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- A short-lived change of format for the talk show "Tonight Starring Steve Allen". The co-hosts Steve Allen and Ernie Kovacs were dismissed, and the series changed into a news show. Jack Lescoulie and Al "Jazzbo" Collins served as the new hosts, while Hy Gardner conducted the interviews. The news show suffered from low ratings, and several NBC affiliates dropped the show. NBC then changed the format back into a talk show, under the title "Tonight Starring Jack Paar".
- Gameshow personalities recall contestant & host bloopers as well as other funny moments from their television shows.
- A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
- A nauseating mondo documentary about violent death. The bulk of the tape is consumed with the same war-atrocity footage already overused in dozens of other mondo films.
- Ballroom dancing, plus comedy, songs and dance contests on one of the few programs to air over all four major commercial networks. ABC premiered it on July 20, 1950 and it closed on NBC on September 6, 1960. It varied between a half-hour and one hour in length.
- The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood director Ted Holt, leading to Pepe's journey to Hollywood to get the horse back, and Pepe's encounter with half the stars working in Hollywood at the time.
- A petty crook is doing all right in his chosen profession of gallantly consoling wealthy widows--until he meets and falls in love with a lovely baroness who knows all about get-rich-quick schemes. The crook evolves an ingenious swindle geared to the time differential between New York and Rome and works it on his string of widows, but the baroness takes off with the dough. The crook flees to a mental home to escape the wrath of his victims.
- A.S. Batson purchased a mine for $40,000. She sent for Slade to help her prove the mine was salted and that she had been defrauded.
- HOLLYWOOD. Tinseltown. Land of the stars. A city where an actor can reach the greatest heights overnight - and descend just as rapidly. What goes up must come down, and Hollywood's failing stars leave a legacy of sadness, pain and disappointment in their wake. Here, in graphic detail, are the shocking stories behind the deaths of the silver screen's most beloved celebrities, as well as it's lesser known players. Packed with stunning newsreel footage, and previously unrevealed facts, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD documents many a celebrity's morbid demise due to suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, disease, and even murder. From the outrageous to the tragic, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD leaves no tombstone unturned in it's quest to dig up the truth about Hollywood's dearly departed.
- An odd assortment of criminals steals a mothballed Liberty vessel to use it as a getaway after a planned bank robbery in Boston.
- Gus Brubaker has been drafted... again. Due to a clerical error, Gus finds himself deployed to a little Japanese island where everyone is bored to death. So Gus decided to build a hotel and hire locals to run the place.
- Episode: (1956)1956–19606.3 (15)TV EpisodeEpisode features include Elvis Presley, wearing a tuxedo and singing "Hound Dog" to a mournful basset hound; Andy Griffith explaining Shakespeare's Hamlet in a comedy monologue; Imogene Coca starring in a skit where she tries to tell her husband she's pregnant; Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme doing an opera spoof while wearing viking costumes and Imogene Coca, Andy Griffith and Elvis Presley doing a spoof of country music television programs.
- Ernie interviews the inventor of an incredibly small motorcycle, which runs wild through the show, a look at westerns includes how gunfights can be seen from different camera angles, how Rod Serling might do a scene, bizarre sci-fi versions, a psychiatry themed one, and lastly, a Teutonic take on "The Lone Ranger" with Ernie in his "Wolfgang Von Saurbraten" guise. For his musical segment, the life cycle of a raindrop, from it's fall from the clouds to household cups of tea.
- In post-WWII France, U.S. Army hospital Private Hogan and Captain Lock try to outwit each other on issues such as wooing pretty nurses, accounting for missing medical supplies, organizing unauthorized dances, and influencing their C.O.
- Jane Osgood runs a lobster business, which supports her two young children. Railroad staff inattention ruins her shipment, so with her lawyer George, Jane sues Harry Foster Malone, director of the line and the "meanest man in the world".
- The Ford Motor Company sponsored this hour-long program which rotated between variety shows, dramatic productions, and musical comedies. One of the offerings was turned into a regular series, Sing Along with Mitch (1961).
