List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes (1966)
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List of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson episodes | |
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No. of episodes | 258 |
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Original network | NBC |
Season chronology | |
The following is a list of episodes of the television series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson which aired in 1966:
January
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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828 | January 3, 1966 | Henry Morgan guest host; Lauren Bacall, Abe Burrows, Rob Sagendorph | Jane Harvey |
829 | January 4, 1966 | Sammy Davis Jr. guest host; Chester Morris, Johnny Hartman | N/A |
830 | January 5, 1966 | Woody Allen guest host; Ernie Terrell, John Searne | N/A |
831 | January 6, 1966 | Corbett Monica guest host | N/A |
832 | January 7, 1966 | Bill Dana guest host | Tony Bennett |
833 | January 10, 1966 | Betsy Palmer | N/A |
834 | January 11, 1966 | Polly Bergen, Buddy Hackett | N/A |
835 | January 12, 1966 | Murray Roman | N/A |
836 | January 13, 1966 | Alan King | N/A |
837 | January 14, 1966 | Margaret Leighton, Michael Wilding, Kaye Ballard, Hal Frazier | N/A |
838 | January 17, 1966 | Roger Moore, Ann Sheridan, Milt Kamen, Annette Sanders | N/A |
839 | January 18, 1966 | James Coburn, Jack Douglas and wife Reiko | N/A |
840 | January 19, 1966 | Godfrey Cambridge | N/A |
841 | January 20, 1966 | Jan Peerce, Judi Rolin, Dick Cavett | N/A |
842 | January 21, 1966 | Sam Levenson | N/A |
843 | January 24, 1966 | Gene Kelly, Honor Blackman, Charlie Manna | Paul Bogosian |
844 | January 25, 1966 | Rod Serling, Al Capp, Julie Migenes | N/A |
845 | January 26, 1966 | George Segal, Myron Cohen | Yvonne Constant |
846 | January 27, 1966 | TBA | Andre Previn |
847 | January 28, 1966 | Don Adams, Rose Marie, William Frawley, | Johnny Cash, Ruth Price |
848 | January 31, 1966 | George Kirby, Shari Lewis, Jack Palance, Leo Durocher | N/A |
February
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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849 | February 1, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
850 | February 2, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
851 | February 3, 1966 | Kaye Stevens | N/A |
852 | February 4, 1966 | Kaye Ballard, Xavier Cugat and Charo | N/A |
853 | February 7, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
854 | February 8, 1966 | Oleg Cassini, Norm Crosby | Liza Minnelli |
855 | February 9, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
856 | February 10, 1966 | TBA | Barbara Velasco |
857 | February 11, 1966 | Phil Ford and Mimi Hines | N/A |
858 | February 14, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
859 | February 15, 1966 | Dick Cavett | N/A |
860 | February 16, 1966 | Henry Morgan, Yvonne Constant, John Fuller, | Paul Anka, Los Indios Tabajaras, Barbara Velasco |
861 | February 17, 1966 | George Segal, Bunny Yeager | N/A |
862 | February 18, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
863 | February 21, 1966 | Zsa Zsa Gabor, psychologist Richard Evans | N/A |
864 | February 22, 1966 | Stella Stevens, Vittorio Gassman | N/A |
865 | February 23, 1966 | Charlie Manna | N/A |
866 | February 25, 1966 | Bob Barker guest host; MacDonald Carey, Joe Garagiola, Cliff Arquette, Dr. Lorreine Chase | The Everly Brothers |
867 | February 28, 1966 | Alan King guest host; Harry Belafonte, Dick Roman | Kay Starr |
March
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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868 | March 1, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
869 | March 2, 1966 | Hugh Downs guest host; Shelley Winters, Larry Blyden, Margie King | Ethel Ennis |
870 | March 3, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
871 | March 4, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
872 | March 7, 1966 | Corbett Monica, Betsy Palmer, coats of arms demonstrators A. Seddon and C. Guarino | Jan Peerce |
873 | March 8, 1966 | Joan Rivers | Trini Lopez, Fran Warren |
