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Season 21 (Syndicated) (1975-76)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger [Uploaded September 2020]
references:
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     Syndicated Saturdays and Sundays 7pm (Color)

21.01 [882] The Lawrence Welk Show [Season Premiere]
06Sep1975 Sat [rerun 17Apr75]
Silver Anniversary
Highlights:
1 - "Another Opening, Another Show" Arthur, Jimmy, Bobby, Tom, Ken, Guy, Joe
2 - "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" Lawrence introduces the women - Norma, Sandi,
Cissy, Tanya, Ava, Ralna, Gail, Mary Lou, Anacani
3 - "The Carnival of Venice" performed by Myron Floren on accordion
4 - "Yesterday" sung by Norma Zimmer
5 - "When the Saints Go Marching In" danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King
6 - "It's Impossible" sung by Anacani
7 - "Speak to Me of Love (Parlez-Moi d'Amour)" sung by Jim Roberts
8 - "Deep Purple" Bob Ralston at the piano
9 - "Can't Help Falling in Love With You" sung by Guy Hovis & Ralna English
10 - "Never Ending Song of Love" sung by Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell & Mary Lou Metzger,
danced by Arthur Duncan with clarinet accompaniment by Henry Cuesta
11 - "I'll Be There" sung by Ava Barber
12 - "It's So Clear That God Is Alive" sung by Tom Netherton
13 - "It's Been a Long, Long Time" sung by Ken Delo with Bob Ralston at the organ
14 - "The Birth of the Blues" sung by Tanya Falan with Bob Smale at the piano & Bob Havens on trombone
15 - "My Melody of Love" sung by The Semonski Sisters with Myron Floren and Joseph Semonski on accordion,
danced by Lawrence Welk & Mrs. Semonski
16 - "Your Land and My Land" orchestra and chorus
17 - Reprisal of "The Carnival of Venice" performed by Myron Floren on accordion.
18 - The show closes with "America the Beautiful" by the orchestra and chorus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZX6CzPM3Ls

21.02 [883] The Lawrence Welk Show
13Sep1975 Sat [rerun 14Aug76] [Journal News, TVG]
Harvest on the Farm / It's Harvest Time
Guests
Lawrence's grandsons
Lawrence III and Kevin Philip Welk.
Highlights:
1 - "Orange Blossom Special" square dance starts the show with the Welk ensemble.
2 - Henry Cuesta plays "Indian Summer".
3 - Ava Barber sings "What God Can Do".
4 - The chorus sing and dance to "When We All Get Together in the Fall".
5 - Tom Netherton sings "They Call the Wind Mariah".
6 - Orchestra plays "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" while Lawrence dances with the ladies of the audience.
7 - Anacani sings "Rancho El Legre".
8 - Bobby & Cissy sing and dance to "How Ya Gonna Keep'em Down on the Farm".
9 - Guy Hovis sings "Thank God, I'm a Country Boy".
10 - Ken Delo and the Dixieland band perform "I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad".
11 - Ken Delo and Mary Lou sing "Ain't Gonna Take It Sittin' Down".
12 - The band offers a medley of "Oklahoma!".
13 - Bobby and his son Brett dance to "If I Only Had a Heart" dressed as Scarecrows.
14 - The Semonski Sisters sing "On Top of the World".
15 - The band plays Wabash Cannonball".
16 - Norma Zimmer sings and Bob Ralston on piano perform "Autumn Leaves".
17 - "Walkin' the Floor Over You" danced by Arthur Duncan.
18 - The show closes with "Shine On, Harvest Moon".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUQPV50LCHo

21.03 [884] The Lawrence Welk Show
20Sep1975 Sat [rerun 01May76] [LA Times, TVG]
Best of the New Songs
Guest
Bobby Hackett
Highlights:
Guy and Ralna duet with "You've Got a Friend".
Tom Netherton sings "Jean".
Songs include, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", "Eres Tu",
"Snowbird", "Fiddler on the Roof", "For Once in My Life",
"Beer Barrel Polka", "Why Me Lord?", "Sing", "Somewhere My Love",
"I Will Wait for You" and "And I Love You So".

21.04 [885] The Lawrence Welk Show
27Sep1975 Sat [rerun 08May76] [Morning News]
Salute to Male Singers
Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Robert Goulet, Andy Williams,
Johnny Mathis, Al Jolson, Hank Williams and the Mills Brothers.
Highlights:
Songs include, "Moon River", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Misty" and "My Blue Heaven".

