The Midnight Special · SEASON 1
Bill Cosby
Episode 12 · 1973-04-13
Episode overview
Bill Cosby (guest host, appearing with a band) - "Ursulena (With Your Washing Machina)," "I've Got to Be Strong" (sung by member of his group) & "I Lost My Baby At the Dance Last Night" --David Brenner (stand-up comedian) - jokes about airplanes; the moon shot; dating in New York City and King Kong --Ray Charles - "Early in the Morning" --Fanny - "All Mine" & "Last Night I Had a Dream" --Waylon Jennings - "Lovin' Her Was Easier," "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" & "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" --Billy Preston - "Will It Go Round in Circles" & "Outa-Space" --Steely Dan - "Reelin' in the Years" --Taj Mahal - talks about "Sounder," plays "Cheraw" on banjo & sings "Texas Woman Blues"
90 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Pilot1972-08-19
2. Host: Helen Reddy1973-02-02
3. Host: Johnny Rivers1973-02-08
4. Host: Mac Davis1973-02-16
5. Host: Harry Chapin1973-02-23
6. Host: Anne Murray1973-03-02
7. Host: Paul Williams1973-03-09
8. Host: Paul Anka1973-03-16
9. Host: Lou Rawls1973-03-23
10. Host: Ray Charles1973-03-30
11. Hosts: The Bee Gees1973-04-06
12. Bill Cosby1973-04-13
13. Host: Doc Severinsen1973-04-20
14. Host: Jerry Lee Lewis1973-04-27
15. Host: Johnny Nash1973-05-04
16. Hosts: Burns and Schreiber1973-05-11
17. Host: Chubby Checker1973-05-18
18. Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips1973-05-25
19. Host: Paul Williams1973-06-01
20. Host: Curtis Mayfield1973-06-08
21. Host: Jim Croce1973-06-15
22. Host:The Bee Gees1973-06-22
23. Host: Paul Williams1973-06-29
24. Host: Jose Feliciano1973-07-06
25. Host: Smokey Robinson1973-07-13
26. Host: Joan Baez1973-07-20
27. Host: Dionne Warwick1973-07-27
28. Host: Al Green1973-08-03
29. Hosts: The Bee Gees1973-08-10
30. Host: Richard Pryor1973-09-17
31. Co-hosts: Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbins1973-08-24
32. Host: Billy Preston1973-08-31
33. Host: Mac Davis1973-09-07
34. Host: Curtis Mayfield1973-09-14
35. Host: Wilson Pickett1973-09-21
36. Host: Seals & Crofts1973-09-28
37. Host: Gladys Knight & The Pips1973-10-05
38. Host: The Bee Gees1973-10-12
39. Host: War1973-10-19
40. Host: Chuck Berry1973-11-02
