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The Beatrice Arthur Special

The Beatrice Arthur Special

Directed by Jeff Margolis, Howard Morris

Starring Bea Arthur, Rock Hudson

Bea Arthur's 1980 television special.

The Beatrice Arthur Special was a prime time U.S. television special broadcast on CBS on January 19, 1980. The production centered around Bea Arthur, who was joined by guest stars Rock Hudson, Melba Moore and ventriloquist Wayland Flowers with his puppet Madame in a series of musical numbers and comedy sketches.