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Season 4 (ABC) (1958-59)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Uploaded June
2020 RF]
references:
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ABC Saturdays 9-10pm (Eastern)
4.01 [166] The Lawrence Welk Show
13Sep1958
Highlights:
The band plays "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
and "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine".
Other songs include, "To a Wild Rose", "Carmelita",
"Espani Coni", "Top Hat" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes".
4.02 [167] The Lawrence Welk Show
20Sep1958 [Evening Sun][Fort Worth Star]
Highlights:
The opening selection by the champagne music makers is
"Anything Goes".
Bob Lido and Aladdin singing violinists present their
rendition of "Open Up the Doghouse".
Twelve-year-old Janet Lennon dances "The Kit Kat Polka" with Lawrence.
Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and Tiny Little Jr. do a three-
piano treatment of "Pretty Baby".
other members of the Orchestra present renditions of
"Everybody Loves a Lover", "The Martins and the Coys", "Sleepy Lagoon" and "It's
a Hundred to One".
4.03 [168] The Lawrence Welk Show
27Sep1958 [Rutland Daily]
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters sing "Lazy Bones".
Alvin Ashby croons "Tumbling Tumble Weeds".
4.04 [169] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Oct1958 [Miami News]
Highlights:
The Music Makers bubble "Pennsylvania Polka" followed by
"Raindrop Serendade," "Old Spinning Wheel in the Parlor"
and "Night and Day".
4.05 [170] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Oct1958
Highlights:
The Maestro hops aboard a Western bandwagon when he
brings on the Lennon Sisters and bass player Buddy Hayes in
a comic "Pecos Bill" cowboy arrangement.
4.06 [171] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Oct1958
Highlights:
Violinist Dick Kesner plays "Meditation from Thais" on his Stradivarius.
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" music from "Carousel".
4.07 [172] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Oct1958
Highlights:
Dianne Lennon, Larry Dean and Buddy Hayes join forces of "A Bushel and a Peck".
4.08 [173] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Nov1958
Highlights:
Myron Floren plays "Canadian Capers".
Jerry Burke, Larry Hooper and Tiny Little Jr. with their three-piano
version of "Glow Worm".
The band plays "Galloping Comedians".
4.09 [174] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Nov1958
Also featured Maurice Pearson, Pete Fountain, Joe Feeney,
Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and Tiny Little Jr.
Highlights:
Janet Lennon sings "Glad Rag Doll".
Dianne Lennon and Larry Dean sing "Near You".
Alice Lon and Aladdin duet on "I Remember It Well".
4.10 [175] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Nov1958
Also featured, Pete Fountain, Larry Dean, Maurice Pearson,
The Lennon Sisters, Joe Feeney and Myron Floren.
Guest
Jazz tuba player Stan Freese
Highlights:
Buddy Merrill and Kathy Lennon duet on "Would You Like to Take a Walk".
Alice Lon sings "I'm Sitting On Top of the World".
Alvin Ashby sings "How Wonderful You Are".
4.11 [176] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Nov1958
Highlights:
Dixieland Jazz with clarinetist Pete Fountain.
Other standards include "Paper Moon" and "Steamboat Bill".
4.12 [177] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Nov1958 [Arizona Daily Star]
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters sing "I Whistle a Happy Tune".
Also numbers from "The King and I".
4.13 [178] The Lawrence Welk Show
06Dec1958
Also featured, The Lennon Sisters, Alice Lon, Rocky Rockwell
Bob Lido, Larry Hooper and Larry Dean.
Highlights:
Buddy Merrill plays "Hey, Mister Banjo"
4.14 [179] The Lawrence Welk Show
13Dec1958 [Fort Worth Star]
Highlights:
Larry Deans sings "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
Bob Lido sings "Santa, the Happy Wanderer".
The Lennon Sisters sing "Toy Tiger".
Dick Dale sings "The Christmas Song".
