Music & Variety Shows and Specials describe shows featuring one or more musical and/or comedy performance, frequently including guest stars. For dramatic specials, see: TV Movies/Miniseries/Dramatic Specials.
Music Shows & Variety Shows / Specials
"Musical variety specials were a wonderful way to make contact with millions of people through something that you loved." - Diahann Carroll
Click on a show title, below
- A
- Admiral Broadway Revue
- American Bandstand
- Andy Williams Show, The
- Art Linkletter’s House Party
- Arthur Godfrey and His Friends
- Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts
- B
- Baryshnikov on Broadway
- Bob Hope Specials
- Brady Bunch Hour, The
- Breakfast Club, The
- C
- Caesar’s Hour
- Camera Three
- Carol Burnett Show, The (1967-1978)
- Carol Burnett Show, The (1967-1978): "Went with the Wind!" Sketch
- Cavalcade of Stars
- Coke Time With Eddie Fisher
- Colgate Comedy Hour, The
- D
- Dagmar’s Canteen
- Danny Kaye Show The
- Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
- Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The
- Dinah Shore Show, The
- Disc Magic
- Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert
- Donny and Marie
- E
- Ed Sullivan Show, The aka Toast of the Town
- Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
- Ernie Kovacs Show, The
- F
- Fashion Story, The
- Flip Wilson Show, The
- Fred Waring Show, The
- G
- Garroway-at-Large
- Garry Moore Show, The
- George Gobel Show, The
- Great Performances
- H
- Hee Haw
- Hollywood Palace, The
- Hour Glass
- I
- It's Showtime at the Apollo
- J
- Jack Carter Show, The
- K
- Keefe Brasselle Show, The
- Kraft Music Hall, The
- L
- Lawrence Welk Show, The
- M
- Morey Amsterdam Show, The
- Muppet Show, The
- P
- Paul Whiteman’s Goodyear Revue
- Perry Como Show, The
- Petula
- R
- Red Buttons Show, The
- Red Skelton Show, The
- Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
- S
- Sing Along with Mitch
- Smothers Brothers' Comedy Hour, The
- Sonny and Cher
- Star Search
- Studs’ Place
- Super Circus
- T
- Texaco Star Theater (1948-53)
- Tony Orlando and Dawn
- Tracey Ullman Show, The
- Y
- Your Show of Shows
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Highlights
Steve Binder on co-producing and directiing Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special (09m 51s)
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on their appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show (12m 30s)
George Carlin on the material he was forced to censor when appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show(03m 29s)
Beatrice Arthur on her small roles on Caesar's Hour (02m 38s)
Bob Mackie on the famous curtain-rod dress he made for Carol Burnett in a spinoff of Gone With the Wind on her show- George Carlin on the material he was forced to censor when appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show (03m 29s)
Bill Dana on appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show as "Jose Jimenez"
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