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Bobby & George Burns in the TV special The Big Time

For the Month of November



     DICK CLARK BEECHNUT SHOW (Series)
  • Airdate: November 1, 1958
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers, The Olympics, The Elegants
  • Bobby's Songs: "Queen of the Hop"


     DICK CLARK BEECHNUT SHOW (Series episode)
  • Airdate: November 29, 1958
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Frankie Avalon,
    Pat Boone and Sal Mineo.
  • Bobby and the others wished Dick a happy birthday.
  • Bobby's Songs: "Queen of the Hop"


     LOUIS JOURDAN TIMEX SPECIAL (Special)
  • Airdate: November 11, 1959
  • Host: Louis Jourdan
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, Jerry Lewis, Abbe Lane, Xaiver Cugat and Jane Morgan
  • Bobby's Songs: Unknown


     GEORGE BURNS IN THE BIG TIME (Special)
  • Airdate: November 17, 1959
  • Host: George Burns
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, George Jessel, The Kingston Trio
  • Bobby's Songs: "Clementine," "I Ain't Got Nobody" (with George Burns).


     HERE'S HOLLYWOOD
  • Airdate: November 22, 1962.
  • Hollywood celebrities were interviewed, often at their homes.
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, Dorothy Provine


     BOB HOPE (Special)
  • Airdate: November 29, 1962
  • Host: Bob Hope
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, Ethel Merman, Jack Benny
  • Bobby's Songs: "All of Me"***


     THE DANNY KAYE SHOW (Series)      READY-STEADY-GO! (Series)
  • Airdate: November 4, 1966 on ITV
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, Cream, Manfred Mann
    (Thanks to Carolyn Smith for this additional information.)
  • Bobby's Song: "If I Were a Carpenter."
  • Bobby taped this show when he was in the UK filming the BBC TV special (May 1967).
    (Thanks to Shane Brown for this information.)


     TOP OF THE POPS (Series)
  • Airdate: November 10, 1966
  • Bobby's Song: "If I Were a Carpenter".
  • Bobby taped this show when he was in the UK filming the BBC TV special (May 1967).
    (Thanks to Shane Brown for this information.)


     THE ROGER MILLER SHOW (Series)
  • Airdate: November 14, 1966
  • Host: Roger Miller
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, The Doodletown Pipers
    (Thanks to Joy Cash for this information.)


     THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON
  • Airdate: November 13, 1967 (Thanks to Shane Brown for this information.)


     BOBBY DARIN AT THE SILVER SPADE
  • Airdate: November 26, 1968 on ATN-7 in Sydney, Australia
  • The Silver Spade Theatre Restaurant was located in the Chevron Hotel.
  • Article about this performance.


     DELLA (Talk/Variety (syndicated series)
  • Airdate: November 12, 1969.
  • Host: Della Reese.
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, Gisele MacKenzie and The Bellinos.


     FLIP WILSON SHOW (Series)
  • Airdate: November 20,1970
  • Host: Flip Wilson
  • Guests: Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Pride
  • Bobby's Songs: "Higher and Higher" (cut from TV-Land Version),
    Country and Western medley (with Flip and Charlie)


     CADE'S COUNTY (Series)
  • Airdate: November 28, 1971
  • Episode Title: "A Gun for Billy"
  • Stars: Bobby Darin, Glenn Ford
  • Bobby's character: Billy Dobbs


     SONNY & CHER COMEDY HOUR (Series)
  • Airdate: November 10, 1972
  • Host: Sonny & Cher
  • Guests: Bobby Darin
  • Bobby's Song: "Sail Away"


     THE IRISH ROVERS SHOW (CBC)
  • Airdate: November 13, 1972
  • Host: Irish Rovers
  • Guest: Bobby Darin
    (Thanks to Susan Schooley for this information.)


Mr & Mrs Dick Clark
& Bobby Darin

Bobby & Jerry Lewis

(***=Disputed by a Darin fan, who actually saw the special,
to have been "All By Myself." --Thanks Vinnie!)


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