Jackie Gleason's second season premiere show opens with a monologue, followed by a comedy routine with Sid Fields and a "Joe the Bartender" sketch with Frank Fontaine as "Crazy Guggenheim." Fontaine talks to Joe about his "Summer Vacation" and sings "Let the Rest of the World Go Bye." And for the second consecutive year, Wayne Newton performs on opening night.
Jackie Gleason does his opening monologue. There is a routine with guest Sid Fields and a "Joe the Bartender" sketch with Frank Fontaine as "Crazy Guggenheim," who talks to Joe about "Fatso Fogerty" and sings "Girl of My Dreams."