Overview
--Opening titles --The Marquis Chimps - chimp smokes cigarette and tumbles --Lon Purdy (pantomime act) --Jackie Wilson - ""That's Why"" --Jackie Wilson - ""The Greatest Hurt"" --Rob Murray (juggler from Britain) --Kate Smith - medley (""When the Moon Comes over the Mountain,"" ""Did You Ever See a Dream Walking,"" ""Just One of Those Things,"" ""Last Time I Saw Paris"" ""Now Is the Hour,"" ""Thinking of You,"" ""Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer"" and ""God Bless America"") --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) - does a sketch about Professor Van Gartner, interior decorator --Robert Goulet (singer) - ""What Is This Thing Called Love,"" ""I Get a Kick Out of You"" and ""You Do Something to Me"" --Robert Goulet - ""One Life"" --Audience bow: Paul Anka
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15 - 1First show of the 15th Season September 17, 1961 -
15 - 2From Las Vegas: Danny Thomas; Della Reese; Crosby Brothers September 24, 1961
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15 - 4Taped in West Berlin: Louis Armstrong; Connie Francis; Van Cliburn October 08, 1961
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15 - 52nd Berlin show: Louis Armstrong; Sid Caesar; Shari Lewis October 15, 1961
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15 - 6Chubby Checker / Phil Silvers / Nancy Walker October 22, 1961
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15 - 7scheduled: Everly Brothers; Robert Goulet; George Gobel October 29, 1961
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15 - 8scheduled: Jimmy Dean; Art Carney; Al Hirt; Julius LaRosa November 05, 1961
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15 - 9Pearl Bailey / Brenda Lee / Ames Brothers / Frank Gorshin / Myron Cohen November 12, 1961
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15 - 10Steve Lawrence / Jerry Lewis / Dorothy Louden / Martha Perez November 19, 1961
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15 - 11scheduled: Richard Boone; Jackie Mason; Sophie Tucker November 26, 1961
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15 - 12scheduled: Sid Caesar; Connie Francis; Joan Sutherland December 03, 1961
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15 - 13scheduled: Sarah Vaughan; Al Hirt; Vic Damone; Gary Morton; Edgar Bergen December 10, 1961
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15 - 14Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington / Paul Anka December 17, 1961
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15 - 15Linda Scott / Shari Lewis / The Baird Puppets December 24, 1961
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15 - 16scheduled: Slappy White; Matt Monro; Smith & Dale December 31, 1961
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15 - 17Jimmy Durante / Rosemary Clooney / Bob Newhart / Gary Morton January 07, 1962
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15 - 18Mickey Rooney / Timi Yuro / Rip Taylor / Ken Murray January 14, 1962
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15 - 19Jackie Wilson / Robert Goulet / Kate Smith / Wayne & Shuster January 21, 1962
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15 - 20Sid Caesar / Connie Francis / Frank Gorshin / Franco Corelli January 28, 1962
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15 - 21scheduled: Brook Benton; Pearl Bailey; George Gobel; Bobby Rydell February 04, 1962
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15 - 22scheduled: Carl Sandburg; Paul Anka; Shelley Berman; McGuire Sisters February 11, 1962
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15 - 23The Everly Brothers / Timi Yuro / Al Hirt February 18, 1962
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15 - 24scheduled: Lloyd Bridges; Damita Jo; The Crosby Brothers; Jan Murray February 25, 1962
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15 - 26Henry Fonda & Olivia de Havilland / Maureen O'Hara March 11, 1962
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15 - 28Sid Caesar / Jackie Mason / Diahann Carroll / Richard Kiley March 25, 1962
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15 - 30scheduled: Cyd Charisse; Lionel Hampton; Jack Carter April 08, 1962
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15 - 32Harry Belafonte / Miriam Makeba / Thelma Lee April 22, 1962
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15 - 33Johnny Mathis / Jackie Mason / Rip Taylor / McGuire Sisters April 29, 1962
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15 - 35scheduled: Joan Sutherland; Pegleg Bates; Joey Adams May 13, 1962
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15 - 37Jackie Wilson / Connie Francis / Red Buttons May 27, 1962
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15 - 38Rudy Vallee / Paul Anka / Chita Rivera / Peter Nero June 03, 1962
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15 - 39Larry Storch / Danny Lewis / Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris June 10, 1962
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15 - 40Dave Brubeck / Frank Gorshin / Gloria Lynne June 17, 1962
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15 - 43Patti Page / Rowan & Martin / Billy Eckstine July 22, 1962
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15 - 44Burt Lancaster / Dion / Diahann Carroll / Abbe Lane August 12, 1962
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15 - 45scheduled: talented newcomers making their TV debuts August 19, 1962
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15 - 46Olivette Miller, Yolanda White August 19, 1962