Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'The Big Show' from 1970-1982:
- Charlie Hill (1980)
- Dick Clark (1980)
- Edie McClurg (1980)
- Graham Chapman (1980)
- Joe Baker (1980)
- Mimi Kennedy (1980)
- Owen Sullivan (1980)
- Pamela Myers (1980)
- Paul Grimm (1980)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'The Big Show':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Steve Allen (Host), Gary Coleman (Host), Loni Anderson, Peggy Fleming, Gallagher, Alexander Godunov, Cynthia Gregory, Steve Martin, Dionne Warwick.
Special 90-minute premiere of a new gala variety series, featuring a new troupe of performing artists each week. Tonight, Steve Allen and Gary Coleman are the hosts, and ballet dancer Aleksandr Godunov makes his American television debut.
Season 1, episode 2
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Gavin MacLeod (Host), Marie Osmond (Host), John Byner, David Copperfield, Toller Cranston, Bert Parks, Mel Tillis.
Season 1, episode 3
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang D: Steve Binder
With Mariette Hartley (Host), Dean Martin (Host), Jamie Farr, John Monteith, Joe Namath, Tanya Tucker.
Season 1, episode 4
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Herve Villechaize (Host), Tony Randall (Host), Dorothy Hamill, Lola Falana, George de la Pena.
Season 1, episode 5
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Nell Carter, Shields & Yarnell, Betty White, Toller Cranston (Ice skater), Jose Molina and his flamenco dancers.
Steve Lawrence and Don Rickles are the hosts.
Season 1, episode 6
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Peggy Fleming, The Two Ronnies, Sherrill Milnes, Ken Berry, The Unknown Comic, Dance Theater of Harlem.
Victor Borge and Loretta Swit are the hosts.
Season 1, episode 7
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Linda Fratianne, Sid Caesar, Juliet Prowse, Gallagher, David Copperfield, Georgia Engel, Meadowlark Lemon and the Bucketeers, Rula Lenska.
Steve Allen and Sarah Purcell are the hosts.
Season 1, episode 8
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Dorothy Hamill, Count Basie, Buck Owens, The Manhattan Transfer, Nell Carter, The Shanghai Acrobatic Theater, Bruce Schwartz.
Barbara Eden and Dennis Weaver are the hosts.
Season 1, episode 9
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Placido Domingo, Nell Carter, Mel Tillis, Monteith and Rand, Georgia Engel, Sean Morey.
Gene Kelly and Nancy Walker are the hosts.
Season 1, episode 10
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Donald O'Connor, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, JoJo Starbuck, Ken Shelly, Dottie West, The Spinners.
Steve Allen and Shirley Jones are the hosts.
Season 1, episode 11
W: David Axelrod, George Bloom, Stan Burns, Ted Lang
With Diahann Carroll, Barbi Benton, Peaches & Herb, West Point Glee Club, Gallagher, Jose Molina, Dance Theater of Harlem, Peggy Fleming, Robin Cousins.
Flip Wilson and Sarah Purcell are the hosts. (Last show of the series.)