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"The
Plymouth Show
starring
Lawrence Welk"
a.k.a.
Lawrence Welk's Little Band
(ABC) (1958-59)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox [Updated Sep
2020 RF][#1,2,3.5]
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
ABC
US Music Variety Series 1958-59 38 shows x 60 min
Host Lawrence Welk
A New Musical series featuring a 10 piece Orchestra comprising of children
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ABC Wednesdays 7:30-8:30pm Eastern (10Sep58-27May59)
[01] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
10Sep1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Fort Worth Star]
The Champagne Music makers' band on his new show
will all be youngsters, with regulars like
Alice Lon, Pete Fountain and the Lennon Sisters.
Highlights:
Lawrence Welk introduces The Little Band who makes its debut
performing "Goody Goody".
Also featured will be two young guest performers,
9-year-old chord organist Chris Piazza
12-year-old classical pianist Sheryl Swint
12-year-old Janet Lennon and 13-year-old guitarist Brian Siebman
sing "You Gotta Have Rain".
[02] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
17Sep1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Fort Worth Star]
Highlights:
Youngsters take over as 15-year-old pianist Mike Quanto is featured in a swing
arrangement of "Near You"
with The Little Band.
13-year-old guitarist Brian Siedman turns vocalist in a duet with Larry Hooper.
14-year-old drummer Bo Wagner displays his dancing talents.
20-year-old trombonist Ken Tiffany of Glendale, Arizona and
Deb Tones Julie Wilson, Linda Hirt and Karen Lemasters, all 16, of Indianapolis
perform.
Other songs include, "Autumn Leaves", "Don't Go Home, My Little Darling",
"How'd You Like to Love Me", "How High the Moon", "Small Fry" and
"You Gotta be a Football Hero".
[03] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
24Sep1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Fort Worth Star, Pittsburgh Post Gazette]
Highlights:
The Little Band performs "Tuxedo Junction".
Rocky Rockwell and Bob Lido do "Bird Dog".
Janet Lennon and Brian Siebman sing "When Paw Was Courtin' Maw".
Marilyn Zubow, 15-year-old New York City pianist.
Other songs include, "La Paloma", "When Dreams Come True", "As Times Goes By"
and "When My Baby Smiles At Me".
[04] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
01Oct1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
The Little Band have 22-year-old trombone artist Ken Tiffany
The Orchestra opens with "If This Is Love".
The Lennon Sisters sing "Stay as Sweet as You Are".
The Orchestra performs "Old Black Magic".
Janet Lennon and Cubby O'Brien duet with "That's How Much I Love You".
Jack Immel and Bob Wagner do "Side By Side".
Alvin Ashby croons "Volare".
The Little Band does "Them There Eyes".
Trio from Yankton do "When the Saints Come Marching In".
Larry Dean and Dianne Lennon sing "You're Just in Love".
Pete Fountain plays "Washington & Lee Swing"
Marcie Pearson sings "This Love of Mine".
Kenny Trimble and the Band do "Hurray for Love"
Joe Feeney performs "The Night Was Made for Love".
PeeWee & Warren Leuning do "Beyond the Alamo".
Peggy Lennon plays a Japanese maiden as she sings "Gomen-Nasai".
The Little Band does "Should I?"
Mike Quadro does "12th Street Rag".
Rocky Rockwell performs "I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody".
Alice Lon and the Lennon Sisters sing "Soon I'll Wed My Love".
Russ Kline and Cubby O'Brien on drums perform "Running Wild".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVz1kIK85-M
[05] The Plymouth Show starring
Lawrence Welk
08Oct1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Fort Worth Star]
Highlights:
Larry Hooper singing the "My Fair Lady" musical hit "With a Little Bit o' Luck".
"I Found a Million Dollar Baby" sung by Alice Lon, Larry Hooper,
Rocky Rockwell and Dianne Lennon.
Janet Lennon and Brian Siebman offer the novelty tune "Let the Worry Bird Worry
For You".
