The Midnight Special
Season 1, Episode 12: Bill Cosby
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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"
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Pilot
Episode 2
Host: Helen Reddy
Episode 3
Host: Johnny Rivers
Episode 4
Host: Mac Davis
Episode 5
Host: Harry Chapin
Episode 6
Host: Anne Murray
Episode 7
Host: Paul Williams
Episode 8
Host: Paul Anka
Episode 9
Host: Lou Rawls
Episode 10
Host: Ray Charles
Episode 11
Hosts: The Bee Gees
Episode 12
Bill Cosby
Episode 13
Host: Doc Severinsen
Episode 14
Host: Jerry Lee Lewis
Episode 15
Host: Johnny Nash
Episode 16
Hosts: Burns and Schreiber
Episode 17
Host: Chubby Checker
Episode 18
Hosts: Gladys Knight & the Pips
Episode 19
Host: Paul Williams
Episode 20
Host: Curtis Mayfield
Episode 21
Host: Jim Croce
Episode 22
Host:The Bee Gees
Episode 23
Host: Paul Williams
Episode 24
Host: Jose Feliciano
Episode 25
Host: Smokey Robinson
Episode 26
Host: Joan Baez
Episode 27
Host: Dionne Warwick
Episode 28
Host: Al Green
Episode 29
Hosts: The Bee Gees
Episode 30
Host: Richard Pryor
Episode 31
Co-hosts: Loretta Lynn & Marty Robbins
Episode 32
Host: Billy Preston
Episode 33
Host: Mac Davis
Episode 34
Host: Curtis Mayfield
Episode 35
Host: Wilson Pickett
Episode 36
Host: Seals & Crofts
Episode 37
Host: Gladys Knight & The Pips
Episode 38
Host: The Bee Gees
Episode 39
Host: War
Episode 40
Host: Chuck Berry