Season 6

1968–1969

Sep 28, 1968 · 60m

Songs: --Bing Crosby with chorus - ""If You're Looking For A Man"" --Bobby Goldsboro - ""Honey"" and ""The Straight Life"" --Jeannie C. Riley - ""Harper Valley PTA"" --Bing with Jeannie C. Riley & Bobby Goldsboro - medley: ""Nashville Cats,"" ""Gentle On My Mind,"" ""Little Green Apples"" and ""Hold Me Tight"" Also appearing: --Sid Caesar --Abbey Lincoln --Bob Gibson (of the St. Louis Cardinals) --Milton Berle --The Four Robertis --The Iriston Horsemen --According to one source, a rock group from the off-Broadway hippie musical ""Your Own Thing"" also appeared on this show.

E2. Host: Jimmy Durante / Joey Heatherton

Oct 5, 1968 · 60m

Music: --Jimmy Durante (host) - ""Did You Ever Have a Feeling?"" ""That's How Young I Feel"" and ""The Father of Girls"" --Jimmy Durante and Joey Heatherton - ""I Came Here to Swim"" --Joey Heatherton - ""Light My Fire"" (with dancers) --Don Ho - ""Next Door to Paradise,"" ""Nai Puni"" and ""One Paddle, Two Paddle"" --The Lennon Sisters - ""I Don't Know Why"" and ""Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams"" Also appearing: --Lewis & Christy (comedy team) - do a sketch about driving non-stop across the US. --Female Olympic gymnasts - 6 finalists in the US Olympic trials demonstrating their skills on the balance beam and uneven parallel bars.

E3. Host: Milton Berle / Leonard Nimoy

Oct 12, 1968 · 60m

Guests: --Milton Berle (host) --Leonard Nimoy - sings ""Here We Go Round Again"" --Shani Wallis - ""Oliver!"" medley: ""Who Will Buy?"" ""Consider Yourself"" and ""As Long as He Needs Me"" --The Checkmates Ltd. - ""Wear It On Your Face"" & ""Thank You, Love"" --Johnny Puleo's Harmonica Gang --Irving Benson (comedian in character as Sidney Shpritzer, Milton Berle's comedy foil) --The Bottoms Up Revue from Las Vegas Sketch: --Leonard Nimoy and the Bottoms Up Revue appear in a sci-fi spoof titled ""Star Odyssey 2001 7/8""

E4. Host: Diahann Carroll / Richard Harris

Oct 19, 1968 · 60m

--Diahann Carroll (host) - ""Watch What Happens,"" ""My Personal Property,"" ""Over You"" & ""The Fool on the Hill"" --Diahann Carroll, Marc Copage and Michael Link (all from the series ""Julia"") - ""The Thank-You Song"" --Richard Harris and Diahann Carroll - ""What Do the Simple Folk Do?"" --Richard Harris - ""The Yard Went on Forever"" and ""The Hive"" --The Checkmates, Ltd. - ""Black Is Black"" --Mort Sahl (comedian) - does a satire of Presidential candidates --Buddy Schwab (""Hollywood Palace"" choreographer) with dancers - ""Broadway Rhythm""

E5. Host: Don Adams / Janis Joplin

Oct 26, 1968 · 60m

Host: Don Adams --Janis Joplin (with Big Brother & the Holding Company) - ""Summertime"" & ""Why"" (another source listed the 2nd song as ""I Need A Man to Love"") --Barbara Eden - sings ""Big, Beautiful Ball"" --Arte Johnson (comedian, in character as Rozmenko, the singing Russian) - ""Mame"" --Brothers Castro (singers from Mexico) - ""Michelle"" & ""Por Usted"" --The Dovyeko Company (acrobats on stilts from the Moscow State Circus)

E6. Host: Sammy Davis Jr. / Aretha Franklin / Spanky and Our Gang

Nov 2, 1968 · 60m

Guests: --Sammy Davis Jr. (host) --Spanky & Our Gang - ""Give A Damn"" & ""Yesterday's Rain"" --Aretha Franklin --Johnny Whitaker (child actor, from ""Family Affair"") --Corbett Monica (comedian)

