The Colgate Comedy Hour (Season 5)

This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.

  • Poster for Eddie Fisher

    Eddie Fisher (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1954-09-19

  • Poster for Johnnie Ray and Joe E. Lewis

    Johnnie Ray and Joe E. Lewis (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1954-09-26

  • Poster for Phil Harris and Dinah Shore

    Phil Harris and Dinah Shore (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1954-10-03

  • Poster for FRIAR'S FROLIC with Milton Berle

    FRIAR'S FROLIC with Milton Berle (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1954-10-17

  • Poster for REVENGE WITH MUSIC with Harpo Marx

    REVENGE WITH MUSIC with Harpo Marx (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1954-10-24

  • Poster for Terry Moore

    Terry Moore (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1954-10-31

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1954-11-14

  • Poster for Let's Face It

    Let's Face It (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1954-11-21

  • Poster for Gale Storm

    Gale Storm (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1954-11-28

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1954-12-12

  • Poster for Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1954-12-19

    Overview: Skits: Jerry serves spaghetti at Dean's diner. Dean and Vera adopt Jerry. Songs: "Longface", "Without a word of warning", "Mambo Italiano", "Every street's a boulevard"

  • Poster for ICE SHOW

    ICE SHOW (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1954-12-26

  • Poster for Bob Hope

    Bob Hope (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1955-01-09

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1955-01-16

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1955-01-23

  • Poster for Spike Jones

    Spike Jones (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1955-02-06

  • Poster for Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1955-02-13

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 18)

    Air date: 1955-02-20

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 19)

    Air date: 1955-03-06

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1955-03-13

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1955-03-20

  • Poster for Phil Harris

    Phil Harris (Episode 22)

    Air date: 1955-04-03

  • Poster for ROBERTA with Gordon MacRae

    ROBERTA with Gordon MacRae (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1955-04-10

  • Poster for Gordon MacRae

    Gordon MacRae (Episode 24)

    Air date: 1955-04-17

  • Poster for Liberace

    Liberace (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1955-05-01

  • Poster for Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis (Episode 26)

    Air date: 1955-05-08

  • Poster for Abbott & Costello

    Abbott & Costello (Episode 27)

    Air date: 1955-05-15

    Overview: Abbott and Costello hosted NBC's Colgate Comedy Hour. In a live comedy sketch, devised to promote Universal's newest monster, America witnessed the brief but memorable meeting of Abbott and Costello and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.

  • Poster for Eddie Fisher

    Eddie Fisher (Episode 28)

    Air date: 1955-05-29

  • Poster for Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis (Episode 29)

    Air date: 1955-06-05

  • Poster for Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston (Episode 30)

    Air date: 1955-06-12

  • Poster for Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston (Episode 31)

    Air date: 1955-06-26

  • Poster for Guy Lombardo

    Guy Lombardo (Episode 32)

    Air date: 1955-07-03

  • Poster for Tribute to Jerry Ross & Dick Adler

    Tribute to Jerry Ross & Dick Adler (Episode 33)

    Air date: 1955-07-10

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Jack Webb

    Jack Webb (Episode 34)

    Air date: 1955-07-24

  • Poster for Edgar Bergen

    Edgar Bergen (Episode 35)

    Air date: 1955-07-31

  • Poster for Edgar Bergen

    Edgar Bergen (Episode 36)

    Air date: 1955-08-07

  • Poster for Edgar Bergen

    Edgar Bergen (Episode 37)

    Air date: 1955-08-21

  • Poster for Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston (Episode 38)

    Air date: 1955-08-28

  • Poster for Charlton Heston

    Charlton Heston (Episode 39)

    Air date: 1955-09-04

The Colgate Comedy Hour

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