21.05 [886] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Oct1975 Sat [LA Times, TVG]
Most Requested Songs / By Popular Request
Highlights:
The band performs "Showboat" medley.
Ava Barber sings "Mockingbird Hill".
Norma Zimmer sings "I Love You Truly".
Other songs include "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands", "Calcutta",
"Put Your Hand in the Hand", "Release Me", "Winchester Cathedral",
"How Great Thou Art", "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head",
"Yellow Bird", "Walk Right In", and "What a Friend We Have in Jesus".

21.06 [887] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Oct1975 Sat [rerun 22May76]
America's Wonderland / The Beauty of America in Song
Highlights:
1 - "This Land Is Your Land" performed by Sandi, Gail, Mary Lou, Cissy, Bobby, Jimmy, Joe, and Ken, with solo by Dick Dale
2 - "On the Morning Side Of The Mountain" orchestra
3 - "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" sung by Tom Netherton
4 - "Waitin' On The Robert E. Lee" danced by Bobby & Cissy
5 - "This Is The Moment (Hawaiian wedding song)" sung by Guy and Ralna
6 - "The Pennsylvania Polka" Lawrence dances with Michelle Semonski
7 - "It's A Most Unusual Day" sung by Tanya Falan Welk
8 - "San Antonio Rose" sung by Ava Barber
9 - "Mountain Greenery" sung by Sandi, Gail, and Mary Lou; danced by Arthur Duncan
10 - "Down By The Riverside" sung by The Semonski Sisters
11 - "Springtime In The Rockies" sung by Norma Zimmer and Jimmy Roberts
12 - "Climb Every Mountain" orchestra and chorus
13 - "Fantastic, That's You" performed by Henry Cuesta on clarinet
14 - "Home On The Range" sung by Joe Feeney
15 - "Down By The Ohio" sung by Ken Delo
16 - "Magic Is The Moonlight" sung by Anacani in Spanish
17 - "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" danced by Bobby, Cissy, Jack, and Mary Lou
18 - "America The Beautiful" entire cast with solo by Norma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j4akzEAS_w

21.07 [888] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Oct1975 Sat [rerun 29May76]
Musical Masterpieces
Guest
Johnny Zell
Highlights:
1 – Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" orchestra, with Ava, Tanya, Gail, Sandi, Mary Lou, Norma, Anacani,
Cissy, Arthur, Jimmy, Ken, Bobby, Larry, Tom, and featuring Bob Ralston on piano
2 – "The Anniversary Song" sung by Guy Hovis and Ralna English
3 – "The Breeze and I" danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
4 – "Stranger in Paradise" sung by Tom Netherton
5 – "Czardas" played by Myron Floren on accordion
6 – "Schon Rosmarin" played by Joe Livoti on violin
7 – "Guadalajara" sung by Anacani
8 – "My Prayer" played by Bob Ralston on organ, and the saxophone section: Dick Dale, Russ Klein, Dave Edwards, Bob Davis and Henry Cuesta
9 – "If You Are but a Dream" sung by Norma Zimmer
10 – "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" sung by Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger
11 – "It's All in the Game" performed by Johnny Zell on trumpet
12 – "On Top of Old Smokey" sung by Dick Dale and Ava Barber, with Guy, Ralna, Anacani, Tom, Norma, Jim, Bobby, Cissy, Larry
13 – "Carmen’s Boogie" danced by Arthur Duncan
14 – "Glow Worm" sung by Ken Delo and Tanya Falan
15 – "Oh, Henry" orchestra, featuring Henry Cuesta on clarinet
16 – "I" sung by Jim Roberts, with Bob Smale at the piano
17 – "Hot Diggity" sung by The Semonski Sisters
18 –Tchaikowsky's "1812 Overture" orchestra, with Arthur, Jimmy, Guy, Ken, Bobby, Tom, Ava, Mary Lou,
Tanya, Anacani, Norma, Gail, Ralna, Sandi, Cissy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGXKmpF9404

21.08 [889] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Oct1975 Sat [LA Times, Lowell Sun, Tampa Bay Times]
Family Halloween Party
Highlights:
The band plays "This Old House" and "That Old Black Magic".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Satan Takes a Holiday".
Sandi, Gail and Mary Lou sing "Put On a Happy Face".
Arthur Duncan dances to "That Old Devil Moon".
Norma Zimmer sings "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered".
Myron Floren plays "Mr. Ghost Goes to Town".
Other songs, "Blue Moon" and "Real Live Girl".

