The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

S01E09: Show 9

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Good Day Sunshine"" and banter about how Sonny sets Cher up for the big laughs. 2. ""Information Please"" -- The Presidential assistant to Marketing, Research and Economic Stability (Carroll) attempts to explain President Nixon's wage and price freeze. 3. Cher sings ""What a Difference a Day Makes"" 4. Sonny, dressed in a costume of feathers, announces that he's been studying birds and plans to be the first man to fly. 5. ""The Vamps"" -- Napoleon (Carroll) returns home to an unfaithful Josephine (Cher) after his war with the Russians, and Delilah (Cher) learns that the secret of Samson's (Carroll's) strength lies in his hair. 6. Cher sings ""Mountain Greenery"" and ""Big Yellow Taxi"", while showing an animated satire on pollution by cartoonist John Wilson. 7. Carroll proves to a skeptical Sonny that his singing voice can shatter wood. 8. Carroll sings his own lyrics to ""Remembering You"", the closing theme song heard at the end of each ""All In the Family"" sh

Overview

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the United States, when it premiered in August 1971. The show was canceled May 1974, due to the couple's divorce, though the duo would reunite in 1976 for the identically-formatted The Sonny & Cher Show, which ran until 1977.

Episodes

S01E01 Show 1 - Series Premeire

August 1, 1971 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with a medley of ""The Beat Goes On"" and ""It Don't Come Easy"", followed by a monologue featuring banter from their nightclub act. 2. As the Bonos sing...

S01E02 Show 2

August 8, 1971 60 min
1. As Sonny sings ""Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"" at the piano, Ken comes up to him, claiming to know all about his troubled past. 2. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Joy...

S01E03 Show 3

August 15, 1971 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""With a Little Help From My Friends"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Cher sings ""God Bless the Child"" 3. The rock group Gideon and Power perform ""In...

S01E04 Show 4

August 22, 1971 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Games People Play"" and banter about Sonny's logic that their show will become a mid-season replacement. 2. Merv sings ""Get Together"" as the competition at an unusual...

S01E05 Show 5

August 29, 1971 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Proud Mary"" and banter about Sonny's horoscope having him think that he can't do anything wrong. 2. ""The Cultural Spot"" -- Cher is featured as ""the princess...

S01E06 Show 6 - Summer Replacement Series Finale

September 5, 1971 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher perform ""Something"" and ""Maybe I'm Amazed"" 2. ""The Vamps"" -- Cher is featured in comedy blackouts as Helen of Troy, Catherine the Great and Sadie Thompson. 3. Sonny and Cher appear...

S01E07 Show 7 - Midseason Premiere

December 27, 1971 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""All I Ever Need Is You"" and banter about their summer show and Christmas holiday together. 2. As Sonny recites his new poem, ""What Is Life?"", the...

S01E08 Show 8

January 3, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Sooner Or Later"" and banter about what makes their marriage such a solid success. 2. Sonny sings ""Whispering"" until he's distracted by everyone whispering behind his back....

S01E09 Show 9

January 10, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Good Day Sunshine"" and banter about how Sonny sets Cher up for the big laughs. 2. ""Information Please"" -- The Presidential assistant to Marketing, Research and Economic...

S01E10 Show 10

January 17, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""It Takes Two"" and banter about Sonny's new interest in body language. 2. ""I Got You Babe"" -- Sonny is featured in a recurring skit as a...
Show 11

S01E11 Show 11

January 24, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Put a Little Love In Your Heart"" and an opening dialogue. 2. ""The Vamps"" -- Cher appears in comedy sketches as Scarlett O'Hara of Gone With the...

S01E12 Show 12

January 31, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""More Today Than Yesterday"" and banter about Sonny's new organic health food diet. 2. Cher sings ""The Way Of Love"" 3. Tony leads the cast in a...

S01E13 Show 13

February 7, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""People Got To Be Free"" and banter about the art of self-control. 2. Sonny and Cher are joined on-stage by Mike and Jean, who only seem to...

S01E14 Show 14

February 14, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Cry Like a Baby"" and banter about Sonny's start in the music business. 2. Sonny gets Burt to re-create one of the breathtaking stunts he's so famous...

S01E15 Show 15

February 21, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"" and banter about Sonny's new interest in exercising and staying in shape. 2. Art joins Sonny and Cher on stage,...

S01E16 Show 16

February 28, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Eight Days a Week"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Ralph Edwards surprises Sonny with his This Is Your Life presentation. 3. Cher sings ""As Time Goes By""...

S01E17 Show 17

March 6, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Got To Get You Into My Life"" and banter with Sonny comparing himself to a finely tuned Italian race car. 2. Sandy joins Sonny and Cher on...

S01E18 Show 18

March 13, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with a medley of ""The Beat Goes On"" and ""It Don't Come Easy"" and banter about Cher being named one of the ten best dressed women in America....

S01E19 Show 19 - Season Finale

March 20, 1972 60 min
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Get Ready"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Cher sings ""The Way Of Love"" 3. ""The Vamps"" -- Merv joins Cher in vamp blackouts of Bonnie and Clyde,...

Cast

Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono
Cher
Cher
Peter Cullen
Peter Cullen

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