Season 6

6. John Lennon & Yoko Ono

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

1971-09-21 • 90 min

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

1972-02-11 • ? min

9. John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Robert Citron, Stan Freberg

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.

1971-09-24 • 90 min

19. Fred Astaire

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

1971-10-13 • 90 min

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

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

1972-03-03 • ? min

23. Woody Allen

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

1971-10-20 • 90 min

34. Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson

1972-04-13 • ? min

39. Bette Davis

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.

1971-11-17 • 90 min

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

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

1971-11-23 • 90 min

55. George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers

1971-12-15 • 90 min

56. Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming

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

1971-12-16 • 90 min

68. Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green

1972-06-19 • ? min

79. Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich

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

1972-01-21 • 90 min

100. John Huston

Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.

1972-02-21 • 90 min

170. John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine

1972-05-11 • 90 min

174. Alfred Hitchcock

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".

1972-06-08 • 90 min