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Season 24 (Syndicated) (1978-79)
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)
 
 24.01 [979] The Lawrence Welk Show [Premiere]
16Sep1978 [rerun 25Aug79]
Swing Bands Era / Salute to the Big Bands
Highlights:
1 - "Ciribiribin" Johnny Zell on trumpet
2 - "I'll Never Smile Again" sung by Tom Netherton with Kathie, Ralna, Mary Lou, Gail, Anacani, and Norma
3 - "Cumana" with Bob Ralston on piano
4 - "Tangerine" sung by Guy and Ralna
5 - "Mambo Jambo" danced by Bobby and Cissy
6 - "I Can Dream, Can't I: Kathie Sullivan
7 - "Begin the Beguine" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet
8 - "Maria Elena (sung in Spanish)" sung by Anacani
9 - "You're Getting to be a Habit with Me" sung by Dick Dale
10 - "When Day is Done" orchestra and chorus
11 - "Knee Deep" sung by The Otwell Twins and the Alridge Sisters
12 - "The Sheik of Araby" danced by Arthur Duncan
13 - "Whispering Hope" sung by Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts
14 - "Celery Stalks at Midnight" orchestra
15 - "Sentimental Journey" sung by Sandi, Gail, and Mary Lou
16 - "Heartaches" sung by Ken Delo
17 - "The Whiffenpoof Song" sung by Joe Feeney and chorus
18 - "Panama" orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJHDIqE1XBw

24.02 [980] The Lawrence Welk Show
23Sep1978 [rerun 05May79]
Songs of Perry Como
Highlights:
1 - "Hot Diggity" with Myron Floren on accordion with Gail, Ralna, Norma, Sandi, Mary Lou,
Guy, Tom, Joe, Jimmy, Ken and danced by Lawrence and Mary Lou
2 - "Catch a Falling Star" sung by Aldridge Sisters and Otwell Twins (also on guitars)
3 - "Papa Loves Mambo" sung and danced by Bobby Burgess and Cissy King
4 - "It's Impossible" sung by Kathie Sullivan
5 - "Till the End of Time" with pianists Bob Smale and Bob Ralston
6 - "If" sung by Guy Hovis and Ralna English
7 - "More" sung by Jim Roberts
8 - "Round and Round" danced by Arthur Duncan
9 - "And I Love You So" sung by Tom Netherton
10 - "Temptation" orchestra
11 - "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" sung by Ava Barber
12 - "That's Amore" sung by Bob Lido with Myron Floren on accordion and ensemble
13 - "Prisoner of Love" sung by Ken Delo, with trumpet introduction by Johnny Zell
14 - "Hoop Dee Doo" with Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Bobby and Cissy
15 - "This is All I Ask" sung by Dick Dale, with Neil Levang on guitar
16 - "Bach/Gounod's Ave Maria" sung by Norma Zimmer with Joe, Arthur, Guy, Jim, Ken, Bobby, Larry, Tom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPURuWMx0tU

24.03 [981] The Lawrence Welk Show
30Sep1978 [rerun 12May79] [Daily Advertiser, Tampa Bay Times]
Gold Strike / Salute to Songs that have sold a Million records
A number of "million seller" tunes are performed.
Highlights:
The band performs "Calcutta".
Kathie Sullivan sings "Yesterday".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Mr. Sandman".
Myron Floren and the band perform "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
and "Pennsylvania Polka".
Other songs, "Put Your Hand in the Hand", "To Each His Own",
"Close to You", "Blue Bayou", "Sugartime", "Glow Worm",
"Somewhere My Love" and "Love is a Many Splendored Thing".

