The Dick Cavett Show
-Season 6
Episodes
6. John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Sep 21, 1971Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guests singer-songwriter John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
8. Lillian Gish, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Satchel Paige, Salvador Dali
Feb 11, 1972No overview available.
9. John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Robert Citron, Stan Freberg
Sep 24, 1971Host 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.
19. Fred Astaire
Oct 13, 1971Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest singer-dancer-actor Fred Astaire.
21. Mort Sahl, B.B. King, Don Meredith, Veruschka von Lehndorff
Mar 3, 1972Dick Cavett hosts; guests include model Veruschka von Lehndorff, blues musician B.B. King, humorist Mort Sahl, and football sportscaster Don Meredith.
23. Woody Allen
Oct 20, 1971Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest director Woody Allen who plays the clarinet.
34. Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson
Apr 13, 1972No overview available.
39. Bette Davis
Nov 17, 1971Dick 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.
42. George Harrison, Mick Jones, Gary Wright & Wonderwheel, Ravi Shankar
Nov 23, 1971Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests singer-songwriter-musician George Harrison, musician Ravi Shankar and Gary Wright & the Wonderwheel.
55. George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers
Dec 15, 1971No overview available.
56. Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming
Dec 16, 1971Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests actor-comedian Groucho Marx, actress Debbie Reynolds, comedian Dan Rowan and Erin Fleming.
68. Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green
Jun 19, 1972No overview available.
79. Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich
Jan 21, 1972Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests directors Mel Brooks, Frank Capra, Robert Altman and Peter Bogdanovich.
100. John Huston
Feb 21, 1972Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.
170. John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine
May 11, 1972No overview available.
174. Alfred Hitchcock
Jun 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".