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The Midnight Special

Season 5 1976 - 1977

  • 1976-09-17T04:00:00Z on NBC
  • 1h 5m
  • 1d 18h 50m (38 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Music
The Midnight Special was a late-night rock music series airing Friday nights (or rather early morning Saturdays). This 90-minute show followed "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson." In its first years, The Midnight Special began at 1:00 am. But when Johnny Carson cut his own show from 90 to 60 minutes, Midnight Special's starting time was changed to 12:30am. NBC broadcast the pilot on August 19, 1972 as a 90-minute special. The Midnight Special became a weekly series beginning February 2, 1973.For most of its run, the series featured guest hosts each week. The exception to this was from July 1975 through March 1976 when Helen Reddy was the regular host. Wolfman Jack was a regular fixture on the series. He served as announcer and frequent guest host. Around 1978, at the height of the Disco craze, the studio was changed to resemble a Disco nightclub.

38 episodes

Season Premiere

1976-09-17T04:00:00Z

5x01 Hosts: The Spinners

Season Premiere

5x01 Hosts: The Spinners

  • 1976-09-17T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--The Spinners (hosts) - ""I've Got to Make It on My Own,"" ""The Rubberband Man,"" ""Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"" and ""I Don't Want to Lose You""/""One of a Kind Love Affair"" medley. --Electric Light Orchestra - ""Showdown"" --England Dan and John Ford Coley - ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight,"" ""Showboat Gambler"" & ""Nights Are Forever without You"" --Dr. Hook - ""A Little Bit More,"" ""Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms"" & ""Jungle to the Zoo"" (another source lists ""Only 16"" as the 2nd song) --Elton John and Kiki Dee - ""Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"" (probably a music video) --Junior Walker - ""What Does It Take?"" ""(I'm A) Road Runner,"" ""Shotgun"" & 'I'm So Glad"" --Midnight Special salute to Wolfman Jack (Wolfman Jack tells his own story: career as a DJ & clip from ""American Graffiti"")

1976-09-24T04:00:00Z

5x02 Host: Lesley Gore

5x02 Host: Lesley Gore

  • 1976-09-24T04:00:00Z1h 5m

Golden Oldies Show --Lesley Gore (host) - ""It's My Party,"" ""Judy's Turn to Cry,"" ""I'd Like to Be,"" ""You Don't Own Me,"" and a medley of hits (""Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows,"" ""Maybe I Know,"" ""She's a Fool,"" ""That's the Way Boys Are"" and ""Sunshine"") --The Drifters - ""Up on the Roof"" & ""Save the Last Dance for Me"" --Danny and the Juniors - ""At the Hop"" & ""Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay"" --Lloyd Price - ""Personality"" & ""Stagger Lee"" --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Kisses Sweeter Than Wine,"" ""Honey Comb"" & ""Oh Oh I'm Falling in Love Again"" --Del Shannon - ""Runaway,"" ""Hats off to Larry"" & ""Keep Searchin'"" --The Shirelles - ""Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"" & ""Soldier Boy"" --Johnny Tillotson - ""Poetry in Motion"" & a medley of hits (""Heartaches by the Number,"" ""Send Me the Pillow You Dream On,"" ""It Keep Right On A-Hurtin'"" and ""Talk Back Trembling Lips"") --Bobby Vee - ""The Night Has a Thousand Eyes,"" ""Come Back When You Grow Up,"" ""My Girl"" & ""Hey Girl""

1976-10-01T04:00:00Z

5x03 Host: George Carlin

5x03 Host: George Carlin

  • 1976-10-01T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--George Carlin (host) - does a few comedy monologues --Glen Campbell - ""When Will I Be Loved,"" ""Rhinestone Cowboy"" & ""Gentle on My Mind"" --Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots - ""Disco Duck"" --Lou Rawls - ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine,"" ""Groovy People"" & ""This Song Will Last Forever"" --Helen Reddy - ""Hold Me in Your Dreams Tonight,"" ""Mama"" & ""Get off Me Baby"" --Cliff Richard - ""Devil Woman"" --Midnight Special salute to Johnny Mathis