21.09 [890] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Nov1975 Sat [rerun 12Jun76] [Lowell Sun, Tampa Bay Times]
America's Favorite Travel Songs
Highlights:
Mary Lou Metzger sings "Chattanooga Choo Choo".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Take the A Train".
Ava Barber sings "Phoenix".
Other songs, "Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe",
"Eaving on a Jet Plane", "Tijuana Taxi", "Magnificent Flying Machine",
"Stranger on the Shore", "Lazy River" and "Fly Me to the Moon".

21.10 [891] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Nov1975 Sat [rerun 24Apr76] [LA Times, TVG]
Well-Known Melodies / Show Stoppers
Highlights:
The band performs William Tell Overture.
Myron Floren performs "Lady of Spain".
Joe Feeney sings "Too-Ra Loo-Ra".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Running Wild".
Other songs include, "There's No Business Like Show Business",
"Cotton Fields", "Impossible Dream", "Cielito Lindo", "Fascination",
"Hello, Dolly!", "Pennsylvania Polka", "Bumble Boogie", "Can't Stop Loving You",
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "A Closer Walk With Thee".

21.11 [892] The Lawrence Welk Show
15Nov1975 Sat [rerun 26Jun76] [LA Times]
Golden California Tunes / California Here I Come
Highlights:
Dick Dale and Gail Farrell sing "Trolley Song".
Tanya Welk sings "Chinatown".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Little Spanish Town".
"Harbor Lights".

21.12 [893] The Lawrence Welk Show
22Nov1975 Sat [Tampa Bay Times]
Annual Thanksgiving Show
Highlights:
Joe Feeney sings "Be Thankful".
Joe Livoti does "Melody of Love".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Get Happy".
Anacani sings "Vaya Con Dios".
Other songs include, "Let It Snow" and "Going Home".

21.13 [894] The Lawrence Welk Show
29Nov1975 Sat [rerun 15May76] [Tampa Bay Times]
Family of Nations / Salute to the melodies from Nations and Ethnic groups around the World
Highlights:
Welk for the first time in 25 years sings "Du Du Liebst Mir".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Hava Nagila".
Joe Feeney sings "Galway Bay".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLPrVM5UXt2koXzaVCHL5XEf9eaHij-R9S&v=Eg0zBFS6Hmc

21.14 [895] The Lawrence Welk Show
06Dec1975 Sat [Tampa Bay Times, Daily Press]
Sing Along Musical Evening
Highlights:
The band leads the way with "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".
Other songs, "Wabash Cannonball", "When My Baby Smiles at Me",
"A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening", "Who" and "Wunderbar".

21.15 [896] The Lawrence Welk Show
13Dec1975 Sat [Tampa Bay Times, Daily Mail]
Winter Show
Highlights:
Tom Netherton sings "Home for Christmas".
Ava Barber sings "Jingle Bell Rock".
Tanya Welk sings "The Christmas Song".
The band performs "March of the Toys".
Other songs include, "Sleigh Ride" and "Blue Christmas".

21.16 [897] The Lawrence Welk Show
20Dec1975 Sat [LA Times]
Christmas Show
Highlights:
Tom Netherton sings "White Christmas".
Joe Feeney sings "O Holy Night".
Ken Delo sings "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
Norma Zimmer sings "Ave Maria".

21.17 [898] The Lawrence Welk Show
27Dec1975 Sat [TVG]
New Year's Show
Melodies about roses are presented in a New Year's show
that features an appearance by 1976 Tournament of Roses
Queen Anne Elizabeth Martin and her court.
Highlights:
"Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Stop and Smell the Roses",
"Red Roses for a Blue Lady", "Moonlight and Roses",
"Second Hand Rose", "Paper Roses", "One Dozen Roses",
"Only a Rose", "Rose Marie", "Rose Garden", "Mighty Like a Rose"
and "Honeysuckle Rose".

21.18 [899] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Jan1976 Sat [19Jun76] [Tampa Bay Times, Daily News]
Strike Up the Band / Salute to Musical Instruments
Highlights:
Guy and Ralna perform "Lawrence Welk Hee Haw Polka" written by Roy Clark to honor Welk.
Myron Floren plays, "Sam, the Accordion Man".
Tanya Welk sings "Hey, Mr. Banjo".
Norma Zimmer sings "Play, Fiddle, Play".
Other songs include, "I Love a Piano", "Bells of St. Mary" and "McNamara's Band".

