The Engelbert Humperdinck Show
Season 1
Engelbert hosts a show that was a mix of comical banter, silly sketches and an array of musical talent, current and past. Guests include old vaudevillians like Milton Berle and Jack Benny plus TV performers Shirley Jones and Ken Berry.
Where to Watch The Engelbert Humperdinck Show • Season 1
19 Episodes
- Episode 1E1
Episode 1Guests Tony Bennett Leslie Uggams Donald O'Connor Highlights: Engelbert sings "The Best Things in Life are Free", "Winter World of Love", "When I Fall in Love" and "Marry Me". Tony Bennett sings "What the World Needs Now", "MacArthur Park" and "For Once In My Life". Leslie Uggams sings "Come Together" and "Free Again". Donald O'Connor and Engelbert do a World War I flying aces sketch. Donald O'Connor performs "The Joker is Me" and "Look at that Face". *Tony Bennett's performance is one of the best TV performances that year. - Episode 2E2
Episode 2Guests: Elke Sommer Roger Miller Georgia Brown Arte Johnson (from Rowan & Martin'Laugh-In) Highlights: In sketches, Engelbert and guests parody BBC TV's "The Forsyte Saga"; Elke and Engelbert make like young marrieds. Engelbert sings "Day by Day" and "Spanish Eyes". Elke and dancers perform "Any Place I Hang My Hat". Roger Miller sings "Dang Me". Georgia Brown performs "Strike Up the Band". Arte Johnson does "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails. - Episode 3E3
Episode 3Guests: Gina Lollobrigida Lou Rawls Roger Whittaker Kaye Ballard Highlights: Gina and Englebert do a sketch on silent films with Engelbert as Rudolph Valentino, Gina also does the Charleston and the Tango. Lou Rawls sings "Ol' Man River" and "On a Clear Day". Roger Whittaker does "Durham Town". Comedienne Kaye Ballard sings a rousing solo and romps through a skit. - Episode 4E4
Episode 4Guests: Lena Horne Joel Grey Trisha Noble Vanity Fare Highlights: Lena Horne sings "From this Moment On" and "A Flower is a Lovely Thing". Joel Grey presents a medley from "Fiddler on the Roof" and sings "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head". Vanity Fare performs "Early in the Morning". - Episode 5E5
Episode 5Guests: Paul Anka Phil Silvers Dana Valery Millicent Martin (UK Singer/Actress) Highlights: Engelbert sings "Quando, Quando" and "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart". Phil Silvers performs "All I Need is the Girl" Paul Anka sings "Watch What Happens". Millicent performs "When I Die". Dana Valery sings "Get in Line Girl". - Episode 6E6
Episode 6Guests: Milton Berle Carmen McRae Nyree Dawn Porter (UK Actress/Singer) Oliver Highlights: Milton Berle teaches Engelbert all about comedy, Mr. Television style. Nyree sings "When in Rome". Carmen sings "The Music That Makes Me Dance". Nyree joins Engelbert and Milton for "Let's Do It". Engelbert does a medley with "Aquarius" and "Let the Sunshine In". Oliver sings "Jean". Engelbert sings "For Once in My Life". - Episode 7E7
Episode 7Guests: Jerry Lewis Lulu (Scottish Pop Singer) Ray Charles Marilyn Michaels Highlights: Jerry Lewis appears in sketches about a doctor, a lawyer and Frankenstein. Marilyn Michaels does impersonations of Ethel Merman, Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland. Jerry sings "Blues in Hoss' Flat". - Episode 8E8
Episode 8Guests: Don Knotts Caterina Valente Malcolm Roberts (UK singer) The Edwin Hawkins Singers Highlights: The Edwin Hawkins Singers perform "Oh Happy Day" and "I Believe". Engelbert sings "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head". Caterina sings "What the World Needs Now" and "Fascinating Rhythm". Engelbert, Malcolm and Caterina perform "Johnny One Note" Don Knotts does a sketch about unrecognized inventors. Don sings "What Have I Got?" - Episode 9E9
Episode 9Guests: Ken Berry Georgia Brown Kaye Stevens Tommy Roe Highlights: Engelbert sings "On a Wonderful Day Like Today". Georgia sings "Just Leave Everything to Me". Tommy Roe and Engelbert duet with "Stir It Up and Serve It". Kaye Stevens sings "God Bless the Child". Ken Berry performs "Yankee Doddle Dandy". - Episode 10E10
Episode 10Guests: Joel Grey Jo Anne Worley (from Rowan & Martin'Laugh-In) Lana Cantrell Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 Highlights: Joel Grey performs "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "With A Little Help From My Friends". Engelbert sings "Falling In Love With Love", "Take A Letter, Maria" and "Wandering Star". Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 perform "Easy to Be Hard" and "Norwegian Wood". Lana Cantrell sings "My Life". Jo Anne Worley sings "I Love You, Engelbert" and then with Engelbert does "Do You Love Me?" - Episode 11E11
Episode 11Guests: Jack Benny Bobby Van Shani Wallis Clodagh Rodgers (Irish Pop Singer) Highlights: Shani Wallis sings "Down With Love" and "Yesterday I Heard Rain". Bobby Van performs "After Today". Irish singer Clodagh Rodgers performs "Wolf". Engelbert sings "That's The Way It Was in Vaudeville" with Bobby Van. A takeoff sketch on "Midnight Cowboy" called "Midnight Cowhand". - Episode 14E14
Episode 14Guests: Jonathan Winters Dusty Springfield (UK Singer) Buddy Greco Highlights: Salute to Busby Berkeley as Engelbert, Dusty, Buddy and Jonathan spoof all those lovely big brassy Hollywood musicals. Engelbert sings "Foolish Heart", "Light My Fire" and "Both Sides Now". Engelbert and Dusty duet to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough". - Episode 15E15
Episode 15Guests: Juliet Prowse Jack Wild Jack E. Leonard Blue Mink (vocals: Madeline Bell & Roger Cook (UK group) Highlights: Engelbert sings "A Taste of Honey", "We Kiss in a Shadow" and "What Now My Love". Engelbert in a skit with Jack E. Leonard and Jack Wild about oldtime vaudeville. Juliet Prowse sings and dances to "Tomorrow Never Knows". Jack sings "Standing on the Covrner" Blue Mink performs "Good Morning Freedom" and "I Can Feel It Baby". - Episode 16E16
Episode 16Postponed from 6th May to 27th May Guests: Vince Edwards Shirley Bassey Stiller and Meara Kenny Ball and the Jazz Men Highlights: Engelbert sings "If I Had a Hammer," "Green River" and "If Ever I Should Leave You" Vince and Engelbert perform "Girl Talk". Shirley Bassey sings "Sea and Sand" and "The Joker". Vince Edwards performs "Mirage". Kenny Ball and the Jazz Men perform "So Do I" and "Up a Lazy River".