The Andy Williams Show
Having hosted summer programs for three seasons before this, Andy Williams' program finally became a regular, year-round show. In addition to Andy, the program also featured numbers by a wide variety of performers, though still avoiding rock or other 'youth' genres. Many new performers were introduced on this show, including a singing family from Utah, The Osmonds.
- 1962-1969
- 5 seasons
- NBC
- Music, Talk & Interview
Having hosted summer programs for three seasons before this, Andy Williams' program finally became a regular, year-round show. In addition to Andy, the program also featured numbers by a wide variety of performers, though still avoiding rock or other 'youth' genres. Many new performers were introduced on this show, including a singing family from Utah, The Osmonds.
Season 5 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1966 - 1967
Episode 1
Episode #5.1
Sun, Sep 11, 1966 60 mins
Episode 2
Episode #5.2
Sun, Sep 18, 1966 60 mins
Episode 3
Phil Harris, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Claudine Longet, Joey Heatherton
Sun, Sep 25, 1966 60 mins
Guests: Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, comedian Phil Harris, Joey Heatherton and Andy's wife, actress Claudine Longet.
Episode 4
Peggy Lee, Jack Jones, Al Hirt, and Bob Newhart
Sun, Oct 2, 1966 60 mins
Andy welcomes singers Peggy Lee and Jack Jones, trumpeter Al Hirt and comedian Bob Newhart, who portrays a hard-sell real-estate salesman.
Episode 5
Episode #5.5
Sun, Oct 9, 1966 60 mins
Andy welcomes Bobby Darin, Nancy Wilson, musical-comedy star Anthony Newley and Hoosier humorist Herb Shriner, who offers a monolog about about small-town life in the Midwest and a harmonica rendition of "Back Home Again in Indiana."
Episode 6
Eddie Fisher, Buddy Hackett, Nancy Ames. and Peter, Paul & Mary
Sun, Oct 16, 1966 60 mins
Guests: singers Eddie Fisher and Nancy Ames; folk singers Peter, Paul and Mary: and comic Buddy Hackett, who discusses his golf game and dieting:
Episode 7
Steve Allen, Inger Stevens, Petula Clark, Eddy Arnold
Sun, Oct 23, 1966 60 mins
Andy's guests are Steve Allen, British singer Petula Clark, and Country and Western singer Eddy Arnold. Andy also presents Inger Stevens, who hosts a fashion show featuring the winning designs in last month's Coty Fashion Critics' Awards in New York.
Episode 8
Bing Crosby, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Kate Smith, and the Young Americans
Sun, Oct 30, 1966 60 mins
Andy welcomes Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, Ernie Ford and show choir the Young Americans.
Episode 9
Polly Bergen, Jimmy Dean, Jonathan Winters
Sun, Nov 6, 1966 60 mins
Guests: singers Jimmy Dean and Polly Bergen, comedian Jonathan Winters and the Notre Dame Glee Club. Jonathan gives impressions of people who claim to have seen flying saucers, and Polly offers two songs from her Emmy-Winning portrayal of blues singer Helen Morgan.
Episode 10
Episode #5.10
Sun, Nov 13, 1966 60 mins
Guests: singers Tony and Lesley Gore, Count Basie and his orchestra, and humorist Herb Shriner, who shows home movies comically punctuated with old film clips.
Episode 11
Episode #5.11
Sun, Nov 20, 1966 60 mins
Guests: Lena Horne, Jonathan Winters singer-dancer Joey Heatherton and the Osmond Brothers. Jonathan offers a dog's view of hunting and portrays the 99-year-old proprietress of a lodge.
Episode 12
Shirley Bassey, Roddy MacDowall, Al Hirt, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks
Sun, Nov 27, 1966 60 mins
Guests: actor Roddy McDowall, singer Shirley Bassey, trumpeter Al Hirt, and the comedy team of Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, Roddy shows celebrity photographs from his book "Double Exposure."
Episode 13
Larry Storch, Elke Sommer, Pat Boone, The Association
Sun, Dec 4, 1966 60 mins
Guests are actress Elke Sommer, singer Pat Boone, comic Larry Storch, and rock band The Association.
Episode 14
Jack Jones, Barbara Eden, and Noel Harrison
Sun, Dec 11, 1966 60 mins
Andy's guests are singer Jack Jones, Barbara Eden of "I Dream of Jeannie, Noel Harrison of "The Girl from Uncle", and comics Kalil and Taylor.
Episode 15
Episode #5.15
Sun, Dec 18, 1966 60 mins
In this Christmas special, Andy spends the holidays with his wife Claudine Longet, and his three brothers: Bob, Don, and Dick Williams. Additional guests include The Osmond Brothers.
Episode 16
Episode #5.16
Sun, Dec 25, 1966 60 mins
Episode 17
Episode #5.17
Sun, Jan 1, 1967 60 mins
Episode 18
Episode #5.18
Sun, Jan 8, 1967 60 mins
Episode 19
Episode #5.19
Sun, Jan 15, 1967 60 mins
Episode 20
Episode #5.20
Sun, Jan 22, 1967 60 mins
Episode 21
Episode #5.21
Sun, Feb 5, 1967 60 mins
Episode 22
Episode #5.22
Sun, Feb 12, 1967 60 mins
Episode 23
Burl Ives, Phyllis Diller, Noel Harrison, Marcos Valle & The Girls from Bahia
Sun, Feb 19, 1967 60 mins
Episode 24
The Kingston Trio, The Lennon Sisters, Liberace, Jonathan Winters
Sun, Feb 26, 1967 60 mins
The last scheduled TV appearance of the Kingston Trio before the group breaks up in June.
Episode 25
Episode #5.25
Sun, Mar 5, 1967 60 mins
Episode 26
Episode #5.26
Sun, Mar 12, 1967 60 mins