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The Milton Berle Show

The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year, Milton Berle was not the permanent emcee, but once he replaced the rotation, the show soared to ratings dominance (Number One in 1950-51), NBC dominated Tuesday night, and Berle became the first great star of the new medium, "Mr. Television". The basic format was modeled after a vaudeville variety hour, spotlighting Berle's jokes, sight gags, and costumes.

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Cast & Crew See All

Milton Berle
Self - Host
Sid Stone
Self - Texaco Pitchman
Jimmy Nelson
Self - Texaco Pitchman

Season 8 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #8.1

Tue, Sep 27, 1955

Uncle Miltie's guests include swimmer/actress Esther Williams and Westerns star John Wayne. Williams and Berle do a satire of the movie "Summertime."

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Awards

  • 1954 - Primetime Emmy - Best Series Supporting Actress - nominated
  • 1955 - Primetime Emmy - Best Choreographer - nominated
  • 1955 - Primetime Emmy - Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Variety Program - nominated
  • 1950 - Primetime Emmy - Best Kinescope Show - winner

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