
The Sonny and Cher Show
- 1976 – 1977
- Ended
- Comedy
- ~1h / ep
- 2 seasons
- 7.2/10
Cher and Sonny Bono starred in this quintessentially '70's TV comedy/variety show. Sonny and Cher's hit songs featured prominently on the show, as they would often sing and perform them between short skits.
Latest: Season 2 · 1976
View all seasonsE1. Show 12
Sep 26, 1976 · 60m
1. Sonny and Cher, with a few of their closest friends, get ready to watch the show in bed. 2. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Silly Love Songs"" and banter about the birth of Cher's baby during their summer hiatus. In a comedy blackout, Alvin (Sonny) and Laverne (Cher) discuss the TV show at their local bar. 3. Sonny sings ""You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me"" as film clips of him and daughter Chastity are shown. 4. Mimes Shields and Yarnell portray Sonny and Cher dolls on the set. 5. ""Beauty and the Beast"" -- Cher appears as King Kong's jealous sweetheart. 6. Tommy and Dick Smothers try to convince a stuffy bank employee (Barbara Eden) that they are heirs to the estate of the late Howard Hughes. 7. Gossip columnist Rona Barrett shares a Washington exclusive about a bionic Senator and his wife (Shields and Yarnell) who are entertaining a foreign dignitary (regular Ted Zeigler). 8. Cher sings ""Desperado"" 9. ""Football"" -- Sonny and George Gobel appear as a pair of easygoing
E2. Show 13
Oct 3, 1976 · 60m
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel"" and banter about the candidate they'll each be endorsing in this November's Presidential race. In a comedy blackout, Alvin (Sonny) tells Laverne (Cher) and Herbie (regular Ted Zeigler) he read in a fan magazine that Sonny and Cher are really brother and sister. 2. ""Women Of Washington"" -- Cher and Barbara appear as a pair of hometown girls from Tallahassee and Iowa who make a name for themselves in Washington, D.C. 3. ""The Prisoner"" -- Rocko's girlfriend (Cher) tells Rocko (Sonny) about her ""hug therapy"" treatments with the psychiatrist. 4. Having announced that they'll be going their separate ways at the end of the year, Tommy Smothers starts looking for a replacement behind his brother's back. 5. Cher sings ""I'm Easy"" 6. ""Mother Goose"" -- Mother Goose (Cher) presents a series of sketches spoofing famous nursery rhymes. In comedy blackouts, Jack Sprat (Sonny) tries getting his obese wife (Cher) to curb her eating;
E3. Show 14
Oct 10, 1976 · 60m
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""You Won't See Me"" and banter with Bob Hope about politics and their lives. In a comedy blackout, Laverne (Cher) voices her objection of a woman hanging around in a bar, taking advantage of unsuspecting men. 2. ""Lovers"" -- Having taken over the Red Baron's (Sonny's) headquarters, an American spy (regular Jack Harrell) disguises himself as Marlene Dietrich (Cher) to elude the German pilot; and King Arthur (Sonny) calls upon the services of Sir Lancelot (Bob) to help him find out which of his knights Dame Guinevere (Cher) has been cheating with. 3. The Jacksons perform ""Enjoy Yourself"" 4. Cher sings ""I Honestly Love You"" 5. Laverne (Cher) and Alvin (Sonny) discuss Sonny and Cher's outfits. 6. Bob signs ""Autumn Leaves"" as leaves begin to fall all over the set. 7. ""The Bozo Of the Year Awards"" -- Bob joins hosts Steve Star (Sonny) and Farrah Fetching (Cher) as they present awards to the biggest Bozos of the year. In comedy sketches, a Congressman (regul
E4. Show 15
Oct 17, 1976 · 60m
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Don't Go Breaking My Heart"" and a comedy dialogue. 2. ""Mother Goose"" -- Little Bo Peep (Charo) attempts to file a missing person's report on her lost sheep; Cher and Charo are featured in a segment about ""what little girls are made of"", and Sonny orders a bowl of ""peas porridge hot"" from restaurateur Wayne. 3. ""The Prisoner"" -- Rocko (Sonny) looks forward to a visit from his girl (Cher). 4. Laverne (Cher) and Carol Burnett exchange quips about their bodies. 5. Cher sings ""Ain't Misbehavin'"" 6. Sonny appears as a pilot with a bad case of reverse jetlag. 7. ""Borderline Honeymoon"" -- Sonny and Charo play honeymooners in a house having three rooms in three countries, and border guards at each door. 8. Sonny and Cher perform a medley of ""Fooled Around and Fell In Love"" and ""Never Gonna Fall In Love Again"" 9. ""In the Beginning"" -- Wayne tells the story of the very first bank. 10. Gunman John Dillinger (Sonny) holds everyone hostage in one of the finest s
E5. Show 16
Oct 24, 1976 · 60m
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""That'll Be the Day"" and banter about the Presidential candidates. In a comedy blackout, Alvin (Sonny) confides to Laverne (Cher) that he has feelings for her. 2. Italian film director Vente Nove (Sonny) shows his four-minute original disaster movie, ""The Towering Poseidon Quake Port Hinden Jaws Follies '78."" 3. Sonny and Cher perform ""Silly Love Songs"" with Donny and Marie. 4. ""The Battle Of the Sexes"" -- Cher plays a liberated wife who's accused of seducing her neighbor's (Ruth's) husband (Alex) and breaking his heart. 5. Cher sings ""It Had To Be You"" 6. ""The Channel 86 Cutesy News"" -- Sonny and Cher co-anchor the news program with Ruth, Alex and regular Ted Zeigler. In comedy sketches, West Point's first female cadet commander (Ruth) inspects the barracks; tennis pros Jimmy Connors (Sonny) and Chrissy Evert (Cher) break off their relationship while dining out; and Monty Hall (Alex) gets his first situation comedy. 7. Sonny and Cher close the show
E6. Show 17 - Halloween/Election Day Episode
60m
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Still the One"" and banter about Halloween and the upcoming Ford-Carter election. In a comedy blackout, Alvin and Laverne (Sonny and Cher) show up as trick-or-treaters at Herbie's (regular Ted Zeigler's) bar. 2. Cher sings ""The Things That Go Bump In the Night"" 3. Dr. Jekyll (Sonny) hosts an eerie party in which a special potion transforms his guests into Hyde-like creatures that terrorize the butler (Jim). 4. ""The Bionic Draculas At Home"" -- Shields and Yarnell portray Count Dracula and his ghoulish lady who are intent on sinking their teeth into the neck of an unsuspecting milkman (Sonny). 5. Sonny takes Chastity out trick-or-treating to Cher's house, where the tyke performs ""Sonny Boy."" 6. ""Beauty and the Beast"" -- Cher appears in a comedy sketch as King Kong's sweetheart, who's making arrangements to have her new lover pick up her parents at the airport. 7. ""The Monster Dating Game"" -- Wolfman Jim (Nabors) hosts the game show as Mary Jane Muffet
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