24.04 [982] The Lawrence Welk Show
07Oct1978 [rerun 26May79] [St. Cloud Times]
By the Numbers
Highlights:
1 - "I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover" orchestra introduction with Sheila, Sherry, Gail, Ralna, Mary Lou, Ken, Dick, Guy, Joe
2 - "Tea for Two" sung by Norma Zimmer & Jim Roberts
3 - "One" danced by Bobby & Cissy
4 - "Heartaches by the Number" sung by Ava Barber
5 - "You're the One That I Want" sung by The Aldridge Sisters & the Otwell Twins
6 - "One Paddle, A-Two Paddle" sung by Ken Delo with Kathie, Joe, Gail, Arthur, Mary Lou
7 - "Three Little Words" orchestra
8 - "Two Different Worlds" sung by Tom Netherton
9 - "Daddy" with the saxophone section and sung by Gail, Sherry, Sheila, Kathie, Mary Lou
10 - "76 Trombones" orchestra
11 - "The Twelfth of Never" sung by Guy & Ralna
12 - "Sixteen Tons" sung by Larry Hooper with Ken, Dick, Jim, Bobby, Charlie, Bob Lido
13 - "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" danced by Arthur Duncan
14 - "Second-Hand Rose" sung by Kathie Sullivan
15 - "Theme from Summer of 42" pianists Bob Ralston & Bob Smale and orchestra
16 - "Tres Palabras (Without You)" sung by Anacani
17 - "Two Lost Souls" sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger & Jack Imel
18 - "How Great Thou Art" sung by Joe Feeney with Norma, Ralna, Gail, Cissy, Sandi, Kathie, Ken, Larry, Guy, Dick, Jim, Tom

24.05 [983] The Lawrence Welk Show
14Oct1978 [rerun 02Jun79] [Tampa Bay Times]
Songs of the Islands / Aloha and A-Hula Week
Highlights:
The band performs "Beyond the Sea" and "Bali Hai".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Song of the Islands".
Tom Netherton sings "Beyond the Reef".
Other songs, "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "Pearly Shells",
"Lovely Hula Hands", "I'll Remember You", "Blue Hawaii"
"Yellow Bird", "Hawaiian War Chant" and "Pagan Love Song".

24.06 [984] The Lawrence Welk Show
21Oct1978 [rerun 28Apr79] [Detroit Free Press, St. Cloud Times]
Time
Highlights:
The band performs "One O'Clock Jump".
Henry Cuesta on clarinet performs "Time On My Hands".
Jim Roberts sings "Seems Like Old Times".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Three O'Clock in the Morning",
Bob Ralston on piano plays "The Minute Waltz"
Arthur Duncan dances to "My Time is Your Time".
"Until It's Time For You to Go", "Anytime"
"Through the Years", "Time Was" and "Cryin' Time",
*Note: Cissy King was fired by Welk shortly after this show was taped.

24.07 [985] The Lawrence Welk Show
28Oct1978
Halloween Show / Trick 'N' Treat
Highlights:
01 - "That Old Black Magic" orchestra
02 - "Shadow of Your Smile" sung by Tom Netherton
03 - "Satan Takes a Holiday" danced by Bobby & Cissy with Bob Ralston as the Phantom of the organ
04 - "Wayward Wind" sung by Ava Barber.
05 - "Misty" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet
06 - "Magic is the Moonlight" sung by Anacani
07 - "Put On a Happy Face" sung by Ken Delo as Merlin the Magician assisted by Anacani
08 - "Make Believe" sung by Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts
09 - "Dry Bones" danced by Arthur Duncan
10 - "Old Devil Moon" sung by Guy and Ralna
11 - "Kids" sung by Jack Imel and Mary Lou Metzger with an assist from Bobby & Cissy
12 - "Stars Fell on Alabama" with the saxophone section, Dick Dale, Russ Klein,
Dave Edwards, Bob Davis and Henry Cuesta
13 - "Me and My Shadow" with Anacani, Cissy, Ralna, Gail, Ava, Norma, Jim, Ken, Larry, Guy
and a masked trombone player (Barney Liddell) with Orchestra arranged and conducted by Bob Ballard
14 - "Ghost Riders in the Sky - The Aldridge sisters, Sheila and Sherry with the Otwell twins, David and Roger on guitar
15 - "Hush-a-Bye (Wee Rose of Killarney)" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston on organ
16 - "This Old House" sung by Gail Farrell, Sandi Griffiths, Mary Lou Metzger
17 - "In The Still of the Night" sung by Kathie Sullivan
18 - "Dancin' the Devil Away" with Myron Floren on accordion with Bobby & Cissy doing the Czech Polka
19 - "Full Moon and Empty Arms" (Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 in "C") Orchestra with Norma,
Ralna, Gail, Mary Lou, Guy, Ken, Jim, Tom, - conducted by George Cates

