The Colgate Comedy Hour

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  • Premiered: Sep 1950
  • Episodes: 81
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • NBC
  • Sunday
  • Comedy Romance

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Season 1
1x1
Revenge with Music
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 10, 1950
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, .. show full overview
1x2
Martin & Lewis
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Air date
Sep 17, 1950
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 .. show full overview
1x3
Fred Allen
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Air date
Sep 24, 1950
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 .. show full overview
1x4
Bobby Clark
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Air date
Oct 01, 1950
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.
1x5
Eddie Cantor
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Air date
Oct 08, 1950
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.
1x6
Martin & Lewis: Anything Goes
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Air date
Oct 15, 1950
Kitty Kallen; The Skylarks; Mayor Ralph Villani of Newark, N.J.; Mayor Walter Sterling of Steubenville, Ohio; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra.
1x7
Fred Allen
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Air date
Oct 22, 1950
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.
1x8
Bobby Clark
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Oct 29, 1950
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 .. show full overview
1x9
Eddie Cantor
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Nov 05, 1950
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.
1x10
Martin & Lewis
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Air date
Nov 12, 1950
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 .. show full overview
1x11
Fred Allen
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Nov 19, 1950
Fred Allen hosts with guests humorist/author H. Allen Smith; Tony award winning actress Sheila Bond; and Broadway performer Billy Tabbert.
1x12
Bob Hope
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Nov 26, 1950
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; .. show full overview
1x13
Eddie Cantor
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Dec 03, 1950
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.
1x14
Tickets Please!
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 1950
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, .. show full overview
1x15
Fred Allen
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Dec 17, 1950
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, .. show full overview
1x16
Bob Hope
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Dec 24, 1950
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 .. show full overview
1x17
Eddie Cantor
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Dec 31, 1950
Danny Thomas, Ed Wynn and Sigmund Romberg.
1x18
Abbott & Costello
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Jan 07, 1951
Abbott and Costello's first time as hosts. Several comedy routines including their classic: "Who's On First". Martin & Lewis were still in Hollywood making That's My Boy, so Abbott & .. show full overview
1x19
Jerry Lester
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Jan 14, 1951
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.
1x20
Bobby Clark
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Jan 21, 1951
Julie Wilson; Willie, West and McGinty; The Maxwells; Miriam Wakefield; Bobby Lane and Claire; Jack Mann; Dick Dana; and Tom Jones and his Orchestra.
1x21
Eddie Cantor
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Jan 28, 1951
Lee Fairfax, Basil O'Connor, Dave Powell, Joe Marks, and Estelle Sloan.
1x22
Martin & Lewis
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Feb 04, 1951
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.
1x23
The Spike Jones Show
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Air date
Feb 11, 1951
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 .. show full overview
1x24
Bobby Clark
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Feb 18, 1951
Basil Rathbone, Sarah Churchill, Walter Abel, Nelson Case, Mary Boland, Fran Warren, and Danny Scholl.
1x25
Eddie Cantor
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Feb 25, 1951
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.
1x26
Tony Martin
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Mar 04, 1951
Milton Berle, The Andrews Sisters, and Leonard Sues.
1x27
Abbot & Costello
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Mar 11, 1951
Lon Chaney Jr.; Sid Fields; Jarmila Novotna; Jesse, James & Carnell; Milton Frome; Ann Thomas; Gregg Sherwood; and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
1x28
Beatrice Lillie
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Mar 18, 1951
Rex Harrison, Wally Cox, Nelson Case, Jean Sablon, Valerie Bettis.
1x29
Eddie Cantor
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Mar 25, 1951
Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
1x30
Eddie Cantor
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Apr 01, 1951
Eddie Fisher, Joel Grey, William Warfield, Evelyn Gould, Gehrig and Weismuller, Tony and Eddy, and Michell Auclair.
1x31
Bob Hope
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Apr 08, 1951
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.
1x32
Tony Martin
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Air date
Apr 15, 1951
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; .. show full overview
1x33
Eddie Cantor
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Apr 22, 1951
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 .. show full overview
1x34
Martin & Lewis
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Air date
Apr 29, 1951
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 .. show full overview
1x35
Phil Silvers
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May 06, 1951
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 .. show full overview
1x36
Beatrice Lillie
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May 13, 1951
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 .. show full overview
1x37
Martin & Lewis
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Air date
May 20, 1951
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.
1x38
Eddie Cantor
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Air date
May 27, 1951
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; .. show full overview
1x39
Martin & Lewis
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Air date
Jun 03, 1951
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' .. show full overview
1x40
Jackie Gleason
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 10, 1951
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.
1x41
Eddie Cantor
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 17, 1951
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, .. show full overview
1x42 Season finale
Martin & Lewis
Episode overview
Air date
Jun 24, 1951
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 .. show full overview

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