Bobby Vinton Show

　　　

Broadcast: Sept 2, 1975. - Sept 4. 1978.
74 total episodes
30min.
Executive Producers: Alan Byle & Chris Beard
Producer: Alan Thicke
Director: Mike Steele
Musical Director: Jimmy Dale
Musical Consultant: Bob Morgan
Chuck Barris Production
Syndicated U.S. Nation wide & Canada

Regulars:
　Freeman King(1975-76)Comedian
　Jack Duffy(1975-76)Comedian
　Billy Van(1975-76)Comedian
　The Peaches(1976-78)(Chorus)
　Lisa Dal Bello(2 seasons)(Female Vocalist)
Host: Bobby Vinton

Guest(alphabetically)

Lynn Anderson
Adrienne Barbeau (2 times)
Barbi Benton
Milton Berle
Karen Black
Steve Bluestein
David Brenner
Tom Bresh (2)
Teresa Brewer
Foster Brooks (3)
Ruth Buzzi (2)
John Byner (7)
Charlie Callas
Captain Kangaroo
Petula Clark
Pat Cooper (2)
Irwin Corey
Norm Crosby
Billy Davis, Jr.
Clifton Davis
Phillis Diller (2)
Dion
Tom Dreesen
Shirley Eilhard
Donna Fargo (2)
Freddy Fender
Hank Garcia (3)
Patsy Gallant
Kelly Garrett
George Gobe
Lesley Gore
Richie Havens
Hudson Brothers
Susan Jacks
Shawne Jackson
Arte Johnson (7)
Jackie Kahane
Gabriel Kaplan
Gloria Kaye
Lanie Kazan (2)
Ted Knight
Abbe Lane
Carol Lawrence
Jay Leno
Trini Lopez
Gloria Loring (3)
Dennis McCann
Marilyn McCoo
Mary MacGregor
Barbara Mandrell
Jackie Mason
Ethel Merman
Marilyn Michaels
Melba Moore
Rita Moreno
Anne Murray (3)
Bruce Murray
Elaine Overholt
Patti Page
Freda Payne
Rosemary Radcliffe
Michael Rapport (3)
Don Rickles
Chita Rivera
O.J. Simpson
Phoebe Snow
Joanie Sommers
Spinners (2)
Jim Stafford
Skip Stephenson　
Larry Storch
Donna Summer
Loretta Swit
Gordie Tapp
Rip Taylor
Liz Torres(2)
Fred Travalena
Tanya Tucker
Willie Tyler & Lester(2)
Karen Valentine
Jessica Walter
Paul Williams
Ren Woods
Trudy Young
Henry Youngman (3)
　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　Guest Stars

Abbe Lane	Marilyn McCoo& Billy Davis, Jr	Melba Moore	Ethel Merman
Dion	Donna Fargo	Freddy Fender	Lesley Gore
Barbara Mandrell	Patti Page	Paul Williams	Freda Payne
Joanie Sommers	Teresa Brewer	Tayna Tucker	Anne Murray

I quote the following from his autobiography"Polish Prince"published in 1978.

"It wasn't a network show, but had to be syndicated station by station.
Nevertheless ,through the efforts of Sandy Frank, eventually it was bought
by more than one hundred stations in all the major markets of North America.
(The show was owned by Chuck Barris and Buddy Granoff.) We sailed through
the first year with excellent ratings, and, although TV is no substitute for a live
performance, we reached a much broader audience than I could have ever had
playing in clubs, all my life.Unfortunately, television executives can't stand success.

　The CBS people analyzed the "Bobby Vinton Show" and decided the success
was due to its production and comedy and not so much to Bobby Vinton.

When I saw the results of editing of my second year's shows, I could scarcely
believe it. Bobby Vinton was limited to a few appearances and the guests were
prominently featured; the format was turned upside down and a lot of the spirit
was taken out.The show didn't have the same feeling of fun as it had the first
year.Then the ratings started to fall off, but this convinced the exectives only
that my first year was a fluke! They dropped their share of backing for the show.
With my budget accordingly reduced, I decided not to try to go beyond the three-
year contact. Although in Canada the show was a big hit and they wanted to renew
it for the fourth year, I told Art Weinthal, the head of Canadian Network, that I
wanted to quit while I was ahead. It was an exciting adventure, and it coincided
with the success of "My melody of love" to spread that message to a wide audience.

Some episodes

First Season: Sept. 2, 1975 (Tuesday evening)
#1Guest: Ted Knight
　　Bobby sings, "When will I be loved"The most beautiful girl"
"That's my desire"and others

#2 Guest: Ruth Buzzi
　　Bobby sings, "Let me be there""I love how you love me"
　　　"Al Jolson medley" and others.

