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#4119: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-01-05, WABC, 52 min.
Vikki Carr, Rich Little, The Lennon Sisters, The Checkmates, Donna Jean Young

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This was the first broadcast of the series. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

*During the following broadcast dates, Operation Entertainment was pre-empted and not broadcast: 1968 - 2/9, 3/15, 10/18, 11/15, 12/13, 12/27. 

Rich Little is host, broadcast from Camp Pendleton, CA.  

Operation Entertainment lasted two seasons. There were 30 different broadcasts with 15 different guest hosts. They included, Rich Little, George Carlin, Dick Cavett, Dean Jones (3 times), Dick Shawn, Tim Conway (6 times), Roger Miller, Ed Ames (3 times), Flip Wilson (2 times), Don Rickles, Jim Lange (2 times), Jimmy Dean (5 times), Phil Harris, Bob Crane, Dale Robertson.  

Broadcasts orignated from bases located in 8 States, including, 
Texas, California, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Florida and South Carolina.                                   
#4120: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-01-12, WABC, 52 min.
Bill Dana, George Carlin, Roy Clark, Fran Jeffries, The King Cousins, Bessie Griffith and the Gospel Pearls

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.

George Carlin is guest host broadcast from Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.              
#4121: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-01-19, WABC, 52 min.
Louis Armstrong, Joanie Sommers, Richard Pryor, Dick Cavett, Harry Blackstone Jr., The Korean Kittens

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.

Dick Cavett is guest host broadcast from Fort Hood, Texas.            
#4122: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-01-26, WABC, 52 min.
Barbara McNair, Dean Jones, Allen & Rossi, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Minnie Pearl, The Everly Brothers

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Dean Jones is guest host, broadcast from The USS Constellation in San Diego, California.            
#4137: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-02-16, WABC, 52 min.
Paul Lynde, Tim Conway, Florence Henderson, Gloria Loring, Sergio Mendes, Martha and the Vandellas

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.

Tim Conway is guest host, broadcast from George Air Force Base in Victorville, California.             
#4135: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-02-23, WABC, 52 min.
Jimmy Dean, Shelley Berman, The Righteous Brothers, The Clinger Sisters, Laura Lee

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.  

Jimmy Dean is guest host, broadcast from Lockland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.            
#4138: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-03-01, WABC, 52 min.
Jackie Wilson, Tim Conway, The Mills Brothers, Lainie Kazan, The Clinger Sisters, David Frye

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.  

Tim Conway is guest host, broadcast from George Air Force Base in Victorville, California.            
#4136: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-03-08, WABC, 52 min.
Louis Nye, Nancy Ames, Michele Lee, Roger Miller, Seven Souls

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.   

Roger Miller is guest host, broadcast from Fort Hood, Texas.          
#4127: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-03-22, WABC, 52 min.
Norm Crosby, Dionne Warwick, Dean Jones, The Lennon Sisters, Homer and Jethro, Anthony and the Imperials

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Dean Jones is guest host, broadcast from the USS Constellation in San Diego, CA.              
#4129: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-03-29, WABC, 52 min.
The Kim Sisters, Ed Ames, Michele Lee, The Checkmates, Davis & Reese, Pete Barbutti

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Ed Ames is guest host, broadcast from Port Hueneme, California.            
#4128: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-04-05, WABC, 52 min.
Joanie Sommers, Aretha Franklin, Flip Wilson, Jackie Vernon, The Baja Marimba Band, Harry Blackstone Jr.

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.  

Flip Wilson is guest host, broadcast from the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force Training Base in San Diego, California.           
#4130: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-04-12, WABC, 52 min.
Don Rickles, Susan Barrett, The King Cousins, Fannie Flagg, Ray Charles and the Raylettes

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Don Rickles is guest host, broadcast from Port Hueneme, CA.             
#4143: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-04-19, WABC, 52 min.
Patti Page, Pat Buttram, Jim Lange, Hines,Hines And Dad, The Dillards, Moms Mabley

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.    

