A SALUTE TO STAN LAUREL (CBS 11/23/1965)After Stan Laurel (of Laurel & Hardy fame) died on February 23, 1965, a photographer named Gene Lester (whose photos of Laurel in his last days appeared in the credits of the show) approached CBS with the idea of producing a tribute to him. Since Gene wasn't a producer, the network picked a crew experienced in variety shows to make this one hour special that was hosted by Dick Van Dyke as a tribute to the late comedian. The show starts off with a

provided she could deliver a major star for the show…and deliver she did

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The Troggs- "With A Girl Like You"

they’re just as confused as she is

ghost chasing to haunted houses

" blast off for an out-of-this-world trip in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the End Zone

Running Time: 1 hr 33 min (approx)

Hosted by Shirley Jones and Fred MacMurray this rare Dick Clark production would be the only time that the surviving cast members would get together to celebrate the series which included fondly remembered clips

Ed catches Raul playing Chico's guitar and Ed smashes it on the van in anger

Patty Duke is Shirley Abrahms

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"Classic Television Interviews" culled from various series are introduced by Mike Wallace