The Bobby Vinton Show

*The Bobby Vinton Show*
The Bobby Vinton Show
Genre	Variety Show
Created by	Chris Bearde
Directed by	Michael Steele
Presented by	Bobby Vinton
Ending theme	My Melody of Love
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Alan Blye and Chris Bearde
Producers	Philip McLaren; Alan Thicke
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Chuck Barris Productions
Original release
Network	CTV
Release	September 9, 1975 –; 1978

The Bobby Vinton Show was a Canadian musical variety television series produced for the CTV Television Network between 1975 and 1978, with a total of 52 episodes broadcast. Featuring Bobby Vinton, a best-selling popular music singer since the early 1960s, the series mixed comedy skits with musical interludes. Appearing on the series as a regular was comedian Billy Van. The series often satirized Vinton's Polish heritage, and its theme song was an "umpah band" rendition of his 1974 song "My Melody of Love" (Vinton also ended each episode by performing the song himself). The series was created by Chris Bearde and packaged by Chuck Barris. The shows always commenced with a large woman named Monique dancing the guest out to the stage.

The series was syndicated to local stations in the United States, although the program's entry in the user-edited Internet Movie Database suggests it may also have been broadcast by CBS during 1975 (CBS did broadcast his one-hour special, Bobby Vinton's Rock N' Rollers, during 1978).

The series also spawned a 1975 soundtrack album on ABC Records; see The Bobby Vinton Show (album).

Guests appearing on the show included:

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