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Season 17 (Syndicated) (1971-72)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Uploaded August 2020 RF]
references:
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  Syndication Saturday 6:30-7:30pm (West Coast) 7:30-8:30pm (East Coast) in Color

17.01 [753] The Lawrence Welk Show [Syndication Debut]
11Sep1971 Sat
Salute to the USA
Highlights:
The Champagne Music Makers and Mary Lou, Gail, Norma, Ken, Tanya, Dick,
Jim, Joe, Salli, Sandi, Ralna, Guy, Arthur, Cissy, Bobby
open with "Thank You Very Much".
The Orchestra performs "Carolina in the Morning".
Tanya Falan sings "By the Time I Get to Phoenix".
The Orchestra featuring Bob Smale on harpsichord, Buddy Merrill on electric guitar,
with Gail, Mary Lou and Norma providing vocals offer "Do You Know the Way to San Jose".
Sandi & Salli duet with "Everything's Up to Date in Kansas City".
Bob Ralston on piano plays "New York Medley".
Guy Hovis and Ralna English duet with "Moon Over Miami".
Cissy & Bobby dance to "Chicago".
Joe Feeney, with Mary Lou, Ken, Gail, Jimmy, Dick, Salli, Guy, Ralna sing
"On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Meet Me in St. Louis".
Ralna English solos with "Tennessee Waltz".
Peanuts Hucko on clarinet plays "St. Louis Blues".
Dick Dale and Gail Farrell, with Buddy Merrill on steel guitar perform "Tiny Bubbles".
Bob Lido, Mary Lou Metzger and the Hotsy Totsy Boys offer "Alabamy Bound".
Ken Delo sings "Oklahoma!"
"The Missouri Waltz" with Bob Ralston on organ and Charlotte Harris on cello,
danced by Lawrence Welk and Norma Zimmer.
Clay Hart, also on guitar, with Buddy Merrill and Neil Levang on electric guitars do "M-O-B-I-L-E".
Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts duet with "Beautiful Ohio".
All join in for "America the Beautiful".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsW-isfYVds

17.02 [754] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Sep1971 Sat
School Days
Highlights:
Ken, Mary Lou, Arthur, Bobby, Cissy, Dick, Gail, Jimmy, and Norma offer "School Days".
Sandi & Salli with Charlie Parlotta do "A" You're Adorable".
Myron Floren plays "Shall We Dance".
"Good Ol' Murphy High" sung by Dick Dale with Guy and Ralna, and Buddy Merrill on guitar
The Orchestra performs "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes".
Tanya Falan Welk (who was pregnant) sings "Autumn Leaves".
Guy and Ralna duet with "Put Your Hand in the Hand".
Bobby and Cissy dance to "Music to Watch Girls By".
Norma Zimmer sings "These Precious Days".
The Orchestra with introductions by Lawrence play "Woodchopper's Ball".
The entire cast joins in for "Super cali fragilistic expialidocious".
A football number: danced by Arthur Duncan
Joe Feeney sings "The Girl of Sigma Chi".
"Do-Re-Mi" by Mary Lou Metzger with Salli, Sandi, Ken, Charlie, Gail, Joe, and Dick
Clay Hart does "Gotta Travel On".
Ken Delo with his daughter Kimberly (who was almost three years old) sings "Mandy is Two".
The Orchestra performs "76 Trombones" and a medley of songs from "The Music Man"
Norma Zimmer sings "Goodnight My Someone".
Bobby and Cissy dance to "Gary, Indiana".
Jim Roberts singe "Till There Was You".
Jack Imel with entire cast perform "Ya Got Trouble".
Reprise of "76 Trombones" with the orchestra and cast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdRPscxyqQ8

