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Laugh-In Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 1971 - 1972
Episode 1
Guest Starring Raquel Welch
Mon, Sep 13, 197151 mins
Sketches include Martha Mitchell's mystery phone calls, Raquel and Ruth duet, Henny challenges Bob, Gladys' dream, Ernestine calls the White House, Return of the Swizzlers, Honeymoon runners, and the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award. Featuring Raquel Welch, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Henny Youngman, and Kent McCord.
Episode 2
Vida Blue, Roman Gabriel, Andy Granatelli, Joe Namath, Sugar Ray Robinson, Bill Russell, Doug Sanders, Vin Scully, Jill St. John, Willie Shoemaker
Mon, Sep 20, 197150 mins
Sketches include Alan, Jill, and Sugar Ray's boxing blackout, Wife swapping, Lily in fake commercial, Sugar Ray meets Alan, Bill Russell locker room blackout, Edith Ann in the mystery person contest, Desert island runner, Lily cheerleader, Roman in football blackouts, and the Mod, Mod world of sports. Featuring Jill St. John, Roman Gabriel, Johnny Carson, William Shoemaker, and Sugar Ray Robinson.
Episode 3
Guest Starring Rita Hayworth
Mon, Sep 27, 197152 mins
The show welcomes guest Rita Hayworth who portrays a hard hearted nurse and than a drunk idol. She reads poetry with Rowan & Martin plus joins the women in a Sadie Hawkins skit. Rita and Lily Tomlin perform a duet.
Episode 4
Guest Starring Karen Valentine
Mon, Oct 4, 197152 mins
Sketches include Sunbathers quickie, Jacqueline meets Johnny, All-girl band production, Karen fake commercial, Stretcher running joke, Man-eating woman runner, Supermarket with Lily, Nudist camp runner, Nun runner, Ruth's gladiator dream, Dan and the swingers, Karate runner, and Gladys' dream. Featuring Karen Valentine, Jacqueline Susann, Mae West, Pat Morita, Johnny Carson, and Moosie Drier.
Episode 5
Tony Curtis, Frank Gorshin, Edward G. Robinson, Buffalo Bob Smith
Mon, Oct 11, 197152 mins
The mystery person is revealed, and Ernestine calls China in advance of the President's trip. Mod World looks at the movies, Dan and Dick meet a one-man band, and the news looks at fashion, invasion of privacy, and a Hollywood marriage.
Episode 6
Richard Crenna, Janet Leigh
Mon, Oct 18, 197152 mins
Richard Crenna appears and does his Walter Denton character. Mod World looks at toys and games and Ernestine calls Muhammad Ali.
Episode 7
Guest Starring Lee Grant
Mon, Oct 25, 197152 mins
Lee Grant joins the show and sings a song with "Sexy Al,' while the news looks at fashion spies and Ted Mack tells about some of his wildest amateurs.
Episode 8
100th Anniversary with John Wayne
Mon, Nov 1, 197151 mins
Rowan and Martin celebrate the 100th episode of 'Laugh-In' with a reunion of several original cast members. John Wayne and Tiny Tim also appear.
Episode 9
Guest Starring Liza Minnelli
Mon, Nov 8, 197150 mins
Sketches include Hip hugger blackouts, Alan and Barbara in Bride and groom quickies, The birds and the bees, Vaudeville sketch, Jill in Partridge family blackout, the Mod, Mod world of families, Liza reading of the will sketch, Liza and Barbara song of the 30s, Divorce lawyer, and Breakfast with governor's family. Featuring Liza Minelli, Edward G. Robinson, Ralph Edwards, and Jill St. John.
Episode 10
Guest Starring James Coco
Mon, Nov 22, 197152 mins
James Coco stops by and helps the cast look at politics and plays a suave Romeo who has problems romancing his date. Also, spies have trouble with secret documents and Gladys dreams of Buffalo Bill.
Episode 11
Perry Como, Three Dog Night
Mon, Nov 29, 197152 mins
A cadre of film and TV villains invade Burbank, and Reed and Malloy from Adam-12 stop by to keep the peace. Three Dog Night performs during the cocktail party.
Episode 12
Guest Starring Carroll O'Connor
Mon, Dec 13, 197152 mins
The Christmas episode with Carroll O'Connor, who plays Santa and a wise man and delivers a message from Archie Bunker. Gen. Bull Wright spends the holiday with his wife, the cast gives out Christmas gifts, and Gladys dreams of Santa.
