The Dick Cavett Show
This long-running talk-show franchise features a sharp, witty host leading extended conversations and occasional variety segments with an eclectic mix of guests. Episodes range from musicians and actors to authors and politicians, often leaning thoughtful while staying entertaining and accessible.
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Season 6
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E6
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guests singer-songwriter John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Sep 21, 1971 -
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E8
Lillian Gish, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Satchel Paige, Salvador Dali
Feb 11, 1972 -
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E9
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Robert Citron, Stan Freberg
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests comedian-voice actor Stan Freberg, politician Robert Citron. This episode also features three additional segments from John Lennon & Yoko Ono's appearance on September 11, 1971.
Sep 24, 1971 -
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E19
Fred Astaire
Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest singer-dancer-actor Fred Astaire.
Oct 13, 1971 -
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E21
Mort Sahl, B.B. King, Don Meredith, Veruschka von Lehndorff
Dick Cavett hosts; guests include model Veruschka von Lehndorff, blues musician B.B. King, humorist Mort Sahl, and football sportscaster Don Meredith.
Mar 3, 1972 -
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E23
Woody Allen
Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest director Woody Allen who plays the clarinet.
Oct 20, 1971 · 66m -
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E34
Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson
Apr 13, 1972 -
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E39
Bette Davis
Dick interviews legendary actress Bette Davis. The two-time Oscar winner reads a scene (with Dick) from "Dark Victory" (1939) and sings, "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" and "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte". Reflecting on a 43 year career, Miss Davis comments on notables like Errol Flynn ("He thought I was a fool for working so hard") and Greta Garbo ("It's my dying ambition to meet her") and recites her favorite line: "I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair." Also Whitney Stine, author of a recent Davis biography.
Nov 17, 1971 -
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E42
George Harrison, Mick Jones, Gary Wright & Wonderwheel, Ravi Shankar
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests singer-songwriter-musician George Harrison, musician Ravi Shankar and Gary Wright & the Wonderwheel.
Nov 23, 1971 -
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E55
George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers
Dec 15, 1971 -
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E56
Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests actor-comedian Groucho Marx, actress Debbie Reynolds, comedian Dan Rowan and Erin Fleming.
Dec 16, 1971 -
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E68
Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green
Jun 19, 1972 -
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E79
Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests directors Mel Brooks, Frank Capra, Robert Altman and Peter Bogdanovich.
Jan 21, 1972 · 59m -
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E100
John Huston
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.
Feb 21, 1972 -
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E170
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine
May 11, 1972 -
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E174
Alfred Hitchcock
Dick Cavett spends 90 minutes with legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock in a 1972 interview. Hitch discusses cinema, his life and career, and explains how he pulled off some "ingenious" special effects in his movies. He also discusses actors, screen violence and how he enjoys watching an audience "dipping their toe in the cold water of fear." Included are clips from his films "Psycho," "The Birds" & "Frenzy".
Jun 8, 1972
