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Encyclopedia > The Andy Williams Show

The Andy Williams Show was a television variety show which ran from 1957 to 1971 (alternating during the summer of 1970 with Andy Williams Presents Ray Stevens), and a short-lived run in syndication, beginning in the fall of 1976. It was hosted by singer Andy Williams, with a number of regular performers, including, from time to time: A variety show is a show with a variety of acts, often including music and comedy skits, especially on television. ... Andy Williams For other people named Andrew Williams, see Andrew Williams (disambiguation). ...

From its inception until 1959, the show ran on CBS. It went on hiatus until it was picked up by NBC in 1962, and then ran uninterrupted until 1971. Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri), better known as Dick Van Dyke, is an American television and movie actor. ... The New Christy Minstrels were a 1960s a popular folk group reknown for a rousing and clean-cut sound. ... The Osmonds are an American family pop group who achieved enormous worldwide success as teenybopper idols in the 1970s. ... Jonathan Winters (born November 11, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American comedic actor. ... Professor Irwin Corey is an American comic and film actor whose slogan is The Worlds Foremost Authority. He accepted the National Book Award Fiction Citation on behalf of Thomas Pynchon for Gravitys Rainbow in 1974. ... Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale on January 24, 1939 in Clarkdale, Georgia, now part of Decatur. ... The Lennon Sisters were a singing group consisting of four siblings: Dianne (born December 1, 1939), Peggy (born April 8, 1941), Kathy (born August 2, 1943), and Janet (born June 15, 1946). ... Charlie Callas (born December 20, 1924) is a comedian and actor most commonly known for his work with Mel Brooks, Jerry Lewis, and Dean Martin. ... Janos Prohaska (October 10, 1919 - March 13, 1974) was a Hungarian actor and stunt man, best known for playing the roles of animals, real and imaginary. ... CBS (an abbreviation for Columbia Broadcasting System, its former legal name) is one of the largest television networks, and formerly one of the largest radio networks, in the United States. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...


When the show first started, it was tailored to Andy Williams's pop music stylings, with "adult contemporary" style musicians. But in 1969 it was restaged, bringing in rock and roll acts and psychedelic staging. The audience sat on risers which moved around the stage, following Williams about as he moved. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ...


Starting in 1971, Williams opted instead to produce seasonal specials (especially at Christmas) in lieu of a weekly series. Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. ...


One recurring comedy sketch on the show involved Williams' encounters with "The Cookie Bear," a tall, comical animal whose escapades (& begging for a cookie) would frustrate Williams to the point of his shouting at him, with increasing high pitch, that he didn't want to see him again, "Not Now--Not Ever--NEVER!!" This send-off, which became a popularly-used phrase at that time, was funny due to its contrast with the suave performing demeanor Williams was known for.


Five years after his second weekly run at NBC had ended, Andy tried his hand at a half-hour weekly variety show, this time in syndication. But it lasted only one season (1976-1977).


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