17.03 [755] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Sep1971 Sat [rerun 22Apr72]
Salute to Vincent Youmans
Highlights:
"It’s Gonna Be a Great Day" performed by Ken, Jim, Dick, Bobby & Cissy, Gail, Sandi, Salli, Mary Lou
Clay Hart performs "Oh Lonesome Me".
The Orchestra performs "A Fine Romance".
"Let’s Face the Music and Dance" sung & danced by Bobby & Cissy
Sandi & Salli duet with "Rose Garden".
Charlotte Harris on cello with Bob Ralston at the organ perform "Moon River".
Jim Roberts with orchestra offer "The Sweetest Sounds".
Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Bobby & Cissy, with Lawrence cutting in with "The Beer Barrel Polka".
Dick Dale and Gail Farrell duet with "Real Live Girl".
Peanuts Hucko on clarinet with Neil Levang on banjo play "Hindustan".
"I Know That You Know" is danced by Arthur Duncan.
"Without a Song" performed by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the piano.
The Orchestra offers "Tea for Two".
"Too Many Rings Around Rosie" sung by Sandi Griffith, Cissy King, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger.
Ken Delo sings "When the Sea Is Calling Me".
Guy Hovis & Ralna English duet with "I’ve Confessed to the Breeze".
Mary Lou Metzger, Bob Lido & the Hotsy Totsy Boys do "No, No, Nanette".
"Every Little Step (Take a Little One Step)" by Dick, Sandi, Ken, Mary Lou, Bobby & Cissy (also dancing),
Gail, Jim, Salli and Bob Ralston.
The show closes with "I Wanna Be Happy" sung by Tanya Falan, danced by Jack Imel,
Cissy King, Bobby Burgess, Mary Lou Metzger and Arthur Duncan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBrxp2Ci7MA

17.04 [756] The Lawrence Welk Show
02Oct1971 Sat [rerun 29Apr72]
A Trip Around the World
Highlights:
"It's a Big, Wide, Wonderful World" sung by Ken, Mary Lou, Guy, Ralna, Joe, Sandi, Dick, Gail, Salli, Jim
and Bobby & Cissy (also dancing).
Clay Hart on guitar performs "Waltzing Mathilda".
The Orchestra plays "The Poor People of Paris".
Sandi & Salli duet with "The French Lesson".
Charlotte Harris on cello & Bob Ralston at the organ offer "Lady of Spain".
Dick Dale & Gail Farrell duet with "Let's Get Away from It All".
"Gypsy Dance" is danced by Bobby & Cissy , sung by Salli, Ralna, Jim, Joe, Mary Lou, Sandi, Tanya
"The Chihuahua Polka" with Myron Floren on accordion with orchestra, Bob Smale at the piano.
and Neil Levang on guitar.
"The Hawaiian Wedding Song" sung by Ken Delo with Buddy Merrill on Hawaiian guitar.
"The King's Horses & the King's Men" sung by Dick Dale with dancers Bobby, Arthur Duncan & Jack Imel.
and chorus: Norma, Jim, Salli, Charlie, Guy, Gail, Joe, Sandi.
The Orchestra with Lawrence dancing with Cissy offer "Tales from Vienna Woods".
Guy Hovis (also on guitar) & Ralna English perform "Edelweiss".
Tanya Falan Welk sings "Volare" (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu).
Bob Lido & the Hotsy Totsy Boys do "Oh Marie".
Norma Zimmer & Jim Roberts duet with "Auf Wiedersehn".
"Song of India" danced by Arthur Duncan with trombonist Barney Liddell.
Joe Feeney with pianist Bob Ralston offer "Ireland".
Bob Havens on trombone with orchestra perform "Loch Lomond".
The show closes with "What's More American than..." featuring Bobby, Cissy, Jim,
Mary Lou, Arthur, Gail, Charlotte, Joe, Sandi, Salli, Ken, Ralna, Guy.

17.05 [757] The Lawrence Welk Show
09Oct1971 Sat [rerun 06May72]
Riverboat Show
Highlights:
"Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee" featuring Guy Hovis & Dick Dale with Cissy, Mary Lou, Ralna, Gail, Sandi, Salli,
Norma, Joe, Arthur, Ken, Jim and Bobby.
Ken Delo with pianist Bob Ralston perform "Deep River".
The Orchestra play "Make Believe".
Dance by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King
Gail Farrell (also on piano) & Mary Lou Metzger sing "South Town U.S.A."
Norma Zimmer with Charlotte Harris on cello and Bob Ralston at the piano offer "Beautiful Dreamer".
"Golden Slippers" danced by Arthur Duncan.
Guy Hovis & Ralna English sing "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".
Myron Floren on accordion with Neil Levang on banjo play "Camptown Races".
Sandi & Salli duet with "Kentucky Babe".
Norma Zimmer & Jim Roberts duet with "Why Do I Love You?"
Clay Hart & guitarists Neil Levang & Buddy Merrill perform "Cotton Fields".
"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" sung by Tanya Falan with pianist Bob Ralston.
"Ol' Man River" performed by trombonists Bob Havens & Barney Liddell, Russ Klein on saxophone,
Johnny Zell & George Thou on trumpet.
"Play Mr. Banjo" Neil Levang & Buddy Merrill on banjo with Sandi, Salli, Mary Lou, Cissy, Gail, Norma, Ralna.
"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" Bob Ralston on harmonica, danced by Bobby Burgess, Arthur Duncan & Jack Imel,
sung by Ralna, Norma, Gail, Cissy, Sandi, Salli, Mary Lou, Joe, Ken, Dick, Jim.
Dick Dale with entire cast perform "Oh, Shenandoah".
Joe Feeney sings "Can't You Hear Me Callin', Caroline?"
Bob Lido & Jack Imel with the Hotsy Totsy Boys perform "Goodbye My Lady Love".
Guy Hovis & Ralna English with entire cast close with "Gimme That Old Time Religion".

