CTVA US Music Variety - "The Lawrence Welk Show" (ABC 1955-71)(Syndicated 1971-82)

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The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) (1955-71)
The Lawrence Welk Show
(Syndicated) (1971-82)

Sponsors:  Dodge  (1955-58)  /   Plymouth  (1958 -)
Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Updated September 2020 RF]
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 1 (1955-56)  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 2 (1956-57)
  b-w

Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent
b-w
season 1 1956-57 / season 2 1957-58 
 ABC Mondays 9:30-10:30pm Eastern (08Oct56 to 02Jun58)

The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 3 (1957-58)
  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 4 (1958-59)
  b-w
Plymouth Show: Lawrence Welk.s Little Band (ABC) (1958-59)
  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 5 (1959-60)
  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 6 (1960-61)
  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 7 (1961-62)
  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 8 (1962-63)
  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 9 (1963-64)
  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 10 (1964-65)
  b-w
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 11 (1965-66)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 12 (1966-67)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 13 (1967-68)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 14 (1968-69)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 15 (1969-70)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (ABC) season 16 (1970-71)
  Color
(Final Season on ABC) 

The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 17 (1971-72)  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 18 (1972-73)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 19 (1973-74)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 20 (1974-75)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 21 (1975-76)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 22 (1976-77)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 23 (1977-78)  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 24 (1978-79)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 25 (1979-80)
  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 26 (1980-81)  Color
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) season 27 (1981-82)
  Color

The Lawrence Welk Show (Specials)(1984-2009)  Color


ABC (Saturdays)
Produced by Sam Lutz, James Hobson, Edward Sobol

US Music Variety Series 1955-82    1,065 episodes x 60 min
(02-Jul-1955 to 17-Apri-1982)

Host: Lawrence Welk
The Lawrence Welk Orchestra

Champagne Ladies: Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer
Regulars:
The Lennon Sisters,
Joe Feeney, Dick Dale, Bobby Burgess, Mary Lou Metzger, Gail Farrell, Sandi Jensen, Barbara Boylan,
Pete Fountain, Bob Ralston, Jerry Burke, Myron Floren, Jo Ann Castle, Natalie Nevins, Cissy King,
Arthur Duncan, Clay Hart, Lynn Anderson, Andrea Willis, Paula Stewart, Tanya Falan, Ralna English,
Guy Hovis, Peanuts Hucko, Rocky Rockwell, Aladdin, Tom Netherland, Henry Cuesta, Bob Lido,
The Symanski Sisters.

Announcer Lou Crosby (1955-1960)
Announcer Bob Warren (1960-1982)
Announcer: Bob Orrin
Musical Dirctor: George Cates

Locally on KTLA in Los Angeles for four years from May 11, 1951 to 1955.
ABC nationally from July 2, 1955 to 1971.
Syndication from 1971 to April 17, 1982.
Repeat broadcasting on PB
 
The Lawrence Welk Show (Syndicated) (1971-82)
 Syndicated
Produced by James Hobson

US Music Variety Series 1971-82

Host: Lawrence Welk
The Lawrence Welk Orchestra

Regulars:
Bobby Burgess, Ava Barber, Henry Cuesta, Dick Dale, Ken Delo, Gail Farrell, Arthur Duncan, Myron Floren,
Sandi Griffiths, Charlotte Harris, Clay Hart, Larry Cooper, Guy Hovis, Ralna English, Bob Ralston,
Norma Zimmer, Tanya Welk, Joe Feeney, The Ottwell Twins, The Symanski Sisters.

Announcer: Bob Orrin
Musical Director: George Cates

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