Make Your Own Kind Of Music is an American television series starring The Carpenters

The Carpenters

Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of sister Karen and brother Richard Carpenter. The Carpenters were the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and...

 that aired on NBC

NBC

The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

 from July 20, 1971 to September 7, 1971. Some guest stars were Don Knotts

Don Knotts

Jesse Donald "Don" Knotts was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, a role which earned him five Emmy Awards...

, Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert

Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...

, Al Hirt

Al Hirt

Al Hirt was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He is best remembered for his million selling recordings of "Java", and the accompanying album, Honey in the Horn . His nicknames included 'Jumbo' and 'The Round Mound of Sound'...

, Mark Lindsay

Mark Lindsay

Mark Lindsay is an American musician, best known as the singer for the group Paul Revere & the Raiders.-Biography:Lindsay was born in Eugene, Oregon and was the second of eight children...

, Patchett & Tarses, and the Doodletown Pipers

Doodletown Pipers

The Doodletown Pipers were a 1960s and 1970s easy listening vocal group founded by Ward Ellis, George Wilkins, Bernie Brillstein and Jerry Weintraub....

.

The key concept of the series is that each show starts off with the letter "A". The first show started off with "A is for Alpert," as Herb Alpert stands next to a big letter "A", and introduces the show. They then go down the alphabet list, and if they get to "Z", the show is over.

Videos from the series released on DVD

• "(They Long to Be) Close to You
  (They Long to Be) Close to You
  " Close to You" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was first recorded by Richard Chamberlain and released as a single in 1963 as "They Long to Be Close to You," without parentheses. However, it was the single's flip side, "Blue Guitar," that became a hit...
  
  " - Gold: Greatest Hits (2002), letter "Y" for "You"

Air date: September 7, 1971

• "Rainy Days and Mondays
  Rainy Days and Mondays
  "Rainy Days and Mondays" is a 1971 song by The Carpenters that went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It was also the duo's fourth #1 song on the Adult Contemporary singles chart...
  
  " - Interpretations
  Interpretations (The Carpenters DVD)
  The Carpenters' DVD "Interpretations" was originally released as a VHS cassette tape in 1995 until 1997, with the debut of the DVD. The DVD contains footage mainly from their 5 TV specials and TV series from 1971-1980.-Track listings:...
  
  (1995), letter "K" for "Karen"

Air date: August 17, 1971

• "Reason to Believe
  Reason to Believe
  "Reason to Believe" is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965, which has since been recorded by a number of other artists, the most known of which is by Rod Stewart in 1971 and 1993...
  
  " - Interpretations (1995), letter "K" for "Karen"

Air date: September 7, 1971

• "We've Only Just Begun
  We've Only Just Begun
  "We've Only Just Begun" is the signature song of The Carpenters, written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams , and is often used as a wedding song. The song was ranked at #405 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".The song was recorded by Smokey Roberds, a friend...
  
  " - Interpretations (1995), letter "Y" for "You"

Air date: September 7, 1971

• "Bless The Beasts and Children
  Bless the Beasts and Children (song)
  The theme song to the 1971 film Bless the Beasts and Children was performed by The Carpenters, and was featured on the B-side to their then-recent hit, "Superstar". The B-side charted on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually topping out at #67. In order to promote it, The Carpenters performed it on...
  
  " - Interpretations (1995), letter "F" for "Film (Music)"

Air date: August 31, 1971

• "(A Place To) Hideaway" - Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters
  Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters
  Close to You: Remembering The Carpenters is a 100 minute long documentary that was released on DVD by MPI Home Video. It features interviews by Richard Carpenter, John Bettis , Gary Sims , Petula Clark, et al....
  
  (1997), letter "K" for "Karen"

Air date: August 10, 1971