This day in #KISSTORY – KISS lit up The Paul Lynde Halloween Special on ABC, broadcast on October 29, 1976 🔥 The band tore through an explosive performance of “Detroit Rock City” and “King of the Night Time World”, while Peter Criss brought the chills with a candle lit performance of “Beth” 🕯️   Who remembers tuning in for this unforgettable Halloween TV rock invasion?

Oct 29, 2025 · 8:22 PM UTC

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I saw it, thanks sis for telling me to watch the episode.
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I remember watching it when it originally aired. Same year i saw KISS live for the 1st time
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RIP Ace.
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Looovee it!!🎃🎶🎵🎸🎶❤️‍🔥 KISS rocks!🤘🏻
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This! I was 11, my mom loved Paul Lynde. That is how I feel in love with big dramatic stage shows! I also fell in love with Peter Criss, having the middle name Elizabeth , sealed that for me. Double Platinum was my first album when I was 13. Never saw them live until 2014.
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This was awesome!!! Paul Lynde, Witchie Poo, The Wicked Witch, Betty White, Florence Henderson, Billy Barty, Donny and Marie, Tim Conway, Pinky Tuscadero, and KISS.
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I own this exact Gene’s bass. Anyone interested in buying???
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It was Beatles/Ed Sullivan for 1970s Grade Schoolers. Every kid watched that. We just instinctively knew.
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I do remember this! I was 6 years old lol. It was the coolest thing I had ever seen. It started me down the path of rock music and haven't stopped since! Ace made me want to play guitar and that I did. Coming up next is KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park!!!!
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I remember this as a kid.
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LOL I watched this! 🤣
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I remember watching...dang I'm old 😂
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I was 14, two weeks away from 15. It was the first time I saw them in human form, not in a magazine, not on an album cover, it was magical.
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This was the night my life changed, as a 9 yr old I became a lifelong KISS fan
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🤘👅
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It was my first time seeing Kiss, it changed my whole life. I became a musician.
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I remember watching that. I’m old
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I remember it like it was yesterday 🔥
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Goddammit. I miss Ace.
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I Wouldn't Want To Meet Gene On A Dark Street Corner
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That was my first time seeing KISS playing
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Rockin all night baby! Woooooo!!
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Me💋
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The best halloween in the kiss🥹❤️
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Oh yeah!!!
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I remember. It was a thrill as a 12-year-old to see the band and see them perform.
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My homage. You wanted the Best! You got the Best! The HOTTEST Band in the Land. . .
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Just watched that on YouTube!!❤️❤️
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Our Ed Sullivan moment
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"You'll love them, they play such soothing quiet dinner music" 😂🎃👻💜❤️💙💚 Seen this hundreds of times & still love it
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Remember it well!
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