17.06 [758] The Lawrence Welk Show
16Oct1971 Sat [rerun 13May72] [Pittsburgh Press] [The Argus] [Cincinnati Enquirer]
Guest
singer Lenora Ross
Highlights:
Songs, "Applause", "Hello, Dolly!", "Honey", "Dizzy Fingers"
Lenora Ross sings "I'll Never Fall in Love Again". (her national TV debut)
Sandi & Salli with Neil Levang on guitar perform "Try a Little Kindness".
Bob Ralston and the band perform "Rhapsody in Blue".

17.07 [759] The Lawrence Welk Show
23Oct1971 Sat [rerun 20May73]
Fashion and Hits Through the Years
Roaring Twenties. through the Frisky Fifties, the Scintillating Sixties and the Space-Age Seventies.
Highlights:
The show opens with "Button Up Your Overcoat" featuring Bobby, Cissy, Ken, Mary Lou, Joe, Gail, Jim, Sandi, Salli and Dick.
The Orchestra performs "Somebody Loves Me".
Norma Zimmer sings "In My Sweet Little Alice Blue Gown".
"A Shine on Your Shoes" danced by Arthur Duncan.
Sandi & Salli duet with "Anything Goes".
Joe Livoti on violin & Neil Levang on guitar play "Play, Fiddle, Play".
"Top Hat, White Tie & Tails" danced by Bobby & Cissy.
Joe Feeney sings "The White Cliffs of Dover".
Dick Dale & Gail Farrell duet with "Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree".
The Orchestra performs "In the Mood" featuring Russ Klein on saxophone, Bob Havens on trombone,
Peanuts Hucko on clarinet, Bob Smale at the piano, danced by Bobby & Cissy.
"Hoop Dee Doo" with Myron Floren on accordion with Cissy, Gail, Mary Lou, Sandi, Salli; Lawrence dancing with the girls.
Tanya Falan Welk with pianist Bob Smale offer "Hey There".
The Orchestra featuring Bob Ralston at the piano perform "Get Me to the Church on Time".
Jim Roberts sings "Anema E Core".
"Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long" sung by Mary Lou Metzger with Charlie Parlato and dancers Bobby Burgess & Jack Imel.
Clay Hart (also on guitar) with Sandi, Norma, Gail, Salli perform "Everything Is Beautiful".
"Cabaret" performed by Bob Lido & the Hotsy Totsy Boys
(Bob Ralston, Charlie Parlatto, Bob Havens, Russ Klein, Jack Imel, Richard Maloof)
and Lawrence who dances with a little girl.
Theme from "Love Story" performed by Ken Delo with Dick, Gail, Joe, Mary Lou, Sandi, Salli, Arthur, Norma, Jim, Bobby and Cissy.
The show closes with "Put on Your Sunday Clothes" featuring Dick, Sandi, Salli, Arthur,
Cissy & Bobby (also dancing), Gail, Ken, Mary Lou, Joe, Norma, Jimmy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akHjhwKg5Jk

17.08 [760] The Lawrence Welk Show
30Oct1971 Sat [rerun 27May72] [Pittsburgh Press] [Tucson Daily Citizen]
Wunnerful, Wunnerful
Guests
TV commentator George Putnam
Governor William L. Guy of North Dakota and his wife.
Highlights:
Lawrence Welk and his wife Fern dance to "The Anniversary Waltz".
His musicial and real life families visit his dad's farm in South Dakota".
The program highlights the people, places and events described
in his autobiography "Wunnerful, Wunnerful".
*Note: The Governor makes a proclamation that June 13 is Lawrence Welk Day in North Dakota.