24.08 [986] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Nov1978 [rerun 09Jun79]
Tribute to Frank Sinatra
Highlights:
1 - "I've Got You Under My Skin" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
2 - "Somethin' Stupid" sung by The Aldridge Sisters & the Otwell Twins (also on guitar)
3 - "Young at Heart" orchestra
4 - "This Love of Mine" sung by Tom Netherton with Johnny Zell on trumpet
5 - "Chicago" danced by Bobby & Cissy
6 - "Strangers in the Night" sung by Anacani
7 - "Let It Be, Lord, Let It Be" sung by Norma, Mary Lou, Gail, Kathie, Sandi, Tom, Dick, Jim, Ken, Joe
8 - "I Only Have Eyes for You" sung by Kathie Sullivan
9 - "Ol' Man River" with Bob Smale at the piano with Paul Humphrey on drums and Bob Havens on trombone
10 - "A Bushel and a Peck" sung by Ava Barber with Neil Levang on guitar
11 - "The Tender Trap" sung by Guy & Ralna
12 - "My Kind of Town" danced by Arthur Duncan
13 - "Fly Me to the Moon" sung by Jim Roberts with Bob Ralston at the piano
14 - "Memories" sung by Norma Zimmer
15 - "All the Way" with Bob Ralston at the piano
16 - "Love and Marriage" sung by Dick Dale & Gail Farrell
17 - "That's Life" sung by Ken Delo
18 - "Night and Day" orchestra with Norma, Ralna, Anacani, Gail, Kathie, Mary Lou, Tom, Joe, Jim, Guy, Curt

24.09 [987] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Nov1978 [rerun 23Jun79]
Roots of American Show Business
Highlights:
1 - Medley: "Skip to My Lou"/ "Polly Wally Doodle"/ "Little Brown Jug" with Myron Floren on accordion,
Bob Lido on fiddle, danced by Bobby, Cissy, Jack, Mary Lou, Ken, Anacani
2 - "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" sung by Guy & Ralna
3 - "The Carnival of Venice" with Myron Floren on accordion with orchestra
4 - "The Loveliest Night of the Year" sung by Norma Zimmer & Jim Roberts
5 - "The Entertainer" danced by Bobby & Cissy
6 - "Frankie & Johnny" sung by Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger
7 - Untitled danced by Arthur Duncan
8 - "My Wild Irish Rose" sung by Joe Feeney with Lawrence Welk on accordion
9 - "Smiles (There Are Smiles That Make Us Happy)" sung by Bob Lido (also on fiddle) Hotsy Totsy Boys, Sandi, Gail, Mary Lou
10 - "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" sung by Tom Netherton
11 - "National Anthem" orchestra
12 - "Your Cheatin' Heart" sung by Ava Barber with pianist Bob Smale
13 - "Hi Diddle Dee Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)" sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger & Jack Imel
14 - "Precious Lord" sung by Guy Hovis with Norma, Ralna, Anacani, Gail, Kathie, Tom, Dick, Joe, Jimmy
15 - "If You Knew Susie" sung by Ken Delo with the Hotsy Totsy Boys
16 - "You Light Up My Life sung by The Aldridge Sisters & the Otwell Twins (also on guitar)
17 - "Say "Si Si" (Para Vigo Me Voy)" sung by Anacani and the saxophone section
18 - Medley of songs from "Carousel" orchestra with Kathie Sullivan
and chorus Gail, Norma, Ralna, Mary Lou, Tom, Guy, Joe, Jim, Ken

24.10 [988] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Nov1978 [Spokane Review]
Thanksgiving Holiday
Highlights:
The band performs "Autumn Leaves" and "Holiday for Strings".
Joe Feeney sings "Home Sweet Home".
Tom Netherton sings "The House I Live In".

