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For the Month of October

     HENNESEY (Series)
Airdate: October 5, 1959
Episode title: "Hennesey Meets Honeyboy"
Darin's character: Honeyboy Jones

     BOB HOPE (Special)
Airdate: October 3, 1960
Host: Bob Hope
Guests: Bobby Darin, Patti Page and Joan Crawford

     AMERICAN BANDSTAND
Airdate: October, 1962
Host: Dick Clark
Bobby is interviewed by Dick Clark

     THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON
Airdate: October 3, 1962.
Host: Johnny Carson
Guests: Bobby, Margaret O'Brien, The Chad Mitchell Trio and Bruce Randall.

     THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW (Daily Talk Show)
Airdate: October 17, 1962.
Host: Mike Douglas.
Guests: Bobby Darin and Ellie Frankel Trio.

     MERV GRIFFIN SHOW (Series)
Airdate: October 18, 1962
Host: Merv Griffin
Guest: Bobby Darin
Picture of Bobby and Merv

     WEEKEND
Airdate: October 27, 1962
(Thanks to Shane Brown for this information.)

     JERRY LEWIS SHOW (Series)
Airdate: October 19, 1963
Host: Jerry Lewis
Guests: Bobby Darin
(Thanks to Joy Cash for this information.)

     WAGON TRAIN (Series)
Airdate: October 4, 1964
Episode title: "The John Gillman Story"
Darin's character: John Gillman

     BOB HOPE CHRYSLER THEATRE (Series)
Airdate: October 9, 1964
Episode title: "Murder in the First"
Guest Stars: Janet Leigh, Bobby Darin
Darin's character: Brad Kubec

     STEVE LAWRENCE SHOW (Series)
Airdate: October 11, 1965
Host: Steve Lawrence
Guests: Bobby Darin

     THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW (Series)
Airdate: October 9, 1966
Guests included: Bobby Darin. Anthony Newley, Nancy Wilson and Herb Shriner
Darin's songs: "I Taught Him Everything He Knows," Girl/Woman song medley
(with Andy and Anthony), "Mame."
Picture of Bobby, Andy and Anthony

     KRAFT MUSIC HALL: GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY (Special)
Airdate: October 4, 1967
Host: Bobby Darin
Guests: Liza Minnelli, Kaye Stevens, Dennis Day and Jack Benny
Darin's songs: "Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Always Leave 'Em Laughing."

     LAUGH-IN (Series)
Airdate: October 14, 1968
Host: Rowan & Martin
Guests: Bobby Darin
Darin's songs: "Mack the Knife" (parody) (duet with Artie Johnson)

     THE JERRY LEWIS SHOW (Series)
Airdate: October 29, 1968
Host: Jerry Lewis
Guests: Bobby Darin, Paul Lynde and Moby Grape
Darin's songs: "Change" "Long Line Rider"

     TOM JONES SHOW (Series)
Airdate: October 2, 1969
Host: Tom Jones
Guests: Bob Darin
Darin's songs: "Distractions" "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (with Tom Jones)

     THE DARIN INVASION (Special)
Airdate: October, 1971
Syndicated special hosted by Bobby with guests George Burns, Linda Ronstadt,
The Poppy Family and Pat Carroll.

     IRONSIDE (Series)
Airdate: October 5, 1971
Episode Title: "The Gambling Game"
Darin's character: Charlie Rhine


Bob Hope and Bobby   Bobby Darin and Bobby Van

Tom Jones & Bobby       Van and Darin