#3 Guest: Arte Johnson, Gloria Loring

Bobby sings, “Listen to the music””Matchmaker””Sunrise, sunset”&”To life”

Gloria & Bobby sing”Just as much as ever”

#4Guest: Clifton Davis
　　Bobby sings, "Sealed with a kiss""Gotta travel on "and others.

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#２３Guest: Don Rickles
　　Bobby sings, "I honestly love you""Polka pose""The way we were"
and others.

#5Guest: Adrienne Barbeau & Charlie Callas
.　Bobby sings, "Do you wanna dance""Help me make it through the
night"If you knew Suzie" and others.

#6 Guest: Karen Valentine

Karen sings”Please,Mr. please”

Bobby & Karen sing a medley: Thank God I’m a country boy/Daddy sang bass/Wabash

Cannon Ball/Oh lonesome me

Bobby sings” Bad , bad Leroy Brown”&”Midnight show”

#7 Guest: Jim Stafford

Bobby sings”Don’t be cruel”,Jim performs “You’ll never take me as alive”

& “Mr. Bojungles”

Bobby & Jim do a New Orleans medley

#8 Guest: John Byner

John and Bobby sing “Cover of Rolling stone”

Bobby sings”Jambalaya”&”Crocodile rock”

#9 Guest: The Hudson Brothers

Hudson Brothers do a medley of rock oldies. & “Lonely school days”

Bobby sings “Delta dawn”

#10 Guest : Jessica Walter & O.J.Simpson

Bobby & O.J. sing “The football blues”

Jessica sings “Corner of the sky”

Bobby sings “ Never ending song of love”

#11 Guest: Melba Moore & Foster Brooks

Melba sings”Get into my mind”

Bobby sings “international medley”

#12 Guest: Anne Murray
　Bobby sings, "Runaway""Please love me forever"& "United we stand"with
Anne Murray.Anne sings"Sunday sunrise"
#13 Guest: Loretta Swit
　　Bobby sings, "Another Saturday night""Blue on blue""There!
I've said it again""Mama don't allow" and others
#14　Guest: Arte Johnson
　　Bobby sings, "Wooden heart""Mr.lonely""Chantilly lace"
and others.

#15 Guest: Donna Fargo & Hank Garcia
　Bobby sings, "I'm walkin'""Daddy's little girl""California here I come"
and others. Donna sings, "You're not Charlie Brown".

#16 Guest: The Spinners

Bobby sings “For once in my life””Yesterday”& a hit medley
#17Guest: Petula Clark
　Bobby sings, "Killing me softly with her song "&"All my loving"
with Petula Clark.Petula sings, ""Ease on down the road""Give
me a smile".

#18 Guest: Freddy Fender

Freddy sings”Secret love”

Bobby sings”Ev’ry day of my life”&”Our day will come”

#19 Guest : George Gobel

Bobby sings”Oh, babe what would you say””Paloma blanca”& “And I love you so”

#20 Guest: Anne Murray

#21 Guest: David Brenner

Bobby plyas sax on “Go go go” and sings”What a fiffference a day made” &”Where do I begin

#22 Guest: Hank Garcia, Mousey Garner

Bobby sings “You gotta trouble””Only you” & “My melody of love”

#23 Guest : Don Rickles see above

#24 Guest: Bob Keeshan, Gabriel Kaplen, Wolfman Jack & Bill Macy

Bobby sings “Peter Paul & Mary”medley, “I only have eyes for you”& Blue velvet#

#25 Guest: The Spinners

#26 Guest ＊Donna Fargo & Hank Garcia

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#27
Sept. 21, 1976 Guest; Dion & Teresa Brewer
　Bobby sings, "Roses are red""Make your own kind of music".Dion does "
Runaround Sue" & "Teenager in love" with Bobby.Teresa sings, "Sweet old
fashioned girl""Ricochet"
# 28 Guest: Karen Black, Foster Brooks, & John Byner

Bobby sings “Will you still love me tomorrow”

Karen sings”Lonely now”

Bobby & Karen sing”Here comes the showboat””Waiting for the Robert E. Lee”

& “Mississippi Mud”

#29 Guest: Lanie Kazan

Lanie sings “I feel a song”

Bobby sings” Higher & higher””Lemondrops lollipops & sunbeams”&”Please love me forever”

#30 Guest: Joanie Sommers

#31 Guest: The Spinners, Arte Johnson

Bobby sings”I got the music in me&”Waltz medley”

Spinners sing”Games people play” and Bobby joins with “Over the mountain”

#32 Guest: Carol Lawrence & Foster Brooks

Bobby sings “There’s a kind of hush”&”It was a very good year”

Carol sings”Friend of the father”

#33 （Nov.2, 1976）Ｇｕｅｓｔ：　Ethel Merman　

Bobby sings “There’s no business like show business””My melody of love”

Ethel sings”Alexander’s ragtime band”

Episodes #34 Apr. 5, 1977 Guest: Paul Williams
　Bobby sings, "I won't last a day without you""Moonlight serenade"
Paul sings, "Don't call it love".