24.11 [989] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Nov1978 [Spokane Review, Detroit Free Press]
Musical Alphabet Trail
Highlights:
Sandi, Gail and Mary Lou sing "A, You're Adorable".
Bobby & Cissy dance to "Big D for Dallas".
Joe Feeney sings "M for Mother".
Norma Zimmer sings "I Believe".
Other songs, "Take the A Train", "Concerto in B-Flat Minor",
"Gigi" and "X-actly Like You".

24.12 [990] The Lawrence Welk Show
02Dec1978 [rerun 19May79]
Music of Irving Berlin
Guest
saxophonist Marshal Royal
Highlights:
1 - "Alexander's Ragtime Band" orchestra
2 - "What'll I Do" sung by Tom Netherton, with Bob Ralston at the piano
3 - "Let's Face the Music and Dance" sung and danced by Bobby & Cissy
4 - "Marie" orchestra, featuring Don Staples on trombone
5 - "Remember" sung by Guy and Ralna, with Bob Smale at the piano
6 - "I Can't Get Started" with guest saxophonist Marshal Royal
7 - "Blue Skies" danced by Arthur Duncan
8 - "Till the Rivers All Run Dry" sung by The Otwell Twins (also on guitar) and the Aldridge Sisters
9 - "Always" with the string section, featuring Ernie Ehrhardt on cell and danced by Lawrence Welk and Cissy King
10 - "Annie Get Your Gun" Medley:
a) "There's No Business Like Show Business" - Orchestra
b) "Doin' What Comes Naturally" Orchestra
c) "The Girl That I Marry" sung by Jim Roberts
d) "I Got the Sun in the Morning and the Moon at Night" - Orchestra
e) "There's No Business Like Show Business" (Reprise) - Larry, Bobby, Jimmy, Guy, Tom, Anacani, Ralna, Gail, Kathie, Mary Lou
11 - "A Pretty Girl" sung by Joe Feeney, with Bob Ralston at the organ
12 - "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" sung by Ken Delo, with the trumpet section on bugles
13 - "How Deep is the Ocean" sung by Anacani
14 - "I'm Beginning to See the Light" with Marshal Royal on saxophone
15 - "Doin' What Comes Naturally" sung by Kathie Sullivan, with a comedy assist by Jack Imel
16 - "I Love a Piano" sung by Gail Farrell (also on piano), Sandi Griffiths and Mary Lou Metzger
17 - "When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves" sung by Ava Barber
18 - "God Bless America" sung by Norma Zimmer, with Tom, Guy, Bobby, Jim, Joe, Mary Lou, Gail, Ralna, Anacani, Kathie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLHj-rPzEpA

24.13 [991] The Lawrence Welk Show
09Dec1978 [rerun 07Jul79]
Songs of the 70's
Highlights:
1 - "Tie a Yellow Ribbon (Round the Old Oak Tree)" Orchestra
2 - "Theme from 'Mahogany' (Do You Know Where You're Going To?)" sung by Kathie Sullivan
3 - "Southern Nights" with Bob Ralston on organ
4 - "You're the One" sung by The Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins (also on guitars)
5 - "I Could Have Danced All Night" danced by Bobby & Barbara Boylan
6 - "I Need to Be in Love" sung by Tom Netherton
7 - "Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue" sung by Ava Barber
8 - "Feelings" Orchestra, featuring Johnny Zell on trumpet
9 - "Penny Arcade" sung by Sandi Griffiths, Gail Farrell and Mary Lou Metzger
10 - "Nadia's Theme (Theme from 'The Young and the Restless')" Orchestra, featuring Henry Cuesta on clarinet,
Gail Farrell on vocal obligato, and Anacani, Ralna, Kathie, Mary Lou, Larry, Joe, Guy, Tom
11 - "Never Ending Song of Love" danced by Arthur Duncan, with Bob Smale on piano
12 - "She Never Knew Me" sung by Jim Roberts, with Bob Smale on piano
13 - "It's Impossible (Somos Novios)" sung by Anacani
14 - "Laughter in the Rain" with the saxophone section, with Bob Smale on piano
15 - "I Write the Songs" sung by Guy and Ralna
16 - "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" sung by Ken Delo
17 - "My Melody of Love" with Myron Floren on accordion
18 - "And I Love You So" sung by Joe Feeney, with Sherry, Sheila, Ralna, Gail, Mary Lou, Dick, Jim, Larry, Guy, Tom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mPKaI3THyE

