The Lawrence Welk Show

Lawrence Welk (center) hosted the series

The Lawrence Welk Show was an American televised musical variety show. It was hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk with Norma Zimmer appearing as "the Champagne Lady".

The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years, from 1951 to 1955, then nationally for another 16 years on ABC from 1955 to 1971, followed by 11 years in first-run syndication from 1971 to 1982.

Other websites

• The Lawrence Welk Show on IMDb
• The Lawrence Welk Show at TV.com
• Lawrence Welk Music Arrangements database Provides access to some 10,000 music arrangements used on the Lawrence Welk Show, now preserved at North Dakota State University.
• Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show
• The Lawrence Welk Show episodes Archived 2016-06-05 at the Wayback Machine on Hulu (currently consisting only of 21 black-and-white episodes from prior to 1965)