17.09 [761] The Lawrence Welk Show
06Nov1971 Sat [rerun 03Jun72]
Country and Western Jubilee
Highlights:
The show opens with "Ya'll Come Square Dance" featuring Clay Hart with Bobby, Cissy, Norma, Dick, Gail, Ken, Mary Lou, Jack
with Sandi, Salli, Guy, Ralna, Joe, Jim & fiddlers.
Guy Hovis & Ralna English duet with "Take Me Home, Country Road".
The Orchestra performs "Rose Garden".
Tanya Falan sings "Peace in the Valley".
"How the West Was Won" danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King with musicians Neil Levang & Buddy Merrill.
Ken Delo sings "I Really Don't Want to Know".
"Gentle on My Mind" performed by pianists Bob Smale & Bob Ralston with orchestra
Norma Zimmer sings "Suddenly There’s a Valley".
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" with Myron Floren on accordion with orchestra and trumpet section.
Jim Roberts with Bob Ralston at the organ offer "It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)".
Sandi & Salli duet with "I've Been Everywhere".
"The Tennessee Waltz" performed by Johnny Zell on trumpet.
Gail Farrell (also on piano) performs "Oklahoma Hills".
"The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down" sung by Clay Hart (also on guitar) with Mary Lou, Gail, Sandi, Salli, Norma, Ralna, Cissy
"Walkin' the Floor Over You" danced by Arthur Duncan
"Train in the Valley" offered by Dick Dale with entire cast.
"Honey" performed by Mary Lou Metzger, Bob Lido & the Hotsy Totsy Boys.
"Kaladja" performed by Neil Levang, Clay Hart, Guy Hovis & Buddy Merrill on guitar.
Joe Feeney and whole cast offer "My Heart Cries for You".
The closing number is "Wabash Cannonball" featuring the entire cast with Clay Hart, trombone section & guitarists.

17.10 [762] The Lawrence Welk Show
13Nov1971 Sat [rerun 10Jun72] [Daily News]
Salute to Gold Record Best Sellers / Million Record Best Selling Hits
Highlights:
Songs, "Bye, Bye Love", "Chances Are", "Go Away, Little Girl",
"Little Green Apples", "Melody of Love", "Honeycomb",
"Four Leaf Clover", "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra" and "She's Too Fat For Me".

17.11 [763] The Lawrence Welk Show
20Nov1971 Sat
Thanksgiving Show (17th annual Thanksgiving show)
Highlights:
"Thank You, America".
Gail Farrell and Dick Dale duet with "Way Back Home".

17.12 [764] The Lawrence Welk Show
27Nov1971 Sat
Broadway Musicals
A champagne toast to Broadway features songs from "The Sound of Music" and "My Fair Lady."
Highlights:
The Orchestra opens with a medley of songs from "The Sound of Music".
Ken Delo sings "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face".
"Dancing in the Dark" danced by Bobby & Cissy.
Jim Roberts sings "My Romance".
Myron Floren on accordion plays "With a Little Bit of Luck".
Guy Hovis & Ralna English duet with "People Will Say We’re in Love".
Charlotte Harris on cello, Buddy Merrill on guitar, violinists Bob Lido, Joe Livoti & Harry Hyams,
Bob Ralston on piano perform "If I Loved You".
Sandi & Salli duet with "Put on a Happy Face".
The Orchestra offers "Getting to Know You".
Joe Feeney with pianist Bob Ralston perform "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?"
Norma Zimmer sings "You'll Never Walk Alone".
The Orchestra performs "This Can't Be Love".
Bob Ralston at the piano plays "If Ever I Would Leave You".
Clay Hart performs "Try to Remember".
The Orchestra featuring Ralna, Sandi, Salli, Norma, Cissy, Mary Lou, Gail, Joe,
Dick, Guy, Ken, Jim, Bobby and Arthur join in for "Are You Having Any Fun?"
"This Is My Lucky Day" danced by Arthur Duncan, sung by above chorus.
Tanya Falan with guitarist Neil Levang, trombonist Bob Havens, pianist Bob Smale
offer the "Birth of the Blues".
The show closes with "Black Bottom", danced by Bobby, Cissy, Jack Imel, Mary Lou Metzger
& Arthur Duncan and sung by above chorus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbumrKRlHl0

17.13 [765] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Dec1971 Sat [rerun 17Jun72] [Los Angeles Times]
Musical Memories
Highlights:
Johnny Zell performs "Ciribiribin".
Ken Delo sings "To Each His Own".
Guy & Ralna duet with "Vaya Con Dios".
Other songs, "Days of Wine and Roses", "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen",
"Oh, Johnny!", "How Great Thou Art", "Silver Lining" and "Let's Dance".