24.14 [992] The Lawrence Welk Show
16Dec1978 [Spokesman Review]
Warm Wunnderful Winter Evening
Highlights:
The band performs "Sleigh Ride".
Guy and Ralna sing "Let It Snow".
Joe Feeney and Kathie Sullivan sing "Edelweiss".
Myron Floren plays "Jing-Jing-a-Ling".
Other songs, "The Skater's Waltz", "Snowbird",
"Winter Holiday", "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm",
"Peace in the Valley" and "Marshmallow World".

24.15 [993] The Lawrence Welk Show
23Dec1978 [Statesman Journal]
Christmas Show
Highlights:
Songs, "Silent Night", "March of the Toys", "Silver Bells",
"Toyland", "Jingle Bells", "O Holy Night", "Brazilian Sleigh Bells"
and "Tannenbaum".
The Welk ensemble offer the powerful "Hallelujah Chorus".

24.16 [994] The Lawrence Welk Show
30Dec1978
New Year's Eve Party
Guests
Tournament of Roses Queen, Cathrine Mary Gilmour
and her court of princesses.
Highlights:
Ken Delo sings "Try to Remember".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Happy Days Are Here Again".
The entire cast join in with "Auld Lang Syne".
Other songs, "Let's Go Dance Again",
"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" and "Most Beautiful Girl".

24.17 [995] The Lawrence Welk Show
06Jan1979 [rerun 14Jul79]
Everything's Rosy
Highlights:
The band performs "Honeysuckle Rose".
Tom Netherton sings "Red Roses for a Blue Lady".
Bob Lido sings "Sweet Gypsy Rose".
Dick Dale sings "Rambling Rose".
Other songs, "Days of Wine and Roses", "Rose Room" and "San Antonio Rose".

24.18 [996] The Lawrence Welk Show
13Jan1979 [rerun 21Jul79] [Spokesman Review]
Bob Hope Tribute
Highlights:
The band performs the tunes from all his "Road" movies.
The Welk Sextette sings "It's De-Lovely".
Ava Barber sings "Buttons and Bows".
Guy and Ralna sing "Two Sleepy People".
All join in for "Thanks for the Memory".

24.19 [997] The Lawrence Welk Show
20Jan1979 [rerun 28Jul79] [Journal Herald]
Broadway Musicals
Highlights:
"Kiss Me Kate", "Carousel", "Damn Yankees", Dancin'", "Finian's Rainbow" and "Sound of Music".
Songs, "If I Loved You", "Maria", "My Cup Runneth Over", "Shall We Dance?"
"Another Opening", "Yankee Doodle Disco", "Standin' On the Corner",
"Ain't Misbehavin'", "Surrey With the Fringe" and "Sin to Tell a Lie".

24.20 [998] The Lawrence Welk Show
27Jan1979 [rerun 04Aug79] [Tampa Bay Times]
Salute to Elvis and the 50's
Highlights:
Guy and Ralna sing "Love".
Kathie Sullivan sings "Hey There".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Mack the Knife".
The Aldridge Sisters sing "Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear".
Other songs, "Love Me Tender", "Hound Dog",
"Can't Help Falling in Love", "Chances Are" and "Primrose Lane".

24.21 [999] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Feb1979 [Spokesman Review]
Country Music
Highlights:
Ava Barber sings "Rocky Top, Tennessee".
Barbara Boylan and Bobby Burgess dance to "Sugarfoot Rag".
Anacani sings "Wayward Wind".
Ken Delo sings "Honey".
Other songs, "Release Me", "I Really Don't Want to Know" and "Orange Blossom Special".

