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Host: Fred Astaire; guests: Ethel Merman, Jack Jones, Marcel Marceau, Pat Morita, The Rogge Sisters, The Hardy Family
The Hollywood Palace
Program Rundown: Fred opens the show singing "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Lady Be Good," and talks about the Batman TV show craze of 1966. Then Fred introduces the Hardy Family tumbling act. Comedian Pat Morita follows with a monologue about Japanese culture and the Rogge Sisters perform a balancing act. Ethel Merman sings "Some People," and Fred and Ethel do a medley of each other's hits, including "I Got Rhythm," "Everything's Coming Up Roses, " "Let's Face the Music and Dance," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "Cheek to Cheek," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "They Say It's Wonderful," and "Anything Goes." Marcel Marceau mimes a man trying to catch a butterfly, Jack Jones sings "The Shadow of Your Smile" and "What Now, My Love." Fred concludes the show by dancing to "Bugle Call Rag."