The Colgate Comedy Hour

1. Revenge with Music with Eddie Cantor

Actor/dancer Tommy Wonder, opera soprano Yma Sumac, dancer Danny Daniels, Yid...

2. Let's Face It with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host with guests blonde bombshell Marilyn Maxwell...

3. Host: Fred Allen; Guests: Monty Woolley, Rise Stevens, Peter Donald

Fred Allen hosts. His guests include actors Monte Woolley and Peter Donald, o...

4. Host: Bobby Clark; Guests: Joan Blondell, Sigmund Romberg

Bobby Clark hosts with songwriter Sig Romberg and actress Joan Blondell guest...

5. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Al Goodman & his Orchestra

Eddie Cantor makes a second appearance as the Colgate show host and performs ...

6. Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Kitty Kallen; The Skylarks; Mayor Ralph Villani of Newark, N.J.; Mayor Walter Sterling of Steubenville, Ohio, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis serve as the Colgate show's hosts for a second ti...

7. Host: Fred Allen; Guests: Portland Hoffa, Ella Logan, Parker Fennelly. Peter Donald, dancers Anthony, Allyn & Hodges; Mort & Art Havel

For Fred Allen's second time hosting the Colgate program, his guests include ...

8. Host: Bobby Clark; Guests: Mel Allen, Frances Langford, Gussie Moran, The Peiro Brothers, The Albins

Comedian Bobby Clark hosts "Michael Todd's Revue" sponsored by Frigidaire. Gu...

9. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Ida Cantor, Charlie Cantor, Robert Gari, Fred & Sledge, Lesli Scott, Bil & Cora Baird Marionettes, Al Goodman & his Orchestra

Eddie Cantor hosts with guests actor Robert Gari, comedian Charlie Cantor (no...

10. Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Kitty Kallen, Leonard Barr, Sammy Petrillo, Joyce Randolph, De May & Moore, The Skylarks, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host with guests Kitty Kallen, actress Joyce Rand...

11. Host: Fred Allen; Guests: H. Allen Smith, Sheila Bond, Billy Tabbert

Fred Allen hosts with guests humorist/author H. Allen Smith; Tony award winni...

12. host: Bob Hope; guest stars: Jimmy Wakely, Marilyn Maxwell, The Taylor Maids, the High Hatters, Judy Kelly

Bob Hope hosts this Frigidaire-sponsored episode. Guests are singer Jimmy Wak...

13. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Joe Bushkin, Jack Albertson, Dick Van Patten, Connie Sawyer, June Keegan, Les Zoris, The Amadis

Eddie Cantor hosts with guests singer June Keegan, pianist Joe Bushkin, actor...

14. 'Tickets Please!'

Comics/dancers Paul and Grace Hartman host an abbreviated version of their re...

15. Host: Fred Allen; Guest: Doc Rockwell, Eileen Farrell, The Christianis, Minerva Pious, Kenny Delmar, Peter Donald, Parker Fennelly, Al Goodman & his Orchestra

Fred Allen's guests are comic Doc Rockwell, acrobats the Christianis, opera s...

16. Host: Bob Hope; guest stars: Robert Cummings, Lily Pons, Eleanor Roosevelt

Guests include opera star Lily Pons; Eleanor Roosevelt; Bob Cummings; harpist...

17. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Danny Thomas, Ed Wynn, Sigmund Romberg

Danny Thomas, Ed Wynn and Sigmund Romberg.

18. Hosts: Abbott & Costello; Guests: Evelyn Knight, Hal Le Roy, Paul Remos & his Toy Boys, Jimmy Ford Four, Art & Mort Havel, Patricia Shea, Valerie de Cadenet, Al Goodman & his Orchestra

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello host with guests singer Evelyn Knight, dancer Hal...

19. Host: Jerry Lester; Guests: Joan Bennett; Fred Allen; Pat O'Brien; Kukla, Fran & Ollie; the cast of Broadway Open House: Dagmar, David Street, The Mello-Larks, Milton DeLugg, Wayne Howell, Jack Adrian

Jerry Lester hosts with the regular cast of his series "Broadway Open House":...

20. Host: Bobby Clark; Guests: Julie Wilson; Willie West & McGinty; The Maxwells; Bobby Lane & Claire; Jack Mann; Dick Dana; Miriam Wakefield, Tom Jones & his Orchestra

Julie Wilson; Willie, West and McGinty; The Maxwells; Miriam Wakefield; Bobby...

21. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Basil O'Connor, Estelle Sloan, Dave Powell, Lee Fairfax, Joe Marks

Lee Fairfax, Basil O'Connor, Dave Powell, Joe Marks, and Estelle Sloan.

23. Host: Spike Jones; Guests: The City Slickers, Gale Robbins, "belly bouncer" Laverne Pearson, and a cameo by "Today"s Dave Garroway

The City Slickers, George Rock, Sir Frederick Gas, Freddy and Dick Morgan, Bi...

24. Host: Bobby Clark; Guests: Basil Rathbone, Sarah Churchill, Walter Abel, Mary Boland, Fran Warren, Danny Scholl, Nelson Case

Bobby Clark hosts this episode which was based on a 1946 Broadway show called...

25. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Lena Horne, Jack Albertson, Charlie Cantor, Bil & Cora Baird Marionettes, Landre & Verna, Phil Kramer, Marcia Walter, Al Goodman & his Orchestra

This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians...

26. Guest Host: Tony Martin; Guests: Milton Berle, the Andrews Sisters

Milton Berle, The Andrews Sisters, and Leonard Sues.

27. Hosts: Abbott & Costello; guest stars: Lon Chaney, Jr., Jarmilla Novotna

Abbott and Costello recreate some of their most famous skits including "Who's...

28. Host: Beatrice Lillie; Guests: Rex Harrison, Jean Sablon, Valerie Bettis, Wally Cox, Nelson Case

Rex Harrison, Wally Cox, Nelson Case, Jean Sablon, Valerie Bettis.

29. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Al Goodman & his Orchestra

Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.

30. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Eddie Fisher, Evelyn Gould, Joel Grey, William Warfield

Host Eddie Cantor's celebrity guests are singers Eddie Fisher and Marion Colb...

31. Host: Bob Hope; Guests: Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Janis Paige, Arthur Treacher, Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Tex & Jinx McCrary, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Cantor, Ed Wynn, Jimmy Durante, Faye Emerson, Ken Murray, Toots Shor

Host: Bob Hope; guest stars: Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Arthur Treacher, Jan...

32. Host: Tony Martin; Guests: Fred Allen, Celeste Holm, Kathryn Lee, Peanuts Hucko, Richard Loo, Lynn Loring, Art & Mort Havel, Joe Silver, Al Goodman & his Orchestra

Tony Martin hosts this installment. His guests include: comedian Fred Allen; ...

33. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Anne Jeffreys, Charlie Cantor, Robert Gari, Gehrig & Weismuller, Hal Loman & Joan Fields

Eddie Cantor hosts this weeks show. His guests include: actress Anne Jeffreys...

34. Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis; Guests: Helen O'Connell, Bob Fosse & Mary Ann Niles, Ladd Lyon, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this telecast from Chicago. Their guests inc...

35. Host: Phil Silvers; Guests: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Vivian Blaine, Joey Faye, Al Goodman & his Orchestra

Phil Silvers hosts this week's edition. His guest list includes: Dean Martin ...

36. Host: Beatrice Lillie; Guests: Victor Moore, Dick Haymes, Wally Cox, Harold Lang, Helen Gallagher

Beatrice Lillie hosts this episode sponsored by Frigidaire. Her guests includ...

37. Hosts: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; Guests: Jane Morgan, Bob Fosse & Mary Ann Niles, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra; Eddie Cantor

Sketches include a hospital bit with Dean as the doctor and Jerry as his inte...

38. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Connie Haines, Charlie Cantor, Joel Grey, Herbert Coleman, Monsieur Crayone, Lou Wills Jr., Joe Silver; cameo by Eddie Fisher

Eddie Cantor hosts this week's show. His guests include: a teen-aged Joel Gre...

39. Hosts: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; Guests: The DeMarco Sisters, The Johnny Conrad Dancers, Sonny King, Tommy Farrell, Danny Arnold, Rosette Shaw, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra; cameo by Tony Curtis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this week's episode. Their guests include: T...

40. Host: Jackie Gleason; Guests: Fred Allen, Joan Carroll, Vivian Blaine

Jackie Gleason, starring on DuMont's 'Cavalcade of Stars', hosts this episode...

41. Host: Eddie Cantor; Guests: Milton Berle, Jack E. Leonard, Phil Foster, Dagmar, Junie Keegan

Eddie Cantor is the host and welcomes guests including: 'Mr. Television' Milt...

42. Hosts: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis Guest: Janis Paige, The Johnny Conrad Dancers, Danny Arnold, Dick Stabile & his Orchestra; cameos by Tony Martin and Joe Louis

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this first season closer. Their guests inclu...