The Bobby Vinton Show

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The Bobby Vinton Show
Genre Variety Show
Created by Chris Bearde
Directed byMichael Steele
Presented by Bobby Vinton
Ending theme My Melody of Love
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Alan Blye
  • Chris Bearde
Producers Philip McLaren
Alan Thicke
Running time30 minutes
Production company Chuck Barris Productions
Original release
Network CTV
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1975 (1975-09-09) –
1978 (1978)

The Bobby Vinton Show was a Canadian musical variety television series produced for the CTV Television Network between 1975 and 1978, [1] with a total of 52 episodes broadcast. Featuring Bobby Vinton, a best-selling popular music singer since the early 1960s, the series mixed comedy skits with musical interludes. [2] Appearing on the series as a regular was comedian Billy Van. The series often satirized Vinton's Polish heritage, [2] and its theme song was an "umpah band" rendition of his 1974 song "My Melody of Love" (Vinton also ended each episode by performing the song himself). The series was created by Chris Bearde and packaged by Chuck Barris. The shows always commenced with a large woman named Monique dancing the guest out to the stage.

The series was syndicated to local stations in the United States, although the program's entry in the user-edited Internet Movie Database suggests it may also have been broadcast by CBS during 1975 (CBS did broadcast his one-hour special, Bobby Vinton's Rock N' Rollers, during 1978).

The series also spawned a 1975 soundtrack album on ABC Records; see The Bobby Vinton Show (album) .

Guests appearing on the show included:

References

  1. ↑ Makin, David (2015-10-05). Reantasy, Montreal: The Book to Read, the Place to Be. ISBN   978-1-5049-5071-8 . Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  2. 1 2 Erickson, Hal (2024-10-09). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-1381-9 . Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  3. ↑ Murray, Anne; Posner, Michael (2010-10-26). All of Me. Knopf Canada. ISBN   978-0-307-39845-1 . Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  4. ↑ Diffrient, David Scott (2022-12-01). Comic Drunks, Crazy Cults, and Lovable Monsters: Bad Behavior on American Television. Syracuse University Press. ISBN   978-0-8156-5569-5 . Retrieved 2025-11-19.


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