Kraft Music Hall: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Kraft Music Hall Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Alan King: A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to September
Sep 17, 1969 · 60 min
--Alan King (host) --Alan King and Browning Bryant - ""The Straight Life"" --Browning Bryant (teenage singer) - ""Shenandoah"" --Carol Lawrence - ""Wait till the Sun Shines,
Kraft Presents Eddy Arnold
Sep 24, 1969 · 60 min
--Eddy Arnold (host) - ""That's How Much I Love You,"" ""I'll Hold You in My Heart"" & ""Make the World Go Away"" --Bobbie Gentry - ""Peaceful"" --Bernadette Peters --Phil
The Friars Roast Milton Berle
Oct 1, 1969 · 60 min
""The Friars Roast Milton Berle"" with Alan King as the ""Roastmaster"" Guests: --Jack Benny --Red Buttons --Don Drysdale (former Dodger's pitcher) --Steve Lawrence
Kraft Presents Wayne Newton
Oct 8, 1969 · 60 min
--Wayne Newton (host) - ""Hello, My Baby,"" ""What Kind of Fool Am I?"" ""The Lord Must Be in New York City"" & ""Blowin' in the Wind"" --Michele Lee (singer-actress) - ""Runnin
3rd Annual Country Music Association Awards
Oct 15, 1969 · 60 min
Country Music Association Awards (broadcast from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville) --hosted by Tennessee Ernie Ford Scheduled performers: --Glen Campbell - ""Galveston"" --
Alan King Stops The Press
Oct 22, 1969 · 60 min
""Alan King Stops the Press"" - a satrical look at newspapers Comedy: --Alan King (host) - does a monologue on editorials, horoscopes and cheesecake photos. --A husband (Alan
Kraft Presents Eddy Arnold
Nov 5, 1969 · 60 min
--Eddy Arnold (host) - ""Morning of My Mind,"" ""Jean,"" ""Since December"" and medley (""Margie, Margie,"" ""Sweet Sue,"" ""Ida,"" ""My Name Is Sue"" and ""Molly Darlin'."") --T
The Sound of Burt Bacharach
Nov 19, 1969 · 60 min
""The Sound of Bacharach"" - features the music of Bacharach, plus a tribute to Harold Arlen. --Lena Horne, Tony Bennett and Burt Bacharach perform a medley of Bacharach tunes.
Alan King...Public Consumer Number One
Nov 26, 1969 · 60 min
A Tribute to the ""Mistreated"" Consumer Music: --Alan King - sings ""I Can't Give You Anything but Love"" --Angie Dickinson - ""Daddy"" --Angie Dickinson and Alan King
Johnny Cash - American Songbag
Dec 10, 1969 · 60 min
""Johnny Cash - American Songbag"" with Special Guest Star - Miss Peggy Lee Songs of the American Heritage (woven around the writings of Carl Sandburg) --Johnny Cash - ""This L
Kraft Presents Steve & Eydie
Dec 17, 1969 · 60 min
--Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme (co-hosts) - ""Come Back to Me,"" ""Walk On By,"" ""You and I,"" ""The Honeymoon Is Over,"" ""Didn't We?"" and ""Hurry Home for Christmas"" --Sonn
Christmas with Wayne Newton
Dec 24, 1969 · 60 min
1969 Christmas Show --Wayne Newton (host) - ""Christmas Journey"" --The Cowsills - ""Silver Bells"" and ""Jingle Bell Rock"" --Jack Wild - ""Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts
Alan King Rings In The New Year and Wrings Out The Old
Jan 7, 1970 · 60 min
--Alan King --Michele Lee --Paul Lynde --David Frye --Gene Baylos
The Friars Roast Jack Benny
Jan 21, 1970 · 60 min
""The Friars Roast Jack Benny"" with Johnny Carson (as the Roastmaster) Guests: --Spiro Agnew (Vice-President) --Milton Berle --George Burns --Phil Harris --Denni
Kraft Presents Eddy Arnold
Jan 28, 1970 · 60 min
--Eddy Arnold (host) - ""Raindrops,"" ""Soul Deep,"" ""A Man's Kind of Woman"" and ""The Tennessee Waltz"" --Florence Henderson - ""People Gotta Be Free"" --Sacha Distel (singe
Kraft Presents Desi Arnaz
Feb 4, 1970 · 60 min
--Desi Arnaz (host) - ""Cuban Pete,"" ""Turn Around"" and ""Babalu"" --Vivian Vance --Bernadette Peters - ""Chewi Chewi"" & ""I Didn't Know What Time It Was"" --Desi Arnaz
Kraft Presents Petula Clark
Feb 18, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Petula Clark - ""I Couldn't Live without Your Love,"" ""Sign of the Times"" and ""A Natural Woman"" --Anthony Newley - performs a medley (of songs from his two big s
Eddy Arnold - America in the 70's
Feb 25, 1970 · 60 min
""America in the '70's"" - a salute to the new decade --Eddy Arnold - ""Soul Deep,"" ""Blowin' in the Wind"" and ""Tennessee Stud"" --Eddy Arnold and Anita Bryant - ""I'm Little
Alan King's Wonderful World of Aggravation, Part II
Mar 4, 1970 · 60 min
""Alan King's Wonderful World of Aggravation, Part II"" Sketches: --Mr. and Mrs. Plotman (Alan King and Anne Meara) find a few surprises when they visit their child's college o
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme / Peggy Lee
Mar 11, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Steve Lawrence - ""Mama, a Rainbow"" --Eydie Gorme - ""Tonight I'll Say a Prayer"" --Peggy Lee - ""Me and My Shadow"" --Steve, Eydie and Peggy appear together in a
Kraft Presents Phil Silvers and Paul Lynde
