The Midnight Special backdrop

The Best Episodes of The Midnight Special Season 4

Every episode of The Midnight Special Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Midnight Special Season 4!

The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by Burt Sugarman. It premiered as a special on August 19, 1972,

Airs on
NBC
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons8

All12345678

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 1 - Helen Reddy / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Phoebe Snow
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Helen Reddy / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Phoebe Snow

    S4:E1

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""I'll Be Your Audience,"" ""Bad Bad Leroy Brown"" (an animated film of the Jim Croce recording) ""Time"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Billy Braver (comedy segment) --The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - ""Dream,"" ""Bayou Jubilee,"" The Battle of New Orleans"" & ""Mother of Love"" --Phoebe Snow - ""I Don't Want the Night to End"" & ""Poetry Man"" --Paul Williams - ""Cried Like a Baby"" & ""Old Souls"" --Midnight Special salute to David Bowie --Hit of the Week:

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 2 - Helen Reddy / Isaac Hayes / Barry Manilow
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Helen Reddy / Isaac Hayes / Barry Manilow

    S4:E2

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Raised on Rock,"" ""You and Me Against the World"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Helen Reddy and Isaac Hayes - ""Body Language,"" --Isaac Hayes - ""Feel Like Makin' Love,"" ""Come Live with Me"" & ""I Can't Turn Around"" --The Committee (comedy troupe) - perform 2 sketches. --Barry Manilow - ""Could It Be Magic?"" & ""I Want to Be Somebody's Baby"" --Midnight Special tribute to Chuck Berry

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 3 - Helen Reddy / Roger Miller / Keith Carradine
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Helen Reddy / Roger Miller / Keith Carradine

    S4:E3

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Mrs. Robinson,"" ""Songs"" & ""Ain't No Way to Treat a Lady"" --Larry Beezer (comedy segment) --Keith Carradine - ""I'm Easy"" & ""Honey Won't You Let Me Be Your Friend"" --Keith Carradine and Helen Reddy - ""It Don't Worry me"" --The Crusaders - ""Creole"" & ""Soul Caravan"" --Janis Ian - ""In the Winter"" & ""Bayonne Blues"" --Roger Miller - ""All I Love Is You,"" ""The Day I Jumped from Uncle Harvey's Plane"" & ""Fraulein"" --Roger Miller & Helen Reddy - ""In the Summertime

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 4 - Host: Helen Reddy / Bee Gees / Ike & Tina Turner
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Host: Helen Reddy / Bee Gees / Ike & Tina Turner

    S4:E4

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""This Must Be Wrong"" & ""You're My Home"" --The Bee Gees - ""Nights on Broadway,"" ""Wind of Change"" and a medley of hits. --Billy Joel - ""Travelin' Prayer"" & ""Ballad of Billy the Kid"" --Mel Tillis - ""Rainy Day Woman"" & ""Mental Revenge"" --Ike and Tina Turner - ""Sexy Ida"" & ""Baby Get It On"" --Midnight Special salute to Joan Baez (narrated by Wolfman Jack)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 5 - Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Host: Glen Campbell / Mac Davis

    S4:E5

    Glen Campbell (guest host) - ""Rhinestone Cowboy,"" ""Coutry Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.),"" ""When Will I Be Loved?"" ""Marie"" & ""Gentle on My Mind"" --Glen Campbell and Mac Davis - ""Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me"" --Mac Davis - ""Naughty Girl"" --Glen Campbell and Gwen McCrae - ""Rockin' Chair"" --Gwen McCrae - ""Love Insurance"" & ""Move Me Baby"" --Glen Campbell talks with L.A. Police Chief Edward Davis. --""Star Talk"" - Three segments with celebrities answering questions (on film).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 6 - Helen Reddy / J. Geils Band / Hudson Brothers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Helen Reddy / J. Geils Band / Hudson Brothers

    S4:E6

    Gabe Kaplan (cameo) - introduces Helen Reddy --Helen Reddy (host) - ""Angie Baby,"" ""Pretty Pretty,"" ""Long Hard Climb,"" ""Talk"" & ""I Am Woman"" --The J. Geils Band - ""Love Itis,"" ""Orange Driver"" & ""Give It to Me"" --The Hudson Brothers - ""Ma Ma Ma Baby"" & ""Stop"" --Tavares - ""It Only Takes a Minute"" & ""Free Ride"

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of The Midnight Special

    READ
  7. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 7 - Helen Reddy / Merle Haggard / Roger Daltrey
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Helen Reddy / Merle Haggard / Roger Daltrey