Episodes #35 Guest: Ruth Buzzi

Bobby sings”Country road””Silly love song””I write the songs” & “Sealed with a kiss”

Episodes #36 Guest: Lynn Anderson & Jackie Kehane

Bobby sings “Stand by your man””Blue velvet”&”Travellin’ band”

Lynn sings”Sweet talkin’ guy ” & joins Bobby in “Blue velvet”

Episode #37 Guest: Norm Crosby

Bobby sings”Rose garden””Personality””My funny Valentine”& “Blue on blue”

Episodes #38 Guest: Adrienne Barbeau & Foster Brooks”

Bobby sings”Never my love”

Adrienne sings”Bargain store”

Bobby & Adrienne sing “Everybody loves a lover

Ｅｐｉsodes #39 Guest: Donna Summer & John Byner

Bobby sings”I wanto to hold your hand”& “It’s all in the game”

Donna sings”Could this be magic”

Episodes #40 Guest: Joanie Sommers, Henny Youngman & John Byner

Bobby sings “You are the sunshine of my life”&”My special angel”

Joanie sings”Swearin’ to God”

Bobby & Joanie sings wuth”Joanie get angry”

Episodes #41 Guest: Rene Simard, Murray Langston, Arte Johnson,

Foster Brooks, Dody Goodman & Freeman King

Bobby sings”Bit I do”and does “Bog band medley”

Episodes #42 Guest: Arte Johnsin & Hank Garcia

Bobby sings” A Goodman is hard to find”&”Proud Mary”

Episodes #43 Guest: Phillis Diller, Rene Simard & Gabriel Kaplan

Bobby sings, “Those were the days”& “I believe”

Rene sings”It’s a miracle”

Episodes #44 Guest: Anne Murray & Henny Youngman

Bobby sings”Mack the knife”&”Games people play”

Anne does “Golden oldies”

Bobby & Anne duet with”Let it be me”

Episodes # 45 Guest: Lesley Gore & John Byner

Bobby sings”Love me tender”&”Crying”

Leslie sings”Immortality””It’s my party”& “Sunshine lollipops & rainbows”

Episodes #46 Guest: Barbi Benton, Henny Youngman & Foster Brooks

Bobby sings” Eight days a week”&”Have I told you lately that I love you”

Barbi sings, #Staying power””

Episodes #47 Guest: Gloria Loring, Foster Brooks & Arte Johnson

Gloria sings”Will you love me tomorrow”

Bobby sings “Didn’t we”

Bobby & Gloria sins”Breaking up is hard to do”

Episodes #48 Guest: Freda Payne & Foster Brooks

Bobby sings “Top of the world”& “Hurt”

Freda sings”Look what I found”

Third season(Sept. 19, 1977)At 7 P.M.(Monday)

Episodes #49 Guest: Eli Wallach

Episodes #50 Sept. 26, 1977 Guest: Ren Woods & Fred Travalena
　Bobby sings, "Sir Duke""Blue on blue" & "Roses are red".
Ren sings, "Dancing Queen" & "You are my sunshine".

Episodes #51 Oct. 3, 1977 Guest: Chita Rivera & Tom Bresh
　Bobby sings, "Strike up the band for love""All my todays" & big band medley
of Marie""Chattanooga Choo""Bei mir bist du schon" & "In the mood"
Chita sings, "Me & my babies"

Episodes #52 Guests: Phillis Diller, & Shawne Jackson

Shawne sings”I wanna be where you are”

Shawne & Bobby sing”Delta dawn”

Bobby sings”You don’t have to be a star”& “Hold me thrill me kiss me”

“Gonna fly now”in all member

Episodes #53 Guest: Gloria Kaye& Tom Bresh

Bobby sings”What I did for love” & Al Jolson medley

Gloris aings”Fresh out of love”

Episodes #54 Guest: Gordie Tapp

Bobby sings”I’ve got the music in me””You don’t have to be a star””Sealed with a kiss”

“Only love can break a heart “& “I love how you love me”

Gordie & Bobby do “That’s amore”

Episodes #55
Oct. 31, 1977 Guest: Liz Torres, Trudy Young & Rosemary Radcliffe"
　Bobby sngs, "Do you wanna dance""You don't have to be a star".Liz does
"But the world goes round"
　Episodes #56 Guest: Phoebe Snow