1976-10-08T04:00:00Z

5x04 Host: James Brown

5x04 Host: James Brown

  • 1976-10-08T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--James Brown (host) - ""The Payback,"" ""Cold Sweat,"" ""Papa's Got a Brand New Bag"" & ""Please Please Please""
--Black Oak Arkansas - ""When The Band Was Shakin' All Over,"" ""Fistful of Love"" ""Love Comes Easy"" & ""Lord Have Mercy"" --Ruby Starr with Black Oak Arkansas - ""Maybe I'm Amazed"" --Alan (last name?) with Black Oak Arkansas - perform a tribute to Elvis Presley (""Love Me Tender,"" ""Shake Rattle & Roll,"" ""Jailhouse Rock,"" ""Hound Dog"" and ""Teddy Bear""
--The Brothers Johnson - ""Get the Funk out Ma Face"" & ""I'll Be Good to You"" --England Dan and John Ford Coley - ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"" & ""Nights Are Forever without You"" (from 17-Sep-76) --Walter Murphy - ""A Fifth of Beethoven""

Guests: --Jackie DeShannon (co-host) - ""Put a Little Love in Your Heart,"" ""When You Walk in the Room,"" ""Needles and Pins,"" ""What the World Needs Now"" & ""The Weight"" --Johnny Rivers (co-host) - ""Secret Agent Man,"" ""Seventh Son"", ""Poor Side of Town,"" ""Summer Rain"" & ""Tracks of My Tears."" --Jackie DeShannon & Johnny Rivers close the show singing ""What the World Need Now""
--The Byrds (from 2-Feb-1973) - ""Mr. Tambourine Man"" & ""So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star"" --Gerry and the Pacemakers - ""Ferry Cross the Mersey"" & ""Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying"" --Sam and Dave - ""Hold On I'm Coming"" & ""Soul Man"" --Steppenwolf - ""Born to be Wild"" --The Turtles - ""Happy Together"" --Midnight Special salute to Jan and Dean (features clips of their songs & interview with Dean)

1976-10-22T04:00:00Z

5x06 Host: Helen Reddy

5x06 Host: Helen Reddy

  • 1976-10-22T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--Helen Reddy (host) - ""Gladiola,"" ""Long Time Looking"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Helen Reddy - medley: ""Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress),"" ""Angie Baby"" and ""Delta Dawn""
--Franklin Ajaye (comedian) - monologue (re: training for the Olympics; personal hygiene; teenagers & dating.) --Martha Reeves - ""For the Rest of My Life"" and a medley of hits (""Jimmy Mack,"" ""Quicksand,"" ""Heat Wave"" and ""Dancing in the Streets"") --The Spinners - ""The Rubberband Man,"" ""I Don't Want to Lose you"" & ""One of a Kind Love Affair"" --Wild Cherry - ""Play That Funky Music,"" ""I Feel Sanctified"" & ""Hold On"" --Midnight Special salute to James Brown

5x07 Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band

  • 1976-10-29T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--KC & the Sunshine Band - ""(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty,"" ""That's the Way (I Like It),"" ""Get Down Tonight"" & ""Baby I Love You (Yes I Do)"" --ABBA - ""Fernando,"" ""Mamma Mia"" & ""S.O.S."" (might be music videos) --The Bay City Rollers - ""I Only Want to Be with You,"" ""Saturday Night"" & ""Rock 'n' Roller"" --Billy Braver (comedian) - monologue (re: unhappy childhood; shyness with girls; ex-wife) Later shows a picture of his missing uncle. --Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots - ""Disco Duck"" --Midnight Special salute to Gladys Knight & the Pips

1976-11-05T05:00:00Z

5x08 Host: Frankie Valli

5x08 Host: Frankie Valli

  • 1976-11-05T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Frankie Valli (host) - ""Boomerang,"" ""Easily,"" ""Swearin' to God"" & ""Can't Get You Off of My Mind"" --Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - ""December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)"" --Four Seasons - ""Mystic Mr. Sam"" --Peter Allen - ""She Loves to Hear the Music"" & ""This Sideshow's Leaving Town"" --Flash Cadillac with Wolfman Jack - ""Did You Boogie (with Your Baby)"" --Flash Cadillac - ""Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me Higher and Higher"" --Loretta Lynn - ""Me and Bobby McGee"" --Bob Seger (on film) - sings a medley of songs: ""Travelin' Man"" & ""Katmandu"" --Midnight Special salute to Joe Cocker

