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( 1968 - 1983 )
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Bette
not only dazzled audiences on stage during her live shows, she also
dazzled television viewers with her many memorable appearances on shows over the
years, from her early appearances on The Tonight Show - which helped launch
Bette's career - to her very own television and concert specials. Below
you will find a list of programs that Bette participated in during
the seventies and early eighties.
And you
can click
on many of the titles below to see more details on these appearances, including lyrics to
songs Bette sang,
pictures from the show, and written transcripts to interviews and speeches
that Bette gave. Please note that any song
titles that are listed below in italic are currently unconfirmed
- these are just rumored or hypothetical guesses.
I'd like to add a very special thanks to Tom Reed, Patty Zello, Mike McGary
and Larry Craig for all the help and contributions made to this section. It
wouldn't be the same without
you. And to my ingenious friend - who prefers to remain
private - a mere thank you just doesn't seem enough. You're
one in a million, and I appreciate everything you've done. Thank you so
much.
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Tony Awards
April 12, 1968
Performed:
Matchmaker
Co-Singers: Tanya Everet, Mimi Turque
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The David Frost Show
April 7, 1970
Performed:
Am I Blue, Come Up And See Me Sometime
Other Guests: Harry Belafonte, Rich Little, The Delfonics
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The Merv Griffin Show
April 22, 1970
Performed:
Other Guests: Phil Ford, Mimi Hines, Morey Amsterdam, Erich Segal, Evie Sands |
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The Merv Griffin Show
May 5, 1970
Performed:
Other Guests:
Jimmy Rodgers, Eloise Laws |
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The David Frost Show
May 7, 1970
Performed:
Other Guests: Frank Perry, Eleanor Perry, John Davidson, Tom Patterson |
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The David Frost Show
June 1, 1970 Performed:
C.C. Rider
Other Guests: Patrick And Tossis, Henry Gibson, Shelly Berman, Jack Wild
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The David Frost Show
June 5, 1970
Performed:
Remember My Forgotten Man
Other Guests: Lionel Hampton, Jackie Vernon, David Hartman, Dr. Albert St. George |
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The David Frost Show
August
4, 1970
Performed:
Other Guests: John Byner, Alejandro Rey, Richard Leibert, Brian Glanville |
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The Tonight Show
August
12, 1970
Performed: Am I Blue,
Come Up And See Me Sometime
Other Guests: Sandy Baron, Lorena Carver, Kreskin, Barbara Parkins, Erich Segal |
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The Tonight Show
August 31, 1970
Performed: Remember My Forgotten
Man, Moon of Manakoora
Other Guests: Red Buttons, Stewart Granger, Cathy Rigby, Malcom
Roberts |
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The Tonight Show
October 6, 1970
Performed: Sh-Boom
Other Guests: Sandy Baron, Carol Channing, James Whitmore |
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The Tonight Show
December 10, 1970
Performed: Lady Madonna
Other Guests: James Coco, David Steinberg, Father Elwood Kieser |
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The Tonight Show
December 16, 1970
Performed: Teenager In Love
Other Guests:
Lew Burke and Buddy, B. J. Thomas, Dick Shawn, Kreskin |
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The Tonight Show
January 11,
1971
Performed:
Other Guests: Richard Chamberlain, Elaine Stritch, Helen Gurley Brown, Peter Stone |
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The Tonight Show
February 16,
1971
Performed: Boogie Woogie Bugle
Boy
Other Guests: Dinah Shore, Albert Brooks, Ricardo
Montalban, Terry Galanoy |
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The Virginia Graham Show
March 17, 1971 Performed:
Other Guests:
David Hartman, Anne Francis, Cilo Abuin |
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The Tonight Show
March 26, 1971
Performed: The Continental
Other Guests:
Rodney Dangerfield, Dr. Paul Ehrlich |
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The
Steve Allen Show
March 31, 1971
Performed: Chattanooga Choo
Choo, I Shall Be Released
Other Guests: Milton Berle, Prof. Irwin Corey, Barry Sullivan, Dan Price
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The Mike Douglas Show
April 1, 1971 Performed:
Ten Cents A Dance, Great Balls Of Fire
Other Guest: Arte Johnson
(co-host), Rock Hudson, Sandler and Young, Roger Caras |
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The Virginia Graham Show
April 27, 1971 Performed:
Other Guests: Pat O'Brien, Kent McCord, Sgt. Joseph Wambaugh
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The Sig Sakowicz Show
May 1971
Performed:
Other Guests: |
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The Tonight Show
June 18, 1971
Performed:
Other Guests: Nipsey Russell, Enzo Stuarti, Kreskin
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The
Lee Phillip Show
July
28, 1971 Performed:
Other Guests:
Pat Paulsen |
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The Mike
Douglas Show
August 30, 1971
Performed:
Other Guests:
Peggy Cass, Jim Bouton, Billy Casper, Buddy Rich |
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The Tonight Show
October 7, 1971
Performed: Friends,
Superstar
Other Guests: Buddy Rich, George Carlin, Richard Crenna |
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The Tonight Show
December 9, 1971
Performed: He
Was Too Good To Me, Chapel Of Love
Other Guests: Sada Thompson, Simon Oakland, A. Larry Haines, Tiny Tim |
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The Mike
Douglas Show
December 13, 1971
Performed: I Wish I Had A River
Other Guests: Orson Bean
(co-host), Lawrence Welk, Mary Chipperfield, Tommy Leonetti |
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The Tonight Show
January 5,
1972
Performed: Am I Blue
Other Guests: Mr. Blackwell, Jose Molina, Pete Hamill |
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Jack Eigen
Show
January
9,
1972
Performed:
Other Guests: Shecky Greene,
Vic Lownes |
This broadcast was a
rerun. The original broadcast date has yet to be found. |
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The Tonight Show
March 14,
1972
Performed: Leader Of The Pack, Delta Dawn
Other Guests: Melvin Belli, Bill Bixby, Myron Cohen |
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The Tonight Show