4.15 [180] The Lawrence Welk Show
20Dec1958 [Fort Worth Star]
Christmas Show
Also featured, Pete Fountain, Rocky Rockwell, Maurice Pearson,
the Lennon Sisters, Joe Feeney and Alvin Ashby.
Highlights:
Lawrence Welk's Glee Club sing "White Christmas".
Alice Lon and the chorus sing "Ring Those Christmas Bells".
Dianne Lennon and Larry Dean duet on "An Old-fashioned Christmas".
Alice Lon solos with "Thanks for Christmas".
4.16 [181] The Lawrence Welk Show
27Dec1958 [Atlanta Constitution]
Highlights:
The entire cast joins in "No Place Like Home for the Holidays".
4.17 [182] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Jan1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Also featured, Lennon Sisters, Pete Fountain,
Maurice Pearson, Alvin Ashby and Joe Fenney.
Highlights:
Alice Lon sings "The Party's Over".
Bob Lido and Aladdin do the novelty number
"When the Ball and Jack is Tied Around Your Leg".
Dick Dale sings "Just One More Chance".
4.18 [183] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Jan1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Also featured Jack Imel, Alvin Ashby and Larry Hooper.
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters, Larry Dean, Maurice Pearson,
Bob Lido, Dick Dale and Alice Lon are featured in a
musical journey through the "Tunne of Love".
4.19 [184] The Lawrence Welk Show
17Jan1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Also featured Jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain, Maurice Pearson,
Larry Hooper, Alvin Ashby and Rocky Rockwell.
Highlights:
Alice Lon and Dick Dale sing "I'll Remember Tonight".
The Lennon Sisters in a production arrangement of "Promise Me Love".
Dianne Lennon solos with "Just Imagine".
4.20 [185] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Jan1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Also featured Alice Lon, Pete Fountain and Myron Floren.
Highlights:
Larry Dean, Alvin Ashby and Maurice Pearson sing "Yellow Bird".
The Lennon Sisters and Dick Dale sing "Hawaiian Wedding Song".
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4.21 [186] The Lawrence Welk Show
31Jan1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Also featured Pete Fountain, Alvin Ashby, Jim Roberts,
The Lennon Sisters, Maurice Pearson and Larry Dean.
Highlights:
Alice Lon and Dick Dale sing "When I Speak Your Name".
Dianne Lennon solos with "Lullaby of Love".
Aladdin sings the novelty song "Tanya".
4.22 [187] The Lawrence Welk Show
07Feb1959
Highlights:
Larry Dean sings "Wake Up With a Whistle"
The Lennon Sisters are featured in a production number "Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Girls"
Piano trio of Larry Hooper, Tiny Little Jr. and Jerry Burke do "Chopsticks".
4.23 [188] The Lawrence Welk Show
14Feb1959
Valentine's Day Show
Also featured, Alice Lon, Rocky Rockwell, Bob Lido, Pete Fountain,
Larry Hooper and the Lennon Sisters.
Highlights:
"12th of Never".
"Heart of My Heart".
4.24 [189] The Lawrence Welk Show
21Feb1959
Also featured The Lennon Sisters, Pete Fountain and Rocky Rockwell.
Highlights:
The quartet of Maurice Pearson, Larry Dean, Alvin Ashby and
Larry Hooper sing "Red River Rose".
Alice Lon, Dick Dale and Jack Martin are featured in a production number
"Gentlemen of the Jury".
Jack Imel in a special dance routine.
4.25 [190] The Lawrence Welk Show
28Feb1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Also featured, The Lennon Sisters, Pete Fountain, Jack Imel and Jim Roberts.
Highlights:
Alice Lon sings a number from the hit music from Broadway's "Flower Drum Song"
and "I Enjoy Being a Girl".
Maurice Pearson, Larry Dean, Alvin Ashby and Larry Hooper team up to sing "Red
River Rose".
4.26 [191] The Lawrence Welk Show
07Mar1959
Also featured, Alice Lon, Dick Dale, Rocky Rockwell, Larry Dean,
Joe Feeney, Maurice Pearson and the Lennon Sisters.