24.22 [1000] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Feb1979 [Spokesman Review]
Valentine Special / Sweetheart Time
Highlights:
The band performs "Love is Sweeping the Country".
Ralna sings "It Had to Be You".
Sandi, Gail and Mary Lou sing "What the World Needs Now".
Other songs, "Our Love is Here to Stay" and "Love Me With All Your Heart".

24.23 [1001] The Lawrence Welk Show
17Feb1979 [rerun 18Aug79] [Tampa Bay Times]
Sweet Band Sounds
Highlights:
Bob Ralston plays "Bumble Boogie".
Kathie Sullivan sings "The Very Thought of You".
Joe Feeney sings "Does Your Heart Beat for Me".

24.24 [1002] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Feb1979 [Tampa Bay Times]
Salute to Swing Bands
Memories of Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, The Dorsey Brothers, Benny Goodman and Frank Sinatra.
Highlights:
Kathie Sullivan sings "You Belong to Me".
Anacani sings "Amopola".
The band plays "String of Pearls", "Woodchooper's Ball" and "American Patrol",
Other songs, "When My Baby Smiles at Me", "Sweet and Lovely", "Careless",
"Deep in the Heart of Texas" and "Got a Date With an Angel".

24.25 [1003] The Lawrence Welk Show
03Mar1979 [rerun 16Jun79] [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Lake Tahoe Show
Highlights:
Songs, "Bucket to the South", "Who Can I Turn To", "The Way We Were",
"You Light Up My Life", "Hawaiian Wedding Song" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo".

24.26 [1004] The Lawrence Welk Show
10Mar1979 [Tampa Bay Times]
Lawrence Welk's 76th Birthday
Highlights:
Songs, "Dancing in the Dark", "Dipsy Doodle", "Tangerine",
"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "Something About a Hometown Band".

24.27 [1005] The Lawrence Welk Show
17Mar1979
St. Patrick's Day / The Irish Show

Highlights:
The Orchestra opens with "It's a Great Day for the Irish" with chorus and dancers.
Joe Feeney sings "Galway Bay" with Myron Floren on accordian.
The band perform "Begorrah".
Ava Barber sings "Harrigan".
Bobby Burgess & Barbara Boylan perform an Irish reel.
Ken Delo sings "Clancy" with the gang joining in.
Guy & Ralna sing "Too-Rah Loo-Rah Irish Lullaby".
The band plays an Irish dancing song.
Norma Zimmer sings "Hi Lilli Hi Lo".
Myron Floren plays "Dancing the Devil Away" with Bobby Burgess and Barbara Boylan dancing.
The orchestra performs "Dance Around a Stack of Barley".
Mary Lou and Jack Imel sing "If You're Irish Come into the Parlor".
Anacani sings "Shamrocks, Shillelaghs and Shenanigans".
Tom Netherton sings "Molly Malone" with Bob Ralston on piano.
The Aldridge Sisters and The Otwell Brothers perform "Green, Green".
Kathie Sullivan sings "Irish Eyes".
Bob Ralston performs on piano "How Are Things in Glocca Morra".
Arthur Duncan performs "Irish Wall Clock".
Jim Roberts sings "Kathleen" with Bob Ralston on the organ.
Bob Lido and the Hotsy Totsy Boys perform "I'm Looking Over Four Leaf Clover".
The show closes with a reprisal of "It's a Great Day for the Irish".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V6es5HuF_8

24.28 [1006] The Lawrence Welk Show
24Mar1979 [rerun 11Aug79] [Spokeman Review]
Salute to Mack David and Fellow Lyricists
Highlights:
The band plays "Sweet Eloise".
Anacani sings "It Must Be Him".
Tom Netherton sings David Gates' "If".
Kathie Sullivan sings "Bill" from "Showboat".
Bobby Burgess & Barbara Boylan swing to "Goody, Goody".
Curt Ramsey's Quintet plays "Candy".
Ken Delo sings "I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine".
Other songs, "I Got Rhythm" and "Laughter in the Rain".