17.14 [766] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Dec1971 Sat [rerun 24Jun72]
Farm Show
Highlights:
The show opens with "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" featuring Guy, Ralna, Clay, Mary Lou,
Gail, Ken, Bobby & Cissy.
Norma Zimmer sings "The Wayward Wind".
Dick Dale and orchestra offer "Goofus".
Guy Hovis (also on guitar) performs "Country Boy".
Myron Floren on accordion, sung by Bob Lido, Charlie, Kenny, Dick, Jim
and danced by Lawrence & Cissy, then Cissy & Bobby to "The Blue Skirt Waltz".
Clay Hart (also on guitar) performs "Greenfields".
Bob Ralston on the harpsichord with orchestra perform "Country Garden".
Sandi & Salli duet with "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"
"The Town and Country Polka" sung and danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King.
Jim Roberts and whole chorus sing "What a Wonderful World".
Ken Delo sings "The Sweetheart Tree".
Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger offer "A Bushel and a Peck".
"Bye Bye Blackbird" sung and danced by Bobby Burgess and Jack Imel.
Guy Hovis & Ralna English duet with "In the Garden".
The Orchestra performs "By Heck".
Dick Dale sings "Green, Green".
"Louisiana Hayride" performed by Arthur, Jim, Clay, Ken, Bobby, Guy, Joe, Cissy, Salli, Norma, Sandi, Ralna, Mary Lou, Gail
"Won't You Ride in My Little Red Wagon?" sung and danced by Arthur Duncan, also sang by above-chorus
Joe Feeney, with guitarist Buddy Merrill and also sung by same chorus perform "Shine on Harvest Moon".
The show closes with "Ol' MacDonald Had a Farm" featuring Bob Lido (also on fiddle) with Ralna, Guy, Dick,
Gail, Mary Lou and Bobby and above chorus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6GsbWzKDdM

17.15 [767] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Dec1971 Sat [Daily News]
Trip Through Tropic Islands
Highlights:
"Yellow Bird", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "Tiny Bubbles",
"Beyond the Reef", "Ebb Tide", "Pagan Love Song",
"Che Che Kookaroo" and "Sweet Leilani".

17.16 [768] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Dec1971 Sat [Charlotte News]
Christmas Show
Highlights:
"Adeste Fidelis" to "Frosty the Snowman".
Replete with snow, a giant Christmas tree, kiddies galore
and Welk's "family" of performers, the show will feature
the Maestro as the man in red himself, Santa.
The ensemble starts off the show with "Jingle Bells"
and "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers."
Clay Hart and his guitar perform "I'll Be Home for Christmas".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Carol of the Bells".
Joe Feeney offers "O Holy Night".
Buddy Merrill and Neil Levang and the children perform "Here Comes Santa Claus".

17.17 [769] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Jan1972 Sat [Daily News]
Salute to New Year's Day and the Rose Bowl
Guests
Rose Queen Margo Lynn Johnson and her court.
Highlights:
Songs, "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Jolly Polka",
"What the World Needs Now" and "Auld Lang Syne".

17.18 [770] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Jan1972 Sat
Highlights:
A visit to the Hollywood Wax Museum, a stop at Olvera Street
and a look at the Hollywood Bowl.

17.19 [771] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Jan1972 Sat [rerun 15Jul72]
Los Angeles / Musical Cook's Tour of Los Angeles
Highlights:
The show opens with "California Here I Come" featuring Guy, Ralna, Sandi, Salli, Gail,
Mary Lou, Ken, Jimmy, Joe, Bobby, Cissy, and Arthur
Norma Zimmer sings "When You Wish Upon a Star".
Barney Lidell on trombone plays "Sam's Song".
Guy and Ralna duet with "Far Away Places".
Bob Ralston on piano, Charlotte Harris on cello play "Moon Love".
"High Society" danced by Bobby and Cissy.
Sandi & Salli duet with "Leaving on a Jet Plane".
Clay Hart and Buddy Merrill on steel guitar offer "Back in the Saddle Again".
"Happy Feet" danced by Arthur Duncan.
Dick Dale sings "A Whale of a Tale".
Ken Delo sings "Mona Lisa".
Tanya Falan Welk sings "Rainy Days and Mondays".
"Be Yourself" sung by several cast members dressed as movie stars.
Guy Hovis sings "Go Away Little Girl".
Myron Floren on accordion plays "Jalisco".
Joe Feeney and chorus perform "Climb Every Mountain".
Mary Lou Metgzer (as Shirley Temple) sings "On the Good Ship Lollipop".
Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts duet with "Tea for Two".
The show closes with "Blue Skies" featuring the entire cast with Barney Lidell on trumpet.

