The Seventies saw a glut of variety shows trying to capture some of the ratings success that Carol Burnett and Sonny & Cher were enjoying.
The Carol
Burnett Shows
Summer Season
Shows of the '70s
The Golddiggers
Joey and Dad
Lola Falana
Van Dyke
and Company
The Carpenters
Glen Campbell
Goodtime Hour
The Flip
Wilson Show
The Sonny &
Cher Shows
The New
Bill Cosby
The Bobby
Darin Show
Hudson Brothers
The Smothers
Brothers Show
The Cher Show
The Redd Foxx
Comedy Hour
George Burns
Jack Paar's
Goodbyes
Great Variety Show Moments
The Golddiggers at the 2009 Grammys
Timmie Rogers
Dean Martin Show
Bob Hope's 1976
Star Studded Special
In the Seventies,
everybody got a variety show.
A partial list of hosts for these mostly short-lived shows includes:
Tim Conway, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Captain and Tennille, Donny and Marie, Melba Moore and Clifton Davis, Burns and Schreiber, The Brady Bunch, Ken Berry, Jim Stafford, Julie Andrews, Mac Davis, Glen Campbell, Barbara McNair, Ray Stevens, Ken Berry, David Steinberg, Dick Clark, Dick Cavett, Leslie Uggams, Donna Fargo, Don Knotts, McLean Stevenson, Rich Little, Chuck Barris, Lola Falana, Mary Tyler Moore, Tom Jones, Carol Burnett, Liberace, Sonny and Cher, Dinah Shore, The Hudson Brothers, The Smothers Brothers, The Carpenters, Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, Sheilds and Yarnell, The Manhattan Transfer, The Starland Vocal Band, Peter Marshall, Kenny Rogers, Pat Paulsen, The Jacksons, John Byner, Johnny Cash, Jerry Reed, Helen Reddy, Andy Williams, Glen Campbell, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dinah Shore, Kelly Monteith, Sha Na Na, Bill Cosby, Ben Vereen, Bobby Darin, Bobby Goldsboro, Bobby Vinton, Don Ho, Dolly Parton, Richard Pryor, Howard Cosell and of course The Muppets.
(Did we miss any?)
The Richard
Pryor Show
Rare Audio
Comedy Clips
Pink Lady and Jeff
David Bowie on TV
Pat Paulsen Half A
Comedy Hour
Hee Haw
George Carlin
Wayland Flowers & Madam
BONUS:
1966 Carol
Channing Special
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