Editing Paul Lynde (section)

=== Television specials and variety shows ===
[[File:The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour Paul Lynde Nancy Walker 1975.jpg|thumb|right|''The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour'' (1975) with [[Nancy Walker]]]]

Lynde's continuing popularity led to his being signed by ABC to host a series of specials from 1975 to 1979, including:
* ''The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour'' (November 6, 1975) with [[Jack Albertson]], [[Nancy Walker]], and [[the Osmonds]]
* ''[[The Paul Lynde Halloween Special]]'' (October 29, 1976) featuring the first prime-time network appearance of [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], along with [[Margaret Hamilton (actress)|Margaret Hamilton]] recreating her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''. Hamilton and [[Billie Hayes]] (as ''[[H. R. Pufnstuf]]'''s Witchiepoo) teamed up in a skit where they ask Lynde to help them improve their (witches) image. Other guests included [[Betty White]], [[Donny Osmond|Donny]] and [[Marie Osmond]], [[Tim Conway]], and [[Roz Kelly]]
* ''The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour'' (April 23, 1977) with [[Cloris Leachman]] and [[Tony Randall]]
* ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (1977 TV special)|'Twas the Night Before Christmas]]'' (December 7, 1977) with Alice Ghostley, [[Martha Raye]], [[George Gobel]], and [[Foster Brooks]]<ref>{{cite news |author1=Joan Hanauer |title=Lynde Tries 'Different Christmas TV Special |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=so5IAAAAIBAJ&pg=2769,2833107&dq=paul+lynde+house&hl=en |work=[[The Youngstown Vindicator]] |date=December 7, 1977 |access-date=July 29, 2013}}</ref>
* ''The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour'' (May 20, 1978) with [[Juliet Prowse]], [[Brenda Vaccaro]], and [[Harry Morgan]]
* ''Paul Lynde at the Movies'' (March 24, 1979) with Betty White, [[Vicki Lawrence]], [[Robert Urich]], and [[Gary Coleman]]
* ''Paul Lynde Goes M-A-A-A-AD'' (May 20, 1979) with Marie Osmond, [[Charo]], and Vicki Lawrence

Lynde was a regular guest on the variety show ''[[Donny & Marie (1976 TV series)|Donny & Marie]]'' between 1976 and 1978, until he lost his guest-starring role due to very public, drunken arguments with police officers.<ref name=2019cw>{{cite web |last1=Gross |first1=Ed |title=Remembering the Life and Career of Paul Lynde, Star of 'Bewitched' and 'Hollywood Squares' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/paul-lynde-bewitched/ |website=Closer Weekly |publisher=American Media Entertainment Group |access-date=August 16, 2019 |date=February 15, 2019}}</ref>