874 | March 9, 1966 | Kaye Ballard, Milt Kamen, Jan De Ruth | Don Cherry |
875 | March 10, 1966 | Selma Diamond, Murray Roman | Anita Gillette |
876 | March 11, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
877 | March 14, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES); James Garner, Eva Marie Saint, Sam Yorty | Maria Cole |
878 | March 15, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Don Adams | N/A |
879 | March 16, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Eva Gabor | N/A |
880 | March 17, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny | Baja Marimba Band |
881 | March 18, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns, Pat Woodell | N/A |
882 | March 21, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Samantha Eggar | N/A |
883 | March 22, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Joanne Woodward, Morey Amsterdam, Diane Shelton | N/A |
884 | March 23, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bette Davis, The Smothers Brothers | The Andrews Sisters |
885 | March 24, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Burt Lancaster, Greer Garson | N/A |
886 | March 25, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Rod Steiger, Bill Cosby, Don Rickles, Rose Marie | N/A |
887 | March 28, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
888 | March 29, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
889 | March 30, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
890 | March 31, 1966 | Father Robert Capon | Al Hirt |
April
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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891 | April 1, 1966 | Godfrey Cambridge | N/A |
892 | April 4, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
893 | April 5, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
894 | April 6, 1966 | TBA | Kate Smith |
895 | April 7, 1966 | Kaye Ballard | N/A |
896 | April 8, 1966 | Joan Rivers | Charles Aznavour |
897 | April 11, 1966 | Woody Allen, Eydie Gorme | N/A |
898 | April 12, 1966 | Phil Ford and Mimi Hines | N/A |
899 | April 13, 1966 | Larry Storch | N/A |
900 | April 14, 1966 | Gila Golan | N/A |
901 | April 15, 1966 | Dick Cavett | N/A |
902 | April 18, 1966 | Alan King guest host, Hal Holbrook, Diahann Carroll, Sugar Ray Robinson | N/A |
903 | April 19, 1966 | Alan King guest host, Robert Preston, Godfrey Cambridge | Selma Lee, Rosetta Shaw |
904 | April 20, 1966 | Henry Morgan guest host | N/A |
905 | April 21, 1966 | Henry Morgan guest host | N/A |
906 | April 22, 1966 | Henry Morgan guest host | N/A |
907 | April 25, 1966 | George Jessel, Marilyn Maxwell | Wayne King |
908 | April 26, 1966 | Bob Hope, Morey Amsterdam | N/A |
909 | April 27, 1966 | Ray Walston, Phyllis Newman, Dr. Albert Hibbs | N/A |
910 | April 28, 1966 | Peter Ustinov, Corbett Monica | N/A |
911 | April 29, 1966 | Myron Cohen | N/A |
May
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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912 | May 2, 1966 | Sammy Davis, Jr., Eydie Gorme | N/A |
913 | May 3, 1966 | Eva Gabor, Oleg Cassini, Charlie Manna | N/A |
914 | May 4, 1966 | Buddy Hackett | Jane Morgan, Paul Horne |
915 | May 5, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
916 | May 6, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
917 | May 9, 1966 | Bob Newhart, Shari Lewis | The Wiltwyck Steel Band |
918 | May 10, 1966 | Buddy Hackett, Mamie Van Doren | N/A |
919 | May 11, 1966 | Kaye Ballard | N/A |
920 | May 12, 1966 | Adam West, Bob Holiday, Joan Rivers, Gabriel Fielding | N/A |
921 | May 13, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
922 | May 16, 1966 | TBA | Robert Goulet |
923 | May 17, 1966 | Phil Ford and Mimi Hines | Harry James |
924 | May 18, 1966 | Tom Smothers, Fred Finn | Eddy Arnold |
925 | May 19, 1966 | Corbett Monica | Anna Moffo |
926 | May 20, 1966 | Dick Cavett | N/A |
927 | May 23, 1966 | Jerry Lewis guest host, Phil Foster | Patrice Munsel, Roy Clark |
928 | May 24, 1966 | Jerry Lewis guest host | Count Basie |
929 | May 25, 1966 | Jerry Lewis guest host | N/A |
930 | May 26, 1966 | Jerry Lewis guest host | N/A |
931 | May 27, 1966 | Jerry Lewis guest host | N/A |
