"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950) TV series 1950-1955

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Creator:

Fred Hamilton

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

10 September 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A musical variety television show that ran on the NBC network from 1950-1955. The show had starred many...

Plot Keywords:

Variety | Male Female Relationship | Company Sponsor Name In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Dean Martin	...	Himself - Host / ... (217 episodes, 1950-1955)
Jerry Lewis	...	Himself - Host / ... (217 episodes, 1950-1955)

Also Known As:

"Colgate Summer Comedy Hour" (USA) (summer title)
"Colgate Variety Hour" (USA) (sixth season title)
"Michael Todd Revue" (USA) (subtitle)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet

Trivia:

Woody Allen's TV debut.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Jerry Lewis - König der Komödianten (2006) (TV)

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.