The Dick Cavett Show: Season 4
Season 4 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 The Dick Cavett Show Season 3.
- 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 4 Progress Shield
Helen Gurley Brown, Jim Brown, Little Richard, Scott Gourlay, Skeeter Vaughan
Feb 17, 1970 · 90 min
Jerry Rubin, Billy Kidd, Phillip A. Luce, Gerri Granger, Dominic Assaro, John Crawford
Mar 5, 1970 · 90 min
Jane Fonda, Peter Fonda, Henry Fonda, Dr. Michael Ramsey, Mort Sahl, Lanada Means
Mar 13, 1970 · 90 min
Hugh Hefner, Rollo May, Grace Slick and Jefferson Airplane, Sally Kempton, Susan Brownmiller
Mar 26, 1970 · 90 min
Mel Brooks, Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, Dr. Aaron Stern, Rex Reed
Apr 6, 1970 · 90 min
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests producer Mel Brooks, film critic Rex Reed, actors Mark Frechette and Daria Halprin and Dr. Aaron Stern.
Rose Kennedy, Dizzy Dean, Bob Thomas, Dr. Harry Gordon, Kole and Param
May 19, 1970 · 90 min
Sugar Ray Robinson, Dan Greenburg, Avery Corman, Dr. Thomas Szasz, Jane Forth
May 22, 1970 · 90 min
Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Noël Coward, Tammy Grimes, Brian Bedford
Jun 1, 1970 · 90 min
Gen. James Gavin, Gen. Elizabeth Hoisington, Gen. Anna Mae Hays, Alice Playten
Jun 19, 1970 · 90 min
Debbie Reynolds, Sly & The Family Stone, Pancho Gonzales, Sen. Fred Harris
Jul 13, 1970 · 90 min
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests actress Debbie Reynolds, tennis great Pancho Gonzales, Senator and Mrs. Fred Harris of Oklahoma and the band Sly and the Family Stone.
Harry Belafonte, Alan Sues, Oscar Brown Jr., Jean Pace, Sivuca, Betty Seimes
Jul 14, 1970 · 90 min
Orson Welles
Jul 27, 1970 · 90 min
Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guest actor-writer-director Orson Welles.
Janis Joplin, Gloria Swanson, Margot Kidder, Dave Meggyesy
Aug 3, 1970 · 90 min
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests legendary actress Gloria Swanson, rocker Janis Joplin, actress Margot Kidder and author Dave Megessey. Highlights: Janis Joplin performs "My Baby"
Stevie Wonder, Elsa Lanchester, Alain Delon, Tex Ritter
Aug 11, 1970 · 90 min
Host Dick Cavett welcomes guests singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, actress Elsa Lancaster, actor Alain Delon and Country singer-musician Tex Ritter. Highlights: Stevie sings "Signed
John Mitchell, Robert Finch, Herb Klein, Leonard Garment, Maureen Finch
Sep 10, 1970 · 90 min
Darryl F. Zanuck, Madeleine Le Roux, Herschel Bernardi, Anthony Perkins
Sep 18, 1970 · 90 min
Shelley Winters, Tony Randall, Wally Cox, Dr. Vernon Mark, Dr. Frank Ervin
Oct 14, 1970 · 90 min
Billy Graham, Arthur Penn, Chief Dan George, R.V. Cassill, Mandy Rice-Davies
Dec 17, 1970 · 90 min
Jason Robards, David Susskind, Viva, Modern Jazz Quartet, Sidney Sheldon
Dec 23, 1970 · 90 min
Erich Segal, Little Richard, Rita Moreno, John Simon, Robert Kaufman
Dec 30, 1970 · 90 min
Dr. Joyce Brothers, Eileen Ford, Gwen Davis, Carolyn Kenmore, Charlotte Curtis