1976-11-12T05:00:00Z

5x09 Host: Lou Rawls

5x09 Host: Lou Rawls

  • 1976-11-12T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Lou Rawls (host) - ""Groovy People,"" Love Is a Hurtin' Thing,"" ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"" & ""From Now On"" --Lou Rawls and Dorothy Moore - ""Mighty High"" --Dorothy Moore - ""For Old Times' Sake"" --England Dan & John Ford Coley - ""Nights Are Forever without You,"" ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"" & ""Showboat Gambler"" --The Lettermen - medley: ""The Way You Look Tonight,"" ""When I Fell in Love,"" ""A Summer Place,"" ""Hurt So Bad,"" ""Put Your Head on My Shoulder,"" ""Shangri-La,"" ""Going Out of My Head"" and ""Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"" --Neil Sedaka - ""You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine,"" ""Steppin' Out"" & ""Good Times, Good Music, Good Friends"" --Midnight Special salute to Traffic --Animated film of Helen Reddy's ""Angie Baby"" (introduced by Reddy)

1976-11-19T05:00:00Z

5x10 Host: Helen Reddy

5x10 Host: Helen Reddy

  • 1976-11-19T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Helen Reddy (host) - ""Bluebird,"" ""Gladiola"" & ""I Am Woman""
--Elvin Bishop - ""Keep it Cool,"" ""Give It Up,"" ""Spend Some Time"" & 'Rock My Soul"" --David Dundas - ""Jeans On"" --The Ritchie Family - ""The Best Disco in Town"" & ""Brazil"" --Sashi and Yuri (rock musicians from Russia) - ""My Hope"" & ""Out of the U.S.S.R."" --Leo Sayer - ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,"" ""Reflections"" & ""Hold On to My Love"" --Midnight Special salute to War

1976-11-26T05:00:00Z

5x11 Host: Diana Ross

5x11 Host: Diana Ross

  • 1976-11-26T05:00:00Z1h 5m

Guests: --Diana Ross (host) - ""Love Hangover,"" Motown medley & ""One Love in My Lifetime"" --Jermaine Jackson - ""Let's Be Young Tonight,"" ""My Touch of Madness"" & ""Bass Odyssey"" --Tata Vega - ""Full Speed Ahead,"" ""Been on My Own (Too Long in the Wilderness)"" & ""Never Had a Dream Come True"" --Diana Ross, Tata Vega & Jermaine Jackson - ""Let's Be Young Tonight"" --The Commodores - ""Just to Be Close to You,"" ""Come Inside"" & ""Fancy Dancer"" --Franklin Ajaye (comedian) - monologue (re: how he started his career; hecklers; audiences; soul radio stations; James Brown; blues singers)

5x12 Million Sellers of 1976, Part 1

  • 1976-12-03T05:00:00Z1h 5m

Million Sellers of 1976, hosted by Wolfman Jack
--The Bay City Rollers - ""Saturday Night"" --Elvin Bishop - ""Fooled Around and Fell in Love"" --The Captain and Tennille - ""Lonely Nights (Angel Face)"" & ""Shop Around"" --Eric Carmen - ""All By Myself"" --Rick Dees & his Cast of Idiots - ""Disco Duck (Part I)"" --Dr. Hook - ""Only Sixteen"" --The Manhattans - ""Kiss and Say Goodbye"" --The Miracles - ""Love Machine (Part I)"" --Queen - ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" (music video) --Rhythm Heritage - ""Theme from S.W.A.T."" --Cliff Richard - ""Devil Woman"" --The Sylvers - ""Boogie Fever"" --Wild Cherry - ""Play That Funky Music""