24.29 [1007] The Lawrence Welk Show
31Mar1979 [rerun 01Sep79]
Sights and Sounds of L.A.
Highlights:
1 - "California, Here I Come" orchestra introduction. Sherry, Sheila, Ralna, Gail, Mary Lou, Kathie, Guy, Jimmy, Ken, Larry, Joe
2 - "Eres Tu El Mundo Para Mi" sung by Anacani
3 - "(Up on) Lazy River" orchestra
4 - "California Dreaming" sung by Guy Hovis & Ralna English
5 - "L.A. Is" danced by Bobby Burgess & Barbara Boilan
6 - "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
7 - "Tiger By the Tail" sung by Ava Barber with Bob Smale at the piano
8 - "Hooray for Hollywood" danced by Arthur Duncan
9 - "Like a Rhinestone Cowboy" sung by Guy Hovis
10 - "It's a Small World" with Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Lawrence & Mary Lou
11 - "The Nutcracker Suite" orchestra, danced by Lawrence & Mary Lou
12 - "How Deep Is the Ocean?" sung by Kathie Sullavan
13 - "San Fernando Valley" sung by Jim Roberts with Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger
14 - "If They Could See Me Now" sung by Ken Delo
15 - "Be Yourself" sung and danced by Mary Lou Metzger, Jack Imel, Bobby Burgess, Barbara Boilan
16 - "Moon Love" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ and Ernie Ehrnhardt on cello
17 - "In California" sung by The Aldridge Sisters and the Otwell Twins (also on guitar)
18 - "Red Sails in the Sunset" sung by Norma Zimmer
19 - "Runnin' Wild" sung by Bob Lido (also on fiddle) with the Hotsy Totsy Boys
(musicians: Bob Havens, Russ Klein, Charllie Parlato, Neil Levang, Richard Maloof, Jack Imel) .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mnvKfvOKtM

Arthur Duncan (above)

24.30 [1008] The Lawrence Welk Show
07Apr1979 [Tampa Bay Times]
Academy Award Song Hits
Highlights:
The band performs "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head",
"You Light Up My Life" and "Secret Love".
Arthur Duncan dances to "Jeepers Creepers".
Myron Floren plays "Never on a Sunday".
Bobby Burgess and guest dancer Barbi Stolz dance to "Lovely to Look At".
Norma Zimmer and Jim Roberts duet with "True Love".

24.31 [1009] The Lawrence Welk Show
14Apr1979
Easter Show
Highlights:
1 - "Easter Parade" with Gail, Joe, Norma, Jimmy, Guy, Ralna, Sherry, Roger, Sheila, David, Mary Lou, Ken, Kathie, Larry, Anacani, Curt
2 - "On the Street Where You Live" orchestra
3 - "He Touched Me" sung by Tom Netherton
4 - "Do Lord (Oh Do Remember Me)" sung by The Aldridge Sisters & the Otwell Twins
5 - "The Lord's Court" with Myron Floren on accordion with orchestra
6 - "Old Time Religion" sung by Guy Hovis & Ralna English with Curt, Kathie, Ken, Mary Lou, Jimmy, Gail, Joe, Sherry
7 - "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" sung by Anacani
8 - "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" danced by Bobby Burgess & Barbara Boylan
9 - "Spring Is Here" sung by Kathie Sullivan
10 - "Love Lifted Me" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
11 - Medley of songs from "Fiddler on the Roof" orchestra
12 - "Sunrise, Sunset" sung by Joe Feeney
13 - "The Old Rugged Cross" sung by Norma Zimmer
14 - "The Bells of St. Mary's" orchestra
15 - "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung by Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger
16 - "Showers of Blessings" with Bob Ralston at the piano with the orchestra
17 - "April Showers" sung by Jim Roberts with Bob Smale at the piano
18 - "On the Sunny Side of the Street" sung by Ken Delo
19 - "Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet" danced by Arthur Duncan
20 - Medley of Hymns: entire cast with Bob Ralston at the organ.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2MkjJV_vfQ