E7. Host: Mike Douglas / Donovan

Nov 9, 1968 · 60m

--Donovan - ""Jennifer Juniper"" & ""Lalena"" --Donovan and Sergio Mendes - ""There Is a Mountain"" --Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 --Mike Douglas (host) - If This Isn't Love"" and ""Danny Boy"" --Mike Douglas and Polly Bergen - ""When I'm 64"" & ""Wait Till We're 65"" --Polly Bergen - ""Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"" & ""When in Rome"" --Hendra and Ullett (comedians) --Rudy Schweitzer (juggler) --The Solokhins (balancing acrobats from the Moscow State Circus)

E8. Host: Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca / Bee Gees

Nov 23, 1968 · 60m

Co-Hosts: Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca --The Bee Gees - ""Massachusetts"" & ""I've Gotta Get a Message to You"" --Lou Rawls - ""I'm Satisfied"" & ""Down Here on the Ground"" --Chita Rivera (singer-dancer) - ""Pretty for Me"" --Jane Morgan (singer) - medley: ""Georgia,"" ""That Lucky Old Sun"" & ""What'd I Say?"" --Gelina Adaskina (trapeze artist from the Moscow State Circus). Comedy sketches: --Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca in a routine about a dying bullfighter and a fawning American tourist. --Imogene Coca does a routine about a frumpy stripper.

E9. Host: Milton Berle / Martha Raye

Nov 30, 1968 · 60m

Music: --Milton Berle - ""What a Night This Is Going to Be"" --Martha Raye - ""Toot Toot Tootsie, Good-Bye"" and ""Those Were The Good Old Days"" --Barrie Chase (singer-dancer) - ""Suzie Q"" --Roosevelt Grier - ""Slip Away"" --The Third Wave (teenage musicians from the Phillippines) Also appearing: --Joey Forman (comedian) --Joe Besser (comedian) --Mary Beth Hughes

E10. Host: Sammy Davis Jr. / Ike & Tina Turner

Dec 7, 1968 · 60m

--The Ike & Tina Turner Revue - ""Understanding"" and ""You Got What You Wanted, Now You Don't Want What You Got"" --Sammy Davis Jr. (host) - ""Tenement Symphony"" & ""At the Crossroads"" --Sammy Davis Jr. and Lola Falana - ""I Feel Good"" --Lola Falana - medley: ""It Never Entered My Mind"" & ""Goin' Out of My Head"" --Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae - medley: ""People"" & ""Don't Rain on My Parade"" --Carmen McRae (singer) - ""He Loves Me"" & ""Watch What Happens"" --Jo Anne Worley (comedian from ""Laugh-In"") --Jack Carter (comedian) and Sammy Davis Jr. - sing ""Without You"" and do impressions of various celebrities. --Bobby Doyle (singer discovered by Sammy) - ""Just Can't Help Believing""

E11. Host: Jimmy Durante

Dec 14, 1968 · 60m

Host: Jimmy Durante --Ethel Merman --Sugar Ray Robinson --Vikki Carr --Bill Dana --Leland Palmer --Hendra & Ullett

E12. Host: Bing Crosby (1968 Christmas Show) / Glen Campbell

Dec 21, 1968 · 60m

1968 Christmas Show hosted by Bing and Kathryn Crosby, with their children Harry, Mary Frances and Nathaniel. --Bing Crosby - ""White Christmas,"" ""Silent Night"" and ""This Is That Time of the Year"" --Bing and Kathryn Crosby - ""When the Kids Are Married"" and ""Christmas Is A Birthday"" --Bing, Kathryn and children - ""Do You Hear What I Hear?"" --Harry Crosby - ""Oh, Come Little Children"" --Glen Campbell - ""Wichita Lineman"" --Bing Crosby and Glen Campbell - ""1432 Franklin Pike Circle Hero"" --John Byner (comedian) - ""Christmas Is Coming"" --The Lennon Sisters - ""Christmas Waltz"" and ""Christmas Song"" --All (entire cast) - ""We Wish You a Merry Christmas"" --Nicolai Olkovikov (juggler from the Moscow State Circus)

