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Release Date:
10 September 1950 (USA) more
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Plot:
A musical variety television show that ran on the NBC network from 1950-1955. The show had starred many... more
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations more
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Seth MacFarlane also doing Fox variety show
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Donald O'Connor<br>1925-2003
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First TV show in colour more (6 total)

Cast

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Dean Martin ... Himself - Host / ... (214 episodes, 1950-1955)

Jerry Lewis ... Himself - Host / ... (214 episodes, 1950-1955)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA) (summer title)
Colgate Variety Hour (USA) (sixth season title)
Michael Todd Revue (USA) (subtitle)
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Runtime:
60 min
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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
First TV show in colour, 9 December 2002
Author: F Gwynplaine MacIntyre (Borroloola@earthlink.net) from Minffordd, North Wales

'Colgate Comedy Hour' was a first-rate comedy-variety series, performed live from New York City and featuring some of the biggest names in American show business at the time. The series was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive, a 'health and beauty aids' company which had established a healthy presence in the sponsorship of entertainment since the early days of radio. In the 1940s, Al Jolson had starred in a weekly radio show sponsored by Colgate Tooth Powder, but he mistakenly kept identifying the sponsor as 'Colgate Toothpaste': a different product altogether, which was sponsoring a different radio show at the time.

Apart from its excellent entertainment value, the Colgate Comedy Hour is also important for a technological reason. The episode broadcast live on 22 November, 1953, hosted by Donald O'Connor, was the very first colour tv broadcast. Prior to this, all colour tv transmissions had been closed-circuit only.

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