The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as. Hosted by dean martin and jerry lewis, has dean and jerry alongside gorgeous. This one was from season 4, episode 28 april 28, 1954 and includes some great abbott and costello physical comedy. Nbc had trouble finding a willing host but finally convinced charlton heston to take the job until a suitable regular could be hired.
Colgate withdrew its sponsorship after the december 25th broadcast and the comedy hour was no more. Flick, juggler wally blair, dancer lita baron and billy daniel, cyclist joe mole, dance act the rio brothers, and the skylarks. I purchased this seven episode set to compliment some other colgate comedy hour episodes i. Video the colgate comedy hour episode 4 5pt 4feb1951 nbc. The colgate comedy hour is the colgate comedy hour on. If youre under the age of 50, chances are youve never heard of the colgate. 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. A bigbudget variety series featuring some of the biggest names in show business. This was a colgate sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.
With comedy playing a smaller part in the shows mix, the name was changed to the colgate variety hour in the summer of 1955. Rent a car for the vacation abbott and costello show more funny scenes colgate comedy hour duration. The colgate comedy hour season 4 episode 34 episodio. The program evolved from nbcs first tv variety showcase, four star revue, sponsored by motorola.
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. His guests include marilyn maxwell, singer bob crosby, comic actors eddie bracken and frank faylen, georgie price, singer toni arden, comic pat c. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. Joining them are choreographer ray malone and his dancers.
Notably, none of the performers from the original 19501955 run returned. Nbc filled out the remainder of the season with a show called the nbc comedy hour until coming up with a more permanent replacement in the steve allen show in june 1956. In fact, eddie cantor hosted the first colgate comedy hour on september 10. Aug 20, 2019 february 3, 1952 season 2, episode 23. Some performers like phil silvers or ray bolger would only host once or twice, while the regular hosts appeared once a month. With dean martin, jerry lewis, dorothy dandridge, danny arnold. In a babysitting sketch, joyce randolph plays the mom, jerry the dad, and petrillo the baby.
Dandrea took leave from his role as jim gillis in william bendixs the life of riley for the soldiers in june 1955, the show changed its name to the colgate variety hour to reflect a move away from pure comedy. The colgate comedy hour is an american comedymusical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. Eddie cantor hosts the premiere episode of the series, joined by actordancer 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 j. Watch the colgate comedy hour season 4, episode 2 10111953. Jerry goes undercover at a prison to crack the scheme of a couple of tough prisoners and causes chaos. This was a colgate sponsored comedy hour that featured. Bob hope hosts this agva salute to the return of vaudeville. On a ocean liner, a singer attempts to help an american win over the heart of an english heiress who is returning home to marry a man she doesnt love. Colgate comedy hour with jimmy durante and frank sinatra video duration. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including eddie cantor, dean martin and jerry lewis, fred allen, donald oconnor, bud abbott and lou costello, bob hope, jimmy durante, ray bolger, gordon macrae, ben blue, robert paige, tony curtis, burt. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedymusical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955.
Jerry plays deans lifesized dummy as they pass themselves off as a ventriloquism act for a talent agent. Feb 08, 2017 colgate comedy hour with jimmy durante and frank sinatra video duration. 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. On this special episode of the colgate comedy hour, we join frank sinatra, behr lahr and sheree north as they head this all star musical hour. With jerry lewis, dean martin, al goodman, eddie cantor. Guests included ann sheridan, patti moore, ben lessey, sid miller, tom dandrea, hal march and the bell sisters. The colgate comedy hour september 17, 1950 youtube.
Watch all 42 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. The colgate comedy hour season 1 episode 1 revenge with music. Watch the colgate comedy hour season 2, episode 10 1141951. Complete with commercials, and a funny sketch spoofing tinpanalley songwriting. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedymusical variety series that aired live on nbc from 1950 to 1955.
All the colgate comedy hour episodes list of the colgate. Watch the colgate comedy hour season 2, episode 7 10141951. An episode of the colgate comedy hour, one of the more expensive varietyseries of the earliest days of televisions growing popularity. Ctva us music variety colgate comedy hour nbc195055. Bud abbott and lou costello host with guests actors errol flynn and bruce cabot, actress rhonda fleming, a c stalwarts sid fields and joe kirk, the pied pipers, al goodman and his orchestra, and a cameo by george raft. Other guests include the dancers anthony, allyn and hodges and comedians mort and art havel. Classic tv info the colgate variety hour summer 1955. While it wasnt unusual at the time for ad agencies to produce tv shows, ted bates had little experience in the field. 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.
Starting with the 195455 season, colgate s ad agency ted bates took over production supervision from nbc. Eddie fisher hosts this episode which features scenes from hit shows from the current broadway season. The show used notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest hosts and was. Although i thought the concepts behind the comedy skits were brilliant, the silliness often went too far bordering on extreme slap stick, almost to the point of stupidity, because of. Watch the colgate comedy hour season 2, episode 24 2101952. Bob hope season 1 3 episodes season 2 3 episodes season 3 10 episodes season 5 1 episode. The colgate comedy hour season 4 episode 34 episodio completo. The colgate comedy hour wikipedia republished wiki 2. With the construction of a nationwide cable line, it became possible for the first time to broadcast live from coasttocoast. The colgate comedy hour is an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. Eddie fisher hosts this episode which features scenes from hit shows from the.
Bud abbott and lou costello host this episode of the colgate comedy hour. Charades episode 3 tim heidecker, who knows a thing or two about oddball sketch comedy, shows up as a jazz enthusiast whose references. 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. E10 season 1, episode 10 dean martin and jerry lewis host with guests actress joyce randolph, singer kitty kallen, and comic actor jerry lewis impersonator sammy petrillo. The colgate comedy hour was one of the bright spots of early television. Dean sings solitaire and jerry lipsyncs to be my love. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on nbc from 1950 to 1955.