1976-12-10T05:00:00Z

5x13 Host: Helen Reddy

5x13 Host: Helen Reddy

  • 1976-12-10T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Helen Reddy (host) - ""Birthday Song,"" ""Long Hard Climb"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Joe Cocker with Stuff - ""I Broke Down"" & ""With a Little Help from My Friends"" --Joe Cocker - ""Without Love"" --Judy Collins - ""Someday Soon"" --El Chicano - ""Dancin' Mama"" & ""Para Ti"" --Olivia Newton-John - ""Every Face Tells a Story"" --The Spinners - ""The Rubberband Man"" --Stuff - ""How Long Will It Last"" --Davy Traylor (winner on the ""Gong Show"") - ""I Can't Stop Loving You"" & ""Takin' It to the Streets"" --Midnight Special salute to Steppenwolf

1976-12-17T05:00:00Z

5x14 Host: Tom Jones

5x14 Host: Tom Jones

  • 1976-12-17T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Tom Jones (host) - ""Feel the Need"" --Glen Campbell - medley of Beach Boys songs --Tom Jones and Sly & the Family Stone - ""Everyday People""
--Tom Jones and Lynn Anderson - ""Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"" --Tom Jones - ""Delilah,"" ""Third Rate Romance,"" ""Why Me Lord,"" ""Get Back,"" ""Feelings,"" ""You Don't Have to Say You Love Me,"" ""Love Machine"" & ""Say You'll Stay until Tomorrow"" --Glen Campbell - ""Bloodline"" --Emerson, Lake & Palmer (on film) - ""I Believe in Father Christmas"" --Sly and the Family Stone - ""What I Was Thinkin' in My Head"" --Lynn Anderson - ""Stand by Your Man"" --Closing credits: Tom Jones - ""Say You'll stay till Tomorrow"" (reprise)

5x15 Million Sellers of 1976, Part 2

  • 1977-01-07T05:00:00Z1h 5m

Million Sellers of 1976, Part 2 hosted by Wolfman Jack
--The Commodores - ""Sweet Love"" --England Dan & John Ford Coley - ""I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"" --The Four Seasons - ""December, 1963 (Oh What a Night)"" --Henry Gross - ""Shannon"" --Elton John and Kiki Dee - ""Don't Go Breakin' My Heart"" --Hot Chocolate - ""You Sexy Thing"" --KC & the Sunshine Band - ""(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty,"" ""Get Down Tonight"" & ""That's the Way (I Like It)"" --Dorothy Moore - ""Misty Blue"" --Walter Murphy - ""A Fifth of Beethoven"" --Lou Rawls - ""You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine"" --The Staple Singers - ""Let's Do It Again"" --Gary Wright - ""Dream Weaver""

1977-01-21T05:00:00Z

5x16 Host: Judy Collins

5x16 Host: Judy Collins

  • 1977-01-21T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Judy Collins (host) - ""Send in the Clowns,"" ""Bread and Roses,"" ""Everything Must Change,"" ""Political Science"" & ""Special Delivery"" (another source listed the song ""Someday Soon"") --Brick - ""Dazz"" & ""That's What It's All About"" --Freddy Fender - ""Wasted Days and Wasted Nights,"" ""Before the Next Teardrop Falls,"" ""Living It Down"" and a Fifties medley. --Robert Palmer - ""Man Smart Woman Smarter"" & ""Gotta Get a Grip on You"" (Part II) --Leo Sayer - ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"" & ""When I Need You"" --Doc Severinsen - ""Melody Aria"" --Midnight Special salute to Rod Stewart

Fourth Anniversary Show (with clips from past shows) --Helen Reddy (host) --The Bee Gees - ""Nights on Broadway"" (from 5-Dec-75) & ""Jive Talkin'"" --George Carlin (comedian) - monologue (re: what's expected of you when you reach different ages)
--Earth, Wind & Fire - ""Shining Star"" (from 18-Apr-75) --Aretha Franklin - ""Something He Can Feel"" --Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - ""I Never Had It So Good"" --Linda Ronstadt - ""You're No Good"" (17-Jan-75) & ""Faithless Love"" --Neil Sedaka with the Captain and Tennille - ""Love Will Keep Us Together"" (from 14-Nov-75) --Midnight Special salute to Alice Cooper (2-part tribute)

