The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)

Creator:

Fred Hamilton

Stars:

Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Al Goodman

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jerry Lewis	...	Himself - Host (203 episodes, 1950-1955)
Dean Martin	...	Himself - Host (202 episodes, 1950-1955)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

joke | singer | stand up comedy | company sponsor name in title | song | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Colgate Summer Comedy Hour

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode broadcast on 22 November 1953, hosted by Donald O'Connor, made history as the very first ever color television broadcast in the NTSC color system.

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Connections

Featured in Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006)

User Reviews

First Color Show?

Recently, Gloria O'Connor (Donald's widow) told me that she thought the Nov. 22, 1953 Colgate Comedy Hour was the first color telecast of the newly-approved color system. Evidently it was part of a test. Many old-timers have insisted that the Jan 1 Rose Bowl Parade was the first color telecast. Can anyone shed some light on the Colgate Comedy Hour? I met Joyce Smith, one of the original dancers, at an NBC Reunion and she also believed that the show was telecast in color. It would be a good thing to straighten this out for the history books. In addition, Joyce said the Comedy hour originated at the original 'El Capitan' theater on Vine Street.