The Colgate Comedy Hour

Episode 1

Host: Eddie Fisher Guests: Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Mischa Elman, The Vagabonds,Maria Tallchief and Frederic Franklin, Rocky Marciano

Sun, Sep 19, 1954

Louis Armstrong performs "The Whiffenpoof Song" and duets with Eddie Fisher on "Birth of the Blues." Due to Jerry Lewis's illness, he and Dean Martin were unable to open the new season. This episode originated from the Hollywood Bowl.

Episode 2

"Lou Walters' Latin Quarter Revue: Made in France"

Sun, Sep 26, 1954

Live appearances of the "All America" baseball team as featured in the then-current issue of 'Look' magazine.

Episode 3

Phil Harris, Dinah Shore, William Bendix, Tom D'Andrea and Hal March, The Charlivel Trio

Sun, Oct 3, 1954 60 mins

Episode 4

Friar's Frolics

Sun, Oct 17, 1954

This episode celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Friar's Club.

Episode 5

Revenge with Music

Sun, Oct 24, 1954

Adaptation of the 1934 Broadway musical by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz involving a romantic triangle.

Episode 6

Host: Terry Moore; guests: Paul Winchell & Jerry Mahoney, Connee Boswell, Don Cornell, The Szonys, Borrah Minevitch & His Harmonica Rascals

Sun, Oct 31, 1954

Episode 7

Host: Gordon MacRae Guests: Dorothy Kirsten, Larry Storch, Gene Sheldon, The Will Mastin Trio starring Sammy Davis Jr., Josanne Mariani, Carmen Dragon and his Orchestra

Sun, Nov 14, 1954

Episode 8

Let's Face It

Sun, Nov 21, 1954

Adaptation of Cole Porter's famous 1941 musical which ran on Broadway for 547 performances. Three wives grow suspicious of their husbands' supposed hunting trips and decide throw a small party and invite three young Army recruits as their dates. The recruits' girlfriends learn about the party and crash it and are soon joined by the wives' husbands who return from hunting early.

Episode 9

Host: Gordon MacRae Guests: Gale Storm, Jack Carter, Gene Sheldon, Debra Paget

Sun, Nov 28, 1954

Episode 10

Episode #5.10

Sun, Dec 12, 1954

Gordon MacRae hosts with guests Tony Curtis, Gloria De Haven, Gene Nelson, Paul Gilbert, Mara Corday, in person and on film in a preview of So This Is Paris, plus Gene Sheldon, Notre Dame Coach Terry Brennan, the 1955 Rose Bowl Queen, special guests Jeff Chandler and Rock Hudson, Carmen Dragon and his Orchestra

Episode 11

Hosts: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Guests: Vera Miles, Milton Frome, Margery Maud, Hanke Mann, Sylvia Hickle, Marvin Middlebird, The Nick Castle Dancers, plus special guest "Phil Abrams" (Jack Benny)

Sun, Dec 19, 1954 42 mins

At Dean's diner, a hungry Jerry shows up looking for a job, but he proves incompetent and makes a mess of the spaghetti that patrons are waiting for. In the next skit, Jerry is adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Martin at an orphanage, where he's twice the size of the other boys. Their guest Jack Benny is billed as "Phil Abrams" and does nearly nothing.

Episode 12

Hollywood Ice Revue

Sun, Dec 26, 1954

Episode 13

host: Bob Hope; guests: William Holden, Hedda Hopper, Jerry Colonna, Anita Ekberg, Margaret Whiting, Brenda Marshall, Robert Strauss

Sun, Jan 9, 1955

Episode 14

From Miami Beach with guest host: Gordon MacRae and guest stars: Patti Page, Jack Carter, Gene Sheldon, The Vagabonds, the Carmen Dragon Orchestra, Los Lecuona Cuban Boys, the Cypress Gardens Aqua-Mai

Sun, Jan 16, 1955

Episode 15

Guest Host: Gordon MacRae; Guests: Gloria Vanderbilt, Franchot Tone, Paul Winchell, Ronny Graham, the DeMarco Sisters, Joyce Bryant, DeLois Faulkner, Carmen Dragon & his Orchestra

Sun, Jan 23, 1955

Special guest stars Franchot Tone and Gloria Vanderbilt perform a scene from Irwin Shaw's 'In the French Style'.

Episode 16

Spike Jones, Nat King Cole, Bobby Van, Kaye Ballard, Paul Gilbert, Senor Wences

Sun, Feb 6, 1955

This episode has no real host; the guests introduce each other. The show originates from three locations: Spike Jones, The City Slickers, and Helen Grayco from San Diego, the jai alai game from Tijuana, the rest of the cast from Hollywood.

Episode 17

Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; guests: Franklin Pangborn, The Four Step Brothers, Micki Marlo

Sun, Feb 13, 1955 43 mins

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host with guests Franklin Pangborn, The Four Step Brothers, Micki Marlow, and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra. Dean's attempt to sing is interrupted by Jerry's "brother," a car attendant. An ill Dean can't get any bed rest with Jerry trying to kill a fly in their room. the show's sponsors get worked over by Jerry with their own products. Dean and Jerry do "We Belong Together" with special lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The boys dance with the Four Step Brothers in the close.