Mar 25, 1970 · 60 min
Guests: --Phil Silvers and Paul Lynde (co-hosts) --Barbara Feldon --Jerry Stiller & Anne Meara - comedy routine: Jerry interviews Anne, a member of the Silent Majority. --J
Kraft Presents Eddy Arnold
Apr 8, 1970 · 60 min
--Eddy Arnold - ""In the Middle of the Morning"" --Jackie DeShannon - ""You Keep Me Hangin' On"" & ""Hurt So Bad"" --John Davidson - ""Somewhere"" --Charlie Callas (comedi
Phil Harris Presents Bobbie Gentry, Part 1
Apr 29, 1970 · 60 min
Guests (First of two Country Music shows): --Phil Harris - ""Mr. Bojangles"" --Bobbie Gentry - ""He Made a Woman Out of Me"" --Bernadette Peters and Bobbie Gentry - ""Save
Phil Harris Presents Bobbie Gentry, Part 2
May 6, 1970 · 60 min
Guests (second of a two-part Country Music show): --Phil Harris (co-host) --Bobbie Gentry (co-host) - ""Rainmaker"" --Bernadette Peters - ""California Dreamin'"" --Roy C
Robert Morse / Liberace / Teresa Graves / Elke Sommer
May 20, 1970 · 60 min
--Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""No One but You,"" ""That's Why I Love Her,"" ""This Guy's in Love with You"" & ""Anytime"" --Robert Morse - ""Lonely Town"" --Liberace - "
Dusty Springfield / Dyan Cannon / Gene Barry / Terry-Thomas
May 27, 1970 · 60 min
Guests: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""My Cup Runneth Over,"" ""Butterflies in the Rain"" & ""The Other Man's Grass"" --Dusty Springfield - ""Free Girl"" & ""How Can I
Dan Blocker / Jo Anne Worley / Mireille Mathieu
Jun 3, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""Something,"" ""This Guy's in Love with You,"" ""One of Those Songs"" & ""Anytime"" --Dan Blocker and Des O'Connor - ""I'll Learn
Carol Lawrence / Bob Denver / Val Doonican
Jun 10, 1970 · 60 min
--Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""With Pen in Hand,"" ""Sign of the Singing Symbol,"" ""Applause"" & ""Anytime"" --Carol Lawrence and Des O'Connor - ""I'll Never Forgive Myse
Burt Bacharach / Dionne Warwick / Joel Grey
Jun 17, 1970 · 60 min
An Evening with Burt Bacharach --Burt Bacarach and Dionne Warwick - ""Make it Easy on Yourself"" & ""Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets"" --Dionne Warwick - ""What th
Martha Raye / Phil Harris / Sandie Shaw
Jun 24, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""Something,"" ""That Old Feeling,"" ""Anytime"" and ""UFOing"" --Martha Raye - ""Watch the Birdie"" --Martha Raye and Phil Harri
Julie London / Terry-Thomas / Jo Anne Worley
Jul 1, 1970 · 60 min
--Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""Mona Lisa,"" ""Didn't We?"" ""Call Me"" ""The Impossible Dream,"" ""Me and My Shadow"" & ""Portrait of My Love"" --Julie London - ""Softly,
Sid Caesar / Edie Adams / Matt Monro
Jul 8, 1970 · 60 min
Show taped in London: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""It Had to Be You,"" ""It's Raining in My Heart"" & ""You Are My Lucky Star"" --Sid Caesar (comedian, appears in two
Vikki Carr / George Gobel / Mrs. Miller / Roy Hudd
Jul 15, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""When Joanna Loved Me"" ""Didn't We?"" & ""Deed I Do"" --Vikki Carr - ""Singing My Song"" --Vikki Carr and Des O'Connor - ""I'll
Arte Johnson / Clodagh Rogers / George Kirby
Jul 22, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""Getting to Know You,"" ""Rainy Day,"" ""Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"" & ""Green, Green Grass of Home"" --Clodagh Rogers - ""Wol
Burt Bacharach / Juliet Prowse / Dusty Springfield
Jul 29, 1970 · 60 min
--Burt Bacharach (with singers and orchestra) - ""Always Something There to Remind Me,"" ""Alfie,"" and a medley of Bacharach's hits. --Burt Bacharach and Dusty Springfield - ""
Britt Ekland / Bobby Vinton
Aug 5, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""The Nearness of You"" & ""Quiet Night of Quiet Stars"" --Bobby Vinton - ""No Arms Can Ever Hold You"" --Harry Secombe (British
Jimmie Rodgers / Connie Stevens / Des O'Connor
Aug 12, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""Anytime"" & ""When You're Smiling"" --Jimmie Rodgers - ""Child of Clay"" --Jimmie Rodgers, Connie Stevens and Jimmy Edwards -
Al Martino / Phyllis Diller / Lonnie Donegan
Aug 19, 1970 · 60 min
--Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) --Al Martino - ""My Way"" --Al Martino & Des O'Connor - ""Careless Hands"" --Des O'Connor - ""For Once in My Life"" & ""With These Hands""
Phil Silvers / Kaye Stevens / New Faces
Aug 26, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""Thinking of You,"" ""World of Dreams"" & ""Honey"" --Kaye Stevens - ""Eli's Coming"" --Phil Silvers, Kaye Stevens and Johnny Vy
Kaye Ballard / Dana Valery / Roy Castle
Sep 2, 1970 · 60 min
Music: --Des O'Connor (Summer 1970 host) - ""It Had to Be You,"" ""The Impossible Dream,"" ""Possibilities,"" ""One of Those Songs"" and ""Anytime"" --Kaye Ballard, Des O'Conno