17.20 [772] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Jan1972 Sat [rerun 22Jul72]
Guest
Doc Severinsen.
Highlights:
Doc Severinsen plays the theme to "Love Story" on his trumpet.
Guy & Ralna duet with "Take Me Home Country Roads".
Clay Hart with his guitar offers "Both Sides Now".
Myron Floren plays "Tico Tico".
Sandi & Salli with Peanuts Hucko perform "Never-Ending Song of Love".
Dick Dale essays with "John Henry".
Joe Livoti plays "Hot Canary".
Jim Roberts sings "Somebody Stole My Gal".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Jolly Caballero".
Norma Zimmer sings "Among My Souvenirs".
Bob Ralston plays the theme from the film "Summer of '42".
The Hotsy Totsy Hotshots have fun with "That Certain Party".
Arthur Duncan dances to the novelty tune, "Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet".
Gail Farrell at the keyboard plays and sings "Pardon My Southern Accent".
Joe Feeney solos with "I Asked the Lord".
Other songs, "Willow Weep For Me", "If You Knew Suzie" and "It's a Good Day".

17.21 [773] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Jan1972 Sat [rerun 29Jul72]
Favorites From the 40's / Fab '40s
Highlights:
The show opens with "It's a Grand Night for Singing" featuring Guy, Ralna, Jim, Norma, Dick, Salli, Joe,
Gail, Bobby, Cissy, Bob Ralston, Mary Lou.
Ken Delo sings "You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To".
The Orchestra performs "That Old Black Magic".
Ralna English with Bob Ralston on piano offer "You’ll Never Know".
Clay Hart (also on guitar) performs "You Are My Sunshine".
"The Big Apple" sung and danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King.
Sandi & Salli duet with "Accentuate the Positive".
Guy Hovis & Ralna English sing "Mocking Bird Hill".
Myron Floren on accordion with Richard Maloof on tuba & Bob Smale at the piano
play "Poppa Won't You Dance with Me".
Norma Zimmer sings "My Foolish Heart".
Jim Roberts sings "I Wish I Didn’t Love You So".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Papa, Won't You Dance?".
Gail Farrell & Dick Dale duet with "How About You?"
Bob Lido & the Hotsy Totsy Boys perform "Jingle, Jangle, Jingle".
Charlotte Harris on cello & Bob Ralston at the piano play "Golden Earrings".
The Orchestra plays "A String of Pearls".
Joe Feeney sings "The Hallowed Hall of Ivy".
Tanya Falan Welk sings "The Trolley Song".
A Medley of songs of "Oklahoma!"
The Orchestra performs "Oklahoma!"
Norma Zimmer sings "People Will say We’re in Love".
Gail Farrell sings "Surrey with the Fringe on Top".
Joe Feeney sings "Oh What a Beautiful Morning".
"Kansas City" by Bobby & Cissy and girl chorus.
The show closes with a reprise of "Oklahoma!" featuring Norma, Salli, Sandi, Gail,
Tanya, Mary Lou, Ralna, Cissy, Guy, Bobby, Joe, Jim, Clay, Arthur, Ken and Dick.

17.22 [774] The Lawrence Welk Show
05Feb1972 Sat
History of American Music
Highlights:
The show opens with "That's Entertainment" featuring Dick, Sandi, Salli, Jim, Mary Lou, Ken, Cissy, Bobby, Gail, Arthur.
Norma Zimmer with pianist Bob Ralston perform "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes".
Myron Floren on accordion with guitarists Neil Levang & Buddy Merrill with Bobby & Cissy dancing
perform a medley of "Little Brown Jug / Skip to My Lou / Polly Wally Doodle".
Guy Hovis & Ralna English duet with "Greensleeves".
Clay Hart (also on guitar) performs " "Twelfth of Never"".
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" danced by Arthur Duncan with Bob Davis on flute and Johnny Zell on trumpet.
Dick Dale with Joe, Gail, Salli, Sandi, Charlie, Mary Lou with Neil Levang on banjo perform "Clementine".
Jim Roberts sings "Carry Me Back to Old Virginie".
"Golden Slippers" danced by Bobby & Cissy.
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" featuring Ralna English with Bobby, Cissy, Guy, Norma, Joe, Salli,
Ken, Mary Lou, Dick, Gail, Tanya, Arthur, Jim.
Sandi & Salli with Buddy Merrill on guitar perform "Baby Face".
Bob Ralston at the piano
Joe Feeney with Myron Floren on accordion offer "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling".
Bob Havens on trombone & Jack Imel on merimba
The Orchestra plays a medley of songs from "Annie Get Your Gun".
Sandi, Mary Lou, Gail, Ralna, Cissy, Joe, Guy, Jim, Bobby, Arthur perform "Sleep".
Ken Delo sings " Mammy".
Tanya Falan Welk sings "Matchmaker, Matchmaker".
Bob Lido (also on fiddle) with the Hotsy Totsy Boys perform "Runnin’ Wild".
The show closes with "Calcutta" featuring Bob Ralston at the piano, Myron floren on accordion,
Buddy Merrill on guitar with the entire cast.

