The Dick Cavett Show
Season 6
197116 episodes
Episode 6
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Sep 21, 19711h 30m
Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guests singer-songwriter John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Episode 8
Lillian Gish, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Satchel Paige, Salvador Dali
Feb 11, 1972
Episode 9
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Robert Citron, Stan Freberg
Sep 24, 19711h 30m
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.
Episode 19
Fred Astaire
Oct 13, 19711h 30m
Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest singer-dancer-actor Fred Astaire.
Episode 21
Mort Sahl, B.B. King, Don Meredith, Veruschka von Lehndorff
Mar 3, 1972
Dick Cavett hosts; guests include model Veruschka von Lehndorff, blues musician B.B. King, humorist Mort Sahl, and football sportscaster Don Meredith.
Episode 23
Woody Allen
Oct 20, 19711h 30m
Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest director Woody Allen who plays the clarinet.
Episode 34
Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson
Apr 13, 1972
Episode 39
Bette Davis
Nov 17, 19711h 30m
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.
Episode 42
George Harrison, Mick Jones, Gary Wright & Wonderwheel, Ravi Shankar
Nov 23, 19711h 30m
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests singer-songwriter-musician George Harrison, musician Ravi Shankar and Gary Wright & the Wonderwheel.
Episode 55
George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers
Dec 15, 19711h 30m
Episode 56
Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming
Dec 16, 19711h 30m
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests actor-comedian Groucho Marx, actress Debbie Reynolds, comedian Dan Rowan and Erin Fleming.
Episode 68
Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green
Jun 19, 1972
Episode 79
Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich
Jan 21, 19721h 30m
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests directors Mel Brooks, Frank Capra, Robert Altman and Peter Bogdanovich.
Episode 100
John Huston
Feb 21, 19721h 30m
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.
Episode 170
John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine
May 11, 19721h 30m
Episode 174
Alfred Hitchcock
Jun 8, 19721h 30m
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".