carter Family, the Statler Brothers and the Tennessee Three. The second show, "Johnny Cash and Friends," was a summer series and featured Cash, June Carter Cash, Steve Martin, Jim Varney and Howard Mann.
1970-12-24, WNBC, 52 min.
September 17, 1970-June 27, 1974. A successful variety hour hosted by Flip Wilson.
1971-03-21, WCBS, 52 min.
January 29, 1969-June 13, 1972. In 1969 Glen Campbell returned to TV as host of "The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour"; his regulars included Pat Paulsen, Jack Burns, John Hartford, Jerry Reed and Larry McNeeley.
1972-06-11, WABC, 52 min.
An hour of music with host Burl Ives, and Jimmy Durante, Roger Miller, and The Golddiggers. Songs include "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" (Burl, Jimmy); and "Little Bitty Tear" (Burl).
1972-09-09, NBC, 60 min.
Burl Ives narrates this special about the rags-to-riches rise of the Washington Redskins from the depths of the NFL to a playoff spot in 1971.
Narrator: Burl Ives
1973-01-19, WNBC, 52 min.
July 27, 1972-September 7, 1972; January 19, 1973-April 27, 1973. Bobby Darin was given his own series in 1972, a summer replacement for "The Dean Martin Show." The series was revived that winter as a midseason replacement. Regulars included Dick Bakalyan, Steve Landesberg, and Rip Taylor.
1973-08-04, WNEW, 27 min.
1972 (Syndicated). Half-hour variety series hosted by pop singer Bobby Goldsboro.
The Bobby Goldsboro Show actually premiered on January 27, 1973 on New York station WNEW TV Channel 5. It's time slot was Saturday afternoon from 4:30pm to 5:00pm. The first season's final broadcast aired on July 14, 1973.
This half hour syndicated variety program ran for two and half years in New York, first on WNEW and then on WPIX, continuing with season 2 (Sept 1973 -1974) and season 3 (Sept. 1974-1975). Calvin Calaveras, a frog puppet, voice by Peter Cullen, provided comic relief in season 1.
Hamlet, an animated cartoon character, voiced by Peter Cullen, provided comedy relief during season 2, and during season 3.
Programs ran between 22 minutes and 27 minutes sans commercials.
1975-12-03, CBS, 52 min.
Originally broadcast on NBC on December 6, 1964... a musical fantasy with the voice of Burl Ives as the voice of the animated snowman who sings and tells the story of the red-nosed reindeer.
1976-03-26, WNBC, 78 min.
Bing Crosby & Liza Minnelli bring together many of the greatest entertainers in the history of television on the 100th anniversary of the telephone.
Duplicate of #5050 and #5075.
1976-03-26, WNBC, 78 min.
Bing Crosby & Liza Minnelli bring together many of the greatest entertainers in the history of television on the 100th anniversary of the telephone.
1976-11-20, WNEW, 60 min.
Burl Ives hosts this Thanksgiving Day Special of music & song.
Originally syndicated and aired on November 24th 1968, and repeated for the first time on November 27, 1969 as a BURL IVES SPECIAL.
This third airing of the same broadcast is called ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL, and features songs by Burl Ives:
"Gentle On My Mind,' "All Things Bright and Beautiful."
"On a Clear Day," by Lionel Hampton, and
"Trains, Trains" by The Back Porch Majority.
Burl Ives hosts this holiday special of music and song.
1976-12-01, CBS, 60 min.
Burl Ives is the voice of Sam the Snowman in this animated Christmas fantasy, based on the story by Robert L. May. Songs by Johnny Marks. Featuring the voices of Billie Mae Richards, as Rudolph, Stan Francis as Santa Claus, and Paul Kligman as Donner and Coach Comet. Broadcast on NBC from September 19, 1964, thru December 8, 1972.
Duplicate Of # 6235. Narrated by Burl Ives.
1977-04-09, NBC, 30 min.
The voices of Robert Morse, Bob McFadden, Don Messick, Paul Frees, Burl Ives, and Stan Freberg are heard in this animated TV special, which tells the story of the Easter Bunny's origin.
Burl Ives does the narration.
1977-06-04, WPIX, 54 min.
1976 (Syndicated). A one hour musical series taped in Nashville, Tennessee with a different host presiding over each program.
