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The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour: Season 1

19 episodes Premiered Aug 1, 1971 Updated Oct 8, 2026
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Show 1 - Series Premeire

Aug 1, 1971 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with a medley of ""The Beat Goes On"" and ""It Don't Come Easy"", followed by a monologue featuring banter from their nightclub act. 2. As the Bono

S1·E2 Core

Show 2

Aug 8, 1971 · 60 min

1. As Sonny sings ""Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"" at the piano, Ken comes up to him, claiming to know all about his troubled past. 2. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Jo

S1·E3 Core

Show 3

Aug 15, 1971 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""With a Little Help From My Friends"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Cher sings ""God Bless the Child"" 3. The rock group Gideon and Power perf

S1·E4 Core

Show 4

Aug 22, 1971 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Games People Play"" and banter about Sonny's logic that their show will become a mid-season replacement. 2. Merv sings ""Get Together"" as t

S1·E5 Core

Show 5

Aug 29, 1971 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Proud Mary"" and banter about Sonny's horoscope having him think that he can't do anything wrong. 2. ""The Cultural Spot"" -- Cher is featur

S1·E6 Mytharc

Show 6 - Summer Replacement Series Finale

Sep 5, 1971 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher perform ""Something"" and ""Maybe I'm Amazed"" 2. ""The Vamps"" -- Cher is featured in comedy blackouts as Helen of Troy, Catherine the Great and Sadie Thompson.

S1·E7 Core

Show 7 - Midseason Premiere

Dec 27, 1971 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""All I Ever Need Is You"" and banter about their summer show and Christmas holiday together. 2. As Sonny recites his new poem, ""What Is Life

S1·E8 Core

Show 8

Jan 3, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Sooner Or Later"" and banter about what makes their marriage such a solid success. 2. Sonny sings ""Whispering"" until he's distracted by ev

S1·E9 Core

Show 9

Jan 10, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Good Day Sunshine"" and banter about how Sonny sets Cher up for the big laughs. 2. ""Information Please"" -- The Presidential assistant to M

S1·E10 Core

Show 10

Jan 17, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""It Takes Two"" and banter about Sonny's new interest in body language. 2. ""I Got You Babe"" -- Sonny is featured in a recurring skit as a s

S1·E11 Core

Show 11

Jan 24, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Put a Little Love In Your Heart"" and an opening dialogue. 2. ""The Vamps"" -- Cher appears in comedy sketches as Scarlett O'Hara of Gone Wi

S1·E12 Core

Show 12

Jan 31, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""More Today Than Yesterday"" and banter about Sonny's new organic health food diet. 2. Cher sings ""The Way Of Love"" 3. Tony leads the cast

S1·E13 Mytharc

Show 13

Feb 7, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""People Got To Be Free"" and banter about the art of self-control. 2. Sonny and Cher are joined on-stage by Mike and Jean, who only seem to h

S1·E14 Core

Show 14

Feb 14, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Cry Like a Baby"" and banter about Sonny's start in the music business. 2. Sonny gets Burt to re-create one of the breathtaking stunts he's

S1·E15 Core

Show 15

Feb 21, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"" and banter about Sonny's new interest in exercising and staying in shape. 2. Art joins Sonny and Cher on sta

S1·E16 Core

Show 16

Feb 28, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Eight Days a Week"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Ralph Edwards surprises Sonny with his This Is Your Life presentation. 3. Cher sings ""As T

S1·E17 Core

Show 17

Mar 6, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Got To Get You Into My Life"" and banter with Sonny comparing himself to a finely tuned Italian race car. 2. Sandy joins Sonny and Cher on s

S1·E18 Mytharc

Show 18

Mar 13, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with a medley of ""The Beat Goes On"" and ""It Don't Come Easy"" and banter about Cher being named one of the ten best dressed women in America. 2.

S1·E19 Mytharc

Show 19 - Season Finale

Mar 20, 1972 · 60 min

1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Get Ready"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Cher sings ""The Way Of Love"" 3. ""The Vamps"" -- Merv joins Cher in vamp blackouts of Bonnie and

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