
The Ed Wynn Show
The comedy on The Ed Wynn Show consisted mostly of old vaudeville schtick, with lots of corny jokes and silly sight gags. Each week, the show would end with Ed retiring to his bed, delivering quips as the credits rolled.
- 1949-1950
- 1 season
- CBS
- Comedy, Music
The comedy on The Ed Wynn Show consisted mostly of old vaudeville schtick, with lots of corny jokes and silly sight gags. Each week, the show would end with Ed retiring to his bed, delivering quips as the credits rolled.
Season 1 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1949 - 1950
Episode 1
Premiere Show with guest Gertrude Niesen
Thu, Oct 6, 1949
Episode 2
Carmen Miranda
Thu, Oct 13, 1949
Episode 3
Mel Torme, Belita, Sam Hearn
Thu, Oct 20, 1949
Sketches features Ed in a restaurant and meeting singer Mel Torme in a record store.
Episode 4
Dinah Shore
Thu, Oct 27, 1949
Wynn performs in a gym setting, Dinah Shore sings "Blues In the Night" under a lamppost at night set, and sings "Tea For Two" while riding Ed's wacky piano bicycle contraption.
Episode 5
Victor Moore
Thu, Nov 3, 1949
Ed pays tribute to vaudeville performer Victor Moore.

Episode 6
Peggy Lee
Thu, Nov 10, 1949
Episode 7
Rochester, Kay Starr
Thu, Nov 17, 1949
Episode 8
Diana Lynn
Thu, Nov 24, 1949
Episode 9
Eve Arden
Thu, Dec 1, 1949
Episode 10
Celeste Holm
Thu, Dec 8, 1949
Ed visits an art museum and the African jungle.
Episode 11
Ben Blue, John Raitt
Thu, Dec 15, 1949
Episode 12
Buster Keaton, Virginia O'Brien
Thu, Dec 22, 1949
Highlights include Buster Keaton recreating his battle with molasses from his 1917 film "The Butcher Boy" and Ed performing in a ballet sequence.
Episode 13
Hattie McDaniel, Buddy Ebsen
Thu, Dec 29, 1949
Buddy Ebsen visits Ed's pet store in search of an exotic animal and Ed plays a door-to-door salesman who who tries to peddle his wares to Beulah (McDaniel).
Episode 14
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Sat, Dec 24, 1949
Highlights include a silent movie sketch with Lucille Ball portraying actress Theda Bara and Desi Arnaz singing "Babalu".
Episode 15
Dick Haymes
Sat, Dec 31, 1949 30 mins
Episode 16
Howard Duff, Olga San Juan
Sat, Jan 7, 1950
Ed tries his hand at hosting a cooking show and joins his guest stars in a murder mystery spoof.
Episode 17
Gloria De Haven
Sat, Jan 28, 1950
Episode 18
Garry Moore and Lita Baron
Sat, Feb 4, 1950
Features a skit were Ed plays the owner of a crowded diner.
Episode 19
Ann Sheridan and Robert Clary
Sat, Feb 11, 1950
Highlights include a Western sketch with Ann Sheridan playing a nasty outlaw and Robert Clary sings several tunes.
Episode 20
Leon Errol, The Modernaires
Sat, Feb 18, 1950
Episode 21
Mitzi Green, William Farnum
Sat, Feb 25, 1950

Episode 22
Gloria Swanson, Gale Robbins, Bill Shirley
Sat, Mar 4, 1950
Episode 23
Elsa Lanchester, Reginald Gardiner
Sat, Mar 11, 1950
Episode 24
Ella Logan
Sat, Mar 18, 1950
Episode 25
Helen Forrest, The Three Stooges
Sat, Mar 25, 1950
Ed approaches three CBS network executives (played by the Three Stooges) seeking help to improve his program.

Episode 26
Joe E. Brown, Ilona Massey, William Frawley
Tue, Apr 4, 1950
Episode 27
Richard Arlen, Ella Raines, The Firehouse Five Plus 2
Tue, Apr 11, 1950
Episode 28
Andy Devine, Sam Hearn, Andy Russell & Della Russell
Tue, Apr 18, 1950
Episode 29
Vera Vague
Tue, Apr 25, 1950
Ed and guest star Vera Vague are featured in a skit where the cruise ship on which they are sailing sinks and they are marooned on a desert island.
Episode 30
Charles Laughton, Beverly Tyler
Tue, May 2, 1950
Episode 31
Cesar Romero, Irene Hervey, Allan Jones
Tue, May 9, 1950 30 mins
Episode 32
Marie Wilson, Jack Holt
Tue, May 16, 1950
Episode 33
James Barton, Frank Fontaine, Joan Leslie, Preston Foster
Tue, May 23, 1950
Episode 34
Cass Daley, The Charlivels
Tue, May 30, 1950
Episode 35
Frances Langford, Fred Sanborn
Tue, Jun 6, 1950
Ed's guests include singer Frances Langford, comedy xylophonist Fred Sanborn, British comedian Ben Wrigley, and comic acrobats Dick and Dot Remy. In sketches, Ed plays a sultan with a harem and is the head of a dance school.
Episode 36
Billie Burke, Gil Lamb
Tue, Jun 13, 1950
Episode 37
Mitzi Green, El Brendel, Frank Fontaine
Tue, Jun 20, 1950
Episode 39
Georgia Gibbs, the Keystone Kops
Tue, Jul 4, 1950
Features songs from Georgia Gibbs, a pie-throwing demonstration by Buster Keaton and the antics of The Keystone Kops.
Episode 41
Dinah Shore, Ben Wrigley
Tue, Jun 27, 1950