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Every episode of The Dick Cavett Show Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Dick Cavett Show Season 6!

The Best Episodes of The Dick Cavett Show Season 6

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  1. 8.4/10(28 votes)

    #1 - Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich

    S6:E79

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests directors Mel Brooks, Frank Capra, Robert Altman and Peter Bogdanovich.

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  2. 8.2/10(246 votes)

    #2 - Woody Allen

    S6:E23

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest director Woody Allen who plays the clarinet.

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    #3 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    S6:E6

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guests singer-songwriter John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

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    #4 - Lillian Gish, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Satchel Paige, Salvador Dali

    S6:E8

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    #5 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Robert Citron, Stan Freberg

    S6:E9

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests comedian-voice actor Stan Freberg, politician Robert Citron. This episode also features three additional segments from John Lennon & Yoko Ono's appearance on September 11, 1971.

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    #6 - Fred Astaire

    S6:E19

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes solo guest singer-dancer-actor Fred Astaire.

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    #7 - Mort Sahl, B.B. King, Don Meredith, Veruschka von Lehndorff

    S6:E21

    Dick Cavett hosts; guests include model Veruschka von Lehndorff, blues musician B.B. King, humorist Mort Sahl, and football sportscaster Don Meredith.

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    #8 - Don Rickles, Beverly Sills, Phyllis Kirk, Earl Wilson

    S6:E34

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    #9 - Bette Davis

    S6:E39

    Dick interviews legendary actress Bette Davis. The two-time Oscar winner reads a scene (with Dick) from "Dark Victory" (1939) and sings, "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" and "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte". Reflecting on a 43 year career, Miss Davis comments on notables like Errol Flynn ("He thought I was a fool for working so hard") and Greta Garbo ("It's my dying ambition to meet her") and recites her favorite line: "I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair." Also Whitney Stine, author of a recent Davis biography.

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    #10 - George Harrison, Mick Jones, Gary Wright & Wonderwheel, Ravi Shankar

    S6:E42

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests singer-songwriter-musician George Harrison, musician Ravi Shankar and Gary Wright & the Wonderwheel.

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    #11 - George Burns, author Adelle Davis and The Smothers Brothers

    S6:E55

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    #12 - Groucho Marx, Erin Fleming

    S6:E56

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests actor-comedian Groucho Marx, actress Debbie Reynolds, comedian Dan Rowan and Erin Fleming.

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    #13 - Sen. Edward Kennedy, Charlotte Curtis, Al Green

    S6:E68

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    #14 - John Huston

    S6:E100

    Host Dick Cavett welcomes guest director John Huston.

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    #15 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Shirley MacLaine

    S6:E170

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    #16 - Alfred Hitchcock

    S6:E174

    Dick Cavett spends 90 minutes with legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock in a 1972 interview. Hitch discusses cinema, his life and career, and explains how he pulled off some "ingenious" special effects in his movies. He also discusses actors, screen violence and how he enjoys watching an audience "dipping their toe in the cold water of fear." Included are clips from his films "Psycho," "The Birds" & "Frenzy".

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Frank Capra, Mel Brooks, Robert Altman, Peter Bogdanovich" is the best rated episode of "The Dick Cavett Show" season 6. It scored 8.4/10 based on 28 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/21/1972. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Woody Allen".