The romantic duet Dianne Lennon and Larry Dean with "On a Sunday Afternoon".
The Little Band swings out in Dixieland instrumentals featuring Cubby O'Brien,
Warren Luening and Pee Wee Spitelera.
[06] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
15Oct1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
The opening number is "The Rampart Street Parade".
Janet Lennon and Brian Siebman offer the novelty tune "Let the Worry Bird Worry
for You".
The band plays "Hot Lips".
Larry Dean sings "It's All in the Game".
[07] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
22Oct1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Young Janet Lennon joins Brian Siebman for a duet of "If You Catch a Cold".
Cubby O'Brien does a solo.
Bo Wagner, drummer-dancer of the Little Band does a dance specialty.
"Nightingale Cha Cha Cha" and "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody".
[08] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
29Oct1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Halloween program
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters sing "The Wobblin' Goblin".
Larry Hooper, Jack Martin, Maurice Pearson and Aladdin
deliver "'Er 'Ead Tucked Underneath 'Er Arm".
Larry Hooper and Tiny Little Jr. team up with Bob Lido for
"There's No Piano in This House".
[09] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
05Nov1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Janet Lennon and Brian Siebman (both 12) duet in "If You Catch a Cold".
Norma Palm and Linda Robinson sing and play guitars.
Other songs include, "A Very Special Love" and "Love Makes the World Go Round".
[10] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
12Nov1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Cubby O'Brien and Janet Lennon sing "Let's Be Buddies".
14-year-old Stan Freese, a jazz tuba player from Minneapolis.
*Note: TVGuide note states that Viewers in Boston can hear this program in
stereophonic sound
by also tuning to radio station WCRB operating on 1330 kilocycles.
[11] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
19Nov1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Cubby O'Brien takes over as emcee for the last half of the show.
[12] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
26Nov1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Thanksgiving Show
Highlights:
A production number "Turkey Rag" with
the Lennon Sisters, Cubby O'Brien, Brian Siebman and Larry Hooper.
Re-Numbered from here ..........
[13] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence
Welk
03Dec1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Also featured Alice Lon, Larry Dean, The Lennon Sisters.
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters and 9-year-old pianist Jimmy Fields
perform "All Around the Christmas Tree".
[14] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
10Dec1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Song, "This Little Boy's Gone Rockin'".
[15] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
17Dec1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Song, "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer".
[16] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk:
Christmas Show
24Dec1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Cubby O'Brien, the Lennon Sisters and Jack Martin sporting
mistletoe and shamrocks sing "Christmas in Killarney".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ4fuW7UIyM
[17] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
31Dec1958 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Monitor-Index]
Highlights:
Jack Imel, Bo Wagner and Cubby O'Brien sing and dance the "Parade of the Wooden
Soldiers".
Janet Lennon will discuss musically with Aladdin "Baby's First Christmas".
[18] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
07Jan1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Janet Lennon, Cubby O'Brien and Brian Siebman sing "Anything You Can Do I Can Do
Better".
Other songs, "Coax Me", "Woodman, Spare That Tree", "The Stagehand Dance",
"Everything Happens to Me" and "Slumber Party."
[19] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
14Jan1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Beford Daily Times]
Highlights:
Bob Lido and Tiny Little Jr. perform the saucy novelty song "A-Razz-a-ma-tazz".
Bob Lido sings "Mr. Success".
The Lennon Sisters sing "Old Folks".
Brian Siebman and Janet Lennon sing "Lonely Little Petunia in an Onion Patch".
[20] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
21Jan1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Journal Times]
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters and Pete Fountain combine in a production arrangement of
"Clarinet Man".
[21] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
28Jan1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Songs include, "Torero", "Old Folks" and "Nobody".
[22] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
04Feb1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
"Ferdinand the Bull" a novelty production number
will feature the Lennon Sisters, Jack Imel and Jack Martin.
[23] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
11Feb1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Lawrence Welk and his Little Band receives a medal from Gen. Bruce Clark
for distinguished civilian service.
