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

Woody Allen's TV debut.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson (1976)

User Reviews

a true classic

I've been lucky enough to see five episodes of this golden age of TV pioneer. The high powered talent was only part of a top notch production. Two of those shows featured Abbott and Costello, who can be seen doing their "Who's on First?" routine and interacting with horror film legend Boris Karloff. The other three are Martin and Lewis shows, and actually made me laugh out loud more than a half century later, their work was that good. In fact, what's obvious from those shows is that there's a lot of ad-libbing going on, and the two seem like they're absolutely having the times of their life. If you find that DVD (the sleeve advertised two shows but actually contains three, all with original commercials, I found it for a dollar at a Dollar General store...talk about a buried treasure!) look for the bit part where Jerry teases two NBC studio cameramen. A true gem. And fans of old TV commercials won't be let down, either, by the catchy jingles and nice animation for Colgate toothpaste, Palmolive soap and shave cream, Halo shampoo or Fab detergent.