932 | May 30, 1966 | Claudia Cardinale, Bill Dana | N/A |
933 | May 31, 1966 | Phyllis Newman, Morey Amsterdam, Eva Gabor, Betsy Palmer, Peter Foy | N/A |
June
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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934 | June 1, 1966 | George Carlin | N/A | |
935 | June 2, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
936 | June 3, 1966 | Shirley Jones, George Jessel, Lois Wyse, The Amazing Randi | N/A | |
937 | June 6, 1966 | Florence Henderson, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Selma Diamond, Martin Rackin | N/A | |
938 | June 7, 1966 | Shari Lewis, Norm Crosby | N/A | |
939 | June 8, 1966 | Edie Adams, Bob Hope, Stan Kann | N/A | |
First appearance of "gadget man" Stan Kann. | ||||
940 | June 9, 1966 | Pearl Bailey, Phyllis Newman, Sandy Baron | N/A | |
941 | June 10, 1966 | Gordon MacRae | N/A | |
942 | June 13, 1966 | Martin Rackin | Connie Francis | |
943 | June 14, 1966 | TBA | Horst Jankowski | |
944 | June 15, 1966 | Eydie Gorme | N/A | |
945 | June 16, 1966 | George Peppard, Soupy Sales, Luba Lisa | N/A | |
946 | June 17, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
947 | June 20, 1966 | Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy, Phil Foster, Mamie Van Doren, Henry Silva | N/A | |
948 | June 21, 1966 | Jackie Vernon | Julius La Rosa, William Walker | |
949 | June 22, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
950 | June 23, 1966 | James Coburn | Kaye Stevens | |
951 | June 24, 1966 | Florence Henderson | N/A | |
952 | June 27, 1966 | Robert Merrill, Kaye Ballard, Robert F. Dacey | The Newport Jazz Festival All-Stars | |
953 | June 28, 1966 | Al Capp | Yvonne Constant, January Jones | |
954 | June 29, 1966 | Mamie Van Doren | Nana Mouskouri | |
955 | June 30, 1966 | Sue Ane Langdon | N/A |
July
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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956 | July 1, 1966 | Pat Boone | Lesley Gore | |
957 | July 4, 1966 | Dick Cavett, Phil Ford and Mimi Hines, acrobat Berosinis | Chad Mitchell | |
958 | July 5, 1966 | Buddy Hackett, Kathy Dunn, Jenny Smith | Jan Peerce, Tom Vaughn | |
959 | July 6, 1966 | George Gobel, Phyllis Newman, Rudi Blesh | N/A | |
960 | July 7, 1966 | Robert Young, Paula Wayne | Sammy Davis, Jr. | |
961 | July 8, 1966 | Alan King, Betsy Palmer | John Bubbles | |
962 | July 11, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host, George Kirby, Willie Mosconi | N/A | |
Joey Bishop begins 12 nights worth of shows as guest host. | ||||
963 | July 12, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
964 | July 13, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
965 | July 14, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
966 | July 15, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
967 | July 18, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
968 | July 19, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
969 | July 20, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
970 | July 21, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
971 | July 22, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
972 | July 25, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
973 | July 26, 1966 | Joey Bishop guest host | N/A | |
974 | July 27, 1966 | Jack E. Leonard guest host | N/A | |
975 | July 28, 1966 | Arthur Godfrey guest host, Abe Burrows, Linda Scott | N/A | |
976 | July 29, 1966 | Eddy Arnold guest host | N/A |
August
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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977 | August 1, 1966 | Ed McMahon and Skitch Henderson guest hosts | N/A | |
978 | August 2, 1966 | Sammy Davis, Jr. guest host | N/A | |
Sammy Davis Jr. guest hosts for the remainder of the week. | ||||
979 | August 3, 1966 | Sammy Davis, Jr. guest host | N/A | |
980 | August 4, 1966 | Sammy Davis, Jr. guest host | N/A | |
981 | August 5, 1966 | Sammy Davis, Jr. guest host, Gwen Verdon, George Kirby | N/A | |
982 | August 8, 1966 | Sam Levenson and Florence Henderson guest hosts | N/A | |
Sam Levenson and Florence begin a week as guest hosts. | ||||
983 | August 9, 1966 | Sam Levenson and Florence Henderson guest hosts | N/A | |
