The Dick Cavett Show

Season 6

1971 · 16 episodes · 18h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 6

   6. John Lennon & Yoko Ono

   21 Sept 1971 · 90 min

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

2. 8

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

   11 Feb 1972

3. 9

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

   24 Sept 1971 · 90 min

   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.

4. 19

   19. Fred Astaire

   13 Oct 1971 · 90 min

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

5. 21

   21. Mort Sahl, B.B. King, Don Meredith, Veruschka von Lehndorff

   3 Mar 1972

   Dick Cavett hosts; guests include model Veruschka von Lehndorff, blues musician B.B. King, humorist Mort Sahl, and football sportscaster Don Meredith.

6. 23

   23. Woody Allen

   20 Oct 1971 · 90 min

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

7. 34

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

   13 Apr 1972

8. 39

   39. Bette Davis

   17 Nov 1971 · 90 min

   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.

9. 42

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

   23 Nov 1971 · 90 min

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

10. 55

    55. George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers

    15 Dec 1971 · 90 min

11. 56

    56. Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming

    16 Dec 1971 · 90 min

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

12. 68

    68. Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green

    19 Jun 1972

13. 79

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

    21 Jan 1972 · 90 min

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

14. 100

    100. John Huston

    21 Feb 1972 · 90 min

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.

15. 170

    170. John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine

    11 May 1972 · 90 min

16. 

    174. Alfred Hitchcock

    8 Jun 1972 · 90 min

    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".