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39 Episodes 1951 - 1952
Episode 1
Tue, Sep 18, 1951
Berle's season premiere includes Eddie Cantor, Sid Caesar, singer Eddie Fisher, the tap dancing Nicholas Brothers, English Channel swimmer Florence Chadwick, and vocalist Jane Froman. Cantor sings "Don't Put a Tax on Beautiful Girls" and does a sketch with Berle that combines their TV shows; Cantor, Berle and Fisher discuss the "police action" in Korea; Fisher does a medley featuring "Bring Back the Thrill;" Froman's medley features "It's a Good Day," "Tea for Two," "Embraceable You," and "Song in My Heart;" a sketch has Berle as half of a monster couple entertaining guests.
Episode 2
Tue, Sep 25, 1951
Miltie's guests this week include Louis Armstrong, Basil Rathbone, singer/dancers Condos and Brandow, Arnold Stang, and singers Patrice Munsel and Vaughn Monroe. Berle and Rathbone do a take-off on the current Gregory Peck film Captain "Horatio Hornblower R.N." called "Horatio Hornberler" with Milton as the salty sea dog. Armstrong does a brief stand-up bit with Berle and sings and plays "Jeepers Creepers."
Episode 3
Tue, Oct 2, 1951
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include actor John Carroll and singer Yma Sumac.
Episode 4
Tue, Oct 9, 1951
Berle's scheduled guests this week include actor Boris Karloff, ventriloquist Paul Winchell, Teresa Wright, actress Mary Beth Hughes, comic actor Arnold Stang, actor Dennis O'Keefe, and singers Ezio Pinza and Constance Moore.
Episode 5
Tue, Oct 16, 1951
Milton Berle's guests include singers Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett, actor Edward Arnold, dancers Condos and Brandow, comic performer Arnold Stang, The Mills Brothers, songwriter Jimmy McHugh, and actress Mary Beth Hughes. In sketches, Berle plays a reporter from the Daily Rabbit sent to Mars to interview its king (Albert) and his daughter (Hughes.)
Episode 6
Tue, Oct 23, 1951
Berle's scheduled guests Rev. Billy Graham, actors Robert Alda, Albert Dekker, and Mike Mazurki, comic performers Jerry Bergen and Georgie Price, Terry Young, and singers Champ Butler and Eileen Barton.
Episode 7
Tue, Oct 30, 1951
Milton's scheduled guests include ventriloquist Paul Winchell, singers the Blackburn Twins with Pam Cavan, the Boystown Choir, and pianist Liberace.
Episode 8
Tue, Nov 6, 1951
The scheduled guests of "Mr. Television" include singer Vaughn Monroe and singer/entertainer Carmen Miranda.
Episode 9
Tue, Nov 13, 1951
Berle's scheduled guests include singers Dick Haymes, Kate Smith and Connie Haines, songwriter L. Wolfe Gilbert, tap dancer who balances furniture Bobby "Tables" Davis, singer James Melton, and character actor Akim Tamiroff.
Episode 10
Tue, Nov 20, 1951
Berle's scheduled guests this week include actor Edmond O'Brien, vocalist Louis Jordan, and Actress/singer Vivian Blaine.
Episode 11
Tue, Nov 27, 1951
Miltie's scheduled guests include actress/singer Janis Paige, Owen McGiveney, and opera vocalist William Warfield.
Episode 12
Tue, Dec 4, 1951
Milton Berle's scheduled guests include songwriter Mack Gordon the Look magazine All-American football team, sports writer Grantland Rice, male dance team Lewis and Van, and singer Kay Starr. Starr performs "Maybe You'll Be There" and "Honky-Tonk Hardwood Floor". In sketches, Berle plays an aspiring songwriter with Gordon singing some of his hit songs, and plays Snow White in a fairy tale take-off. Rice introduces the 1951 Look All-American Football Team and Jim Thorpe, his choice for all-time All-American.
Episode 13
Tue, Dec 11, 1951
Berle's guests include singer Nat "King" Cole, actress Anne Jeffreys, comic actors Milton Frome and Danny Dayton, the Borrah Minevitch Harmonica Rascals, the Magid Triplets, and dancer Hal LeRoy. A production number set to the comic tune "The People Who Make Noises in the Street" has cast members portraying someone who breaks the silence in the morning (jackhammer operator, trash collector, etc.). Cole performs a medley of his hits at the piano including "Paper Moon," "Mona Lisa," "Route 66," and "Too Young."
Episode 14
Tue, Dec 18, 1951
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include singer/actress Kay Armen and musicians the Mary Kaye Trio.
Episode 15
Tue, Dec 25, 1951
Miltie's scheduled guests include opera star Rise Stevens, pioneering radio vocalist Jessica Dragonette, band leader/singer Cab Calloway, and 1920s vocalist Rudy Vallee. Berle plays Father Time in a grocery store during the Christmas rush. The finale is a recreation of Vallee's old radio show featuring Dragonette and Calloway.
