The Dick Cavett Show

6John Lennon & Yoko Ono

90 minSep 21, 1971

Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guests singer-songwriter John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

8Lillian Gish, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Satchel Paige, Salvador Dali

Feb 11, 1972

9John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Robert Citron, Stan Freberg

90 minSep 24, 1971

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.

19Fred Astaire

90 minOct 13, 1971

Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest singer-dancer-actor Fred Astaire.

21Mort 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.

23Woody Allen

90 minOct 20, 1971

Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest director Woody Allen who plays the clarinet.

34Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson

Apr 13, 1972

39Bette Davis

90 minNov 17, 1971

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.

42George Harrison, Mick Jones, Gary Wright & Wonderwheel, Ravi Shankar

90 minNov 23, 1971

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests singer-songwriter-musician George Harrison, musician Ravi Shankar and Gary Wright & the Wonderwheel.

55George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers

90 minDec 15, 1971

56Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming

90 minDec 16, 1971

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests actor-comedian Groucho Marx, actress Debbie Reynolds, comedian Dan Rowan and Erin Fleming.

68Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green

Jun 19, 1972

79Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich

90 minJan 21, 1972

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests directors Mel Brooks, Frank Capra, Robert Altman and Peter Bogdanovich.

100John Huston

90 minFeb 21, 1972

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.

170John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine

90 minMay 11, 1972

174Alfred Hitchcock

90 minJun 8, 1972

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".