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The Lawrence Welk Show Season 20 Episodes

  • 1955-1982
  • 27 Seasons
  • ABC
  • Family, Music
  • TV-G
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Renowned bandleader Lawrence Welk began his own variety series in 1955... and it has never stopped running. Each program was straightforward musical numbers from Welk's band (many of which had featured solos at one point or another), as well as vocal selections and dance numbers from the show's cast. Most of the introductions to the performances, read stiffy by Welk, were kept short. Many of the shows revolved around a certain theme (e.g., "The Music Man" or the Fourth of July), with appropriate songs and dance numbers. The most famous of the featured singers were the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Janet, Kathy and Peggy), who were featured most every week for 13 years. At the end of each show, Welk would invite women from the audience on stage to dance with him as the theme, "Bubbles in the Wine" (and later, "Champagne Fanfare") played. The show enjoyed a 16-year network run on ABC, and later a successful 11-year syndicated run. Just months after the original series ended, older shows (from c. 1965-1982) were repackaged with new footage and entered a long run in both syndication and on PBS.

Season 20 Episode Guide

Season 20

32 Episodes 1974 - 1975

Episode 1

That's Entertainment

Sat, Sep 7, 1974

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Episode 2

Number One Songs of the 1970s

Sat, Sep 14, 1974

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Episode 3

Top Songs from Broadway Shows

Sat, Sep 21, 1974

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Episode 4

Favorite Love Songs

Sat, Sep 28, 1974

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Episode 5

Best Selling Hits

Sat, Oct 5, 1974

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Episode 6

Tribute to Duke Ellington

Sat, Oct 12, 1974

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Episode 7

Famous Musical Families

Sat, Oct 19, 1974

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Episode 8

Halloween

Sat, Oct 26, 1974

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Episode 9

Country Music Special

Sat, Nov 2, 1974

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Episode 10

Ah One and Ah Two

Sat, Nov 9, 1974

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Episode 11

Escondido Show

Sat, Nov 16, 1974

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Episode 12

Thanksgiving

Sat, Nov 23, 1974

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Episode 13

Tribute to the Fabulous Dorseys

Sat, Nov 30, 1974

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Episode 14

50th Anniversary of Columbia Pictures

Sat, Dec 7, 1974

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Episode 15

Tribute to Walt Disney

Sat, Dec 14, 1974

Full Song list is Chim Chim Cher-ee, Feed the Birds, Jolly Holiday, Spoonful of Sugar, Step in Time, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, When You Wish Upon a Star, The Ballad of Davey Crockett, Without You (Si No Estas Tu), Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, The Mickey Mouse March, Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly), Some Day My Prince Will Come, I've Got No Strings, Father and Son, Mouskedance (The Hot Dog Song) Hi-Diddle Di Di, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?, Heigh-Ho, A Whale of a Tale, Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, One Song, It's a Small World.

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Episode 16

Christmas

Sat, Dec 21, 1974

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Episode 17

New Year's Show

Sat, Dec 28, 1974

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Episode 18

Those Were the Days - Guest: Barbara Boylan

Sat, Jan 4, 1975

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Episode 19

Tribute to Jerome Kern

Sat, Jan 11, 1975

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Episode 20

Tribute to Famous Girl Singers

Sat, Jan 18, 1975

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Episode 21

This Colorful World

Sat, Jan 25, 1975

"Red, Red Robin," "Little Green Apples," "Deep Purple," "Scarlet Ribbons" and "Blue Skies" are performed.

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Episode 22

Songs from the Classics

Sat, Feb 1, 1975

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Episode 23

Hooray for Hollywood

Sat, Feb 8, 1975

"Take Your Girlie To The Movies," "As Time Goes By," "True Love," "The Entertainer" and "Toot, Toot Tootsie" are performed.

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Episode 24

Tribute to the Sweet Bands

Sat, Feb 15, 1975

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Episode 25

A Musical Tour of America

Sat, Feb 22, 1975

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Episode 26

Tribute to Irving Berlin

Sat, Mar 1, 1975

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Episode 27

South of the Border

Sat, Mar 8, 1975

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Episode 28

St. Patrick's Day

Sat, Mar 15, 1975

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Episode 29

A Cavalcade of Musical Styles

Sat, Mar 22, 1975

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Episode 30

Easter

Sat, Mar 29, 1975

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Episode 31

Famous Places

Sat, Apr 5, 1975

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Episode 32

County Fair

Sat, Apr 12, 1975

A tribute to county fairs. Tunes include "Cotton Candy and a Toy Balloon"; and "Ding Dong Daddy" with Larry Hooper and Jo Ann Castle.

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