1977-02-04T05:00:00Z

5x18 Host: Glen Campbell

5x18 Host: Glen Campbell

  • 1977-02-04T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Glen Campbell (host) - ""Southern Nights,"" ""Sunflower,"" ""For Crying' Out Loud,"" ""This Is (Sarah's Song),"" ""God Only Knows"" & ""Early Morning Song""
--ABBA - ""Fernando"" & ""Dancing Queen""
--David Dundas - ""Jeans On"" --Queen - ""Somebody to Love"" (probably a music video) --Seals & Crofts with Glen Campbell - ""Dust on My Saddle"" --Seals & Crofts - ""Goodbye Old Buddies"" & ""Cause You Love"" --Sly and the Family Stone - ""Heard Ya Missed Me Well I'm Back"" & ""What Was I Thinkin' in My Head"" --Midnight Special salute to the Spinners --On film: clip from the movie ""A Star Is Born"" --Closing credits: Glen Campbell - ""Southern Nights"" reprise

--Electric Light Orchestra (hosts) - ""Livin' Thing,"" ""Do Ya,"" ""Telephone Line"" & ""Livin' Thing"" --Electric Light Orchestra (on tape) - ""Rock Aria"" music video
--Mary MacGregor - ""Torn Between Two Lovers"" & ""I Just Want to Love You"" --Don McLean - ""Magdalene Lane,"" ""Mule Skinner Blues"" & ""Cripple Creek"" --George Miller (comedy monologue) - jokes about his childhood, friends, career, etc.
--Santana - ""Let the Music Set You Free,"" ""Carnaval,"" ""Let the Children Play"" & ""Jugando"" --Santana (on tape) - ""Give Me Love"" --On film: clips from movie ""Car Wash"" with Rose Royce singing the title song.

1977-02-25T05:00:00Z

5x20 Host: Loretta Lynn

5x20 Host: Loretta Lynn

  • 1977-02-25T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Loretta Lynn (host) - ""Coal Miner's Daughter,"" ""Somebody Somewhere"" & ""Your Woman Your Friend"" --Loretta Lynn and Mickey Gilley - ""Release Me,"" ""Honky Tonk"" & ""Crazy Arms"" --Billy Crystal (comedy monologue) - re: fashions on campus, his days in high school --Kinky Friedman - ""Dear Abby"" & ""Ol' Ben Lucas"" --Mickey Gilley - ""Lawdy Miss Clawdy"" & ""Bring It On Home to Me"" --Mother's Finest - ""Rain"" --Willie Nelson - ""Will the Circle Be Unbroken"" & ""Night Life"" --Johnny Rodriguez - ""Hillbilly Heart"" & ""Love Put a Song in My Heart"" --Leo Sayer - ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,"" ""When I Need Love"" & ""Endless Flight""

5x21 Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band

  • 1977-03-04T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--KC & the Sunshine Band - ""(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty,"" ""Get Down Tonight,"" ""That's the Way (I Like It)"" and ""Baby I Love You""
--ABBA - ""Dancing Queen"" --Jose Feliciano - ""Every Woman"" & ""The Hungry Years"" --Heart - ""Magic Man,"" ""Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child),"" ""Crazy on You"" & ""White Lightning and Wine"" --Andy Kaufman - sings ""I Trusted You"" in a comedy song routine
--Gordon Lightfoot (performance taped in Canada) - ""The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"" & ""Race Among the Ruins"" --On film: clips from ""Rocky"" starring Sylvester Stallone

--Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. (hosts) - ""You Don't Have to Be A Star,"" ""Your Love,"" ""I Hope We Get to Love in Time"" & ""Gone at Last"" --Themla Houston - ""Don't Leave Me This Way"" --Thelma Houston, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - ""Proud Mary"" --Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ""Blinded by the Light"" & ""Spirit in the Night"" --Fleetwood Mac (in concert from the University of California) - ""Rhiannon,"" ""Say You Love Me,"" ""Go Your Own Way"" & ""So Afraid"" (Fleetwood Mac's segment ran 30 minutes w/commercials)