Jan 5, 1971 · 90 min
Phyllis Newman, Tony Perkins, Natalia Makarova, Vladimir Rodzianko, Elia Kazan
Jan 6, 1971 · 90 min
Hugh O'Brian, Viva, Professor Paul Weiss, Professor Telford Taylor, Robert Bowie Johnson
Jan 8, 1971 · 90 min
Lillian Gish, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Julius Baker, Satchel Paige, Salvador Dali
Feb 11, 1971 · 90 min
E.G. Marshall, David Susskind, Victor Palmieri, William Rusher, Howard Miller, Leonard Davies
Mar 2, 1971 · 90 min
John Carradine, William Magruder, Kerry Melville, Billie Jean King
Mar 22, 1971 · 90 min
John Gielgud, David Frye, Buffalo Bob Smith, Ramsey Clark, Howdy Doody
Mar 31, 1971 · 90 min
Joseph Colombo, Anthony Colombo, Joyce Susskind, Barbara Howar, John Harris and Wolf, L. David Mech
Apr 14, 1971 · 90 min
Lauren Bacall, Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Richard Attenborough
Apr 28, 1971 · 90 min
Lynn Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Christopher Plummer, Patrick Campbell
May 6, 1971 · 90 min
Jack Hawkins, Lord George Brown, Constable John Ellis, Kenneth Tynan
May 7, 1971 · 90 min
Richard Harris, Romy Schneider, Dame Sybil Thorndike, Luis Miguel Dominguez
May 12, 1971 · 90 min
Dr. George Solomon, Robert Mueller, John O Neill, Michael Sharp, Michael Vaquera
Jun 10, 1971 · 90 min
Michael Sharp, Michael Vaquera, Dr. George Solomon, Robert Mueller, John O Neill
Jun 11, 1971 · 90 min
Shirley Booth, Mayor Carl Stokes, William Ruckelshaus, Al Hibbler
Jul 14, 1971 · 90 min
Charlton Heston, Meadowlark Lemon, Joseph Papp, Jonelle Allen, Alan Weeks, Jeff Goldblum
Aug 11, 1971 · 90 min
Elke Sommer, Karl Wallenda, Seals and Crofts, Dr. Stancil Johnson
Aug 23, 1971 · 90 min
Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, Paul Hornung, Jerry Kramer, James Wooten
Sep 6, 1971 · 90 min
George Burns, Modern Jazz Quartet, Louise Lasser, Dr. Albert Ellis
Sep 13, 1971 · 90 min
Stan Freberg, Robert Citron, John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Sep 24, 1971 · 90 min
This episode also features three additional segments from John Lennon & Yoko Ono's appearance on September 11, 1971.
Keith Gordon, Renee Greene, Michael Ludwig, Teddie Mims, Debbie Epstein, Sylvia Platt
Oct 21, 1971 · 90 min
Eddie Albert, Cybill Shepherd, The New Seekers, Alejandro Jodorowsky
Nov 9, 1971 · 90 min
George Harrison, Mick Jones, Gary Wright & Wonderwheel, Ravi Shankar
Nov 23, 1971 · 90 min
The Muppets with Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Caroll Spinney
Nov 25, 1971 · 90 min
Keith Gordon, Renee Green, Michael Ludwig, Teddie Mims, Debbie Epstein
Dec 24, 1971 · 90 min
Robert Wagner, Adelle Davis, Lola Redford, Ilene Goldman, Mimi Farina, Tom Jans
Jan 10, 1972 · 90 min
Madeline Kahn, Anthony Burgess, Gov. R. Shafer, Dr. Tom Ungerleider
Jan 19, 1972 · 90 min
Paddy Chayefsky, Christopher Isherwood, Allen Ginsberg, Earl "Fatha" Hines
Jan 27, 1972 · 90 min
Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Gloria Foster, Dr. Neil Solomon
Feb 24, 1972 · 90 min
Joseph Kennedy II, Carmen McRae, Milt Kamen, Dr. Delano Meriwether