984 | August 10, 1966 | Sam Levenson and Florence Henderson guest hosts | N/A | |
985 | August 11, 1966 | Sam Levenson and Florence Henderson guest hosts | N/A | |
986 | August 12, 1966 | Sam Levenson and Florence Henderson guest hosts | N/A | |
987 | August 15, 1966 | Bob Newhart guest host, Edie Adams, Buddy Hackett | N/A | |
Bob Newhart begins a week as guest host. | ||||
988 | August 16, 1966 | Bob Newhart guest host | Peter Nero | |
989 | August 17, 1966 | Bob Newhart guest host | N/A | |
990 | August 18, 1966 | Bob Newhart guest host | The Supremes | |
991 | August 19, 1966 | Bob Newhart guest host | N/A | |
992 | August 22, 1966 | Hugh Downs guest host, Brian Epstein, Larry Blyden | N/A | |
Hugh Downs begins a week as guest host. | ||||
993 | August 23, 1966 | Hugh Downs guest host | N/A | |
994 | August 24, 1966 | Hugh Downs guest host | N/A | |
995 | August 25, 1966 | Hugh Downs guest host | N/A | |
996 | August 26, 1966 | Hugh Downs guest host | N/A | |
997 | August 29, 1966 | New York City mayor John Lindsay, Walter Pidgeon, Phyllis Newman | The Tracey Brothers | |
998 | August 30, 1966 | Louis Nye | N/A | |
999 | August 31, 1966 | Kaye Ballard | N/A |
September
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1000 | September 1, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
The 1000th episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson airs. | ||||
1001 | September 2, 1966 | Six Miss America contestants: Launa Kay Gardner (Arizona); Loretta Ann Perreira (Hawaii); Estrellita Schiel (Oregon); Denise Fledderman (North Dakota); Penelope Donoghue (New York) and Linda Jo Maclin (Virginia). | N/A | |
1002 | September 5, 1966 | Dick Cavett | The Treniers | |
1003 | September 6, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1004 | September 7, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1005 | September 8, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1006 | September 9, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1007 | September 12, 1966 | Warren Beatty, George Jessel | N/A | |
1008 | September 13, 1966 | Alan King, Pierre Salinger | Rosemary Clooney | |
1009 | September 14, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1010 | September 15, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1011 | September 16, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1012 | September 19, 1966 | George Kirby, Norm Crosby | Kaye Stevens | |
1013 | September 20, 1966 | Jackie Vernon | N/A | |
1014 | September 21, 1966 | TBA | Joan Rivers | |
A fashion show was also part of the program. | ||||
1015 | September 22, 1966 | Dick Cavett | N/A | |
1016 | September 23, 1966 | Arlene Dahl, Milt Kamen | N/A | |
1017 | September 26, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Vice President Hubert Humphrey, Bob Hope, Claudia Cardinale | N/A | |
1018 | September 27, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Jack Benny, Sammy Davis, Jr., Natalie Wood | N/A | |
1019 | September 28, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) George Burns | Della Reese | |
1020 | September 29, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Bill Cosby | N/A | |
1021 | September 30, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Danny Thomas, Don Rickles, Jonathan Winters | N/A |
October
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1022 | October 3, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Senator Barry Goldwater, Don Adams | N/A | |
1023 | October 4, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Pat Boone, George Jessel | N/A | |
1024 | October 5, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Peter Ustinov, Eva Marie Saint | N/A | |
1025 | October 6, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Rock Hudson. Janet Leigh | N/A | |
1026 | October 7, 1966 | (FROM LOS ANGELES) Rose Marie | Roger Miller | |
1027 | October 10, 1966 | Steve Lawrence guest host, Ruta Lee, Pat Henry | Robert Goulet | |
1028 | October 11, 1966 | Steve Lawrence guest host | N/A | |
1029 | October 12, 1966 | Steve Lawrence guest host | N/A | |
1030 | October 13, 1966 | Steve Lawrence guest host | N/A | |