1977-03-25T05:00:00Z

5x23 Host: Aretha Franklin

5x23 Host: Aretha Franklin

  • 1977-03-25T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Aretha Franklin (host) - ""Respect,"" ""Hooked on Your Love,"" ""Sweet Passions,"" ""When I Think About You"" & ""Meadows of Springtime"" --The Babys - ""If You've Got the Time"" --Brian Cadd - ""White on White Eldorado"" & ""Heavenly Night in September"" --Glen Campbell - ""Southern Nights"" --Queen - ""Tie Your Mother Down"" (probably a music video) --Thin Lizzy - ""Jailbreak"" & ""Don't Believe a Word"" --Midnight Special salute to Neil Sedaka (Sedaka sings a medley of songs, talks about his career & shows clips from past appearances) --On film: movie clip from ""A Star Is Born"" with Barbra Streisand

1977-04-01T05:00:00Z

5x24 Host: George Carlin

5x24 Host: George Carlin

  • 1977-04-01T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--George Carlin (host) - comedy monologue about talking on phone & being put on hold --Stephen Bishop - ""Save It for a Rainy Day"" & ""On and On"" --Natalie Cole - ""I've Got Love on My Mind,"" ""Unpredictable You"" & ""Party Nights"" --Chick Corea - ""Music Magic"" & ""So Long Mickey Mouse"" --Electric Light Orchestra - ""Do Ya?"" --Travis Shook (with the Club Wow Band) - ""The Great Point Song"" --Stanley Clarke with Return to Forever --Midnight Special salute to Jose Feliciano --On film: movie clip from ""Rocky"" starring Sylvester Stallone

1977-04-08T05:00:00Z

5x25 Host: Gabe Kaplan

5x25 Host: Gabe Kaplan

  • 1977-04-08T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Gabe Kaplan (host) - does two comedy monologues. The first is about commercials for nose sprays; skin creams and a new deodorant for the ear. Second monologue is about the telephone, prank phone calls; blind dates
--ABBA - ""Dancing Queen"" --James Darren & Hattie Winston - ""You Take My Heart Away"" --The Dirt Band - ""Fish Song"" & ""Disco Stomp"" --Rod Stewart - ""Tonight's the Night"" (taped in his home) & ""The First Cut Is the Deepest"" --Gary Wright - ""Water Sign"" & ""I'm Alright"" --Midnight Special salute to Judy Collins

1977-04-22T05:00:00Z

5x26 Host: George Benson

5x26 Host: George Benson

  • 1977-04-22T05:00:00Z1h 5m

--Van Morrison sings ""Moondance"" (jam session with George Benson and other guests) --George Benson sings ""Everything Must Change"" and ""Gonna Love You More"" --Van Morrison - ""Joyous Sound"" --Etta James - ""Tell Mama"" --Carlos Santana & George Benson - ""Breezin'"" and ""Valdez in the Country"" (instrumental songs) --Midnight Special salute to Eric Clapton --Van Morrison - ""Heavy Connection"" & ""Cold Wind in August"" --Etta James & Dr. John - ""I'd Rather be Blind"" --Finale: Van Morrison - ""Bring It on Home to Me"" (with closing credits)

--ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) - ""Do Ya,"" ""Rock Aria"" & ""Telephone Line"" --Salute to Elton John (narrated by Wolfman Jack) - includes clips of Elton John performing ""Bennie and the Jets"" & ""Philadelphia Freedom"" on ""Soul Train"" --Salute to Rod Stewart (narrated by Wolfman Jack) Music Videos / Promotional clips: --Queen - ""Bohemian Rhapsody,"" ""Somebody to Love"" & ""Tie Your Mother Down"" --Fleetwood Mac - ""Go Your Own Way"" & ""You Make Lovin' Fun"" --Genesis - ""Assault and Battery""