    S4:E7

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Travelin' Band,"" ""You Have Lived"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Roger Daltrey - ""Come and Get Your Love"" & ""Near to Surrender"" --Merle Haggard - medley of songs & ""Working Man Blues."" Plus a fiddle medley. --Merle Haggard & Helen Reddy - ""Today I Started Loving You Again"" --Ohio Players - ""Fire"" & ""Sweet Sticky Thing"" --""Hit of the Week"": Carly Simon - ""You're So Vain"" --Midnight Special salute: Glen Campbell

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 8 - Host: Helen Reddy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Host: Helen Reddy

    S4:E8

    -Helen Reddy (host) - ""Delta Dawn,"" ""Emotion"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Helen Reddy and Neil Sedaka - ""Sad Eyes"" --The Captain and Tennille - ""Natural Woman"" --The Captain and Tennille with Neil Sedaka - ""Love Will Keep Us Together"" --KC & the Sunshine Band - ""(That's the Way) I Like It"" & ""Get Down Tonight"" --Freddie Prinze (stand-up comedy) --Neil Sedaka - ""Bad Blood,"" ""Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,"" ""Lonely Night (Angel Face),"" ""When You Were Loving Me"" --""Hit of the Week"": The Rolling Stones' ""Brown Sugar""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 9 - Helen Reddy / David Essex / Brenda Lee / Jimmie Walker
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Helen Reddy / David Essex / Brenda Lee / Jimmie Walker

    S4:E9

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Angie Baby"" & ""Somewhere in the Night"" --David Essex - ""Rock On,"" ""All the Fun of the Fair"" & ""Won't Get Burned Again"" --Brenda Lee - ""Bringing It Back"" & ""Too Hard to Handle"" --Tom Scott & L.A. Express - ""Good Evening Mr. and Mrs. America,"" ""Tomcat"" & ""Rock Island Rocket"" --Jimmie Walker (stand-up comedy)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 10 - Helen Reddy / Frankie Valli / KISS / Barry Manilow
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Helen Reddy / Frankie Valli / KISS / Barry Manilow

    S4:E10

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Birthday Song,"" ""Belle of the Blues"" & ""I Am Woman"" --David Brenner (comedy segment) --KISS - ""Deuce"" & ""She"" --Barry Manilow - ""Something's Comin' Up,"" ""Tryin' to Get That Feelin' Again"" & ""I Want to Be Somebody's Baby"" --Frankie Valli - ""My Eyes Adored You"" --Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - ""Who Loves You?"" Midnight Special tribute to Harry Nilsson

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 11 - Helen Reddy / Natalie Cole / Bee Gees / Olivia Newton-John
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Helen Reddy / Natalie Cole / Bee Gees / Olivia Newton-John

    S4:E11

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Don't Mess with a Woman,"" ""Are You Alright?"" & ""I Am Woman"" --The Bee Gees - ""Nights on Broadway,"" medley of hits & ""Jive Talkin"" --Natalie Cole - ""This Will Be,"" ""Inseparable"" & ""Your Face Stays in My Mind"" --Mickey Gilley - ""Honkey Tonk Wine"" & ""If You Were Mine to Lose"" --Olivia Newton-John - ""Let It Shine"" & ""He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 12 - Helen Reddy / Anne Murray / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Helen Reddy / Anne Murray / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan

    S4:E12

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Keep On Singing,"" Get Off Me Baby"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Glen Campbell - ""Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)"" & ""My Girl"" --George Miller (stand-up comedy) --Anne Murray - ""Blue Finger Lou"" ""Sunday Sunrise"" --Anne Murray and Johnny Rivers - ""You Won't See Me"" --Rufus, featuring Chaka Khan - ""Sweet Thing,"" ""Fool's Paradise"" & ""One You Get Started"" --The Whitneys - ""I Got the Music in Me"" & ""I Need Your Loving Everyday"" --Midnight Special salute: Gordon Lightfoot

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 13 - Helen Reddy / Petula Clark / Peter Frampton
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Helen Reddy / Petula Clark / Peter Frampton

    S4:E13

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Where Is My Friend?"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Petula Clark - ""My Love"" --Helen Reddy & Petula Clark - ""Super Loving Lady"" --Ohio Players - ""Love Rollercoaster"" & ""Honey"" --Peter Frampton - ""Show Me the Way,"" ""Baby I Love Your Way"" & ""Do You Feel Like We Do"" --Cotton, Lloyd & Christian - ""I Can Sing I Can Dance"" & ""I Go to Pieces"

