John Lennon & Yoko Ono

S06 E06 • Tuesday, Sep 21, 1971 • Sep 21 • 1h 30m

Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guests singer-songwriter John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

Lillian Gish, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Satchel Paige, Salvador Dali

S06 E08 • Friday, Feb 11, 1972 • Feb 11

John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Robert Citron, Stan Freberg

S06 E09 • Friday, Sep 24, 1971 • Sep 24 • 1h 30m

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.

Fred Astaire

S06 E19 • Wednesday, Oct 13, 1971 • Oct 13 • 1h 30m

Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest singer-dancer-actor Fred Astaire.

Mort Sahl, B.B. King, Don Meredith, Veruschka von Lehndorff

S06 E21 • Friday, Mar 3, 1972 • Mar 3

Dick Cavett hosts; guests include model Veruschka von Lehndorff, blues musician B.B. King, humorist Mort Sahl, and football sportscaster Don Meredith.

Woody Allen

S06 E23 • Wednesday, Oct 20, 1971 • Oct 20 • 1h 30m

Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest director Woody Allen who plays the clarinet.

Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson

S06 E34 • Thursday, Apr 13, 1972 • Apr 13

Bette Davis

S06 E39 • Wednesday, Nov 17, 1971 • Nov 17 • 1h 30m

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.

George Harrison, Mick Jones, Gary Wright & Wonderwheel, Ravi Shankar

S06 E42 • Tuesday, Nov 23, 1971 • Nov 23 • 1h 30m

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests singer-songwriter-musician George Harrison, musician Ravi Shankar and Gary Wright & the Wonderwheel.

George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers

S06 E55 • Wednesday, Dec 15, 1971 • Dec 15 • 1h 30m

Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming

S06 E56 • Thursday, Dec 16, 1971 • Dec 16 • 1h 30m

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests actor-comedian Groucho Marx, actress Debbie Reynolds, comedian Dan Rowan and Erin Fleming.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green

S06 E68 • Monday, Jun 19, 1972 • Jun 19

Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich

S06 E79 • Friday, Jan 21, 1972 • Jan 21 • 1h 30m

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests directors Mel Brooks, Frank Capra, Robert Altman and Peter Bogdanovich.

John Huston

S06 E100 • Monday, Feb 21, 1972 • Feb 21 • 1h 30m

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.

John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine

S06 E170 • Thursday, May 11, 1972 • May 11 • 1h 30m

Alfred Hitchcock

S06 E174 • Thursday, Jun 8, 1972 • Jun 8 • 1h 30m

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".