The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guest Buddy Rich (1975)

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guests Charles Nelson Reilly, Jack Albertson and Phyllis Newman (1974)

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guest Madonna (1987)

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guests Gary and The Hornets (1966)

These kids are getting to regulars on Classic Television Showbiz just like Muhammad Ali! We've seen part of this before - the kids' rendition of Devil with a Blue Dress On. But now we have the tail end of Johnny's monologue at the start and an extra added garage rock song at the end. Check it.

The Mike Douglas Show with guests Muhammad Ali and The Pointer Sisters (1974)

Who else? These are just the clips that are out there, that's all. This time Mike goes on location to Ali's training camp.

The Dean Martin Variety Show with guests galore! - Footage Offline - 09/13/09

I don't know if I've ever seen one single sketch with so many cameos! Petula Clark belts out the Burt Bacharach tune, Call Me, and look at the who's who of celebrities that answer!

This sketch comes from The Dean Martin Variety Show Volume One, disc three, DVD compilation.

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson with guests The Duluth Accordionaires (1967)

The Dick Cavett Show with guest Gloria Swanson (1970)

Janis Joplin sits on the panel looking on at the lovely Gloria Swanson, the hottest senior citizen you ever did see.

What's My Line?

What's My Line? Through the ages.


Buddy Hackett, a guest panelist:



Mystery guest - Salvador Dali:

Mystery guest - Jack Benny:

Jerry Lewis, a guest panelist:

Permanent panelist Dorothy Kilgaren passed away days before this episode was taped:



Final episode of the show's initial incarnation:

And into the seventies the panel asks, "Are you a war criminal or are you planning on becoming one in the next several years?"

The opposition:

It's time to play... What's My Utensil?

The Ed Sullivan Show with guests Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz and The Ames Brothers (1957) - Footage Offline 3/12/08

Lucy and Desi recreate their sitcom personas for this sketch tailored specifically for a Sullivan appearance. The TV critics of the day could not, for the life of them, figure out how Ed Sullivan could seem so casual and relaxed when he was playing himself in a sketch but be so wooden when he was himself. It's a whole lot of fun seeing Ed out of his element.