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 14 - Host: Helen Reddy / Dolly Parton / Charlie Rich
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Host: Helen Reddy / Dolly Parton / Charlie Rich

    S4:E14

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Somewhere in the Night,"" ""Lady Chain"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Dolly Parton - ""Jolene"" & ""We Used To"" --Allan Price - ""Jarrow Song"" & ""City Lights"" --Charlie Rich - ""Midnight Blues"" & ""All Over Me"" --Leo Sayer - ""Another Time"" --Roy Wood's Wizzard - ""This Is the Story of My Love"" & ""Forever

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  15. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 15 - Host: Helen Reddy
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Host: Helen Reddy

    S4:E15

    --Helen Reddy (host) - ""Angie Baby"" --Joan Baez - ""Diamonds and Rust"" & ""Children and All That Jazz"" --Glen Campbell - ""Rhinestone Cowboy"" --Earth, Wind & Fire - ""Shining Star"" --Electric Light Orchestra - ""Can't Get It Out of My Head"" & ""Laredo Tornado"" --Freddy Fender - ""Wasted Days and Wasted Nights"" --Janis Ian - ""At Seventeen"" --LaBelle - ""Lady Marmalade"" --Minnie Riperton - ""Lovin' You"" --Neil Sedaka - medley of hits & ""Bad Blood""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  16. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 16 - Staple Singers / Poco/Kenny Rankin
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Staple Singers / Poco/Kenny Rankin

    S4:E16

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""I've Been Wanting You,"" ""Loneliness"" & ""I Am Woman"" --The Staple Singers - ""Let's Do It Again"" ""Respect Yourself"" ""Funky Love"" --Olivia Newton-John - ""Let It Shine"" & ""Lovers"" --Poco - ""Kep On Tryin',"" ""Sagebrush Serenade"" & ""Makin' Love"" --Kenny Rankin - ""In the Name of Love"" & ""Lost Up in Loving You"" --Midnight Special salute: B.B. King

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  17. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 17 - Helen Reddy / Natalie Cole / Petula Clark
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Helen Reddy / Natalie Cole / Petula Clark

    S4:E17

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Sweet Sympathy,"" ""You Know Me"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Petula Clark - ""Give Me a Smile"" & ""Going Out of My Head"" --Natalie Cole - ""This Will Be"" & ""I Can't Say No"" --C.W. McCall - ""Convoy"" & ""The Silverton"" --Uriah Heep - ""Shady Lady"" --Ted Neely - ""Paradise"" & ""Gethsemane"" --Billy Braver (stand-up comedian)

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  18. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 18 - Helen Reddy / 5th Dimension / Tom T. Hall
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Helen Reddy / 5th Dimension / Tom T. Hall

    S4:E18

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Our House,"" ""God Bless the Child"" & ""I Am Woman"" --The 5th Dimension - ""Just Too Many People"" & medley of hits (""Up, Up and Away,"" ""Stone Soul Picnic,"" ""Wedding Bell Blues,"" ""One Less Bell to Answer,"" ""Aquarius"" & ""We're Going Places Together"") --Tom T. Hall - ""I Like Beer"" & ""Pamela Brown"" --Janis Ian - ""This Must Be Wrong"" & ""Jesse"" --Queen - ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" (probably a music video) --Tim Thomerson (comedy segment) --Midnight Special salute to Frank Zappa

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  19. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 19 - Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 1)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 1)

    S4:E19

    Third Anniversary Show --Wolfman Jack (host) --Herb Alpert (from 20-Jun-75) - ""Desert Dance"" and a medley of hits (""Lonely Bull,"" ""Spanish Flea,"" ""This Guy's in Love with You,"" ""Taste of Honey"" and ""Zorba the Greek"") --Glen Campbell - ""Rhinestone Cowboy"" --George Carlin (stand-up comedy) --Gladys Knight and the Pips - ""Midnight Train to Georgia"" & ""I've Got to Use My Imagination"" --Randy Newman - ""All His Love"" --The O'Jays - ""Put Your Hands Together"" and a medley (""People Keep Telling Me,"" ""Time to Get Down,"" ""This Air I Breathe,"" ""992 Arguments"" and ""Backstabbers"") --Linda Ronstadt - ""When Will I Be Loved"" --Frankie Valli - ""My Eyes Adored You"" and a medley of hits (""Sherry,"" ""Walk Like a Man,"" ""Big Girls Don't Cry"" and ""Bye Bye Baby"") --Salute to Elton John