21.19 [900] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Jan1976 Sat [rerun 07Aug76] [Tampa Bay Times]
Shall We Dance? / Salute to Dance Music
A program of dance music honoring such stars as Fred Astaire,
Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly and Ray Bolger.
Highlights:
Guy and Ralna sing "Shall We Dance?"
Tanya Welk sings "Singin' In the Rain".
Tom Netherton sings "Once in Love With Amy".
Other songs include "Roll Up the Rug" and "Let's Dance"

21.20 [901] The Lawrence Welk Show
17Jan1976 Sat [rerun 03Jul76] [Tampa Bay Times]
200 Years of American Music Part 1
Songs from Welk and his Champagne Music Makers latest album.
Highlights:
1 - "Yankee Doodle" and "Hail Columbia" with Gail, Ken, Tanya, Tom, Mary Lou, Bobby, Cissy, Jim, Anacani and orchestra
2 - "Home, Sweet Home" - Guy Hovis and Ralna English
3 - "Dixie" - orchestra
4 - "After You've Gone" - Tanya Falan, danced by Arthur Duncan
5 - Medley:" Little Brown Jug"/ "Skip to My Lou"/ "Polly Wally Doodle" - Myron Floren on accordion,
danced by Cissy, Bobby, Mary Lou, Jack, Anacani, Ken
6 - "Oh Shenandoah" - Dick Dale and Ava Barber and entire chorus
7 - "Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" - danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
8 - Medley of Stephen Foster Songs:
a) "Oh Susanna" - Joe, Gail, Larry, Anacani, Ken, Mary Lou, Guy, Ralna, Tom, Ava
b) "Old Folks at Home" - The Semonski Sisters
c) "Beautiful Dreamer" - Charlotte Harris on cello
d) "Camptown Races" - orchestra
e) "Oh Susanna" (reprise) - same chorus as above
9 - "Will You Remember?" - Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts
10 - "The Stars and Stripes Forever" - orchestra
11 - "There's a Long, Long Trail" - Tom Netherton with Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger
12 - "Yo Te Amo, Yo Te Adoro" - Anacani, with Myron Floren on accordion
13 - Medley of George M. Cohan Songs
a) "You're a Grand Old Flag" - Arthur, Gail, Jimmy, Tanya, Tom, Mary Lou, Cissy, Bobby, Ralna, Guy, Norma, Ken
b) "Mary's a Grand Old Name" - Joe Feeney
c) "Yankee Doodle Dandy" - Ken Delo with Jimmy, Bobby, Tom, Guy
d) "Give My Regards to Broadway" - same chorus as above
14 - "The St. Louis Blues" - Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
15 - "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" - Cissy, Gail, Ava, Norma, Mary Lou, Tanya, Ralna, Anacani, Joe, Bobby, Ken, Larry, Tom, Guy, Jim, Arthur.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FaD1HFJrKs

21.21 [902] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Jan1976 Sat [rerun 10Jul76] [Tampa Bay Times]
200 Years of American Music Part 2
During the conclusion of a two-part program saluting American music,
Welk and his family present music from the 1920s to the present.
Highlights:
Tanya Welk sings "What the World Needs Now".
Tom Netherton sings "Song of the Islands".
Norma Zimmer sings "I'll Be Seeing".
Guy and Ralna sing "Love Nest", and "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You".
Guy also gives his spot-on Elvis impression.
Henry Cuesta plays "Stardust".
Myron Floren on accordion plays "Beer Barrel Polka".
Songs include, "Showboat", "Charleston" and "Let's Dance".

