S6E6 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guests singer-songwriter John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Sept. 21, 1971, midnight
S6E9 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Robert Citron, Stan Freberg
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests comedian-voice actor Stan Freberg, politician Robert Citron. This episode also features three additional segments from John Lennon & Yoko Ono's appearance on September 11, 1971.
Sept. 24, 1971, midnight
S6E19 - Fred Astaire
Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest singer-dancer-actor Fred Astaire.
Oct. 13, 1971, midnight
S6E23 - Woody Allen
Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest director Woody Allen who plays the clarinet.
Oct. 20, 1971, midnight
S6E39 - Bette Davis
Dick interviews legendary actress Bette Davis. The two-time Oscar winner reads a scene (with Dick) from "Dark Victory" (1939) and sings, "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" and "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte". Reflecting on a 43 year career, Miss Davis comments on notables like Errol Flynn ("He thought I was a fool for working so hard") and Greta Garbo ("It's my dying ambition to meet her") and recites her favorite line: "I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair." Also Whitney Stine, author of a recent Davis biography.
Nov. 17, 1971, midnight
S6E42 - George Harrison, Mick Jones, Gary Wright & Wonderwheel, Ravi Shankar
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests singer-songwriter-musician George Harrison, musician Ravi Shankar and Gary Wright & the Wonderwheel.
Nov. 23, 1971, midnight
S6E55 - George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers
Dec. 15, 1971, midnight
S6E56 - Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests actor-comedian Groucho Marx, actress Debbie Reynolds, comedian Dan Rowan and Erin Fleming.
Dec. 16, 1971, midnight
S6E79 - Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests directors Mel Brooks, Frank Capra, Robert Altman and Peter Bogdanovich.
Jan. 21, 1972, midnight
S6E100 - John Huston
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.
Feb. 21, 1972, midnight
S6E170 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine
May 11, 1972, midnight
S6E174 - Alfred Hitchcock
Dick Cavett spends 90 minutes with legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock in a 1972 interview. Hitch discusses cinema, his life and career, and explains how he pulled off some "ingenious" special effects in his movies. He also discusses actors, screen violence and how he enjoys watching an audience "dipping their toe in the cold water of fear." Included are clips from his films "Psycho," "The Birds" & "Frenzy".
June 8, 1972, midnight
S6E8 - Lillian Gish, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Satchel Paige, Salvador Dali
Feb. 11, 1972, midnight
S6E21 - Mort Sahl, B.B. King, Don Meredith, Veruschka von Lehndorff
Dick Cavett hosts; guests include model Veruschka von Lehndorff, blues musician B.B. King, humorist Mort Sahl, and football sportscaster Don Meredith.
March 3, 1972, midnight
S6E68 - Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green
June 19, 1972, midnight
S6E34 - Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson
April 13, 1972, midnight