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'''''Della!''''' (also known as '''''The Della Reese Show''''') was a talk show hosted by Della Reese. It aired for one season from 1969 to 1970. Reese and her sidekick, comedian Sandy Baron, welcomed many celebrities onto the hour-long show during its run. Peter Myers conducted the orchestra. ''Della!'' is notable for being the first talk show to have an African-American woman as its host. | '''''Della!''''' (also known as '''''The Della Reese Show''''') was a talk show hosted by Della Reese. It aired for one season from 1969 to 1970. Reese and her sidekick, comedian Sandy Baron, welcomed many celebrities onto the hour-long show during its run. Peter Myers conducted the orchestra. ''Della!'' is notable for being the first talk show to have an African-American woman as its host.<ref>[https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/decades-before-oprah-della-reese-became-the-first-black-woman-to-host-a-us-talk-show Atlas Obscura article on Della Reese being the first black woman to host her own talk show.] Retrieved 07 Jun '21</ref> | ||
All episodes are currently lost and it's unclear how much of the footage may even survive. Only a few clips have surfaced on YouTube. | All episodes are currently lost and it's unclear how much of the footage may even survive. Only a few clips have surfaced on YouTube. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
==Found Clips== | ===Found Clips=== | ||
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|description2 =Lou Alexander on ''Della!'' | |description2 =Lou Alexander on ''Della!'' | ||
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===Images=== | |||
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File:Sandy_Baron_Della_Reese.jpg|A promotional photo of Sandy Baron and Della Reese on the set of ''Della!'' | File:Sandy_Baron_Della_Reese.jpg|A promotional photo of Sandy Baron and Della Reese on the set of ''Della!''. | ||
File:Della_Reese_Show_1.jpg|A photo of Della Reese performing on ''Della!'' | File:Della_Reese_Show_1.jpg|A photo of Della Reese performing on ''Della!''. | ||
File:Della_Reese_Show_2.jpg|Another photo of Della Reese performing on ''Della!'' | File:Della_Reese_Show_2.jpg|Another photo of Della Reese performing on ''Della!''. | ||
File:Della_Reese_Show_3.jpg|Another photo of Della Reese performing on ''Della!'' | File:Della_Reese_Show_3.jpg|Another photo of Della Reese performing on ''Della!''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063892/ IMDb page on | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063892/ IMDb page on ''Della!''.] | ||
*[http://ctva.biz/US/TalkShow/Della.htm Episode guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive.] | *[http://ctva.biz/US/TalkShow/Della.htm Episode guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive.] | ||
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[[Category:Lost TV]] | [[Category:Lost TV]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] | [[Category:Partially found media]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:12, 7 June 2021
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Status: Partially Found
Della! (also known as The Della Reese Show) was a talk show hosted by Della Reese. It aired for one season from 1969 to 1970. Reese and her sidekick, comedian Sandy Baron, welcomed many celebrities onto the hour-long show during its run. Peter Myers conducted the orchestra. Della! is notable for being the first talk show to have an African-American woman as its host.[1]
All episodes are currently lost and it's unclear how much of the footage may even survive. Only a few clips have surfaced on YouTube.
Gallery
Found Clips
Images
A promotional photo of Sandy Baron and Della Reese on the set of Della!.
A photo of Della Reese performing on Della!.
Another photo of Della Reese performing on Della!.
Another photo of Della Reese performing on Della!.
