Cher's very first episode of The Cher Show, broadcast 50 years ago on February 12, 1975, featuring special guests Bette Midler, Flip Wilson, and Sir Elton John.

Considered by many to be CBS' answer to the "Cosby Show", "Charlie and Co." followed the Richmond family, headed by dad Charlie (Flip Wilson), a blue-collar worker, and his wife Diana (Gladys Knight). Though the Richmonds were seen as more realistic and r...