Episode 18

Host: Gordon MacRae Guests: Louis Armstrong, Peggy Lee, Gene Sheldon

Sun, Feb 20, 1955

Episode 19

The Wiere Brothers, Ronny Graham, Jaye P. Morgan, Mrs. America of 1954 Wanda Jennings, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eva Gabor, Magda Gabor, and their mother Jolie Gabor

Sun, Mar 6, 1955

Broadcast live from the S.S. United States sail away party. Jaye P Morgan. Gordon Mac Rae. Ronny Graham. Mrs America, AND the entire Gabor family.

Episode 20

Host: Gordon MacRae Guests: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Debra Paget, Carl "Bobo" Olson, The Dassis

Sun, Mar 13, 1955

Gordon MacRae sings "It's Almost Like Being in Love" and "You Go to My Head."

Episode 21

Host: Gordon MacRae Guests: Bert Lahr, Caterina Valente, Kaye Ballard, Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, The Marquis Family Chimps

Sun, Mar 20, 1955

In Caterina Valente's first American appearance, she sings "Malaguena" and "The Breeze and I." Also a re-enactment by Cornel Wilde and Jean Wallace of a scene from their motion picture 'The Big Combo'.

Episode 22

Guest Host: Phil Harris; guest stars: Kitty Kallen, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tab Hunter, Dave Brubeck Quartet

Sun, Apr 3, 1955 60 mins

Episode 23

Roberta

Sun, Apr 10, 1955

An adaptation of the 1933 Broadway show by Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach. Songs include "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "You're Devastating," and "The Touch of Your Hand."

Episode 24

Gordon MacRae, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, Ronny Graham, Leigh Snowden, Sue Carson, The Treniers, Piper Laurie, Mamie Van Doren

Sun, Apr 17, 1955

Actresses Piper Laurie and Mamie Van Doren appear in a scene from the Broadway musical 'Ain't Misbehavin'.

Episode 25

Liberace

Sun, May 1, 1955

This episode originated from the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas and features pianist/showman Liberace and his brother, George Liberace, and his orchestra.

Episode 26

Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin, Jimmy Durante, Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, George Raft

Sun, May 8, 1955 44 mins

Martin and Lewis open the show with a satire of THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW followed by sketches on the life of Dean Martin and a run-through of the May 1955 road tour for the Martin and Lewis Stage Show.

Episode 27

Co-Hosts: Gordon MacRae and Rhonda Fleming Guests: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, The Clark Brothers, Jana Mason, President Dwight Eisenhower

Sun, May 15, 1955

Gordon MacRae and Rhonda Fleming co-host from March Air Force Base in Riverside, California commemorating Armed Forces Week. Guests are Abbott and Costello, dancers the Clark Brothers, singer Jana Mason, Carmen Dragon and his Orchestra, and (on film) President Eisenhower. Abbott is a sergeant to goof-ball soldier Costello, the Singing Sergeants of the Air Force perform, stunts by the Thunderbirds, and an F-100 travels from Tuscon to March Air Force base during the show.

Episode 28

Highlights of Broadway 1955

Sun, May 29, 1955

Eddie Fisher hosts this episode which features scenes from hit shows from the current Broadway season. Highlights include excerpts from 'Damn Yankees', 'Fanny', 'House of Flowers', 'Palace' and 'La Vie'.

Episode 29

Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Peggie Castle, Buddy Rich, Sonny King

Sun, Jun 5, 1955

Episode 30

Debut of The Colgate Variety Hour with host Charlton Heston

Sun, Jun 12, 1955 60 mins

Tonight's program offers a salute to the Air Age, featuring scenes from motion pictures about the earliest and the latest in aviation developments.

Episode 31

Host: Charlton Heston: Guests: Fred MacMurray, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Dick Kerr, Chiquita & Johnson

Sun, Jun 26, 1955 60 mins

Episode 32

guest host: Guy Lombardo; guest stars: Sheree North, Morey Amsterdam, Jule Styne, The Fontane Sisters

Sun, Jul 3, 1955

The Fontane Sisters sing "Royal Garden Blues," and clips from motion pictures 'We're No Angels' and 'How To Be Very Popular' are featured.

Episode 33

Tribute to Jerry Ross & Dick Adler

Sun, Jul 10, 1955

Broadway Director George Abbott introduces scenes from two of his hit musicals, "Damn Yankees" and "The Pajama Game," in this tribute to songwriters Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.

Episode 34

Episode #5.34

Sun, Jul 24, 1955

Jack Webb takes the hour to break down, step by step, all the elements that went into production of his new film, "Pete Kelly's Blues, to be released on 1 August. Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald sing numbers from the film, a mix of 1920's standards and some created for the movie.

Episode 35

Hosts: Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy; Guests: Anna Maria Alberghetti & The Alberghetti Family, Mitzi McCall

Sun, Jul 31, 1955

Episode 36

Hosts: Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, and Mortimer Snerd

Sun, Aug 7, 1955 60 mins

Episode 37

Hosts: Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy; Guests: Harry Belafonte, Millard Thomas, Carol Ohmart, Bob William & dog Red Dust

Sun, Aug 21, 1955 60 mins

This episode includes clips from the new major motion picture 'Ulysses' starring Silvana Mangano and Kirk Douglas, followed by a re-staging of one of its scenes.

Episode 38

Host: Charlton Heston; Guests: Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Marjorie Fields Moppets, Bob Williams & his dog Red Dust

Sun, Aug 28, 1955 60 mins

Included are live and filmed scenes from 'The Private War of Major Benson' with Charlton Heston, Julia Adams, and Tim Hovey.

Episode 39

Host: Charlton Heston; Guests: Joan Crawford, The King Sisters

Sun, Sep 4, 1955 60 mins