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
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- 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
- Bell Telephone Hour, The
- 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
- Dean Martin 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
- Don Knotts Show, The
- Donny and Marie
- E
- Ed Sullivan Show, The aka Toast of the Town
- Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
- Ernie Kovacs Show, The
- Eunice
- 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
- Jerry Lewis Show, The (1963, ABC)
- Judy Garland Show, The
- K
- Keefe Brasselle Show, The
- Kraft Music Hall, The
- L
- Lawrence Welk Show, The
- M
- Morey Amsterdam Show, The
- Muppet Show, The
- N
- NBC Opera Theatre
- 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
- Sabado Gigante
- 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 Hit Parade
- Your Show of Shows
Who Talked About This Genre
- Edie Adams
- Ray Aghayan
- Steve Allen
- Bob Banner
- Shelley Berman
- Steve Binder
- Pat Boone
- Bernie Brillstein
- Carol Burnett
- George Carlin
- Diahann Carroll
- Tony Charmoli
- Roy Christopher
- Dick Clark
- Nick Clooney
- Tim Conway
- Tim Conway and Harvey Korman
- Michael Dann
- Sam Denoff
- Robert Dickinson
- Phyllis Diller
- Dick Ebersol
- Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
- Nanette Fabray
- Jay Livingston and Ray Evans “Livingston & Evans”
- Jamie Farr
- Irving Fein
- Bob Finkel
- Tom Freston
- Mitzi Gaynor
- Mary Lynn Gottfried
- Herb Granath
- Paul Henning
- Louis J. Horvitz
- Quincy Jones
- William Klages
- Harvey Korman
- Mario Kreutzberger
- Jerry Lewis
- Charles Lisanby
- Bob Mackie
- Dick Martin
- Jerry Mathers
- Bob McGrath
- Jayne Meadows
- Anne Meara
- Mitch Miller
- Don Mischer
- John Moffitt
- Leslie Moonves
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Garrett Morris
- Marty Pasetta
- Mike Post
- Hector Ramirez
- Joyce Randolph
- Carl Reiner
- John Rich
- Thomas Schlamme
- George Schlatter
- Jack Shea
- Fred Silverman
- Garry Simpson
- Dick Smith
- Sid Smith
- Tom Smothers and Dick Smothers
- Tom Smothers
- Dick Smothers
- Herbert F. Solow
- Jean Stapleton
- Jerry Stiller
- Gale Storm
- George Sunga
- Ret Turner
- Tony Verna
- Tucker Wiard
- Brian Williams
- Andy Williams
- Alan Young
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Highlights
Steve Binder on co-producing and directiing Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special
Clip begins at: 06:05, Duration: 09m 51s
Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara on their appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show
Clip begins at: 00:10, Duration: 12m 30s
George Carlin on the material he was forced to censor when appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show
Clip begins at: 01:44, Duration: 03m 29s
Beatrice Arthur on her small roles on Caesar's Hour
Clip begins at: 16:28, Duration: 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
Clip begins at: 27:11- George Carlin on the material he was forced to censor when appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show
Clip begins at: 01:44, Duration: 03m 29s 
Bill Dana on appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show as "Jose Jimenez"
Clip begins at: 01:10
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