Andy Williams Show, The

The Andy Williams Show was a TV variety series howsted by Andy Williams which ran from 1959 to 1971 (alternating during the summer of 1970 with the series Andy Williams Presents Ray Stevens). The series returned in syndication for a brief period in the Fall of 1976. Along with the musical segment, the series had many comic sketches including The Flying Silverman Brothers, a giant snide talking bee, a suitcase that would walk. One recurring comedy sketch involved Williams' encounters with Cookie Bear, a tall bear who would beg for a cookie and frustrate Williams, to the point where Williams would shout:  "Not Now... Not Ever... NEVER!!"