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  20. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 20 - Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Host: Wolfman Jack (3rd Anniversary Show, Part 2)

    S4:E20

    Wolfman Jack (host) --Paul Anka - ""You're Having My Baby"" & ""Jubilation"" --The Captain and Tennille - ""(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman"" --Mac Davis - ""Something's Burning"" --Janis Ian - ""At Seventeen"" & ""When the Party's Over"" --Barry Manilow - ""Could It Be Magic"" --Richard Pryor (stand-up comedy segment) --Neil Sedaka - ""Laughter in the Rain"" and a medley of hits --Midnight Special salute to Neil Young

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  21. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 21 - Host: David Brenner
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Host: David Brenner

    S4:E21

    David Brenner (guest host) - stand-up comedy segments throughout show --Fleetwood Mac - ""Over My Head"" & ""Rhiannon"" --Lesley Gore - ""Immortality"" & ""Can't Seem to Live Our Good Times Down"" --B.B. King - ""Breaking Up Somebody's Home"" & ""Reconsider Baby"" --Michael Murphy - ""Renegade"" & ""Wildflower"" --Anne Murray - ""Sunday Sunrise"" --Midnight Special salute to Dion

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  22. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 22 - Helen Reddy / Miracles / Tanya Tucker / ELO
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Helen Reddy / Miracles / Tanya Tucker / ELO

    S4:E22

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""Somewhere in the Night"" --Frankie Avalon - ""Venus"" --Frankie Avalon and Helen Reddy - ""Why"" --David Bowie - ""Fame"" (music video?) --Billy Braver (comedy segment with Helen Reddy) --Electric Light Orchestra - ""Evil Woman,"" ""Nightrider"" & ""Strange Magic"" --The Miracles - ""Love Machine,"" ""Ain't Nobody Straight in L.A."" & ""Do It Baby"" --Tanya Tucker - ""Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You"" & ""You've Got Me to Hold On To"" --Midnight Special salute to Little Richard

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  23. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 23 - Helen Reddy / Peter Frampton / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Helen Reddy / Peter Frampton / Rufus feat. Chaka Khan

    S4:E23

    Helen Reddy (host) - ""The Immigrant,"" ""Nice to Be Around"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Peter Frampton - ""Show Me the Way"" & ""Baby I Love Your Way"" --Melissa Manchester - ""Just You and I,"" ""Rescue Me"" & ""Sing Sing Sing"" --Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - ""Sweet Thing"" & ""Fool's Paradise"" --Jimmie Walker (comedy segment) --Midnight Special salute to Johnny Rivers

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  24. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 24 - Helen Reddy / Gordon Lightfoot / Little Richard
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Helen Reddy / Gordon Lightfoot / Little Richard

    S4:E24

    -Helen Reddy (host) - ""Modern Day Magic,"" ""Hold Me in Dreams Tonight"" & ""I Am Woman"" --Eric Carmen - ""All By Myself"" & ""That's Rock 'n' Roll"" --Gordon Lightfoot - ""Summertime Dream,"" ""Spanish Moss"" & ""I'm Not Supposed to Care"" --Little Richard - ""Call My Name"" --Little Richard & Helen Reddy - ""Since I Met You Baby"" --Barbara Mandrell - ""Rocky Top"" --Donna Summer - ""Love to Love You Baby"" & ""Could It Be Magic"" --Midnight Special salute: Jimmy Webb

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  25. The Midnight Special Season 4 Episode 25 - Host: Natalie Cole
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Host: Natalie Cole

    S4:E25

    Natalie Cole (guest host) - ""This Will Be,"" ""Mr. Melody,"" ""Inseparable"" & ""Sophisticated Lady"" --The Bee Gees - ""Nights on Broadway"" & ""Jive Talkin'"" --Keith Carradine - ""I'm Easy"" --Charo - ""La Salsa"" --Earth, Wind and Fire - ""Mighty Mighty"" & ""Shining Star"" --KC and the Sunshine Band - ""That's the Way (I Like It)"" & ""Get Down Tonight"" --Gwen McCrae - ""Rockin' Chair"" & ""He Don't Ever Lose His Groove"" --Midnight Special salute to Alvin Lee and Ten Years After

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Helen Reddy / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band / Phoebe Snow" is the best rated episode of "The Midnight Special" season 4. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/19/1975. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Helen Reddy / Isaac Hayes / Barry Manilow".