The 50th Barbara Walters Special (1988)

On November 29, 1988, ABC presented a special two hour edition to commemorate Barbara Walters 50th primetime appearance by covering an array of clips beginning with its first special in 1976, along with retrospective commentary. A constellation of stars from Paul Newman, Johnny Carson, Barbra Streisand, Redd Foxx, Diana Ross, Cher, Farrah Fawcett, Laurence Olivier, Jimmy Stewart, Alan Alda, Bette Davis, Burt Reynolds, Sylvester Stallone, Eddie Murphy, Better Midler, Richard Pryor, Patrick Swayze, Jane Fonda, Joan Rivers, Goldie Hawn, Michael J. Fox, along with clips from Bing Crosby and John Wayne's final TV interviews.