1977-05-06T04:00:00Z

5x28 Host: Helen Reddy

5x28 Host: Helen Reddy

  • 1977-05-06T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--Helen Reddy (host) - ""You're My World,"" ""The Happy Girls,"" ""Midnight Skies"" & ""Aquarius Mirable""
--The Babys - If You've Got the Time,"" ""Looking for Love"" & ""Wild Man"" --James Brown - ""Get Up Offa That Thing"" & ""I Refuse to Lose"" --The Kinks - ""Sleepwaker"" & ""Juke Box Music"" --Kenny Rogers - ""Lucille"" & ""In and Out of Your Heart"" --The Sanford/Townsend Band - ""Smoke from a Distant Fire"" --Midnight Special salute to Jerry Lee Lewis

1977-05-13T04:00:00Z

5x29 Host: Wolfman Jack

5x29 Host: Wolfman Jack

  • 1977-05-13T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--Wolfman Jack (host)
--ABBA - ""Dancing Queen"" & ""Fernando"" (music videos) --Stephen Bishop - ""Save It for a Rainy Day"" & ""On and On"" --Brick - ""Dazz"" --Glen Campbell - ""Southern Nights"" --Natalie Cole - ""I've Got Love on My Mind"" --Heart - ""Magic Man"" & ""Crazy on You"" --Manfred Mann's Earth Band - ""Blinded By the Light"" & ""Spirit in the Night"" --Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. - ""Your Love"" --Mary MacGregor - ""Town Between Two Lovers""

1977-05-20T04:00:00Z

5x30 Host: Lou Rawls

5x30 Host: Lou Rawls

  • 1977-05-20T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--Lou Rawls (host) - ""Some Folks Never Learn,"" ""See You When I Git There,"" ""Spring Again"" & ""Some Day You'll Be Old"" --Lou Rawls and Donna Summer - ""Swing Low Sweet Chariot""
--Sammy Davis (cameo, walk on) --Andrew Gold - ""Lonely Boy"" & ""Go Back Home Again"" --Gordon Lightfoot - ""Race Among the Ruins"" --Melanie - ""Cyclone"" --Leo Sayer - ""When I Need You"" & ""You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"" --Gino Vannelli - ""Summers of My Life"" --Midnight Special salute to Earth, Wind & Fire

1977-05-27T04:00:00Z

5x31 Host: Neil Sedaka

5x31 Host: Neil Sedaka

  • 1977-05-27T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--Neil Sedaka (host) - ""Oh Carole,"" ""Tin Pan Alley,"" ""Amarillo,"" ""Hollywood Lady,"" ""Sleazy Love"" & ""Breaking Up Is Hard to Do""
--The Captain and Tennille - ""(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman"" --Kim Carnes - ""Sailin'"" --Judy Collins - ""Bread and Roses"" --Thelma Houston - ""Don't Leave Me This Way"" & ""If It's the Last Thing I Do"" --Janis Ian - ""I Want to Make You Love Me"" & ""Party Lights"" --Helen Reddy - ""You're My World"" & ""The Happy Girls"" --Salute to Joan Baez

Season Finale

1977-06-03T04:00:00Z

5x32 Hosts: Bread

Season Finale

5x32 Hosts: Bread

  • 1977-06-03T04:00:00Z1h 30m

--Bread (hosts) - ""Lay Your Money Down"" ""The Chosen One"" ""She's the Only One"" & ""Lost Without Your Love""
--England Dan and John Ford Coley - ""It's Sad to Belong"" & ""Soldier in the Rain"" --Andrew Gold - ""Lonely Boy"" & ""Go Back Home Again"" --Joni Mitchell - ""Big Yellow Taxi"" --Eddie Rabbitt - ""Rocky Mountain Music"" --Johnny Rivers - ""Slow Dancin'"" --Valentine - ""Take You Back"" & ""I've Got It"" --Salute to Kenny Rogers

Emmylou Harris & Little Feat (co-hosts) --Emmylou Harris - ""Queen of the Silver Dollar"" (with Little Feat?) --Emmylou Harris - ""My Songbird"" --Little Feat - ""Dixie Chicken,"" ""Rocket in My Pocket"" & ""Rock and Roll Doctor""
--Paul Barrere - ""Old Folks Boogie"" --Bonnie Raitt - ""Runaway,"" ""Home"" & ""Sugar Mama"" --Weather Report - ""Birdland"" & ""Teen Town"" --Jessie Winchester - ""Rhumba Man"" & ""I Can't Stand Up Alone"" --Jessie Winchester and Emmylou Harris - ""Nothing But a Breeze"" --Neil Young (on film) - ""Like a Hurricane"" (concert footage)