17.23 [775] The Lawrence Welk Show
12Feb1972 Sat [rerun 24Jun72] [Daily News]
Great Songs From Great Movies / Movie Melodies
Highlights:
Songs include, "Carioca", "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?",
"I Will Wait For You", "Georgy Girl", "More", "Thoroughly Modern Millie",
"Long Ago and Far Away" and "Green Leaves of Summer".

17.24 [776] The Lawrence Welk Show
19Feb1972 Sat [rerun 05Aug72]
Salute to Sigmund Romberg, Victor Herbert and Jerome Kern
Highlights:
Songs from "The Golden Years of Broadway".

17.25 [777] The Lawrence Welk Show
26Feb1972 Sat
Meet Our Family - Spotlight on Talent
Highlights:
Songs include, "Together Wherever We Go", "If I Were a Carpenter",
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", "My Wild Irish Rose", "Bye, Bye Blues",
"Memories", "Sleep", "Goodie, Goodie", "Buddy's Boogie",
"When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Friendship".

17.26 [778] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Mar1972 Sat [Florence Morning News]
Great Songs From 'Way Down South'
Highlights:
The program opens with "Swanee" by the band and complete company.
Norma Zimmer sings "In the Garden".
The band performs "Carolina in the Morning".
Ken Delo sings "Stars Fell on Alabama".
Guy & Ralna duet with "Take Me Home, Country Roads".
Norma Zimmer sings Stephen Foster's "Beautiful Dreamer"
and Myron Floren plays the folk tune.
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Put Your Little Foot Right There".
Sandi & Salli duet with "Jambalaya".
Jim Roberts sings "Moon Over Miami".
Clay Hart sings "Cotton Fields Back Home".
"Big D" salutes Dallas and Bobby & Cissy introduce a new choreography to the popular song.
The band picking up for an instrumental version of the toe-tapping "South".
Neil Levang and Buddy Merrill on guitars play "San Antonio Rose".
Tanya Welk sings "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans".
Ralna solos with "Tennessee Waltz".
Joe Feeney renders "Carolina Moon".
The entire company closes with "Are You From Dixie".

17.27 [779] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Mar1972 Sat [rerun 12Aug72] [Argus]
Songs of the Scintillating 60's
Highlights:
Songs include, "Going Out of My Head", "Walk Right In", "Release Me", "Downtown", "Spanish Eyes",
"I Can't Stop Loving You", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco", "What Now My Love?"
"Somewhere My Love", "Spoonful of Sugar", "Happy Norwegians" and "Winchester Cathedral".

17.28 [780] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Mar1972 Sat [rerun 19Aug72] [The Tribune]
Big Band Era
Highlights:
Ken Delo sings "Lonesome Old Town".
Other noted music men saluted include Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller,
Duke Ellington, Les Brown, Paul Whiteman and Henry Busse.

17.29 [781] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Mar1972 Sat [Independent Press Telegram]
Guest
Women's golf star Laura Paugh
Highlights:
Music on the happy side from "Sitting On Top of the World" to "You're a Lucky Fellow".

17.30 [782] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Apr1972 Sat [Advance Register]
Easter Parade
 Guest
Lynn Anderson
Highlights:
Lynn Anderson sings "Rose Garden".
Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger sing "Peter Cottontail".
Songs featured "Easter Parade", "It's Easter Time", "Eli Eli",
"He Gives Us All His Love", "Old Rugged Cross" and "Holy City".

17.31 [783] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Apr1972 Sat [San Francisco Examiner]
Highlights:
Memorable theme songs of some of the top entertainment stars
including Judy Garland, Maurice Chevalier, Sophie Tucker, Eddie Cantor and others.