21.22 [903] The Lawrence Welk Show
31Jan1976 Sat [rerun 05Jun76]
Salute to Johnny Mercer
Guest
Sylvia Lynn
Highlights:
1 - "Moon River" with Ken, Mary Lou, Anacani, Tom, Gail, Jimmy, Bobby & Cissy (also dancing)
2 - "Goody Goody" orchestra featuring Henry Cuesta on clarinet and Bob Havens on trombone
3 - "Dearly Beloved" sung by Norma Zimmer
4 - "Tangerine" sung by Guy Hovis and Ralna English
5 - "Autumn Leaves" sung by Anacani with Bob Ralston at the piano
6 - "Accentuate the Positive" sung by Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger
7 - "Fools Rush In" sung by Tom Netherton with Ralna, Guy, Norma, Dick, Gail, Ken, Mary Lou
8 - "Charade" danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
9 - "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" sung by Larry Hooper and Jim Roberts
10 - "Pardon My Southern Accent" sung by Ava Barber
11 - "The Sweetheart Tree" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ
12 - "Something's Gotta Give" danced by Arthur Duncan
13 - "I'm an Old Cowhand" sung by Ken Delo
14 - "Jeepers Creepers" sung by The Semonski Sisters
15 - "Laura" orchestra
16 - "Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor" by guest star Sylvia Lin at the piano
17 - "Dream" sung by Tanya Falan with Charlie, Dick, Gail, Curt and Russ Klein on the saxophone
18 - "And the Angels Sing" with Jim, Mary Lou, Bobby, Cissy, Tom, Anacani, Ken, Ralna, Guy and the brass section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6oVfDCEjZ8

21.23 [904] The Lawrence Welk Show
07Feb1976 Sat [Statesman Journal]
I've Heard That Song Before / Salutes Great Songs Making Comebacks
Highlights:
1 - The band opens with "I've Heard That Song Before" sung by Dick Dale and the chorus.
2 - Dick Dale dances the polka with the girls in celebration of his 25 years with the show.
3 - Guy and Ralna duet "Make the World Go Away".
4 - Tanya Welk, Bob Lido, Charlie Parlato perform "Volare".
5 - Bobby & Cissy dance to "Brazil".
6 - Tom Netherton sings "What a Difference a Day Makes".
7 - Curt Ramsey Quartet and the chorus and band perform "Tuxedo Junction".
8 - "Beyond the Blue Horizon" sung by Jim Roberts.
9 - Anacani sings "Once I Had a Secret Love".
10 - Henry Cuesta on clarinet, Bob Havens on piano and the band perform "The Entertainer".
11 - Dave Edwards on saxophone plays "Misty".
12 - Ava Barber sings "I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore".
13 - Ken Delo sings "Baby Face".
14 - The Semonski Sisters sing "Wait a Minute Mr. Postman".
15 - The Orchestra conducted by George Cates perform "Deep Purple".
*Note: Dick Dale celebrates 25 years with the Lawrence Welk Show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tArcE-X5u88

21.24 [905] The Lawrence Welk Show
14Feb1976 Sat [rerun 31Jul76] [LA Times]
Salute to George Gershwin
Highlights:
Guy and Ralna sings "Love Walked In".
Tom Netherton sings "But Not For Me".
Bob Ralston and Bob Smale perform "Rhapsody in Blue".
Norma Zimmer sings "The Man I Love".
Other songs, "'S Wonderful", "Bidin' My Time", "Of Thee I Sing" and "Summertime".

21.25 [906] The Lawrence Welk Show
21Feb1976 Sat [rerun 24Jul76]
Salute to Glenn Miller / Golden Glenn Miller Days
Highlights:
Myron Floren plays "Moonlight Serenade".
Songs include, "Juke Box Saturday Night", "String of Pearls",
and "In the Mood".

21.26 [907] The Lawrence Welk Show
28Feb1976 Sat
Songs of the South and Mardi Gras
Highlights:
1 - "Are You from Dixie?" Gail, Ken, Cissy & Bobby (also dancing), Mary Lou, Jimmy, Anacani
2 - "The Yellow Rose of Texas" sung by Guy Hovis & Ralna English
3 - "Carolina in the Morning" orchestra
4 - "Deep River" sung by Tom Netherton with Bob Smale at the piano
5 - "Big "D" sung & danced by Bobby Burgess & Cissy King
6 - "Tara's Theme (My Own True Love)" sung by Norma Zimmer with Charlotte Harris on cello and Bob Ralston at the harpsichord
7 - "San Antonio Rose (Rose of San Antone)" sung by Jim Roberts with Neil Levang on banjo & guitar,
Henry Cuesta on clarinet, Bob Havens on trombone
8 - "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ
9 - "Windy" sung by The Semonski Sisters.
10 - Medley of French Songs (I Love Paris, Valentine, La Vie en Rose...) played by Myron Floren on accordion and orchestra
11 - "Come to the Mardi Gras" sung by Anacani with entire chorus
12 - "Mississippi Mud" sung by Dick Dale with Gail Farrell & Mary Lou Metzger
13 - "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" danced by Arthur Duncan
14 - "Jambalaya" sung by Ava Barber.
15 - "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" sung by Ken Delo with Bob Havens on trombone, Henry Cuesta on clarinet,
Charlie Parlato on trumpet, Neil Levang on banjo, Richard Maloof on tuba, Jack Imel on drums
16 - "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" sung by Ralna English
17 - "The Royal Garden Blues" with Bob Havens on trombone, Henry Cuesta on clarinet, Charlie Parlato on trumpet,
Neil Levang on banjo, Richard Maloof on tuba, Jack Imel on drums
18 - "That's What I Like About the South" sung by Larry Hooper
19 - "The South Rampart Street Parade" orchestra featuring Bob Havens on trombone and Henry Cuesta on clarinet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZWxgxDU8r8&list=PLPrVM5UXt2kpAmCvKrh1z3TGVcG5nsJ1r&index=17&t=0s