24.32 [1010] The Lawrence Welk Show
21Apr1979 [rerun 30Jun79]
County Fair
Highlights:
1 - "Love Makes the World Go Round" with Gail, Anacani, Arthur, Dick, Mary Lou, Guy, Ralna, Sandi, Kathie, Myron Floren on accordion,
Bobby & Barbara dancing, Ava, Curt, Tom, Norma, Sherry, Jack, Sheila, Jim, Roger, David, Larry, Ken, Joe
2 - "Chapanecas Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
3 - "At the Tom Green County Fair" sung by Guy & Ralna
4 - "You'll Never Walk Alone" sung by Tom Netherton
5 - "Baby Elephant Walk" with Henry Cuesta on clarinet with orchestra
6 - "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" sung by Ava Barber
7 - "Scarborough Fair" sung by Kathie Sullavan
8 - "The Wedding of the Winds Waltz" danced by Bobby Burgess & Barbara Boilan
9 - "So Happy Together" sung by Gail Farrell, the Aldridge Sisters & the Otwell Twins
10 - "Be a Clown" sung by Ken Delo
11 - "When the Circus Comes to Town Anacani, Gail, Ralna, Sheila, Sherry, Kathie, Joe, Roger, David, Curt, Guy,
Tom with orchestra, danced by Bobby & Barbara
12 - "Paper Doll" sung by Jim Roberts
13 - "Meet Me in St. Louis" danced by Arthur Duncan with Myron Floren on accordion
14 - "John Henry" sung by Dick Dale
15 - "Stars in Your Eyes" sung by Anacani
16 - "The Beer Barrel Polka" with Myron Floren on accordion, danced by Bobby & Barbara
17 - "Ricochet" sung by Sandi Griffith, Gail Farrell, Mary Lou Metzger
18 - "It's a Grand Night for Singing" sung by Joe Feeney with Bob Ralston at the organ
19 - "(Have I Stayed) Too Long at the Fair?" sung by Norma Zimmer
20 - "Cotton Candy & a Toy Balloon" sung by Bob Lido (also on fiddle) and the Hotsy Totsy Boys
(Musicians Bob Havens, Russ Klein, Charlie Parlato, Neil Levang, Jack Imel, Richard Maloof)

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
28Apr1979 [repeat from 21Oct78]
"Time"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
05May1979 [repeat from 23Sep78]
"Songs of Perry Como"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
12May1979 [repeat from 30Sep78]
"Million Selling Records"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
19May1979 [repeat from 02Dec78]
"Irving Berlin"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
26May1979 [repeat from 07Oct78]
"By the Numbers"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
02Jun1979 [repeat from 14Oct78]
"Aloha and A-Hula"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
09Jun1979 [repeat from 04Nov78]
"Frank Sinatra"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
16Jun1979 [repeat from 03Mar79]
"Lake Tahoe Show"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
23Jun1979 [repeat from 11Nov78]
"Roots of American Music"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
30Jun1979 [repeat from 21Apr79]
"County Fair"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
07Jul1979 [repeat from 09Dec78]
"Top Songs of the '70s"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
14Jul1979 [repeat from 06Jan79]
"Everything's Rosy"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
21Jul1979 [repeat from 13Jan79]
"Tribute to Bob Hope"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
28Jul1979 [repeat from 20Jan79]
"Broadway Musicals"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
04Aug1979 [repeat from 27Jan79]
"Elvis and the '50s"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
11Aug1979 [repeat from 24Mar79]
"Mack David and Fellow Lyricists"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
18Aug1979 [repeat from 17Feb79]
"Sweet Band Sounds"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
25Aug1979 [repeat from 16Sep78]
"Swing Band Era"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
01Sep1979 [repeat from 31Mar79]
"L.A. Sights and Sounds"

[--] The Lawrence Welk Show
08Sep1979 [repeat] [Miami Herald, Journal Herald]
"Best of All Show"
"Happy Days", "Hey, Good Lookin'" and "Love Will Keep Us Together".
Myron Floren repeats his riveting accordian version of "Hey, Jude".

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