Bobby sings”It’s so easy”and Sam Cooke medley

Phoebe sings” Never letting go”& “Love makes a woman”

Episodes #57 Guest: Milton Berle & Shirley Eikhart

Bobby sings”Nobody does it better”& “I just want to be your everything”

Shirley sings”Don’t let me down”

Production number; Tribute to Nat King Cole

Episodes #58 Guest: Rita Moreno & Pat Cooper

Rita dances to “On the sunny side of the street”

Bobby & Rita sing”Help me make it through the night”&Big band medley

Also a tribute to Elvis Presley

Episodes #59 Guest: Mary MacGregor & Irwin Corey

Mary & Bobby duet on “Proud Mary””Big band medley: South of the border etc.

Bobby sings”Too fat polka”

Episodes #60 Guest: Barbara Mandrell & Willie Tyler & Lester

Barbar sings, “Let your love flow”&”Hold me”

Bobby simngs”Higher & higher””Love is the reason”& “Ob-La-Di,Ob-La-Da”

Episodes #61 Guest: Pat Cooper , Arte Johnson & Susan Jacks

Bobby sings, “Splish splash”& “Save your kisses for me”

Susan sings”Anna”

Episodes #62 Guest: Larry Storch & Elaine Overholdt

Elaine sings,”Some enchanted evening”

Bobby sings””Everything is beautiful””Riviera hall of fame”

Episodes #63 Guest: Patsy Gallant & Rip Taylor

Patsy sings”Sugar Daddy”

Bobby sings”Love makes everything better”

Episodes #64
Jan. 2, 1978 Guest: Abbe Lane & Michael Rapport
　 Abbe sings”Puttin’ on the Ritz” & “They can’t take that away from me”

Bobby sings, "You light up my life"&"All my loving"with Abbe Lane.
Abbe salutes Maurice Chavalier, Fred Astaire & Al Jolson

Episodes #65 Guest: Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr

Marilyn & Billy sing”Wonderful”& “The two of us”

Bobby, Marilyn and Billy do “You don’t have to be a star”

Bobby sings”Feelings”

Bobby joins Marilyn & Billy for a Ray Charles medley: Hit the road, Jack/I can’t stop

Lovin’ you & what’d I say”

Episodes #66
Jan. 16, 1978 Guest: Anne Murray & Jay Leno
　Bobby sings, "International medley"& "Don't go breaking my heart"
"Afternoon delight" with Anne.

Episodes #67 Guest: Kelly Garrett & Jackie Mason

Bobby sings”More”&”Bridge over troubled water”

Kelly sings”Beautiful music”

All tribute to GuyLombardo.

Episodes #68 Guest: Lanie Kazan & Skip Stephenson

Lainie sings”One fine morning”

Bobby sings”Strangers in the night””Hpw deep is your love”&Big band medley

Eposodes #69 Guest: Marilyn Michaels & Bruce Murray

Marilyn sings”Parade”

Bruce sings”Who, What, When, Where, Why”

Bobby sings”Paloma Blanca””Ya got trouble”&”You don’t have to be a star”

Episodes #70 Guest: Richie Havens & Denise McCann

Richie sings”It was a very good year”&”Shadow of the past”

Denis sings”Tatoo man”

Bobby sings”Do you wanto to dance”& Chopin medley

Episodes #71 Guest: Donna Fargo & Michael Rapport

Donna & Bobby do a country medley: “Forzy” “The happiest girl in the whole USA”

“Anytime”& “Detour”

Bobby sings “He”

Episodes #72 Guest: Patti Page & Steve Bluestein

Bobby sings, “Let me be there”

Patti sings”Don’t make my brown eyes blue”

& a medley of her hits

Episodes #73 Guest: Gloria Loring & Tom Dreesen

Gloris sings”Here you come again”

Bobby & Gloria duet with “You’re my soul & inspiration”

Bobby sings “Sweet Caroline” & “Killing me softly with her song”

Episodes #74 Guest: Sheree Jeacocke, Stephanie Taylor & Tabby Johnson

Sheree & Stephanie duet with”Love makes a woman”

Tabby sings”Good times”

Episodes #75 Apr. 3, 1978

Guest: Trini Lopez, Michael Rapport & Willie Tyler & Lester
　Bobby sings, "He""Travellin' band".Trini does a medley of "Lemon tree""If
　I had a hammer" & "La bamba”

Repeating Broadcast
Oct. 24, 1978 Guest: Tom Bresh, Fred Travalena & Ren Woods.

Nov. 14, 1978 Guest: Tom Bresh & Chita Rivera.

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