- A modern-day witch likes her neighbor but despises his fiancée, so she enchants him to love her instead.
- The 30th Academy Awards ceremony, held on March 26th, 1958 to honor the best films of 1957 with Bob Hope returning as host. The ceremony is accompanied by many scandals: Two violent deaths and the Hollywood blacklist during the Cold War.
- During the Alaska gold rush, prospector George sends partner Sam to Seattle to bring his fiancée but when it turns out that she married another man, Sam returns with a pretty substitute, the hostess of the Henhouse dance hall.
- An American anthology series, with a new episode and different actors and actresses each week. Hosted by Ronald Reagan, the series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
- A late entry in the late-1950s television Western boom that featured a lead unlike other show heroes. Slade wasn't a Marshal, Sheriff, or gunfighter for hire; he was a private detective hired to track down criminals, return stolen money, or solve mysteries surrounding the deaths of townspeople. The show had more in common with shows like "Peter Gunn" (1958) and "77 Sunset Strip" (1958) than "Gunsmoke" (1955) and "Bonanza" (1959). This show depended on strong characters and storylines rather than action.
- Each week, an unsuspecting celebrity would be lured by some ruse to a location near the studio. The celebrity would then be surprised with the news that they are to be the featured guest. Next, the celebrity was escorted into the studio, and one by one, people who were significant in the guest's life would be brought out to offer anecdotes. At the end of the show, family members and friends would surround the guest, who would then be presented with gifts. These usually included jewelry, a scrapbook of memories, a home 16 mm projector and a camera.
- Retrospective honoring the 50th anniversary of the debut of "I Love Lucy, " one of TV's pioneer programs. Along with clips from the original series, guests recalled memories and the impact the show had on American culture.
- A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street.
- 1961– 26mTV-G7.1 (15)TV EpisodeHighlights include various things in a kitchen doing sight gags to the strains of "Cherokee", girls getting dressed and ready for a date to Gershwin,a Houdini-like underwater act that fails, a track star and the starter have and ever-escalating feud.
- Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.
- Goodyear Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC.
- The contestants on this quiz show had been involved in notable news events. Films clips or recordings of the event were shown; if they were unavailable, Kovacs and the three actors would act out the event. The panelists had to guess who the contestant was.
- This program aired once every fourth week, and was one of the most costly live shows of the 1950s. Many stars appeared on this show.
- 1961– 28mTV-G7.3 (16)TV EpisodeAiring monthly from April 1961 to January 1962, with a break in the summer, these shows are Kovacs' essence and contain many of his iconic masterpieces of comedy, visuals and love of music.
- The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope.
- For Gobel's half-hour series, he used a successful comedy format of a monologue segment, followed by a story set up segment, then a musical interlude with the show's girl singer, then the main skit with the guest performers.
- Perry Como was an American Singer, who got his start on NBC Radio. In 1948, Because of his popularity, The cameras were simply brought into the radio studio to televise the radio broadcast and named it The Supper Club. In 1950 Como and his Sponsors moved to CBS and named this The Perry Como Chesterfield Show.
- Jack Lemmon drops in as the weeks mystery guest, Ernie Kovacs is a panelist. Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Ernie Kovacs, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf begin the show by trying to guess the line of a man who signs the board as Mr. X who designs and constructs Broadway spectacular electric signs who's name, Douglas Leigh is very well known to the panelists. The challenger was never identified. Next up, a woman from Las Vegas who issues marriage licenses and just recently issued one to Bing Crosby and Kathryn Grant. Next is the nights celebrity mystery challenger Jack Lemmon, who is quickly identified by Arlene. Finally, a woman from Ontario, Canada who's a dentist.
- Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
- The Polly Bergen Show was a half-hour 18-episode comedy/variety show, starring then 27-year-old Polly Bergen, which aired on NBC in the 1957-1958 television season.
- The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show was a variety TV series including musical acts hosted by Patti Page. The series ran for one season from 1958-1959.
- Bennett Cerf fills in as moderator for John Daly who is off to Greece, Rome, Paris and London to cover news and review his news outlet's operations. Daly moderated for 381 consecutive shows throughout seven and a half years without missing a single show until now. Cerf gets by but is dull and his voice is flat.