Highlights:
Janet Lennon and Jack Martin sing "Mairzy Doats".
4.27 [192] The Lawrence Welk Show
14Mar1959
St. Patrick's Day Salute
Highlights:
Myron Floren performs "My Wild Colonial Boy".
The Glee Club performs "With My Shillelagh Under My Arm".
4.28 [193] The Lawrence Welk Show
21Mar1959 [rerun 04Jul59]
Highlights:
Aladdin and Janet Lennon will sing the tongue twister
song "The French Lesson" from "Good News".
Also the song, "Miss You".
4.29 [194] The Lawrence Welk Show
28Mar1959
Easter Show
Highlights:
Dianne Lennon and Larry Dean duet Irving Berlin's "Easter Parade".
Cubby O'Brien and Brian Siebman join Janet Lennon in a comedy arrangement
of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail".
Aladdin and Alice Lon duet "My Little Pizza Pie".
4.30 [195] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Apr1959 [Journal Times]
Also featured Larry Dean, Jim Roberts, Aladdin, Jack Martin,
Alvin Ashby, Rocky Rockwell and the Lennon Sisters.
Highlights:
Bob Lido and Alice Lon sing "All Right, Okay, You Win".
Maurice Pearson sings "April in Paris".
4.31 [196] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Apr1959 [rerun 11Jul59][Fort Worth Star]
Highlights:
Larry Hooper sings "Forty-Two Barrels".
Janet Lennon with the Sparklers sing "Hazel Eyes".
Alice Lon and Dick Dale sing "Let's Take a Walk Around the Block".
4.32 [197] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Apr1959
Highlights:
"Lullabye", a new tune written by Lawrence Welk and George Gorady
will be given the violin treatmen by Dick Kesner.
Alice Lon, the Lennon Sisters and the Sparklers sing "Make Room For Joy".
Lawrence and Alice Lon dance to "Waltz of the Flowers".
4.33 [198] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Apr1959 [Deseret News]
Highlights:
Larry Dean and Dianne Lennon sing "Separate Tables".
The Lennon Sisters sing "Willow Plate".
The Music Makers are down for "Corn Silk".
4.34 [199] The Lawrence Welk Show
02May1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Highlights:
A production number with Alice Lon, Dick Dale,
the Lennon Sisters, Rocky Rockwell, Larry Dean
and Curt Ramsey telling the musical story of life
with "Low, Low, Low in the Lehigh Valley".
Violinist Dick Kesner plays "Deep Purple".
Jack Martin sings the novelty tune "The Auctioneer".
4.35 [200] The Lawrence Welk Show
09May1959
Mother's Day Show
Highlights:
Jim Roberts sings George Jessel's standby "My Mother's Eyes"
and "Mother Machree".
Lawrence plays "That Wonderful Mother of Mine".
4.36 [201] The Lawrence Welk Show
16May1959 [Statesman Journal]
Tribute to Armed Forces Day
Highlights:
Jack Imel in a special number built around the old Ted Lewis favorite
"Me and My Shadow".
The Glee Club will observe Armed Forces Day with an original arrangement
of "It's a Grand Old Flag".
4.37 [202] The Lawrence Welk Show
23May1959
Highlights:
Trumpeter Rocky Rockwell and bass player Buddy Hayes duet on "No Time".
Dianne Lennon and Larry Dean sing "Only Love Me" (originally scheduled for
the April 27 show).
4.38 [203] The Lawrence Welk Show
30May1959 [Miami Herald]
Memorial Day Show
Featured are Alice Lon, Rocky Rockwell, Bob Lido, Larry Hooper,
and the Lennon Sisters.
Highlights:
Songs representative of World Wars I and II.
Included is a special arrangement of "Roses of Picardy" by the Glee Club.
4.39 [204] The Lawrence Welk Show
06Jun1959
Highlights:
Alice Lon and Dick Dale duet on "Vacation Waltz"
Dianne Lennon and Larry Dean sing "An Apple for the Teacher".