E13. Host: Bing Crosby / Bob Hope / Bobbie Gentry

Jan 4, 1969 · 60m

Hollywood Palace Anniversary Show Music: --Bing Crosby - ""Once-A-Year Day,"" ""The Straight Life"" and ""Little Green Apples"" --Bobbie Gentry - ""Mornin' Glory"" --Tiny Tim - ""Come to the Ball,"" ""My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time"" and ""Great Balls of Fire"" --Judy Carne - ""Ring-Around-a-Rosy Rag"" (with dancers) Also: --Bob Hope and Bing Crosby receive the 1st Annual Show Business Hall of Fame Award. Earl Wilson (columnist) presents the award. --Stu Gilliam (comedian) --Dovyeko Acrobatic Troupe (of the Moscow State Circus)

E14. Host: Jimmy Durante / Marvin Gaye

Jan 11, 1969 · 60m

--Marvin Gaye - ""I Heard It Through the Grapevine"" --Jimmy Durante (host) - ""Inka Dinka Doo,"" ""Say It with Flowers"" and ""Girls"" --Ella Fitzgerald - ""Melancholy Serenade"" & ""Hey Jude"" --Jimmy Durante and Ella Fitzgerald - ""Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?"" --Pat Cooper (comedian) --Sergio Franchi (tenor) - ""Eh, Compare"" (with Jimmy Durante) --The Society of Seven (rock group) --The Tahiti Nue Revue

E15. Hosts: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans / Jeannie C. Riley

Jan 18, 1969 · 60m

--Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (co-hosts) - ""Little Green Apples"" --Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (with the Stoney Mountain Cloggers) - ""Nashville Cats"" --Roy Rogers - ""Too Many Chiefs"" --Dale Evans - ""Queen of the House"" --Burl Ives - ""Wolverton Mountain"" --Burl Ives and George Gobel - ""In the Summertime"" --Burl Ives and Roy Rogers - ""Jambalaya"" --Sonny James - ""Born to Be with You"" --Sonny James and Dale Evans - ""Hawaiian Wedding Song"" --Jeannie C. Riley - ""The Girl Most Likely"" --Jeannie C. Riley and Roy Rogers - ""Flattery Will Get You Everywhere"" --Irene Ryan (of ""The Beverly Hillbillies"") - ""I Am a Woman"" --All (entire cast) - ""Build a Better Mousetrap""

E16. Host: Don Knotts / Bobby Vinton

Jan 25, 1969 · 60m

Host: Don Knotts --Bobby Vinton --Cyd Charisse --Gail Martin --Georgie Kaye --Maureen Arthur --The Checkmates

E17. Host: Don Adams

Feb 1, 1969 · 60m

Host: Don Adams --Tony Martin --Barrie Chase --The Lettermen --Joe Forman --Ruth Buzzi --Alan Sues

E18. Host: Robert Goulet / Dusty Springfield

Feb 8, 1969 · 60m

Guests: --Robert Goulet (host) --Dusty Springfield - ""Son Of A Preacher Man"" & ""I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore"" --The Mills Brothers --Kay Thompson --Jack Wakefield --Hendra & Ullett

E19. Host: Milton Berle

Feb 15, 1969 · 60m

Host: Milton Berle --Mel Torme - sings ""Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,"" ""One Note Samba,"" ""Quiet Nights"" and ""The Girl from Ipanema"" --Steve Allen --Jane Meadows --Dana Velery (singer) - ""Those Were the Days"" and ""Good Times"" --Jerry Collins (comedian) --Leland Palmer (singer) - ""Angel on My Shoulder"" Comedy: --Milton Berle sings with himself (using split-screen special effects) --Mitchell Ayres' orchestra spoofs the big band era. --Vaudeville comedians do a routine about doughnuts

E20. Hosts: Rowan & Martin

Feb 22, 1969 · 60m

All-Comedy Show: --Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (co-hosts) --Gene Sheldon (banjo playing pantomimist) --Irwin C. Watson (stand-up comedian) --Ron Gaylord & Burt Holiday (comedy team) - sing ""The Impossible Dream"" & do a skit about hijackers --Betty Walker (comedian) - does a telephone gossip routine --Jackie Gayle (stand-up comedian) --Simmy Bow (double-talking comedian)