21.27 [908] The Lawrence Welk Show
06Mar1976 Sat [rerun 04Sep76]
Salute to the Working People
Highlights:
1 - "Heigh Ho" the cast and orchestra
2 - "The Peanut Vendor" sung by Anacani
3 - "The Candy Man" Orchestra
4 - "Do-Re-Mi" sung by Norma Zimmer and four of the Semonski Sisters (Joanne, Valerie, Audrey, and Michelle)
5 - "Let Me Be There" sung by Guy and Ralna
6 - "Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga" Bobby Burgess and Cissy King with Mary Lou & Jack, Anacani, and Ken
7 - "Cotton Fields" sung by Ava Barber
8 - "Far Away Places" sung by Jim Roberts with Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzge
9 - "Our Director" Orchestra
10 - "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" sung by The Semonski Sisters
11 - "The Old Rugged Cross" sung by Tom Netherton with Bob Ralston at the organ
12 - "Milkman, Keep Those Bottles Quiet" danced by Arthur Duncan
13 - "Yes, We Have No Bananas" sung by Bob Lido, Charlie Parlatto and Tanya Falan
14 - "Casey Jones" sung by Ken Delo
15 - "Good News" danced by Bobby Burgess, Cissy King, Jack Imel, and Mary Lou Metzger
16 - "What a Wonderful World" sung by Joe Feeney
17 - "The Auctioneer Song" sung by Larry Hooper
18 - Medley of songs from "The Music Man" Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx4FjGxVSvk

21.28 [909] The Lawrence Welk Show
13Mar1976 Sat [Tampa Bay Times]
Accentuate the Positive / Welk's 73rd Birthday
Highlights:
Ken Delo sings "Great Day".
Tom Netherton sings "Smile".
Joe Feeney sings "Bluebird of Happiness".
Other songs, "You'll Never Walk Alone", "On the Sunny Side of the Street"
and "Everything Is Beautiful".

21.29 [910] The Lawrence Welk Show
20Mar1976 Sat [rerun 11Sep76] [TVG]
Flower Songs
Highlights:
Guy and Ralna sing "Edelweiss" from "Sound of Music".
Tom Netherton sings "Paper Roses".
Joe Feeney sings "Wild Irish Rose".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Rose Room".
Tanya Welk sings "Mountain Greenery".
Other songs, "Orchids in the Moonlight", "Rose Garden"
and "Everything's Coming Up Roses".

21.30 [911] The Lawrence Welk Show
27Mar1976 Sat [rerun 28Aug76] [The Robesonian]
Academy Award Winning Songs
Guest
Janet Carr, Miss California 1976
Highlights:
1 - The band performs, Arthur Duncan dances to "Lullaby of Broadway".
2 - Norma Zimmer sings "The Last Time I Saw Paris".
3 - Myron Floren plays "Never on a Sunday".
4 - Tom Netherton sings "Shadow of Your Smile".
5 - Bobby & Cissy dance to "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head".
6 - Joe Feeney sings "Love is a Many Splendored Thing".
7 - Sandi, Gail and Mary Lou sing "Swingin' On a Star".
8 - Anacani sings "Whatever Will Be".
9 - The Semonski Sisters sing "Chim Chim Cheree".
10 - Bob Smale on piano plays "It Might as Well Be Spring".
11 - Ava Barber sings "Buttons and Bows".
12 - Ken Delo and the Dixieland Boys perform "Zip a Dee Do Dah".
13 - Guy and Ralna duet with "Cool, Cool of the Evening".
14 - Lawrence prances with the studio ladies to "The Way You Look Tonight".
15 - Tanya Welk solos with "The Way We Were".
16 - The Maestro and Cissy waltz to "Moon River".
17 - Norma and Jim offer "Three Coins in the Fountain".
18 - The finale has the band performing "Born Free".