17.32 [784] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Apr1972 Sat [rerun 02Sep72]
Fabulous Places and Resorts
Highlights:
The show opens with "Those Fabulous Places" featuring Guy, Ralna, Bob Ralston, Salli, Dick, Sandi,
Mary Lou, Jim, Cissy, Bobby, Gail, Joe.
Norma Zimmer sings "I'll Be Seeing You".
The Orchestra plays "Canadian Sunset".
Ken Delo with the flute section perform "Wish You Were Here".
Tanya Falan Welk sings "Old Cape Cod".
"In Acapulco" danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King.
"On Top of Old Smokey" performed by Clay Hart (also on guitar) with Ralna, Guy, Mary Lou, Gail, Jim, Ken.
Peanuts Hucko on clarinet with orchestra perform "On the Alamo".
Guy Hovis & Ralna English duet with "Let's Get Away from It All".
Myron Floren on accordion plays "Lady of Spain".
Sandi & Salli duet with "Heigh Ho".
The Orchestra performs "Manhattan".
"Goodbye My Coney Island Baby" sung & danced by Bobby Burgess, Cissy King, Jack Imel, Mary Lou Metzger, Arthur Duncan.
Norma Zimmer & Jim Roberts duet with " Springtime in the Rockies".
"San Francisco" danced by Arthur Duncan.
"On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City" featuring Gail Farrell & Mary Lou Metzger with Guy, Ralna, Bob Ralston, Salli, Ken, Sandi, Dick,
Jim, Cissy, Bobby and Peanuts Hucko on clarinet, Johnny Klein on drums, Bob Havens on trombone, Johnny Zell on trumpet
Joe Feeney sings "Somewhere in Ireland".
Dick Dale sings "Gonna Build a Mountain".
"Oh We’re Going to the Hookillau" performed by Buddy Merrill on Hawaiian guitar, Bob Smale on piano, Neil Levang on guitar.
The show closes with "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" featuring Norma Zimmer with Joe, Bobby, Jimmy, Guy, Ken, Arthur.
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[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Apr1972 [repeat from 25Sep71]
Salute to composer Vincent Youman

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Apr1972 [repeat from 02Oct71] [Democrat and Chronicle]
A Merry Musical Tour Around the World / Around the World in 60 Minutes
A musical tour of the World, with songs about Australia, India, Ireland,
Spain, Austria and Scotland.

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
06May1972 [repeat from 09Oct71]
Riverboat Show / Jerome Kern's Showboat

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
13May1972 [repeat from 16Oct71]
Guest Lenora Ross

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
20May1972 [repeat from 23Oct71]
Roaring 20's to the Space Age 70's

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
27May1972 [repeat from 30Oct71]
Wunnerful, Wunnerful
It's a musical autobiography with the Welk family and
Governor William L. Guy and his wife of North Dakota.

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Jun1972 [repeat from 06Nov71]
Country and Western Jubilee
Norma Zimmer sings "Suddenly There's a Valley".

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Jun1972 [repeat from 13Nov71]
Million Record Best Selling Hits / Salute to Gold Records
Billy Vaughn's hit record "Melody of Love" to Bing Crosby's "Too-ra-loo-ra".

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
17Jun1972 [repeat from 04Dec71]
Musical Memories
focus on the most popular favorites of the past.
"Vaya Con Dios", "Days of Wine and Roses".

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Jun1972 [repeat from 11Dec71]
Down on the Farm / Farm Show

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Jul1972 [repeat from 12Feb72]
Movie Melodies / Academy Awards
Songs include, "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?", "I Will Wait For You", "Georgy Girl",
"More", "Thoroughly Modern Millie", "Long Ago and Far Away" and "Green Leaves of Summer".

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Jul1972 [repeat from ]
Top Tunes from Glenn Miller's Radio Shows of the '40s and
some great Broadway hits are featured.
"Old, New, Borrowed and Blue"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Jul1972 [repeat from 15Jan72]
The sights, sounds and music of Los Angeles.
Musical Cook's Tour of Los Angeles.

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Jul1972 [repeat from 22Jan72]
Guest Doc Severinsen plays the theme to "Love Story" on his trumpet.

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Jul1972 [repeat from 29Jan72]
The Fabulous '40s
medley of "Oklahoma!".

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
05Aug1972 [repeat from 19Feb72]
Best of Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern and Sigmund Romberg.

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
12Aug1972 [repeat from 11Mar72]
Songs of the '60s

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
19Aug1972 [repeat from 18Mar72]
Big Band Era of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Paul Whiteman, Artie Shaw.

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
26Aug1972 [repeat from 04Apr70]
Academy Awards
Highlights:
Songs include "Over the Rainbow", "One Hour With You", "Near You", "When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain",
"Louise", "Love Nest", "Sixteen Tons", "Thanks For the Memory" and "When My Baby Smiles At Me".

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
02Sep1972 [repeat from 15Apr72]
Fabulous Places and Resorts

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