E21. Host: Bing Crosby / The Temptations

Mar 1, 1969 · 60m

Songs: --Bing Crosby - ""Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"" --The Temptations - ""Runaway Child, Running Wild"" --Bing with the Temptations - ""My Girl"" --Gary Crosby - ""Gentle on My Mind"" --Bing with Frank Sinatra Jr & Gary Crosby - ""Row, Row, Row Your Boat,"" ""Three Blind Mice"" and ""Fugue For Tinhorns"" --Frank Sinatra Jr. - ""Love Was Here Before The Stars"" and ""We'll Be Together Again"" --Bing with Gary Crosby & Chorus - ""Hey, Jude"" Also appearing: --Victor Borge --Guy Marks

E22. Hosts: Diana Ross & the Supremes / Stevie Wonder

Mar 8, 1969 · 60m

--Diana Ross & the Supremes (hosts) - ""With a Song in My Heart,"" ""Strangers in Paradise"" and ""Without a Song"" --Diana Ross and the Supremes - medley: ""Let's Get Away from It All,"" ""The Lady Is a Tramp,"" ""Day After Day"" and ""I'm Living in Shame"" --Stevie Wonder - ""For Once in My Life"" --Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder - ""I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"" --Ethel Waters - ""Suppertime"" --Diana Ross and Ethel Waters - ""Bread 'n' Gravy"" --Diana Ross and Donald McKayle (dancer) - ""Soulful Strut"" --Soupy Sales (comedian) --Sammy Shore (comedian) --Saddris (comic)

E23. Host: Sammy Davis Jr. / James Brown Revue

Mar 15, 1969 · 60m

--Sammy Davis Jr. (host) - ""Up - Up and Away,"" ""I've Gotta Be Me,"" ""Ol' Man River"" and ""Choreography"" --James Brown Revue - ""I'm Black & I'm Proud,"" ""I Got The Feeling,"" ""Give It Up Or Turn It Loose"" & ""Please Please Please"" --Sammy Davis and James Brown - ""I Feel Good"" --Peggy Lipton (from the ""Mod Squad,"" making her singing debut) - ""Just A Little Lovin'"" --Peggy Lipton and Sammy Davis Jr. - ""Little Green Apples"" --Charo (singer, married to Xavier Cugat) - Latin medley --Charo and Sammy Davis Jr. - ""I-Yi-Yi-Yi-Yi Like You Very Much"" --Nipsey Russell (comedian, does verses on a variety of topics) --Dave Madden (comedian from ""Laugh-In,"" commenting on trite sayings)

E24. Hosts: Phyllis Diller & Don Rickles

Mar 22, 1969 · 60m

Co-hosts: Phyllis Diller & Don Rickles --Terry Thomas --The King Family --The Baja Marimba Band --Jack Walker

E25. Hosts: Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca / Gladys Knight & the Pips

Mar 29, 1969 · 60m

Hosts: Sid Caesar & Imogene Coca--Gladys Knight & the Pips - ""Fever"" and ""I Heard It Through the Grapevine""--Buddy Rich plays a drummer in a sketch about Caesar and Coca attending a Broadway musical.--Edie Adams - ""When My Baby Smiles At Me""--Gene Baylos appears in a sketch with Caesar.--Brendan Hanlon (Irish singer) - ""I Gotta Be Me""

E26. Host: Bing Crosby / Four Tops

Apr 5, 1969 · 60m

--Bing Crosby (host) - ""Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"" and ""Both Sides Now"" --The Four Tops - ""In the Still of the Night"" and ""Eleanor Rigby"" --Sally Ann Howes - ""Just One of Those Things"" and ""Free Again"" --Phil Crosby (Bing's son) - ""For Once in My Life"" --Bing and Phil Crosby - ""Sam's Song,"" ""When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues"" and ""Play a Simple Melody"" --Shelley Berman (comedian) --George Carl (pantomimist) --The Dagastan tightrope walkers (acrobats, from the Moscow Circus)