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The Andy Williams Show Comedy-Variety Series 1962-1971 NBC | ||
Contents
Show History
The Osmond Brothers
The Christmas Specials
Links & Multimedia
Episode Guide
| Show History First telecast - September 1962 Last telecast - July 17, 1971 Network - NBC The Andy Williams Show was broadcast on a weekly basis from 1962 to 1967. During the 1967-68 and 1968-69 seasons, the number of shows was reduced to three specials per year. In 1969, the weekly format returned, and it remained a weekly show until leaving the airwaves in 1971. Comedy sketches, guest stars and a large cast of regular perfomers rounded out each telecast. Every year, TV audiences looked forward to the Christmas episodes, in which the entire Williams clan made an appearance. | ||
| 1962-1967 Regular Cast Members: Sherry Alberoni (1962-1963) R.G. Brown (1962-1963) Jimmy Gaines (1962-1963) Marian Mercer (1962-1963) The Osmond Brothers (1962-1967) Jonathan Winters (1965-1967) The New Christy Minstrels (1962-1963) The Colin Romoff Orchestra (1962-1963) The Dave Grusin Orchestra (1963-1966) The Allyn Ferguson Orchestra (1966-1967) The Good Time Singers (1963-1966) The Nick Castle Dancers (1963-1966) The James Starbuck Dancers (1966-1967) | ||
| 1969-1971 Regular Cast Members: Charlie Callas (1970-1971) Irwin Corey (1969-1970) Jerry Maren (1969-1971) Janos Prohaska (1969-1971) Ray Reese (1969-1971) Joe Seiter (1969-1971) Ray Stevens (1969-1971) Jonathan Winters (1970-1971) The Osmond Brothers (1969-1971) The Mike Post Orchestra (1969-1971) The Lennon Sisters (1970-1971) The Jaime Rogers Dancers (1969-1970) The Andre Tayri Dancers (1970-1971) In 1969, after two seasons of occasional TV specials, the show returned to a weekly format. This time, the look was contemporary: a futuristic set, psychedelic lighting and a guest list that included more rock & roll acts. The audience sat on movable platforms that followed Andy around throughout the show. New segments were introduced, including The Informal Spot and The Williams Weirdos. The Weirdos were nutty characters portrayed by actors in costume: The Little General (Joe Seiter), Walking Suitcase (Ray Reese), Big Bird and Cookie Bear (Janos Prohaska). Cookie Bear loved to come onstage just as Andy was about to sing "Moon River" and ask for a cookie. Andy would get all mad and say, "No cookie...not now...not ever...NEVER!" Dejected, Cookie Bear would sadly wander offstage. Legend has it that the Cookie Bear sketch lent its name to a computer prank that was popular in the early 1970s. Talented hackers would program a computer to periodically suspend all activites and type out WANT A COOKIE. All efforts to reboot the system would fail, until someone actually typed the word COOKIE on the keyboard. All operations would then resume where they had left off. Legend also has it that this is where internet cookies got their name. | ||
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The Osmond | ||
| Links Cuddle Up With Claudine Longet! The Williams Brothers: Andy & David Donny Osmond The Osmonds Andy Williams Official Website The Osmonds' Early Days Andy Williams Moon River Theater Bobby Darin & Andy Williams Petula Clark Photos.......(1) (2) My YouTube Playlist  The Andy Williams Show | ||
Episode Guide
Air dates and guest-stars
| 1962-1963 Season 9/27/62--George Gobel, Peggy Lee 10/4/62--Paul Lynde, Rita Moreno 10/11/62--Miyoshi Umeki, Alan Young 10/18/62--Martha Raye 10/25/62--Sammy Davis Jr. 11/1/62--The Lennon Sisters, Paul Lynde 11/8/62--Betty Grable, Lawrence Welk 11/15/62--Tammy Grimes, Jerry Van Dyke 11/22/62--Milton Berle 11/29/62--Bob Newhart, Nancy Walker 12/13/62--Mickey Rooney, Miyoshi Umeki 12/20/62--Bette Davis, Debbie Reynolds 12/27/62--Tennessee Ernie Ford |
