The Hollywood Palace Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

Episode #3.1

Sat, Sep 18, 196560 mins

Episode 2

Episode #3.2

Sat, Sep 25, 196560 mins

Episode 3

Episode #3.3

Sat, Oct 2, 1965

Fred Astaire enters to "Top Hat" surrounded by Go-Go dancers, and then he talks about the new dances, the Suns Family balancing act performs, Paul Lynde and Carmen Phillips appear in Herb Hartig's sketch "Don't," in which Paul attempts to rescue Carmen from a suicide jump, then the Andre Tahon Puppets appear, the We Five sing their hit "You Were On My Mind," Fonteyn and Nureyev dance the Black Swan, Jackie Mason does a monologue about the world situation, Jazz organist Jimmy Smith plays, Fred talks about getting older and then closes the show dancing to "The Cat," accompanied by Smith.

Episode 4

Host: Joan Crawford; with Godfrey Cambridge, Joanie Sommers, Jack Jones, Allen & Rossi

Sat, Oct 9, 196560 mins

In her first appearance hosting the show, Joan Crawford introduces "The ballerina on the golden bicycle," Lily Yokoi. Joan Crawford also hosted June 4, 1966, and April 22, 1967.

Episode 5

Episode #3.5

Sat, Oct 16, 1965

Episode 6

Episode #3.6

Sat, Oct 23, 1965

Episode 7

Episode #3.7

Sat, Nov 6, 196560 mins

Episode 8

Host: Judy Garland with guest stars: Chita Rivera, Vic Damon, Burns and Schreiber

Sat, Nov 13, 1965

Judy Garland is the show's host and her guests are: The Lyons family acrobatics; singer Chita Rivera, comedian Gene Baylos; singer Vic Damone; comedy act of Jack Burns and Avery Schreiber; and The Three Bragazzi (musical clown act from Italy).

Episode 9

Episode #3.9

Sat, Nov 20, 1965

Episode 10

Episode #3.10

Sat, Nov 27, 1965

Episode 11

Host: Milton Berle; guests: Liberace, Cesar Romero, Joey Heatherton, The McGuire Sisters, Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang, Milton Frome, The Peiro Brothers, The Berosinis

Sat, Dec 4, 196560 mins

Episode 12

Episode #3.12

Sat, Dec 11, 1965

Episode 13

The Hollywood Palace Christmas Show

Sat, Dec 25, 1965

Bing is the MC in this special Christmas themed-episode. The highlight is the appearance of the cast of Hogan's Heroes, which was produced by Crosby's own company. The low point is when a duet of faux Nazis Werner Klemperer and John Banner sing "Silent Night" in the original German. Also: a clown does an act where he's broken into three midgets, and a dog act where the dog won't co-operate.

Episode 14

Episode #3.14

Sat, Jan 1, 1966

Episode 15

Episode #3.15

Sat, Jan 8, 1966

Episode 16

Episode #3.16

Sat, Jan 15, 196660 mins

Episode 17

Episode #3.17

Sat, Jan 22, 1966

Episode 18

Episode #3.18

Sat, Jan 29, 1966

Arthur Godfrey is the guest host and welcomes: The Berosonis (Czech acrobats); singer Abbe Lane; Sid Caesar; comedian Corbett Monica; The Mamas and The Papas; and Les Apollos (acrobatic balancing act.

Episode 19

Dramatic Reader: Bette Davis

Sat, Feb 5, 1966

Vincent Edwards is the weeks host and begins the show by singing, "A Fellow Needs a Girl", "Lulu's Back in Town" and "Maria" solo. Then, the Rogge Sisters perform an acrobatic routine by walking around on top of giant rubber balls, while the audience tries to decide if this even qualifies as a routine. A young Joan Rivers then does a stand-up comedy act. And, Liza Minnelli performs "Where Did You Learn to Dance?" and "There Is a Time", immediately followed by, Vincent Edwards and Liza Minnelli dueting, "Everything I've Got Belongs to You". Next up, is Bertha and Tina, a trained elephant act, followed by, Bette Davis doing a dramatic reading of a Dorothy Parker poem. The show ends with Vincent Edwards doing a solo of, "Ida".

Episode 20

Episode #3.20

Sat, Feb 12, 1966

Episode 21

Episode #3.21

Sat, Feb 19, 1966

Episode 22

Episode #3.22

Sat, Feb 26, 196660 mins

Episode 23

Host: Milton Berle; guests: Martha Raye, Adam West, Henny Youngman, Elaine Dunn, Sandler & Young

Sat, Mar 5, 1966

Episode 24

Host: Fred Astaire; guests: Ethel Merman, Jack Jones, Marcel Marceau, Pat Morita, The Rogge Sisters, The Hardy Family

Sat, Mar 12, 1966

Episode 25

Episode #3.25

Sat, Mar 19, 196660 mins

Episode 26

Episode #3.26

Sat, Mar 26, 196660 mins

Episode 27

Episode #3.27

Sat, Apr 2, 1966

Episode 28

Guest Host: Gene Barry; guest stars: Milton Berle, The McGuire Sisters, Wally Cox, Tim Conway, the Mamas & the Papas, the Lenz Chimps, The Hildalys, Don Drysdale & Sandy Koufax

Sat, Apr 9, 196660 mins

Episode 29

Episode #3.29

Sat, Apr 16, 196660 mins

Episode 30

Episode #3.30

Sat, Apr 23, 196660 mins

Episode 31

Episode #3.31

Sat, Apr 30, 196660 mins

This is one of the best Palace shows with the emphasis on music and dance. And that should be no surprise since the host is the great Fred Astaire. Fred opens with "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" and "Steppin' Out with My Baby," and then talks about what's 'in' and what's 'out,' Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass play "Lonely Bull" and "What Now My Love," Louis Nye does a comedy routine about school pageants, Kermit the Frog and the Muppets perform, Helen O'Connell sings a medley of her hits - "All of Me," "Yours," "Embraceable You," "Amapola," "Green Eyes," and "Tangerine," Bela Kremo does a juggling act, Barrie Chase stops the show dancing to the Brass' "Spanish Flea" and "Love Potion #9," Herb Alpert plays "A Taste of Honey," followed by the lion taming act of John Zerbini, Astaire & Chase talk about 5 upcoming TV shows Chase will do in Italy in the summer of '66, and then they close the show dancing to "Boom Boom" and "C.C. Ryder."

Episode 32

Episode #3.32

Sat, May 7, 1966

Host Judy Garland, Johnny Rivers performs Secret Agent Man live, no lip synching, Van Johnson and Jack Carter.

Episode 33

Episode #3.33

Sat, May 21, 1966