4.40 [205] The Lawrence Welk Show
13Jun1959
Featured Alice Lon, Joe Feeney, Larry Dean,
Tiny Little Jr., the Lennon Sisters, Cubby O'Brien,
Brian Siebman and Warren Luening.
Highlights:
Welk leads his musicians on a musical vacation tour of Atlantic City.
The Music Makers perform "On the Boardwalk".
4.41 [206] The Lawrence Welk Show
20Jun1959 [Express News]
Father's Day Show
Featured Alice Lon, Bob Lido, The Lennon Sisters
Highlights:
Maurice Pearson sings "Oh, My Papa".
Alice Lon, The Lennon Sisters and Bob Lido offer
"Whistle While You Work".
4.42 [207] The Lawrence Welk Show: 5th ANNIVERSARY SHOW
27Jun1959 [Baltimore Sun]
Highlights:
With the entire Lennon Family including Mr. and Mrs Lennon.
The special program will feature 100 musicians and singers.
Thirty violins and a harp will play the "Anniversary Waltz".
The 100 musicians will do a Stephen Foster medley.
The Lennon Sisters sing "Stars Fell on Alabama".
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Jul1959 [repeat from 21Mar59]
Highlights:
Janet Lennon and Aladdin sing "The French Lesson",
the tongue twister number from 'Good News'.
Song, "Miss You"
*Note: Lawrence and his Music Makers are on a two-week vacation.
[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Jul1959 [repeat from 11Apr59] [Fort Worth Star]
Highlights:
Larry Hooper sings "Forty-Two Barrels".
Janet Lennon sings "Hazel Eyes".
Alice Lon and Dick Dale sing "Let's Take a Walk Around the Block".
4.43 [208] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Jul1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra are back from a two-week vacation.
Highlights:
Lawrence and Myron Floren on their accordions play "Twelfth Street Rag".
Janet Lennon, Cubby O'Brien, Brian Siebman and Larry Dean are featured on
the tune "High Hopes".
The Glee Club sings "The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi".
Piano virtuoso David Carlson will be a special guest.
4.44 [209] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Jul1959 [Fort Worth Star]
Featured, Larry Hooper, Aladdin, Dick Dale, Jack Imel, Larry Dean and Maurice
Pearson.
Highlights:
Joan O'Brien will appear as the featured female singer, replacing Alice Lon.
She will be the first of a number of songstresses who will perform
on the show in the coming weeks.
Another guest will be Dianne Maxwell, a 17-year-old singer.
4.45 [210] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Aug1959
Featured, Larry Hooper, Cubby O'Brien, Brian Siebman,
The Lennon Sisters, Maurice Pearson and Larry Dean.
Highlights:
Patty Clark is the guest songstress.
Larry Hooper with Janet Lennon, Cubby O'Brien
and Brian Siebman get a lesson in etiquette
with "Don't Point Your Finger".
The Lennon Sisters sing "10 Lullaby Lane".
4.46 [211] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Aug1959
Highlights:
Anita Gordon is the guest vocalist.
Brian Siebman sings "Puddin' Head Jones".
The 15 voice Glee Club is featured.
4.47 [212] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Aug1959 [San Francisco Examiner]
Highlights:
Sue Raney is the guest singer.
Janet Lennon, Brian Siebman and Cubby O'Brien sing
the novelty tune "Tony Spumoni".
4.48 [213] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Aug1959 [Charlotte News]
Featured, Myron Floren, The Lennon Sisters, Dick Dale
Rocky Rockwell and Jack Imel.
Highlights:
Janie Jones is the guest vocalist.
Champagne Music Makers introduce a new song, "Angeltown"
by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston.
4.49 [214] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Aug1959 [Morning Call]
Highlights:
Fran Ervin is the guest songstress.
Dick Dale and Dianne Lennon sing "June, July and August".
Production number of "Way Back Home".
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