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: Bob Newhart, Ronald J. Fields, Pointer Sisters, Larry Kert.                                                                     

This musical/variety television special brings together some of the greatest showstoppers in entertainment history. Featured are Carol Channing, Pearl Bailey, George Burns, The Jackson Five, George Gobel, The Mills Brothers, Pat Boone, Tiny Tim, The Pointer Sisters, Patty Andrews and others.   
A touch of nostalgia with entertainers from the 30s to the 70s. George Burns and Carol Channing in a "Burns And Allen" routine. 
Musical highlights and performers: "Hello Dolly" medley...Pearl Bailey, Carol Channing
"Bill Bailey"...Pearl Bailey
"Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"...Carol Channing
"Love Letters In The Sand"...Pat Boone
"Paper Doll"... Mills Brothers
"ABC"... Jackson Five
"Tip Toe Through The Tulips With Me"...Tiny Tim
Other musical highlights: "Get It Together", "Never Can Say Goodbye," "Daddy's Home." 

Duplicate of 7301.                                     

This musical/variety television special brings together some of the greatest showstoppers in entertainment history. Featured are Carol Channing, Pearl Bailey, George Burns, The Jackson Five, George Gobel, The Mills Brothers, Pat Boone, Tiny Tim, The Pointer Sisters, Patty Andrews and others.              

August 7, 1974-September 18, 1974. 

Contemporary music groups are featured in this six part series taped during live performances at the Boarding House, a San Francisco rock night club. Produced by KQED, San Francisco.  

The Pointer Sisters, whose song stylings range from the late 1940's through soul, perform "Yes We Can," "Little Pony," "Fairy Tale," "Salt Peanuts," "Black Coffee," and "Chainey Do." 
Backing the group are bassist John Neumann, pianist Norman Landsberg and percussionist Gaylord Birch.

The Boarding House was a music and comedy nightclub located at 960 Bush Street in San Francisco, California, opened by David Allen in 1971. Robin Williams launched his career there and Steve Martin's first three albums, Let's Get Small, A Wild and Crazy Guy, and Comedy Is Not Pretty! were recorded there, in whole or in part. The club was also host to a multitude of musical acts, such as Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Bette Midler, Billy Joel, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Mason Williams, The Tubes, Talking Heads, Old & In the Way, Randy Newman, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Hoyt Axton and Tom Waits. British progressive rock group Camel played there on 6/26/76 in a performance that was broadcast on KSAN-FM, and cult favorites The Residents also first played there. Ellen DeGeneres and Jay Leno have said they first met at The Boarding House.

                        

Jackie Gleason and Andy Williams co-host this variety special one night prior to the playing of the 1975 Super Bowl.       

Duplicate of # 10160.                                             

Jackie Gleason and Andy Williams co-host this variety special one night prior to the playing of the 1975 Super Bowl.                                        

Host Dick Clark celebrates the show's silver anniversary with guest appearances by Chubby Checker, Barry Manilow, The Four Seasons, Johnnie Ray, and many others.  

Host: Dick Clark.                                      

December 12, 1980-September 26, 1981. This hour series was intermittently scheduled in several different time slots during this nine-month run, making it difficult to receive a loyal audience knowing when a next broadcast would air.

Scheduled: Tony Orlando, the Pointer Sisters and Jay Johnson. In skits, Marie and Jay spoof "BJ and the Bear"; a homeowner goes overboard on security; and Marie plays a woman diagnosed as terminally silly. Regulars include Howard Itzkowitz.

1980-1988 (SYNDICATED). A syndicated "countdown" show. The format had the week's top ten tunes either performed by their original artists or interpreted by the Solid Gold Dancers. Dionne Warwick hosted the series during the first season, joined each week by a celebrity guest host. Andy Gibb & Marilyn McCoo hosted for the 1981-1982 season.

Hosts: Andy Gibb & Marilyn McCoo. Hits of 1969.