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Season 1

  • S01E01 Oprah, Pee-Wee, Hulk Hogan, Dudley Moore

    • September 27, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Bathtub Baby I'm Burning/Credits Opening Monolog -- Dolly sings ""Bubblin' Over."" Dolly's Date – Dolly has her first make believe Date with Dudley Moore. Headlock on My Heart – In retaliation at the tabloids that claimed Dolly would wed Hulk Hogan, she wrote a song about marrying a wrestler and got Hulk to do the video. Strong response from fans got this video aired once more on a later episode. A Capella -- Dolly and the group sing ""Do I Ever Cross Your Mind."" Pee Wee's Playhouse – Dolly pays a visit to Pee Wee's Playhouse. The Duo sing ""Hey Good Lookin'."" Solo in the Spotlight – Dolly sings ""Someone to Watch Over Me,"" from the play ""Crazy for You."" Porgy and Bess – Dolly chats with Oprah Winfrey which leads to a skit with ditzy Dolly playing an actress auditioning for the play ""Porgy and Bess,"" and Oprah trying to explain Dolly's the wrong color for the part.

  • S01E02 Burt Reynolds, Whoopi, Alabama

    • October 4, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Bathtub: Dolly gives an opening introduction in a bathtub. Baby I'm Burnin' Saving It For You/Monolog: Dolly sings her new song, ""Savin' It For You,"" from the album ""Rainbow,"" and gives her opening Monolog. A Capella: Sing ""Holding On to You."" Out and About: Dolly gets to spend the day at a firestation and ride on a firetruck. Alabama: Alabama perform their song ""Chosen Few."" Solo in the Spotlight: Dolly sings ""Don't Get Around Much Anymore."" Vanity Fair Dolly tries to talk 14 ½ year old valley girl Whoopi Goldberg out of getting into a van with a guy, but she only succeeds in talking her out of a haircut. My Tennessee Mountain Home: Alabama joins Dolly to sing ""I saw the Light"" and ""Play Me Some Mountain Music."" Dolly sings ""Tiptoe, Tiptoe Little Dolly Parton."" A Capella: They sing ""Look on the Bright Side"" Q & A My Name Is Jonah: Dolly sings the biblical song with a group of kids. I Will Always Love You: ""Bye-Bye!"" Closing Credits

  • S01E03 Bruce Willis, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris

    • October 11, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Bruce Willis, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris

  • S01E04 Christine Ebersole, Patrick Duffy, Patti LaBelle

    • October 18, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Songs include: ""A Better Place to Live"" (Dolly), ""I've been Loving You Too Long"" (Patti), ""Up Above My Head"" (Dolly, Patti).

  • S01E05 Kermit the Frog, Delta Burke, Oak Ridge Boys

    • October 25, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Kermit the Frog, Delta Burke, Oak Ridge Boys

  • S01E06 Jackee Harry, Tom Petty, Ned Beatty, Jon Lovitz

    • November 1, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Vanity Fair - Jackee visits Dolly @ the Beauty Salon, getting ready to be her show. She & Dolly do a rendition of ""Here You Come Again"".

  • S01E07 A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving

    • November 18, 1987
    • ABC (US)

  • S01E08 Miss Piggy, Juice Newton, Jerry Reed

    • November 15, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Dolly introduces the ""Hoedown-Showdown"" segment, which will set the tone for the show, from this point forward. She also (with Miss Piggy's help), pokes fun of some of the segments with which she was never comfortable, with Miss Piggy lampooning the ""bubble bath"" segment, and offering an over-the-top performance of ""Someone to Watch Over Me"" (which Dolly herself performed in an earlier episode.

  • S01E09 Allyce Beasley, Smothers Brothers, Willie Nelson, Louis Nye

    • November 22, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Allyce Beasley, Smothers Brothers, Willie Nelson, Louis Nye

  • S01E10 A Down Home Country Christmas

    • November 29, 1987
    • ABC (US)

  • S01E11 Joe Piscipo, Tammy Wynette, Ricky Skaggs

    • January 4, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Joe Piscipo, Tammy Wynette, Ricky Skaggs

  • S01E12 Merle Haggard, Mary Hart

    • December 13, 1987
    • ABC (US)

    Merle Haggard, Mary Hart

  • S01E13 Kenny Rogers, Charles Durning, James Gregory

    • January 19, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Kenny Rogers, Charles Durning, James Gregory

  • S01E14 Tom Jones, Lee Majors, Paul Rodriguez, The Mccarters

    • ABC (US)

    Tom Jones, Lee Majors, Paul Rodriguez, The Mccarters

  • S01E15 Glen Campbell, Exile, Brenda Lee

    • ABC (US)

    Glen Campbell, Exile, Brenda Lee

  • S01E16 My Hawaii

    • ABC (US)

  • S01E17 Barbara Mandrell, Smokey Robinson, Tom Selleck, Temptations

    • ABC (US)

    Barbara Mandrell, Smokey Robinson, Tom Selleck, Temptations

  • S01E18 Nell Rich Little, Carter, Tyne Daly, Randy Travis, Porter Wagoner Interview

    • ABC (US)

    Nell Rich Little, Carter, Tyne Daly, Randy Travis, Porter Wagoner Interview

  • S01E19 Nashville Memories, Porter Wagoner

    • ABC (US)

    Nashville Memories, Porter Wagoner

  • S01E20 Miss Piggy, Bob Hope, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Swit

    • ABC (US)

    Miss Piggy, Bob Hope, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Swit

  • S01E21 Down In New Orleans - Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Neville Brothers

    • April 30, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Dolly films a special episode of her weekly series in New Orleans, celebrating the songs and people of the city. She performs aboard s steamboat with Pete Fountain, at a street fair with the Neville Brothers and the Dixie Cups, at a Bourbon Street nightclub with Irma Thomas, Alan Toussant and Dr. John, and at a Cajun hoedown with Doug Kirshaw.

  • S01E22 Loretta Lynn, Dabney Coleman, Jackie Mason

    • May 10, 1988
    • ABC (US)

    Dolly is joined by Loretta Lynn, comedian-musician Mike Schneider, and comedian Jackie Mason.