Lawrence Welk Show Network Pilot 1955

This episode did not originally air but was recorded as a pilot for the network. That is why you will find the recording to be so much better than the surviving kinescopes of the first seasons. If you have watched the early Lawrence Welk shows, all of these stars and even the performances will be familiar. The most interesting part of the show to me is that much of it was recorded in what appears to be a church.

It opens with the Lawrence welk theme song, Bubbles in the Wine
Stumbling with Lawrence and Myron Floren on accordions.
Cuddle Up a Little Closer - ALice Lon and Dick Dale
Beer Barrel Polka
Saint-Saëns: The Swan
The Darktown Strutters Ball - Bob Lido & Alladin
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Jim Roberts
The Twelfth Street Rag
The Dancers' Waltz
I Love Girls - Rocky Rockwell
Smile, Darn You, Smile
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