The Colgate Comedy Hour - Season 1

The Colgate Comedy Hour - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Datessept. 10, 1950 - juin 24, 1951
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Episodes

Revenge with Music
Season 1Episode 160 min

Revenge with Music

Eddie Cantor hosts the premiere episode of the series, joined by actor/dancer Tommy Wonder, opera soprano Yma Sumac, dancer Danny Daniels, Yiddish theatre star Joseph Buloff, Lew Hearn, Robert Gari, Jack Albertson, the ballet team of Val Buttingnol and Joy Williams, and Al Goodman and his Orchestra. The program was promoted in the NY Times as "a nostalgic review recalling the halcyon days of the New Amsterdam theater at Broadway and 42nd Street".
sept. 10, 1950
Martin & Lewis
Season 1Episode 260 min

Martin & Lewis

Hosted by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, has Dean and Jerry alongside gorgeous Marilyn Maxwell ("The Lemon Drop Kid") and comedian Leonard Barr. Sketches include a backstage bit with Martin and Lewis goofing around in their dressing room, and another with Jerry playing a little kid who goes to the movies with grown up Dean.
sept. 17, 1950
Fred Allen
Season 1Episode 360 min

Fred Allen

Fred Allen makes his hosting debut. His guests include actors Monte Woolley and Peter Donald; Risë Stevens from the Metropolitian Opera; ballet stars Sono Osato, Hugh Laing and Zachary Solov; Tony award winner David Burns; Fred Allen's radio co-horts Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Parker Fennelly; with Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
sept. 24, 1950
Bobby Clark
Season 1Episode 460 min

Bobby Clark

In this episode sponsored by Frigidaire, Bobby Clark makes his debut as host. His guests include actress Joan Blondell and Broadway composer Sigmund Romberg. Clark appears in a comedy sketch about TV cameras in the courtroom.
oct. 1, 1950
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 560 min

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor returns as host with Al Goodman and his Orchestra. Cantor does a sketch with his character 'Maxi the Taxi', and performs 'Dinah' in a production number.
oct. 8, 1950
Martin & Lewis: Anything Goes
Season 1Episode 660 min

Martin & Lewis: Anything Goes

Kitty Kallen; The Skylarks; Mayor Ralph Villani of Newark, N.J.; Mayor Walter Sterling of Steubenville, Ohio; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra.
oct. 15, 1950
Fred Allen
Season 1Episode 760 min

Fred Allen

Fred Allen hosts and welcomes guests Broadway actress/singer Ella Logan; dancers Anthony, Allyn and Hodges; comedians Mort and Art Havel; and from Allen's radio program comedian (and Allen's wife) Portland Hoffa, Parker Fennelly and Peter Donald.
oct. 22, 1950
Bobby Clark
Season 1Episode 860 min

Bobby Clark

Vaudeville and film comedian Bobby Clark hosted this show sponsored by Frigidaire. Clark welcomes baseball announcer Mel Allen; singer/actress Frances Langford; tennis player Gussie Moran; Argentinian jugglers Atilio and Hector, The Peiro Brothers; and comedy act The Albins
oct. 29, 1950
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 960 min

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor hosts and is joined by his wife, Ida Cantor; his son-in law actor Robert Gari; radio comedian Charlie Cantor (no relation); dancers Fred and Sledge; Lesli Scott; Bil and Cora Baird's Marionettes; and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
nov. 5, 1950
Martin & Lewis
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Martin & Lewis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis return with guests singer/actress Kitty Kallen; future 'Jackie Gleason Show' co-star Joyce Randoph; comic dancer Leonard Barr; comic actor Sammy Petrillo; the dance team of De May and Moore; singers The Skylarks; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra.
nov. 12, 1950
Fred Allen
Season 1Episode 1160 min

Fred Allen

Fred Allen hosts with guests humorist/author H. Allen Smith; Tony award winning actress Sheila Bond; and Broadway performer Billy Tabbert.
nov. 19, 1950
Bob Hope
Season 1Episode 1260 min

Bob Hope

A nervous-looking Bob Hope makes his debut as host in this Frigidaire-sponsored episode. His guests include: Marilyn Maxwell; country singer Jimmy Wakely; vocalists The Taylor Maids; dance troupe The High Hatters; dancer Judy Kelly; Nelson Case; and Les Brown and his Band of Renown. This show is performed before an all-military audience.
nov. 26, 1950
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 1360 min

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor hosts and welcomes guests jazz pianist Joe Bushkin; actor Jack Albertson; co-star of the TV series 'Mama', Dick Van Patten; actress Connie Sawyer; acrobats The Amadis; June Keegan; and dancers Les Zoris.
déc. 3, 1950
Tickets Please!
Season 1Episode 1460 min

Tickets Please!

Comic dancers Paul and Grace (The Hartmans) star in this adaptation of their just-ended Broadway review, 'Tickets, Please!" Joining them are cast members from the show: Jack Albertson, Tommy Wonder, Dorothy Jarnac, Patricia Bright, Bill Norvas, Mildred Hughes, Warde Donovan, The Upstarts.
déc. 10, 1950
Fred Allen
Season 1Episode 1560 min

Fred Allen

Fred Allen makes his final appearance as host. His guests include: comic Doc Rockwell; opera singer Eileen Farrell; The Christianis acrobat act; and from Allen's radio show Kenny Delmar, Minerva Pious, Peter Donald, and Parker Fennelly. Music is provided by Al Goodman and his orchestra.
déc. 17, 1950
Bob Hope
Season 1Episode 1660 min

Bob Hope

Bob Hope hosts this episode, sponsored by Frigidaire. His guests include: His guests include: opera star Lily Pons; Elanor Roosevelt; Bob Cummings; harpist Robert Maxwell; New York Mayor Vincent Impellitteri; the Boys' Choir from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; and Charles Sandford and his Orchestra.
déc. 24, 1950
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 1760 min

Eddie Cantor

Danny Thomas, Ed Wynn and Sigmund Romberg.
déc. 31, 1950
Abbott & Costello
Season 1Episode 1860 min

Abbott & Costello

Abbott and Costello's first time as hosts. Several comedy routines including their classic: "Who's On First".
janv. 7, 1951
Jerry Lester
Season 1Episode 1960 min

Jerry Lester

Joan Bennett; Fred Allen; Pat O'Brien; Kukla, Fran & Ollie; The Mello-Larks the cast of Broadway Open House: Dagmar; David Street; Jack Adrian; Milton DeLugg; and Wayne Howell.
janv. 14, 1951
Bobby Clark
Season 1Episode 2060 min

Bobby Clark

Julie Wilson; Willie, West and McGinty; The Maxwells; Miriam Wakefield; Bobby Lane and Claire; Jack Mann; Dick Dana; and Tom Jones and his Orchestra.
janv. 21, 1951
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 2160 min

Eddie Cantor

Lee Fairfax, Basil O'Connor, Dave Powell, Joe Marks, and Estelle Sloan.
janv. 28, 1951
Martin & Lewis
Season 1Episode 2260 min

Martin & Lewis

Polly Bergen, Mary Ann Niles, Bob Fosse, and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra. Note: Martin & Lewis had not hosted in nearly three months only because they were off in Hollywood making a movie.
févr. 4, 1951
The Spike Jones Show
Season 1Episode 2360 min

The Spike Jones Show

The City Slickers, George Rock, Sir Frederick Gas, Freddy and Dick Morgan, Bill King, The Wayne Marlin Trio, Lois Ray, Gale Robbins, and Laverne Pearson Note: There was also a cameo appearance by the Today Show's Dave Garroway and a look at a very young announcer, Mike Wallace.
févr. 11, 1951
Bobby Clark
Season 1Episode 2460 min

Bobby Clark

Basil Rathbone, Sarah Churchill, Walter Abel, Nelson Case, Mary Boland, Fran Warren, and Danny Scholl.
févr. 18, 1951
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 2560 min

Eddie Cantor

Lena Horne, Jack Albertson, Charlie Cantor, Bil and Cora Baird Marionettes, Landre and Verna, Phil Kramer, Marcia Walter, Chris Barbery, and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
févr. 25, 1951
Tony Martin
Season 1Episode 2660 min

Tony Martin

Milton Berle, The Andrews Sisters, and Leonard Sues.
mars 4, 1951
Abbot & Costello
Season 1Episode 2760 min

Abbot & Costello

Lon Chaney Jr.; Sid Fields; Jarmila Novotna; Jesse, James & Carnell; Milton Frome; Ann Thomas; Gregg Sherwood; and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
mars 11, 1951
Beatrice Lillie
Season 1Episode 2860 min

Beatrice Lillie

Rex Harrison, Wally Cox, Nelson Case, Jean Sablon, Valerie Bettis.
mars 18, 1951
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 2960 min

Eddie Cantor

Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
mars 25, 1951
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 3060 min

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Fisher, Joel Grey, William Warfield, Evelyn Gould, Gehrig and Weismuller, Tony and Eddy, and Michell Auclair.
avr. 1, 1951
Bob Hope
Season 1Episode 3160 min

Bob Hope

Rex Harrison, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Cantor, Ed Wynn, Jimmy Durante, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Lilli Palmer, Janis Paige, Arthur Treacher, Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, Tex and Jinx McCrary, Faye Emerson, Ken Murray, and Toots Shor.
avr. 8, 1951
Tony Martin
Season 1Episode 3260 min

Tony Martin

Tony Martin hosts this installment. His guests include: comedian Fred Allen; actress Celeste Holm; ballet star Kathryn Lee; jazz clarinetist Peanuts Hucko; Broadway performer Joe Silver; character actor Richard Loo; actress Lynn Loring; comedians Art & Mort Havel; and Al Goodman and his Orchestra. Martin's songs include 'If', 'You', and 'For Every Man There's a Woman'. In comedy, Fred Allen portrays Chinese detective One Long Pan.
avr. 15, 1951
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 3360 min

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor hosts this weeks show. His guests include: actress Anne Jeffreys; Robert Gari; Charlie Cantor; dancers Gehrig and Weismuller, Hal Loman and Joan Field. Cantor performs a 'Maxi the Taxi' sketch, and joins Jeffreys for a comic bit from 'Taming of the Shrew'.
avr. 22, 1951
Martin & Lewis
Season 1Episode 3460 min

Martin & Lewis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this telecast from Chicago. Their guests include: singer Helen O'Connell; dance team Bob Fosse & Mary Ann Niles; Ladd Lyon; announcer Mike Wallace; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra. Martin's songs include 'I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now.'
avr. 29, 1951
Phil Silvers
Season 1Episode 3560 min

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers hosts this week's edition. His guest list includes: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; singer Vivian Blaine; comic Joey Faye; and Al Goodman and his Orchestra. Blaine and Silvers duet on 'When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues', and so she does 'What Is This Thing Called Love?'
mai 6, 1951
Beatrice Lillie
Season 1Episode 3660 min

Beatrice Lillie

Beatrice Lillie hosts this episode sponsored by Frigidaire. Her guests include: singer Dick Haymes; comic actor Wally Cox; actor Victor Moore; singer/actor Harold Lang; and Broadway star Helen Gallagher. Music includes 'Without a Song' and 'Bye Bye Blackbird' from Haymes.
mai 13, 1951
Martin & Lewis
Season 1Episode 3760 min

Martin & Lewis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this week's show. Their guests include: singer Jane Morgan; the dance team of Bob Fosse & Mary Ann Niles; a cameo by Eddie Cantor; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra.
mai 20, 1951
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 3860 min

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor hosts this week's show. His guests include: a teen-aged Joel Grey; big band vocalist Connie Haines; Charlie Cantor; Herbert Coleman; Monsieur Crayone; TV actor Joe Silver; Lou Wills Jr.; and a cameo from active Army member Eddie Fisher. Cantor performs another 'Maxi the Taxi' sketch.
mai 27, 1951
Martin & Lewis
Season 1Episode 3960 min

Martin & Lewis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this week's episode. Their guests include: The DeMarco Sisters; comedian/singer Sonny King; actor Tommy Farrell; Rosette Shaw; comic actor and 'Colgate' writer Danny Arnold; The Johnny Conrad Dancers; cameo by Tony Curtis; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra. Dean's songs include 'Isle of Capri' and 'Too Young' The DeMarco Sisters perform 'I'm Late.'
juin 3, 1951
Jackie Gleason
Season 1Episode 4060 min

Jackie Gleason

Jackie Gleason, starring on DuMont's 'Cavalcade of Stars', hosts this episode sponsored by Frigidaire. His guests include: Fred Allen; Vivian Blaine and actress Joan Carroll.
juin 10, 1951
Eddie Cantor
Season 1Episode 4160 min

Eddie Cantor

Eddie Cantor is the host and welcomes guests including: 'Mr. Television' Milton Berle; comics Jack E. Leonard and Phil Foster, bombshell Dagmar; Junie Keegan; and Ida Cantor. Also, appearances by Cantor's daughter Marilyn and Berle's daughter Vicki. Cantor performs another 'Maxi the Taxi' comedy sketch with Foster. Also, there's a musical salute to songwriter Irving Berlin.
juin 17, 1951
Martin & Lewis
Season 1Episode 4260 min

Martin & Lewis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this first season closer. Their guests include: singer Janis Paige; comic and show writer Danny Arnold; The Johnny Conrad Dancers; cameos by Tony Martin and Joe Louis; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra. Music includes Paige doing 'Those Old Phonograph Records'.
juin 24, 1951

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