Mar 1, 1972 · 90 min
Dizzy Gillespie, Nicholas Johnson, Sir John Masterman, Vincent Viano
Mar 10, 1972 · 90 min
Eddie Cuevas, Sammy Carlos, Raul Esteves, Louis Lopez, Herbie Santana, Raul Guerrero
May 2, 1972 · 90 min
Theodore Bikel, The Supremes, William F. Buckley Jr., Rabbi Meir Kahane
Jun 7, 1972 · 90 min
Dr. Daniel Callahan, Robert Francoeur, Dr. Marc Lappe, Robert Rimmer, Barbara Williamson
Jun 20, 1972 · 90 min
George Wein, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, June Christy, Joe Williams
Jun 30, 1972 · 90 min
Bette Davis, Mort Sahl, Michael Parkinson, Jonathan Miller, Jackie Stewart
Jul 7, 1972 · 90 min
John Lindsay, Cliff Robertson, Catherine Mackin, Fanny Gardiner Collins
Aug 29, 1972 · 90 min
Barry Goldwater, Carmen McRae, John Fire Lame Deer, William E. Miller, Richard Erdoes
Sep 8, 1972 · 90 min
Jim McKay, Cathy Rigby, Dan Gable, Jim Ryun, Sugar Ray Seales, Dave Wottle
Sep 26, 1972 · 90 min
Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Lana Cantrell, Jill Ireland
Oct 3, 1972 · 90 min
William Rusher, Evan Sanerjian, Michael Dukakis, Dr. Jennifer James, Gina McDowell, Dan McGowan
Nov 3, 1972 · 90 min
Howard Cosell, Dr. Frederick Dockstader, Ilene Goldman, Indian Fashion Show
Dec 28, 1972 · 90 min
Ethel Merman, Harlem Globetrotters, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Citron
Feb 19, 1973 · 90 min
Frank Fools Crow, Frank Kills Enemy, Matthew King, Meredith Quinn, Vernon Bellecourt, Robert Burnette
Mar 21, 1973 · 90 min
Major Joseph S. Abbott, Captain Michael L. Brazelton, Captain James V. DiBernardo, Commander John H. Fellowes, Sergeant Donald Rander
Apr 18, 1973 · 90 min
Captain James Baxter, Dr. Morris Chafetz, Reverend H. Gordon McDonald, James MacTavish, Thomas Swafford, Nell Wing, Part 1
Apr 19, 1973 · 90 min
Captain James Baxter, Dr. Morris Chafetz, Reverend H. Gordon McDonald, James MacTavish, Thomas Swafford, Nell Wing, Part 2
Apr 20, 1973 · 90 min
Pearl Bailey, Bob and Ray, Dr. Cornelia Wilbur, Flora Rheta Schreiber
May 16, 1973 · 90 min
Marlon Brando, Sam Cagey, Dr. Wallace Heath, Dennis Limberhand, Mervin Wright
Jun 12, 1973 · 90 min
Alexander Bickel, Richard Kuh, Truman Capote, Anthony Perkins, Bishop Paul Moore, Dr. Natalie Shainess, Part 1
Jul 10, 1973 · 90 min
Alexander Bickel, Richard Kuh, Truman Capote, Anthony Perkins, Bishop Paul Moore, Dr. Natalie Shainess, Part 2
Jul 11, 1973 · 90 min
Sen. Howard Baker, Sen. Daniel Inouye, Sen. Herman Talmadge, Sen. Lowell Weicker
Aug 1, 1973 · 90 min
Alexander Bickel, Peter Lisagor, William Ruckelshaus, Hugh Sidey, Sen. John Tower
Oct 30, 1973 · 90 min
Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Eddie Jones, Felix Parnes, Walter Youngblood, Larry Holmes
Jan 17, 1974 · 90 min
Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, Jeffrey St. John, Fran Griffin
Mar 21, 1974 · 90 min
Steven Weed, Reginald Murphy, Burke Elbrick, Brian Jenkins, Eugene Paul Getty
May 30, 1974 · 90 min
Paul Simon, Dixon Singers, Barbara Howar, Jerzy Kosinski, Anthony Burgess
Sep 5, 1974 · 90 min