Episode 16
Tue, Jan 1, 1952
Milton's scheduled guests this week include singer Janis Paige, comic lip-sync team Doodles and Spider, and Italian opera star Cesare Siepi.
Episode 17
Tue, Jan 8, 1952
Georgie Price is guest host for a vacationing Berle. His scheduled guests include comedians Jack Carter and Joe Frisco, and singer Vera Lynn.
Episode 18
Tue, Jan 15, 1952
Comedian Jack Carter is guest host for vacationing Berle. His scheduled guests include actress Nina Foch, dancers The Dunhills, musician Lionel Hampton, and actress/singer Sheila Bond.
Episode 19
Tue, Jan 22, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include opera baritone Robert Merrill and singer Jane Froman.
Episode 20
Tue, Jan 29, 1952
Milton Berle's scheduled guests include vocalists Andy and Della Russell.
Episode 21
Tue, Feb 5, 1952
Milton Berle's scheduled guests include singers Alan Dale and Mitzi Green
Episode 22
Tue, Feb 12, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests this week include violinist David Rubinoff, Rose Marie, The Mills Brothers, and dance team Peggy Ryan and Ray McDonald.
Episode 23
Tue, Feb 19, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include actor Basil Rathbone, singer Eddie Fisher, and actress/singer Delores Gray.
Episode 24
Tue, Feb 26, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include singer Johnny Johnston and comic actress Olga San Juan.
Episode 25
Tue, Mar 4, 1952
Milton's scheduled guests include Basil Rathbone, dancers Condos and Brandow, singer Eric Thorsen, and singer Denise Darcel.
Episode 26
Tue, Mar 11, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include harpist Robert Maxwell, opera singer Rise Stevens, Bobby Lucas, and singer Phil Regan.
Episode 27
Tue, Mar 18, 1952
Milton's scheduled guests include actor Peter Lorre, singers Snooky Lanson and Connie Haines, actress Mary Beth Hughes, and dance team the Blackburn Twins.
Episode 28
Tue, Mar 25, 1952
Milton's scheduled guests include actor Mickey Rooney, composer/actor Bert Hanlon, Dixon and Deane, vocalist Georgia Gibbs, comedienne/impersonator Florence Desmond.
Episode 29
Tue, Apr 1, 1952
Comedian Frank Fay fills-in as guest host this week. His scheduled guests include comedienne Rose Marie, vaudeville comedy team Smith and Dale, and dancers the Szonys.
Episode 30
Tue, Apr 8, 1952
Comedian Frank Fay continues as guest host. His scheduled guests include vocalist/pianist Nat "King" Cole and and dancer Hal LeRoy.
Episode 31
Tue, Apr 15, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include comic actress Mary Beth Hughes, singer Don Richards, operatic soprano Mimi Benzell, sports announcer Russ Hodges, actor Jack Norton, dancers The Dunhills, TV host Frank Gallop, and from the NY Giants Bobby Thompson and Sal Maglie.
Episode 32
Tue, Apr 22, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include Renzo Cesana (TV's The Continental), songwriter Nacio Herb Brown, and vocal group Bill Norvas and the Upstarts.
Episode 33
Tue, Apr 29, 1952
Miltie's scheduled guests this week include actor Boris Karloff, actress Nina Foch, singers Don Cornell and Lisa Kirk, comic Billy Gilbert, comic actor Arnold Stang, and dancer Joan Holloway.
Episode 34
Tue, May 6, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include singers Clark Dennis and Kay Armen.
Episode 35
Tue, May 13, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include drummer Gene Krupa, and actress/singer Carol Bruce.
Episode 36
Mon, May 19, 1952
Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests include singer Kay Starr. Sketches include a three-and-a-half star general ordering theater ushers to recite a modified version of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Episode 37
Tue, May 27, 1952
Milton Berle's scheduled guests include actress Vivian Blaine, Louis Armstrong, singer/actress Jeanette MacDonald, and tap dance team Condos and Brandow.
Episode 38
Tue, Jun 3, 1952
Berle's scheduled guests this week include vocalist Billy Eckstine, Dorothy Collins, comedians Morey Amsterdam and Henny Youngman, musical/comedy performer Jack Durant, Kenny Sharpe, actor Jack Albertson, Billy Barty, acrobat and trampoline act The Schaller Brothers, actress/singer Mary Beth Hughes, and the Harriet Hoctor Dancers. Berle refuses to sign a contract for next season, so the Texaco rep (Albertson) threatens to replace him with Amsterdam or Youngman. Collins sings "Treat Me Rough." The finale, "Around the Town," looks at entertainment offered at various New York City locations.
Episode 39
Tue, Jun 10, 1952
In the season finale, Uncle Miltie's scheduled guests including actor/singer Robert Alda, singer/actress Dolores Gray, singer Don Cornell, dancer Peg Leg Bates, and the Fleetwoods.