The Colgate Comedy Hour — Season 3
This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.
About this season
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
Episodes (39)
1. Martin & Lewis
Aired 21 September 1952
Features songs "You Belong To Me" and "Hominy Grits"
2. Eddie Cantor
Aired 28 September 1952
3. Donald O'Connor
Aired 5 October 1952
4. Bob Hope
Aired 12 October 1952
5. Abbott & Costello
Aired 19 October 1952
Lizabeth Scott, Gisele macKenzie, The Four Pipers, Les dassie, Dudley Dickerson, Milt Bronson, Bobby Barber, Sid Fields and Al Goodman and his Orchestra
6. Donald O'Connor and Ben Blue
Aired 26 October 1952
7. Judy Canova
Aired 2 November 1952
8. Bob Hope
Aired 9 November 1952
9. Donald O'Connor
Aired 16 November 1952
10. Abbott & Costello
Aired 23 November 1952
11. Martin & Lewis
Aired 30 November 1952
12. Bob Hope
Aired 7 December 1952
13. Abbott & Costello - Christmas Show
Aired 14 December 1952
Abbott & Costello present a comedy/variety Christmas Special, including their routines, singing, dancing, and acrobats.
14. Episode 14
Aired 21 December 1952
15. Phil Harris and Ben Blue
Aired 28 December 1952
16. Bob Hope
Aired 4 January 1953
17. Abbott & Costello and Victor Borge
Aired 11 January 1953
Victor Borge, Gisele MacKenzie, Grace Hartman, Allan Jones, Sid Fields, Harry Lang, The Four Pipers, Bobby Barber, R. J. Otis and Abner, The Hollywood Stunt Group
18. Eddie Cantor
Aired 18 January 1953
19. Martin & Lewis
Aired 25 January 1953
20. Bob Hope
Aired 1 February 1953
21. Ben Blue
Aired 8 February 1953
22. Eddie Cantor
Aired 15 February 1953
23. The Ritz Brothers
Aired 22 February 1953
24. Bob Hope and George Jessel
Aired 1 March 1953
25. Donald O'Connor
Aired 8 March 1953
26. Eddie Cantor
Aired 15 March 1953
27. 100th Episode
Aired 22 March 1953
28. Bob Hope
Aired 29 March 1953
29. Donald O'Connor
Aired 5 April 1953
30. Eddie Cantor
Aired 12 April 1953
31. Bob Hope
Aired 19 April 1953
32. Abbott & Costello
Aired 26 April 1953
Hoagy Carmichael, Teresa Brewer, The Four Pipers, The Amin Brothers, Sid Fields, Michael Ross, Jack Lomas, Sherry Morland, Evelynne D'Smith, Sid Marion, Bobby Barber and Al Goodman and his Orchestra
33. Martin & Lewis
Aired 3 May 1953
34. Eddie Cantor
Aired 10 May 1953
35. Donald O'Connor
Aired 17 May 1953
36. Bob Hope
Aired 24 May 1953
37. Martin & Lewis
Aired 31 May 1953
38. Eddie Cantor
Aired 7 June 1953
39. Bob Hope
Aired 14 June 1953