Jim Lange is guest host, broadcast from Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California.                       
#4144: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-04-26, WABC, 52 min.
Julie London, Jimmy Dean, Pat Paulsen, The Kane Sisters, Smokey Bear & the Marigolds

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This was the final broadcast of the season. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Jimmy Dean is guest host, broadcast from Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California.             
#4145: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-09-27, WABC, 52 min.
Phil Harris, Martha Raye, Nancy Ames, Slappy White, The Blossoms, Flatt and Scruggs

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This was the first broadcast of season number two. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Guest host, Phil Harris broadcast at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas.
                                      
#4146: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-10-11, WABC, 52 min.
Jimmy Dean, The Kim Sisters, Abbe Lane, Corbett Monica, Colvin & Wilder, The Five Stair Steps

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.  

Jimmy Dean guest host, broadcast at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.            
#4125: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-10-25, WABC, 52 min.
Patti Page, Larry Storch, Lulu, Dean Jones, The First Edition, Kenny Rogers, Ron Carey

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.   

Dean Jones guest host, broadcast at the Memphis Tennessee Naval Air Base Station.                       
#4123: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-11-01, WABC, 52 min.
The Lennon Sisters, Pat Paulsen, Fran Jeffries, Bob Crane, Ted Neeley

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Bob Crane guest host, broadcast at the Elgin Air Force Base in Florida.             
#4124: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-11-08, WABC, 52 min.
Jimmy Dean, Richard Pryor, Roy Clark, Patchett and Tarses, Janie Dee

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Jimmy Dean guest host, broadcast at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.            
#4126: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-11-22, WABC, 52 min.
Della Reese, Flip Wilson, Allen & Rossi, The Lennon Sisters, The Geezinslaws Brothers

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.  

Flip Wilson guest host, broadcast at Elgin Air Force Base, Florida.            
#4139: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-11-29, WABC, 52 min.
Tim Conway, John Byner, Glen Campbell, Honey Ltd., Little Steps, Stephanie Powers

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.

Tim Conway guest host, broadcast at Fort Gordon, Georgia.             
#4140: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-12-06, WABC, 47 min.
Jack Carter, Kaye Stevens, Tim Conway, Ernie Anderson, Rusty Draper, Anita and Diane

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Tim Conway guest host for second consecutive time. Missing first five minutes, otherwise complete.             
#4141: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1968-12-20, WABC, 52 min.
Jimmy Dean, The Fifth Dimension, Richard Pryor, Buck Owens & The Buckeroos, Richard Dawson, Dana Valery

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.   

Jimmy Dean guest host, broadcast from Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.          
#4142: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1969-01-03, WABC, 52 min.
Joanie Sommers, Ronnie Schell, Jim Lange, Curtis and Tracey, The Cowsills, The Apollos

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Jim Lange guest host, broadcast from Memphis naval Station in Tennessee.             
#4131: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1969-01-10, WABC, 52 min.
Dusty Springfield, Ed Ames, Irwin Corey, Colvin & Wilder, The Kane Triplets

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Ed Ames guest host, broadcast from Pensacola, Florida.
Ed sings "Travelin'Band," "They Call the Wind Maria."

Kane Triplets sing "If I Had a Hammer."

Dusty Springfield sings, "Come Back to Me"; medley: "Silver Threads and Golden Needles," "I Only Want to Be with You," "Stay Awhile," "The Look of Love," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me."                         
#4132: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1969-01-17, WABC, 52 min.
Tim Conway, Phil Ford, Mimi Hines, Alice Jones, The Canestelli Family, Honey Ltd.

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Tim Conway guest host, broadcast from Paris Island, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, South Carolina.              
#4133: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1969-01-24, WABC, 52 min.
Jane Morgan, Johnny Cash, McCall and Brill, David Frye, Dale Robertson, June Carter Cash, The Tennesee Three, The Spice Racq Singers

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star.  

Dale Robertson hosts, broadcast from Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.           
#4134: OPERATION ENTERTAINMENT
1969-01-31, WABC, 52 min.
Louis Nye, Ed Ames, Joan Rivers, Dana Valery, Three Degrees, John Daniel & Co.

January 5, 1968-April 26, 1968; September 27, 1968-January 31, 1969. This was the final broadcast of the series. This hour-long variety show was staged at a different military base each week and was hosted by a guest star. 

Ed Ames guest host, from Pensacola Florida Naval Air Station.            
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