The Paul Lynde Halloween Special with guests Betty White, Florence Henderson, Billy Barty, Margaret Hamilton, The Osmonds and KISS (1976)

The Mike Douglas Show with guests Gene Simmons and Totie Fields (1974)

Of all the Mike Douglas clips on YouTube, this one has traditionally been the most viewed. However, the clip has traditionally only appeared as a four minute chunk. This is new to the internets, and it is almost ten minutes.

The Colgate Comedy Hour with guest Buddy Rich - The Jerry Lewis Telethon with guest KISS

Drumming legend Buddy Rich and Jerry Lewis battle it out in 1955 on this episode of Martin & Lewis' Colgate Comedy Hour.

Looking at this site you might guess that I'm some kind of crazed KISS fantatic. Nothing could be further from the truth. There just happens to be a lot of footage on the internet of KISS in classic showbiz environs. Here is KISS making a brief plea on the 1979 Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy!

The Tomorrow Show with guests KISS --- The Mike Douglas Show with guest Gene Simmons

KISS makes an appearance on The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder. Its so great that Shout! Factory has taken to releasing some of these complete shows on DVD.

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What's more fun than seeing Gene Simmons walk out to that groovy 70s showbiz music as the walls part? Nothing.