April 17th, 1972
Performed: Never Can Say Goodbye
Other Guests: Tom Gorman, Orson Bean, Paddy Chayefsky |
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The
Lee Phillip Show
June
13, 1972 Performed:
Other Guests:
Dr. Ner Littner |
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The
Sig Sakowicz Show
June 13, 1972
Performed:
Other Guests: Swami Kriyanands |
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The Lee Phillip Show
September 20, 1972 Performed:
Other Guests:
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The Roy Leonard Show
September 22, 1972 Performed:
Other Guests:
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The Tonight Show
November 17, 1972
Performed: Hello in There, Chattanooga Choo Choo
Other Guests: Terri Giasi, Gig Young, Joe Garagiola, Los Indios Trabajaras |
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Burt
Bacharach:
Opus No. 3 February 28, 1973 Performed:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Superstar
Other Guests: Stevie Wonder, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Peter Ustinov |
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The
Tonight Show
September 12, 1973
Performed: Optimistic Voices / Lullaby Of Broadway / Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,
Drinking
Again
Other Guests: Joan Embry, David Steinberg, Joseph Wanbaugh |
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The Cher Special February
12, 1975
Performed: Trashy
Ladies Medley, Old Age Skit, Closing Medley
Other Guests: Elton John, Flip Wilson |
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Vegetable
Soup
1975-1979
Performed: Woody The Spoon Recipes
Produced by: New York State Education Department |
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All the appearances below
currently don't have any further information available. This is a
work in progress
and we'll certainly get around to working on more of these as soon as
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The Today Show April 15, 1975 Interviewed by: Barbra Walters
Topic: Clams On The Half Shell Revue |
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Clams Interview 1975
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UJA Telethon May 23, 1975
Performed:
Sentimental Journey, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Hello In There, Friends
Location: Ed Sullivan Theater |
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Nine In The Morning
March
1976
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The Fabulous Bette Midler Show
June 21, 1976
This
was a filmed version of "The
Depression Tour" which aired on HBO. |
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Neil Sedaka:
Stepping Out September
17, 1976
Performed: Strangers In The Night / Do You Want To Dance,
Love Will Keep Us Together |
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Grammy Awards February
19, 1977
Presents
a Grammy Award to
Stevie Wonder |
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Bing Crosby Special March 20, 1977
Performed:
Accentuate
The Positive / Glowworm
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Good Morning America June
15 & 16, 1977
Two part
interview
with Rona Barrett |
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Dinah! December 7, 1977
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Ol' Red Hair Is Back December
7, 1977
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Rolling Stone 10th Anniversary December
11, 1977
Performed:
Red / La Vie En Rose / Up Town - Da Do Ron Ron,
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On (with Jerry Lee
Lewis)
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HBO Up Close 1978
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Bruce Forsyth's Big Night Out September
26, 1978 (filming date)
Performed:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Hello In There, Leader of The Pack |
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PM Magazine
1978
Performing as The Rose |
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Today June 27, 1978
Behind the
scenes talk with Bette while filming The Rose |
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BBC-TV: Film '80 1978
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Saturday Night Live May 26, 1979
Performed:
Married Men, Martha |
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KTLA News September, 1979
Short interview promoting Bette! Divine Madness and the The Greek Theater, features footage from the show |
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Musikladen 49 October 18, 1979
Bette
lip-syncs "My Knight In Black Leather" on this German
program. |
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Parkinson Show October
20, 1978 (filming date)
Performed:
Big Noise From Winnetka, Millworker, Fiesta In Rio, In The Mood,
Friends |
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The Today Show November 8, 1979
Interview
about The Rose |
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Bette's Big Night 1979
The Rose Premiere |
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Golden Globes January
26, 1980
Won Best
Actress, and New Star Of The Year |
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Parkinson Show 1980
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Barbara Walters 1980
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Good Morning America 1980
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Today Show 1980
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Donahue 1980
Promoting
Divine Madness and A View
From A Broad - no songs performed. |
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Good Morning America
1980
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The Tonight Show September
16th, 1980
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Midnight Special November 28,
1980
& January 16, 1981
Featured
the music video for: My
Mothers Eyes
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Philadelphia's AM-PM w/ Maury Povich
1980
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Donahue 1983
Promoting:
The Saga Of Baby Divine |
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Tom Snyder 1983
Promoting "De Tour" and "The Saga Of Baby Divine" |
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The Today Show September 28, 1983
Interview
about De Tour and the failure of Jinxed. |
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The Tonight Show
November 10th, 1983
Performed:
Beast Of Burden / Come Back Jimmy Dean |
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Good Morning America
1984
Promoting Art or Bust |
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