1031 | October 14, 1966 | Steve Lawrence guest host | N/A | |
Skitch Henderson leaves The Tonight Show as the musical director for the NBC Orchestra. | ||||
1032 | October 17, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
Milton DeLugg joins The Tonight Show as the musical director for the NBC Orchestra, replacing Skitch Henderson. | ||||
1033 | October 18, 1966 | Ethel Merman, Soupy Sales | N/A | |
1034 | October 19, 1966 | Phyllis Newman | N/A | |
1035 | October 20, 1966 | Bette Davis, April Olrich | N/A | |
1036 | October 21, 1966 | Al Capp | N/A | |
1037 | October 24, 1966 | Buddy Hackett, Dr. Richard Evans | Don Cherry | |
1038 | October 25, 1966 | Jackie Vernon, Robert Creighton | Ella Fitzgerald, Anna Moffo | |
1039 | October 26, 1966 | Dick Cavett, Susannah York | N/A | |
1040 | October 27, 1966 | Ethel Merman, Xavier Cugat, Charlie Manna | N/A | |
1041 | October 28, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1042 | October 31, 1966 | Shari Lewis, Milbourne Christopher | N/A |
November
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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1043 | November 1, 1966 | Alan King, Verna Lisi | N/A | |
A Nina Ricci fashion show was presented. | ||||
1044 | November 2, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1045 | November 3, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1046 | November 4, 1966 | Tony Randall, Diahann Carroll | N/A | |
1047 | November 7, 1966 | Joan Rivers | N/A | |
11/8/1966 episode pre-empted for NBC News coverage of mid-term elections. | ||||
1048 | November 9, 1966 | Don Rickles | N/A | |
1049 | November 10, 1966 | Soupy Sales, Rosemary Forsyth, Marlin Perkins | Buddy Rich | |
1050 | November 11, 1966 | Oleg Cassini | N/A | |
1051 | November 14, 1966 | George Carlin, author Gerold Frank | Yvonne Constant | |
1052 | November 15, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1053 | November 16, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
Programs for November 17–18 cancelled to AFTRA dispute. November 17 scheduled guests were Hank Greenspun and Dick Contino. | ||||
1054 | November 21, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1055 | November 22, 1966 | Steve Allen, Dr. Joyce Brothers | Frankie Laine | |
1056 | November 23, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1057 | November 24, 1966 | TBA | N/A | |
1058 | November 25, 1966 | Kaye Ballard, Victor Borge | N/A | |
1059 | November 28, 1966 | Jackie Vernon, Beryl Reid | N/A | |
1060 | November 29, 1966 | Henry Morgan, Patricia Routledge | N/A | |
1061 | November 30, 1966 | George Jessel, Peter Marshall | N/A |
December
[edit]No. | Original air date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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1062 | December 1, 1966 | Larry Blyden, writer/publisher Harry Golden | Kate Smith |
1063 | December 2, 1966 | Sen. Everett Dirksen | N/A |
1064 | December 5, 1966 | Sen. Barry Goldwater | The Mills Brothers |
1065 | December 6, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
1066 | December 7, 1966 | Dr. Sam Sheppard | N/A |
1067 | December 8, 1966 | William F. Buckley, Jr. | N/A |
1068 | December 9, 1966 | Sam Levenson, Ed Ames, Eydie Gorme | N/A |
1069 | December 12, 1966 | Woody Allen, Jack Lord | N/A |
1070 | December 13, 1966 | Steve Lawrence | N/A |
1071 | December 14, 1966 | George Segal | N/A |
1072 | December 15, 1966 | Corbett Monica, Al Capp | N/A |
1073 | December 16, 1966 | Henry Morgan, Phyllis Newman | N/A |
1074 | December 19, 1966 | Steve McQueen, Richard Chamberlain | Billy Williams |
1075 | December 20, 1966 | Eva Marie Saint, Joan Rivers | N/A |
1076 | December 21, 1966 | Richard Crenna, Kaye Ballard | N/A |
1077 | December 22, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
1078 | December 23, 1966 | Sammy Davis, Jr., artist Jan Deruth | N/A |
1079 | December 26, 1966 | Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy | N/A |
1080 | December 27, 1966 | TBA | N/A |
1081 | December 28, 1966 | Ivan Tors | N/A |
1082 | December 29, 1966 | Stefanie Powers, Noel Harrison | N/A |
1083 | December 30, 1966 | TBA | Kaye Stevens, Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra |