Eddie cantor hosted the first colgate comedy hour on september 10, 1950. Dean martin and jerry lewis host with guests dick humphreys, gretchen houser, the treniers, robert carson, henry slate, frances farwell, helen ebyrock, john harmon, bobby fain, charles williams, and announcer hal sawyer. Allen starred in six feature films and a few short films. In later seasons, the comedy hour was often preempted for 90minute musical specials. A bigbudget variety series featuring some of the biggest names in show business. It should be noted that the timeslot was not always sponsored by colgate, with frigidaire initially taking over one week each month. Though the first series of martin and lewis show programs ended in january of 1950, by the fall of 1950, nbc had resigned the pair for their colgate comedy hour over television. On november 5, 1967, the dean martin show sponsored by colgate was preempted for a oneoff revival of the colgate comedy hour with guests including mel brooks, bob newhart, dan rowan, dick martin and others. The comedy hour commemorated its 100th episode on march 22, 1953. This role was first filled by wisbar 19521953, then by gene raymond 19531955, and finally by the person most associated with the series in the public mind, jane wyman 19551958.
I purchased this seven episode set to compliment some other colgate comedy hour episodes i have which feature other hosts abbott and costello, gordon macrae. With the construction of a nationwide cable line, it became possible for the first time to broadcast live from coasttocoast. Variety shows hosted by a major comedian were fairly common in the early fifties, but the colgate show was different in that it featured alternating hosts. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
They boys mark their 8th anniversary as a comedy team. The colgate comedy hour was replaced on january 8, 1956 with the nbc comedy hour, hosted by leo durocher for the first three shows. Below is a complete the colgate comedy hour episode list that spans the shows entire tv run. Fred allen was an american comedian, mostly known today for his radio show, which is probably the reason allen is a forgotten comedian. The video will start at the top of this sketch which is in the first third of the one hour show. Some performers like phil silvers or ray bolger would only host once or twice, while the regular hosts appeared once a month. Eddie fisher hosts this episode which features scenes from hit shows from the current broadway. This beautiful color photo was taken during rehearsal of the photographer sketch on the march 23, 1952 colgate comedy hour. I purchased this seven episode set to compliment some other colgate comedy hour episodes i. License creative commons attribution license reuse allowed show more show less. The videos on this dvd are around 10 minutes longer than on the other release.
The colgate comedy hour february, 1955 starring dean martin and jerry lewis. Cantor hosted more episodes of the colgate comedy hour than anyone else, including the very first one. Dean, the dapper photographer, jerry, the daffy window washer. Colgate comedy hour oct 1952 opens with airport sketch. The abbott and costello show is an american television sitcom starring the popular comedy team of bud abbott and lou costello. Show biz veteran jimmy durante, late of all star revue, signed on as a regular host, joining the roster of eddie cantor, martin and lewis, and donald oconnor. Run by tom szaky, an idealistic 32yearold entrepreneur, terracycle, one of the fastest growing green companies in the world, gets paid top dollar to take a. The colgate comedy hour june 3, 1951 starring dean martin and jerry lewis. English over 4 hours of classic early tv, a collectible delight. Dean martin and jerry lewis being an adorable couple for 10. Notably, none of the performers from the original 19501955 run returned. Ctva us music variety colgate comedy hour nbc195055.
Beginning that fall, martin and lewis began a series of rotating hosting appearances that eventually spanned five. While it wasnt unusual at the time for ad agencies to produce tv shows, ted bates had little experience in the field. This one was from season 4, episode 28 april 28, 1954 and includes some great abbott and costello. Watch the colgate comedy hour episodes, get episode information, recaps and.
Watch the colgate comedy hour season 3, episode 3 10121952. Episode highlights include donald oconnor performing a songanddance about womens. Cantor does a sketch with his character maxi the taxi, and performs dinah in a production number. Guests included ann sheridan, patti moore, ben lessey, sid miller, tom dandrea, hal march and the bell sisters. Regular supporting casts always costarred in each of the episodes. His guests include actors monte woolley and peter donald, opera star rise stevens, ballet stars sono osato, hugh laing and zachary solov, tony award winner david burns, fred allens radio cohorts kenny delmar, minerva pious, parker fennelly supplying voices in a puppet version of allens alley with al goodman and his orchestra. The comedy hour frigidairesponsored episodes, 1011950 51951. The the colgate comedy hour episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly.
Watch all 42 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Dean martin jerry lewis colgate comedy hour early 1950s. The colgate comedy hour september 17, 1950 youtube. His scheduled guests include actor broderick crawford. Watch the colgate comedy hour season 3, episode 33 5101953. Human resources is a comedic reallife occuseries about terracycle, an innovative company whose mission is to eliminate the idea of waste. From 1952 to 1958, the program was presented by a host. An episode of the colgate comedy hour, one of the more expensive varietyseries of the earliest days of televisions growing popularity. The colgate comedy hour season 1 episode 1 episodio. The program premiered in syndication in the fall of 1952 and ran two seasons, to the spring of 1954.
The colgate comedy hour season 1 episode guide on tv. In 1954, for the first time, the comedy hour didnt take a break for the summer. Although i thought the concepts behind the comedy skits were brilliant, the silliness often went too far bordering on extreme slap stick. The colgate comedy hour is an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to. Allen was an original host of the colgate comedy hour, but he was taken out of the rotation of hosts after two months. Instead, a series of travel musicals was presented with alternating casts headed by kaye ballard and bobby van on alternating coasts. Dean martin and jerry lewis host the season premiere of the newlytitled the colgate variety hour. The colgate comedy hour was nominated for emmys in 1952, 1953, and 1954.
For fred allens second time hosting the colgate program, his guests include part of his regular radio program cast peter donald, parker fennelly and portland hoffa allens wife. Starting with the 195455 season, colgate s ad agency ted bates took over production supervision from nbc. Watch the colgate comedy hour now on your favorite device. All the colgate comedy hour episodes list of the colgate. The series is considered to be among the most influential comedy programs in history. Complete with commercials, and a funny sketch spoofing tinpanalley songwriting. Fireside theatre was created by frank wisbar, who also wrote and directed many episodes. Watch the colgate comedy hour season 3, episode 2 1051952. With the coming of television radio shows become a thing of the past. Announcers didnt start identifying themselves until the third season of the colgate comedy hour, but it appears that don pardo of saturday night live fame filled the role in the first season 195051, when the show originated from new york.
Watch the colgate comedy hour season 3, episode 10 11952. The comedy variety format called for rotating hosts. After durocher, the regular hosts changed, and after 18 broadcasts, the final show aired in june. Abbott and costello were to have been included in the roster, but the latter comic took ill just before the november 11th episode and wasnt able to return until february 21st. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedymusical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. Donald oconnor makes his first appearance of the season as host. Other guests include the dancers anthony, allyn and hodges and comedians mort and art havel. Photos from the individual the colgate comedy hour episodes are listed along with the the colgate comedy hour episode names when available, as are the dates of the original airing of the episode. Classic tv info the colgate summer comedy hour summer 1954.
Actually, this was the last episode of the first season of the colgate hour. The colgate comedy hour, which ran from 1950 through 1955, was a wildly popular weekly variety show filled with funny monologues and comic sketches. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars. It is known that woody allen made his tv debut on the colgate comedy hour but no ones seems to know which episode it was. The colgate comedy hour may 30, 1954 starring dean martin and jerry lewis.
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