- Hosted by Tennessee Ernie Ford, the likeable singer, comedian, entertainer received his own variety show sponsored by the Ford Motor Company which gave Ernie the venue to entertain millions with his informal friendly manner and talent. His music was a combination of gospel and country and western. His homespun catch phrase "Bless Their Little Pea Pickin' Hearts", endeared him to the nation.
- Ernie shares his mustache collection with Jack; Don becomes a Beatnik to sing about Lucky Strikes; we see what prisons will be like in 1970.
- TV's favorite father, Robert Young, is the guest panelist tonight, substituting for Ernie Kovacs, who's in Hollywood - maybe. Mr. Young joins the show's regulars, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen and Bennett Cerf. Host John Daly asks the panel to don their masks, on the off chance that they can determine the occupation of the first guest by their apparel. As it happens, the first guest is the show's panelist, Ernie Kovacs. The panel tries to draw a bead until Dorothy Kilgallen asks the mystery guest if he is acquainted with anyone on the panel. Mr. Kovacs goes over to Dorothy and blows cigar smoke in her face, and she squeals. The panel is delighted at this duplicity, but Mr. Kovacs explains that he was California bound, but there was a mix-up with his travel arrangements and is leaving the next day. Next up, a Japanese woman, who is a member of the Japanese Senate. Arlene Francis zeroes in with laser beam focus and identifies the woman's occupation. John Daly asks the panel to wear their masks again for the mystery celebrity guest - Doris Day. It's Dorothy Kilgallen who truly identifies her, but Bennett Cerf asks if it's Doris Day. Miss Day, who is visiting New York, promoting her recent hit musical film, "The Pajama Game," chats with John and says how much she enjoys "What's My Line." Finally, twin brothers from Michigan, Michael and James Parisi, who are bartenders there, sign in. Miss Kilgallen again is about to identify them with her line of questioning, but it is the guest panelist, Robert Young, who asks if they are bartenders. Once the cat is out of the bag, Dorothy asks the brothers how they make martinis and squeals when she hears how strong they are. Mr. Daly thanks Robert Young for playing along this evening and Daly and the panel bid each other good night.
- The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
- The show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When Allen's prime-time series debuted in the summer of 1956, he limited his appearances on this show to Wednesday through Friday and a series of guest hosts filled in until 1 October 1956 when Ernie Kovacs took over as permanent host for the Monday and Tuesday broadcast. Kovacs had his own set of entertainers, i.e., Wendell, Hanley, Arthur and Loden. The last show was broadcast on 25 January 1957."Tonight's" first monologue was given with Steve Allen seated at the piano: "In case you're just joining us...this is Tonight...and I can't think of too much to tell you about it, except I want to give you the bad news first: this program is going to go on forever. I wouldn't call it a Spectacular....you might say it's more a Monotonious ."
- Jane Russell appears as one of the weeks mystery celebrity guest, while Edie Adams tries to fool her husband, and panelist, Ernie Kovacs. Panelists Arlene Francis, Ernie Kovacs, Dorothy Kilgallen and Bennett Cerf begin the show blindfolded as they try to guess the line of Ernie's wife, actress Edie Adams. Next up, a woman from London, England who buys and sells race horses. Finally, the panelist put their blindfolds back on and try to guess the identity of the nights 2nd mystery celebrity challenger, Jane Russell.
- A group of panelists try to guess a guest's secret.
- In this live drama series, over two hundred live plays, covering all aspects of society, were shown.
- An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
- The life and career of comic Jack Benny. Included are clips fro his television shows,guest appearances on others' shows, clips from his movies and sound clips from his radio appearances. Friends, fans and colleagues are interviewed, including such stars as Johnny Carson, Ann Margret, , Dinah Shore, his daughter Joan Benny, Carol Burnett, Frederick De Cordova, Irving Fein, and interviews with Benny himself, from various talk shows.
- A live restaging of the 1955 TV production of the Broadway musical version.