Ronnie Brown, pianist from Warwick, R.I. is the guest artist.
[24] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
18Feb1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters, Jack Imel and Larry Dean perform a new version of "Nola".
Other songs, "Give Me the Simple Life" and "Day the Rains Came".
[25] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
25Feb1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Boston Globe]
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters, Buddy Merrill, Tiny Little Jr. and Buddy Hayes
in a production of "Hawaiian War Chant".
[26] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
04Mar1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Boston Globe]
Highlights:
The Lennons, Bo Wagner, Brian Siebman and Cubby O'Brien in the "ABC Boogie"
production number.
*Note: Pete Fountain leaves Welk. This is his final show.
He is opening "Pete Fountain's Bateau Lounge" in New Orleans.
[27] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
11Mar1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Cubby O'Brien and Janet Lennon sing "Especially For You".
[28] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
18Mar1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Rutland Daily]
Highlights:
Aladdin does "Alvin's Harmonica".
Rocky Rockwell and Roberta Shore sing "Pink Shoe Laces".
Alvin Ashby sings "Everybody's Got a Home But Me".
[29] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
25Mar1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Guest
Mike Quatro former Little Band pianist, returns as a guest.
Highlights:
Songs include "Tomboy" and "Bye Bye Baby".
[30] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
01Apr1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
The Lennon Sisters and Larry Dean offer the production number "Sav-a-Penny Super
Store".
[31] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
08Apr1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Highlights:
Regulars include Alice Lon, the Lennon Sisters, Brian Siebman, Bob Lido, Larry
Dean,
Buddy Merrill, Little Band and the Lawrence Welk Orchestra.
Highlights:
Songs include "Let's Pretend", "10 Pretty Girls" and "French Foreign Legion".
[32] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
15Apr1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Guest
Fritz Huber the zither player
Highlights:
"The Same Old Shillelagh" and "Swingin' on the Black Notes".
Alice Lon, The Lennon Sisters and Brian Siebman.
[33] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
22Apr1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Also featured, Alice Lon, Cubby O'Brien, Brian Siebman, The Lennon Sisters
and the Little Band.
Guest
10-year-old singer Jackie Graham
Highlights:
"Lullaby of Broadway" and "Three Little Fishies"
*Note: ABC-TV's "The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk" will be shifted to
Thursday in the Fall.
[34] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
29Apr1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Statesman Journal]
Highlights:
Buddy Merrill and the Lennon Sisters are featured in a production
arrangement of "Steel Guitar Rag".
Bo Wagner and Jack Imel dance to the "Pajama Game" hit song, "Steam Heat"
Janet Lennon joins Little Banders Cubby O'Brien
and Brian Siebman in "If I Could Be a TV Hero".
[35] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
06May1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [The Courier]
Guest
Roberta Shore, 17-year-old vocalist
Highlights:
Roberta Shore performs in a production arrangement of
"Pass That Peace Pipe", which includes Janet Lennon,
Larry Hooper and Jack Imel.
[36] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
13May1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Republican and Herald]
Guest
from Norway, accordionist Mogen Ellegaard.
Highlights:
Big Tiny Little sings "Swinging on the Black".
[37] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
20May1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm
Featured, Lennon Sisters, Alvan Ashby, Little Band.
Highlights:
Big Tiny Little is going to accompany himself on his piano
(value $35) and sing "Music Southern Style".
Janet Lennon and Brian Siebman duet on "Everybody's Got a Home But Me".
[38] The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk
[Final Show]
27May1959 ABC Wed 6:30pm [Statesman Journal]
Highlights:
Big Tiny Little performs "The Old Piano Roll Blues".
Janet Lennon and Cubby O'Brien duet on "Dearie".
Bo Wagner and Jack Imel will dance in a production.
*Note: "The Plymouth Show starring Lawrence Welk" will go on vacation
for 10 weeks after the May 27th telecast.
"Music For a Summer Night" replaces "The Plymouth Show" on 03-Jun-1959
Lawrence's Wednesday night show won't be back in the Fall.
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