 1/3/63--Kate Smith 1/10/63--George Gobel, Keely Smith 1/17/63--Red Norvo, Jane Wyman 1/24/63--Sammy Davis Jr. 1/31/63--Dan Blocker, Lorne Greene, Ann Sothern 2/7/63--Peter Lawford, Martha Raye 2/14/63--Al Hirt 2/21/63--Carol Channing, Fred MacMurray 2/28/63--Pearl Bailey, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans 3/7/63--Martha Raye 3/14/63--Maureen O'Hara 3/21/63--Shelley Berman 3/28/63--Anna Maria Alberghetti, Vaughn Meader, Pete Fountain | ||
| 1963-1964 Season 9/24/63--Art Carney, Janet Leigh 10/15/63--Joey Bishop, Lee Remick 10/29/63--Carl Ballantine, Ernest Borgnine, Jane Wyman 11/12/63--Buddy Ebsen, Peggy Lee 11/26/63--Phil Harris, Lawrence Welk 12/10/63--Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Don Knotts |  Fred MacMurray 12/31/63--"Andy Williams New Years Eve Special" Claudine Longet, Fred MacMurray 1/21/64--Bill Dana, Jane Powell 2/18/64--Irene Ryan, Dick Van Dyke 3/17/64--"Andy Williams St. Patrick's Day Special" Andy Griffith, Maureen O'Hara 4/14/64--Imogene Coca, Bob Newhart 5/12/64--Joey Bishop | ||
| 1964-1965 Season 10/5/64--Jack Benny, Janet Leigh 10/12/64--Phil Harris, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Liberace 10/19/64--Tennessee Ernie Ford, Al Hirt, Ross Hunter 10/26/64--Roy Rogers 11/2/64--Fred MacMurray, Olive Osmond 11/16/64--Shirley Booth, Morgana King, Johnny Mathis 11/23/64--Jane Powell 11/30/64--Julie Andrews, Bill Cosby 12/7/64--Bobby Darin, Robert Goulet 12/21/64--Claudine Longet, Senor Wences, The Young Americans 12/28/64--Milton Berle, Lawrence Welk  Roger Miller  Julie Andrews |  Bobby Darin 1/11/65--Vic Damone, Bobby Darin, Henry Mancini, Olive Osmond 1/25/65--Gene Barry, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jill St. John 2/15/65--Nanette Fabray 3/1/65--Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Roger Miller 3/8/65--Shirley Jones, Mungo Santamaria, Terry-Thomas 3/22/65--Pat Boone, Phil Harris, Olive Osmond 4/5/65--Polly Bergen 4/12/65--Joey Bishop, Nanette Fabray 4/19/65--Red Buttons, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jerry Lewis 4/26/65--Phyllis Diller, Al Hirt 5/17/65--Wally Cox, Eddie Fisher 5/24/65--Dorival Caymmi, Bill Dana, Maureen O'Hara 5/31/65--Art Carney, Peggy Lee | ||
| 1965-1966 Season 9/13/65--Woody Allen, Bobby Darin, Robert Goulet 9/20/65--Cliff Arquette (Charlie Weaver), Judy Garland, David McCallum 9/27/65--Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Phil Harris 10/11/65--Bob Hope, Roger Miller, Mary Tyler Moore 10/25/65--Nanette Fabray, The Righteous Brothers, Gig Young 11/1/65--Vic Damone, Eddie Fisher 11/15/65--Sid Caesar, Ella Fitzgerald, Andre Previn 11/29/65--Richard Chamberlain, Hayley Mills 12/6/65--Don Adams, Vince Edwards 12/13/65--Claudine Longet 12/27/65--Woody Allen, Polly Bergen, Sandler & Young  Richard Chamberlain, Hayley Mills  David McCallum |  Tallulah Bankhead 1/3/66--Tennessee Ernie Ford, Connie Francis, Roger Williams 1/10/66--Herb Alpert, Bobby Darin, Eddie Fisher 1/17/66--Phyllis Diller, Johnny Mathis 2/14/66--Bob Newhart, Peter Paul & Mary, Nancy Wilson 2/21/66--Vic Damone, Anthony Newley, Allan Sherman 3/7/66--Tony Bennett, Frank Gorshin, Peggy Lee 3/14/66--Shelley Berman, Chad & Jeremy, Al Hirt 3/21/66--Pat Boone, Dick Shawn 4/4/66--Pat Boone, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Smothers Brothers 4/11/66--Don Adams, Henry Mancini, Maureen O'Hara 4/18/66--Martha Raye 5/2/66--Tallulah Bankhead, Sid Caesar, The Beach Boys 5/9/66--Buddy Greco, Trini Lopez 5/23/66--Morey Amsterdam | ||
| 1966-1967 Season 9/11/66--Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, The Smothers Brothers 9/18/66--Vic Damone, Juliet Prowse, Dick Shawn 9/25/66--Herb Alpert, Phil Harris, Joey Heatherton, Claudine Longet 10/2/66--Al Hirt, Jack Jones, Peggy Lee, Bob Newhart 10/9/66--Bobby Darin, Anthony Newley, Herb Shriner, Nancy Wilson 10/16/66--Nancy Ames, Eddie Fisher, Buddy Hackett, Peter Paul & Mary 10/23/66--Steve Allen, Eddy Arnold, Petula Clark, Inger Stevens 10/30/66--Bing Crosby, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Kate Smith 11/6/66--Polly Bergen, Jimmy Dean 11/13/66--Count Basie, Tony Bennett, Lesley Gore, Herb Shriner 