Season 6

The Dick Cavett ShowSeason 6

1971
16 Episodes

Episodes

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S06E06

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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

21 Sept 197190m
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S06E08

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

11 Feb 1972
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S06E09

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.

24 Sept 197190m
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S06E19

Fred Astaire

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

13 Oct 197190m
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S06E21

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.

03 Mar 1972
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S06E23

Woody Allen

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

20 Oct 197190m
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S06E34

Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson

13 Apr 1972
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S06E39

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.

17 Nov 197190m
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S06E42

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.

23 Nov 197190m
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S06E55

George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers

15 Dec 197190m
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S06E56

Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming

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

16 Dec 197190m
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S06E68

Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green

19 Jun 1972
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S06E79

Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich

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

21 Jan 197290m
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S06E100

John Huston

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.

21 Feb 197290m
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S06E170

John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine

11 May 197290m
Alfred Hitchcock
S06E174

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".

08 Jun 197290m