21.31 [912] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Apr1976 Sat [rerun 21Aug76] [Tampa Bay Times]
Best of Broadway
Saluting Broadway musicals, 15 of them, including, "Camelot",
"Pajama Game", "Hello, Dolly!" and "My Fair Lady".
Highlights:
The Orchestra plays a medley from "My Fair Lady".
Tanya Welk sings "Hey There".
Jack Imel and Mary Lou do "A Bushel and a Peck".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Dancing in the Dark".
Other songs include, "Hello, Dolly!", "Matchmaker"
"My Cup Runneth Over", "I Enjoy Being a Girl",
"Tea For Two", "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly",
"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" and "I Could Have Danced All Night".

21.32 [913] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Apr1976 Sat [rerun 17Jul76]
America at Play
Highlights:
1 - "Ain't We Got Fun" with Bobby, Cissy, Tom, Mary Lou, Gail, Ken, Anacani, and Jimmy
2 - Bob Ralston on piano
3 - "Take Me Home Country Roads" sung by Guy and Ralna
4 - "Let's Go Fly a Kite" sung by The Semsonki Sisters
5 - "Puttin' on the Ritz" danced by Bobby and Cissy
6 - "Breezing Along with the Breeze" sung by Tayan Falan Welk
7 - "Bicycle Built for Two" sung by Norma Zimmer and Jimmy Roberts
8 - "Time on My Hands" played by Henry Cuesta, clarinet
9 - "He Touched Me" sung by Tom Netherton and chorus
10 - "We Can Fly" sung by Sandi, Gail, and Mary Lou
11 - "Killin' Time" danced by Arthur Duncan
12 - Theme from "Picnic" conducted by George Cates
13 - "Downtown" sung by Gail Farrell
14 - "Take Your Girlie to the Movies" sung by Jack, Mary Lou, Bobby, and Cissy
15 - "Around the World" sung by Joe Feeney
16 - "Up a Lazy River" orchestra
17 - "Y'all Come" sung by Ava Barber
18 - "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" Ken Delo and cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3x7gsMD9W0

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17Apr1976 [repeat from 06Sep75]
"Silver Anniversary Show" (25th year in television)

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24Apr1976 [repeat from 08Nov75]
"Show Stoppers"

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01May1976 [repeat from 20Sep75]
"Best of the New Songs"
Trumpeter Bobby Hackett joins the Welk family for an hour of popular tunes.

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08May1976 [repeat from 27Sep75]
"Salute to Famous Male Singers"

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15May1976 [repeat from 29Nov75]
"Music of Many Countries" / "Favorite Melodies from Around the World.

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22May1976 [repeat from 11Oct75]
"America, Our Wonderland"

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29May1976 [repeat from 18Oct75]
"Melodic Masterpieces"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
05Jun1976 [repeat from 31Jan76]
"Salute to Johnny Mercer"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
12Jun1976 [repeat from 01Nov75]
"America's Favorite Travel Songs"

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19Jun1976 [repeat from 03Jan76]
"Salute to Musical Instruments"

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26Jun1976 [repeat from 15Nov75]
"Salute to California"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Jul1976 [repeat from 17Jan76]
"200 Years of American Music Part 1"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Jul1976 [repeat from 24Jan76]
"200 Years of American Music Part 2"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
17Jul1976 [repeat from 10Apr76]
"America At Play"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Jul1976 [repeat from 21Feb76]
"Salute to Glenn Miller"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
31Jul1976 [repeat from 14Feb76]
"Salute to George Gershwin"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
07Aug1976 [repeat from 10Jan76]
"Salute to Dance Music"

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14Aug1976 [repeat from 13Sep75]
"It's Harvest Time"

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21Aug1976 [repeat from 03Apr76]
"Salute to Broadway Musicals"

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28Aug1976 [repeat from 27Mar76]
"Academy Award Winning Songs"

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04Sep1976 [repeat from 06Mar76]
"Salute to America's Working People"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Sep1976 [repeat from 20Mar76]
"Flower Songs"

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