11/20/66--Joey Heatherton, Lena Horne 11/27/66--Shirley Bassey, Mel Brooks, Al Hirt, Roddy McDowall, Carl Reiner 12/4/66--Pat Boone, Elke Sommer, Larry Storch, The Association 12/11/66--Barbara Eden, Noel Harrison, Jack Jones 12/18/66--Claudine Longet 12/25/66--Edgar Bergen, Channing Pollock |  Petula Clark 1/1/67--Ella Fitzgerald 1/8/67--Erroll Garner, Robert Goulet, Shirley Jones 1/15/67--Don Knotts, The Lennon Sisters, Trini Lopez 1/22/67--George Chakiris, Eddie Fisher, George Gobel, The Supremes 2/5/67--Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Dan Rowan & Dick Martin, The Kingston Trio 2/12/67--Nancy Ames, Vic Damone, Herb Shriner 2/19/67--Phyllis Diller, Noel Harrison, Burl Ives 2/26/67--The Lennon Sisters, Liberace, The Kingston Trio 3/5/67--Cliff Arquette (Charlie Weaver), Sonny & Cher, Pat Crowley, Robert Morse 3/12/67--Claudine Longet  Lesley Gore | ||
| 1967-1968 Season 1968-1969 Season During these two seasons, the weekly format was replaced by a series of specials. |
Guest Stars: 11/6/67--"Love, Andy" Henry Mancini, Erroll Garner, Claudine Longet 4/28/68--"Andy Williams Kaleidoscope Company" Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Cass Elliot, Burt Bacharach 3/19/69--Donovan, Ike & Tina Turner, Jose Feliciano 5/4/69--"Andy Williams Magic Lantern Show Company" Aretha Franklin, Claudine Longet, Roger Miller | ||
| 1969-1970 Season 9/20/69--Petula Clark, Don Ho, Blood Sweat & Tears 9/27/69--Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Arte Johnson, Donovan 10/4/69--Johnny Cash, Claudine Longet, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition 10/11/69--Victor Borge, Peggy Lee, Danny Thomas 10/18/69--Ray Charles, Cass Elliot, Don Knotts, Creedence Clearwater Revival 10/25/69--Bob Newhart, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition, Nancy Sinatra, Tiny Tim 11/1/69--Henry Mancini, Debbie Reynolds, Flip Wilson 11/8/69--Judy Collins, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Smothers Brothers 11/15/69--Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Durante, Rolf Harris, The Grass Roots |  The Smothers Brothers 11/22/69--Jo Anne Worley, Mary Hopkin, Loadstone 11/29/69--James Garner, Bob Hope, Dusty Springfield 12/13/69--Ken Berry, The Temptations, Peggy Lipton 12/20/69--Claudine Longet 1/10/70--Cass Elliot, Arte Johnson 1/17/70--The Rascals, Kate Smith, Don Ho 2/7/70--Dusty Springfield, Sid Caesar, Jo Anne Worley 2/21/70--Thelma Houston, Donald O'Connor 2/28/70--Gladys Knight & The Pips, The Smothers Brothers | ||
| 1970-1971 Season 9/19/70--Barbara Bain, Bobby Darin, Martin Landau, The Supremes 9/26/70--Billy Daniels, Liberace, Ike & Tina Turner 10/3/70--David Gates & Bread, Little Richard, Donald O'Connor, Jo Anne Worley 10/10/70--The Lennon Sisters, Johnnie Ray 10/17/70--Chubby Checker, Ella Fitzgerald, Lorne Greene 10/24/70--Rosemary Clooney, Cass Elliot, Don Ho, The Temptations 10/31/70--Smokey Robinson, Jo Anne Worley 11/7/70--Arte Johnson, Gladys Knight, Kate Smith 11/14/70--Ken Berry, Claudine Longet, Leslie Uggams 11/21/70--Phyllis Diller 11/28/70--Mike Douglas, Jimmy Durante, Ricky Nelson, Linda Ronstadt 12/5/70--Sonny James, The 5th Dimension 12/19/70--John Astin, Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo), Claudine Longet |
 Rosemary Clooney 1/2/71--Petula Clark, Sly & The Family Stone, Bill Haley & His Comets, Flip Wilson 1/9/71--Bobbie Gentry, The New Seekers, Tommy Roe 1/16/71--Ray Charles, Cass Elliot, Lorne Greene, Elton John 1/23/71--Ken Berry 1/30/71--Don Adams 2/6/71--Raymond Burr, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bobby Sherman 2/13/71--The Carpenters, Bobbie Gentry, Ozzie & Harriet Nelson 2/20/71--Jo Anne Worley, Friends Of Distinction 2/27/71--Cass Elliot 3/6/71--Desi Arnaz, Jo Anne Worley 3/17/71--Louis Nye, Fess Parker 3/20/71--Judy Carne, Richie Havens 3/27/71--Phyllis Diller, Cass Elliot, Henry Mancini | ||
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Andy Williams Christmas Specials