1977-06-17T04:00:00Z

5x34 Host: Neil Sedaka

5x34 Host: Neil Sedaka

  • 1977-06-17T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--Neil Sedaka (host) - ""Amarillo,"" ""Laughter in the Rain,"" ""A Song,"" ""Bad Blood"" & ""One Night Stand""
--George Benson and Van Morrison - ""Misty"" --Fleetwood Mac (on film) - ""You Make Lovin' Fun"" --Renaissance - ""Carpet of the Sun"" & ""Midas Man"" --Kenny Rogers - ""Lucille"" & ""Daytime Friends"" --Carole Bayer Sager - ""Sweet Alibis"" --Small Wonder - ""Be Part of Me"" & ""Run Run Around"" --Salute to Van Morrison

1977-06-24T04:00:00Z

5x35 Host: Gregg Allman

5x35 Host: Gregg Allman

  • 1977-06-24T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--Gregg Allman (host) - ""Let This Be a Lesson to Ya,"" ""Sweet Feelin',"" ""Midnight Rider,"" ""Don't Keep Me Wondering"" & ""Midnight Rider"" (closing credits) --Elvin Bishop and Gregg Allman - ""Little Brown Bird""
--Elvin Bishop & Booker T. and the MG's - ""Don't You Lie to Me"" & ""Dedicated to the One I Love"" --Booker T. and the MG's - ""Double Thrust"" --Bad Company - ""Run with the Pack"" (music video) --Jerry Lee Lewis - ""Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"" & ""The Closest Thing to You"" --Jennifer Warnes - ""Right Time of the Night"" & ""I'm Dreaming"" --Midnight Special salute to Little Richard

5x36 Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band

  • 1977-07-29T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--KC & the Sunshine Band (hosts) - ""I'm Your Boogie Man,"" ""Keep It Comin' Love,"" ""That's the Way (I Like It)"" & ""(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty""
--Bay City Rollers - ""Saturday Night"" --The Emotions - ""Best of My Love,"" ""Don't Ask My Neighbor"" & ""Flowers"" --Peter McCann - ""Do You Wanna Make Love"" & ""Right Time of the Night"" --Flora Purim - ""Nothing Will Be As It Was,"" ""Open Your Eyes You Can Fly"" & ""Sometime Ago"" --Cat Stevens - ""The Old Schoolyard"" (music video) --Salute to Willie Nelson

1977-08-05T04:00:00Z

5x37 Hosts: The Spinners

5x37 Hosts: The Spinners

  • 1977-08-05T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--The Spinners (hosts) - ""Could It Be I'm Fallin' in Love,"" ""Rubberband Man,"" ""The Way We Were,"" ""Games People Play,"" ""You're Throwing a Good Love Away"" & ""Mighty Love""
--Andy Gibb - ""I Just Want to Be Your Everything"" & ""Love Is Thicker Than Water"" --Johnny Rivers - ""Slow Dancin'"" --The Sons of Champlin - ""Saved by the Grace of Your Love"" & ""Hold On"" --Rod Stewart - ""The Killing of George"" music video --Salute to Blood, Sweat and Tears

5x38 Hosts: The Bay City Rollers

  • 1977-08-12T04:00:00Z1h 5m

--The Bay City Rollers (hosts) - ""You Made Me Believe in Magic,"" ""Yesterday's Hero,"" ""It's a Game"" & ""Love Fever"" --Billy Braver (comedy segment) --Roger Daltrey - ""One of the Boys"" (music video) --Electric Light Orchestra - ""Telephone Line"" --England Dan & John Ford Coley - ""It's Sad to Belong"" & ""Soldier in the Rain"" --KC & the Sunshine Band - ""Keep It Comin' Love"" --Jimmy Webb - ""Mixed-Up Guy,"" ""The Highway Man"" and a medley. --Midnight Special salute to Hoyt Axton

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