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The Dick Cavett Show

  • TV Series
  • 1968–19861968–1986
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
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The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
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This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969... Read allThis particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dic... Read allThis particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986

IMDb RATING
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818
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  • Stars
    • Dick Cavett
    • Bobby Rosengarden
    • Fred Foy
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  • Stars
    • Dick Cavett
    • Bobby Rosengarden
    • Fred Foy
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    • 7User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host…
    368 episodes368 eps • 1968–1986
    Bobby Rosengarden
    • Self - Bandleaderas Self - Bandleader…
    241 episodes241 eps • 1968–1986
    Fred Foy
    • Self - Announceras Self - Announcer…
    98 episodes98 eps • 1968–1986
    Mort Sahl
    Mort Sahl
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1968–1972
    Truman Capote
    Truman Capote
    • Selfas Self…
    10 episodes10 eps • 1969–1973
    Woody Allen
    Woody Allen
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    8 episodes8 eps • 1968–1972
    Muhammad Ali
    Muhammad Ali
    • Selfas Self…
    7 episodes7 eps • 1968–1974
    Groucho Marx
    Groucho Marx
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    9 episodes9 eps • 1968–1971
    Beverly Sills
    Beverly Sills
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1969–1972
    Ralph Nader
    Ralph Nader
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1969–1973
    Pat McCormick
    Pat McCormick
    • Selfas Self…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1968–1970
    Rex Reed
    Rex Reed
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest
    6 episodes6 eps • 1968–1970
    Joe Frazier
    Joe Frazier
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1969–1974
    Paul Weiss
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1968–1972
    F. Lee Bailey
    F. Lee Bailey
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1968–1972
    Norman Mailer
    Norman Mailer
    • Selfas Self…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1968–1973
    Lucille Ball
    Lucille Ball
    • Selfas Self…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1970–1974
    Jonathan Miller
    • Self - Guestas Self - Guest…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1969–1971
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    Storyline

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    Daytime, primetime, then late-night talk and variety show. Often there was only one guest (GA Gov. Lester Maddox walked out angrily during one interview). Cavett was intelligent and witty, perhaps too much so for television. —Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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    • Trivia
      Jerome Rodale, a pioneer of organic gardening and founder of "Prevention" magazine, actually died of a heart attack while being interviewed on Cavett's show in 1971. Cavett at first thought his guest had dozed off to sleep. During the interview, Rodale stated his intention to live to be 100. He only made it to 72. The show was never aired.
    • Goofs
      The announcers pronounce "Cavett" as rhyming with "have-it", the proper/technical pronunciation is as rhyming with "save-it".
    • Connections
      Edited into McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Excerpts from Two 1971 Episodes of 'The Dick Cavett Show' (1971)

    User reviews7

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    Tonight Show Alternative
    When this show first debuted, it was pretty much portrayed as the hip alternative to the Tonight Show. While Johnny Carson pretty much had celebrities that appealed mostly to older audiences, Cavett decided early on to have younger and more hip acts on his show. Artist such as Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell all appeared on the show and helped make it a cult favorite among younger viewers. Too bad it didn't last long. Even though Cavett was able to draw in plenty of younger viewers, it was still not enough to topple the Carson juggernaut. This show will always remain one of the great cult favorites of the 1960's.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1968 (United States)
    • Also known as
      • Dick Cavett Show
    • Filming locations
      • ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Daphne Productions Inc.
      • Rollins-Joffe Productions
      • ABC Television Network
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes

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