Episode 13
Guest Starring Joe Namath
Mon, Dec 20, 197152 mins
Joe Namath comes off the field and into the Laugh-In, helping the cast look at vacations and fending off Gladys as his dream wife. Charo, Queenie Smith, Burt Mustin and Petula Clark also appear.
Episode 14
Buddy Hackett
Mon, Dec 27, 197152 mins
Buddy Hackett returns and helps the cast salute health and fitness with exercise guru Jack LaLanne. Sally Struthers and Fannie Flagg also appear.
Episode 15
Guest Starring Robert Goulet
Mon, Jan 3, 197252 mins
Sketches include Robert sings, Lily's Tasteful lady scolds the cast, Gladys dreams of Robert, Robert's tunnel of love, Ruth as fortune teller, News of the past, present, and future, Big Al's spots news, Dick, Lily and Robert love machine, Lily cheerleader, the Mod, Mod world of year send, Busy doctors, and Tiny Tim visits the Cocktail party. Featuring Robert Goulet, Mona Tera, and Tiny Tim.
Episode 16
James Coco, Fannie Flagg, Charles Nelson Reilly, Mort Sahl
Mon, Jan 10, 197252 mins
Sketches include Henny Youngman jokes with comments by Mona Tera, nudist camp, Lily's tasteful lady, Ruth and Alan fake commercials, the Mod, Mod world of New York, Holdup blackouts, Mort Sahl press conference, Richard's Groucho as a doctor, Alan and Ruth as Tarzan and Jane, Galley slaves and Charles quickies. Featuring Henny Youngman, Fanny Flagg, James Coco, Mort Sahl, and Charles Nelson Reilly.
Episode 17
Carl Reiner
Mon, Jan 24, 197250 mins
Sketches include Gladys' dreams of George Washington, Tattoo artist runner, the Mod, Mod world of television, The 74,000,00 Dollar Question Isolation booth, Carl and Lily discuss writing a soap opera, Ruth fortune teller foresees the future of television, Dick and Carl duel, Lily entertainment editor at the movies, Lily answers the telephone and Gladys Ormphby wins a beauty contest. Featuring Sally Struthers, Carl Reiner, Slappy White, Mona Tera and Sue Ann Langdon.
Episode 18
Jack Carter, Chad Everett, Paul Lynde, John Wayne
Mon, Jan 31, 197252 mins
Chad Everett appears in Medical Center inspired surgery sketches. Alan Seus as Prince Charming has trouble waking Sleeping Beauty Lily Tomlin. The sad tale of "The Innocent Bystander". Jack Carter appears as used car salesman Honest John. Laugh-In looks at the Mod World of Economy with help from recurring characters such as Dot, Swinging Sarah, Agnes Hooch and Johnny Brown's impression of Ed Sullivan. The Fickled Finger of Fate goes to the operators of strip coalmines. John Wayne performs two more poems.
Episode 19
Carol Channing
Mon, Feb 14, 197252 mins
Ernestine Tomlin handles an emergency call, Richard Crenna is a sadistic dentist. Guest Carol Channing is crazy Clarathen, used car dealer and a less then graceful ballerina. Richard Dawson's Groucho Marx sells cinema tickets.
Episode 20
Guest Starring Sandy Duncan
Mon, Feb 21, 197250 mins
Sandy Duncan guests as the cast looks at the crazy world.
Episode 21
Guest Starring Gene Hackman
Wed, Feb 2, 197252 mins
Gene Hackman comes from The French Connection to help the cast look at life in small towns.
Episode 22
Debbie Reynolds
Mon, Mar 6, 197252 mins
Debbie Reynolds returns and helps the cast salute literature.
Episode 23
Guest Starring Jo Ann Pflug
Mon, Mar 13, 197251 mins
Jo Ann Pflug joins the cast to salute sex while Steve Allen plays Sen. Phillip Buster and answers questions on various subjects.
Episode 24
Sandy Duncan, Joe Namath, Jo Ann Pflug, Charles Nelson Reilly, Jean Stapleton
Mon, Mar 20, 197252 mins
The cast takes a look at automobiles in the fifth season finale.