The Bobby Vinton Show (1975)
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Release DateSeptember 9, 1975
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes1
Running Time30m
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The Bobby Vinton Show was a Canadian musical variety television series produced for the CTV Television Network between 1975 and 1978, with a total of 52 episodes broadcast. Featuring Bobby Vinton, a best-selling popular music singer since the early 1960s, the series mixed comedy skits with musical interludes. Appearing on the series as a regular was comedian Billy Van. The series often satirized Vinton's Polish heritage, and its theme song was an "umpah band" rendition of his 1974 song "My Melody of Love" (Vinton also ended each episode by performing the song himself). The series was created by Chris Bearde and packaged by Chuck Barris. The shows always commenced with a large woman named Monique dancing the guest out to the stage.
The series was syndicated to local stations in the United States, although the program's entry in the user-edited Internet Movie Database suggests it may also have been broadcast by CBS during 1975 (CBS did broadcast his one-hour special, Bobby Vinton's Rock N' Rollers, during 1978).
The series also spawned a 1975 soundtrack album on ABC Records; see The Bobby Vinton Show (album).
Guests appearing on the show included:
Adrienne Barbeau
Anne Murray
Arte Johnson
Barbara Walters
Charlie Callas
Clifton Davis
Donna Summer
Ethel Merman
Foster Brooks
Henny Youngman
Jessica Walter
John Byner
Lainie Kazan
Lesley Gore
Loretta Swit
Lynn Anderson
O. J. Simpson
Petula Clark
Phyllis Diller
Tanya Tucker
Ted Knight
The Spinners