- Panelists question a barber, a woman who raises hogs, and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", an actress.
- Dinah hosted this hour-long weekly for seven years. It featured Dinah and guest stars in a variety of songs, skits, production numbers. Also featured: her "See the USA in your Chevrolet" song and her warm kiss to all in conclusion.
- A look at the career of comedian Ernie Kovacs, considered a pioneer in the early days of television, and whose innovative TV show spawned the careers of many of today's comics and comedy writers.
- Steve Allen's zany spontaneity turns Tonight into an unexpected hit, but it's Jack Paar and Johnny Carson that transform late night into an enduring television staple.
- Chandler develops feelings for Joey's new girlfriend. Ross and Rachel try to make each other jealous with their dates. Phoebe's cold gives her a sexy singing voice.
- Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams move in next door to the Ricardo's and Lucy can't stop torturing Ernie every time she's in his presence.
- Danny Thomas is the weeks mystery guest while Ernie Kovacs is a guest panelist. Arlene Francis, Ernie Kovacs, Dorothy Kilgallen and Bennett Cerf begin the show by guessing the line of occupation of a man from London, Englan who's a member of the British Parliament, who was identified by Bennett. Next up, is a woman from Los Angeles who's a stunt woman who was eventually identified by Arlene. Then, the panelists try to identify the weeks celebrity mystery challenger Danny Thomas. While Danny gave the panel some trouble, he was eventual identified by Bennett Cerf. Finally, a man from NY who sells fire hydrants - time ran out on the panel, the man won by default.
- Follow-up to I Love Lucy (1951), Lucy Ricardo continues her wacky schemes as she travels with her husband, Ricky and their friends Ethel and Fred to various locations and meeting celebrities.
- An American comedy show, hosted by comedian Ernie Kovacs who often changed the show's format during its run. It was variously retooled as a daytime show, prime-time show, late-night show, and talk show. The show was originally created for Philadelphia's television market, but was then broadcast nationally.
- Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
- Comic and fellow weekly panelist Ernie Kovacs, and his wife Edie Adams, are the nights mystery celebrity challengers, while Tony Randall is the guest panelist. Panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Tony Randall, Arlene Francis and Bennett Cerf begin the show wearing their blindfolds while guessing the profession of an older man who's the president of the American federation of musicians. Next up, a young Japanese man from Chicago who's a pearl diver. After Bennett identified the challengers line of work, John Daly displayed to the panel a pearl, found by the man and his brother, that was 11 hundred carrots, worth over $100,000, and was the largest pearl in world at the time. Finally, the panel adorns their blindfolds for the weeks celebrity mystery challengers Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams. The panel identified the Ernie and Edie.
- Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.
- Groucho Marx hosts a quiz show which features a series of competitive questions and a great deal of humourous conversation.
- The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen.
- Television's Original Genius: In the infancy of any medium, there will be some who realize its potential well before anyone else. Ernie Kovacs was such a visionary, and between 1951 and 1962 he broke rules that hadn't even been made yet and created a "language" that is now taken for granted.
- A restropective on the great silent actors, movies and themes.
- In this one Ernie Kovacs, who is always asking "Can it be fold" has a big surprise when the person he is asking says, YES. Mike Todd was here one of the panelist. He was about to marry Liz Taylor.
- The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
- Using 40 cameras and 12 mobile vans, this live Sunday afternoon program broadcast events in North America, the Caribbean and Europe. The show alternated with other programs during its run. Among it's many segments were live broadcasts from Havana, Cuba, Bimini, London and the first live shots of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The show was first introduced on Monday, June 27, 1955 as part of "Producers' Showcase", and continued on Monday evenings thru the summer of 1955. Regular Sunday broadcasts did not begin until the fall of 1955.. On the Sunday, October 1955 premiere the topic was 'A Sunday in Autumn'.
- Game show in which comedians tried to make contestants laugh. Based on the US series of the same name.
- The panelists were given a topic and asked to talk nonstop for one minute about the subject. The panelist who talked the most was the winner for that week.
- The history from it's humble beginnings to the time the film was made.