The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Show 1 - Series Premeire

Season 1    Episode 1
August 1, 1971    60m
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 ""Close To You"", security guards keep Sonny away from Cher, who is wearing the 750-carat Star of Queensland, believed to be the world's largest black sapphire (provided by Kazanjiian Jewels of Beverly Hills).

3. Jimmy is featured in a production number of ""Mrs. Robinson"" and ""Some Of These Days""

4. Sonny dresses as a penguin to look for his National Geographic magazine.

5. Cher sings ""You Made Me Love You""

6. Sonny joins Cher on stage, claiming to be a fantastic swordsman who can rescue any fair damsel from the clutches of evil.

7. ""The Vamps"" -- Julius Caesar (Jimmy) comes to claim the hand of Cleopatra (Cher) in marriage; the father of Pocahontas (Jimmy) orders John Smith (Sonny) beheaded for his involvement with the lovely Indian princess (Cher); and Mata Hari (Cher) schemes to get the truth out of Jimmy.
Directed By
Art Fisher

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Cast of Show 1 - Series Premeire
  • Sonny Bono
  • Cher
  • Peter Cullen
  • Ted ZeiglerVarious Characters
  • Jimmy Durante

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