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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Season 1

42 listed hours · 1950–1955 · NBC

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Filed by Rex Fontaine · Golden Age Dispatch

The Colgate Comedy Hour was Sunday-night mayhem as a rotating comedy summit: Martin and Lewis, Abbott and Costello, and a direct rival to Ed Sullivan's variety night. Watch it for the chemistry of 1950s comedy teams in live explosion mode — including the living-room evidence of a famous split coming.

TV Flash files Season 1 of The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955) on NBC as the first listed season of 6 — 42 listed hours, 1950-09-10–1951-06-24 from “Revenge with Music” (S01E01) to “Martin & Lewis” (S01E42). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 Revenge with Music

    Revenge with Music opens the rotating comedy summit: Sunday-night mayhem as a direct rival to Ed Sullivan's variety palace.

  2. S01E34 Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis again in year one: the rotating summit returning to its loudest team, Abbott and Costello's rivals in the same palace.

  1. S01E01

    Revenge with Music

    Revenge with Music — Season 1, Episode 1 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-09-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S01E02

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 1, Episode 2 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-09-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S01E03

    Fred Allen

    Fred Allen — Season 1, Episode 3 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-09-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S01E04

    Bobby Clark

    Bobby Clark — Season 1, Episode 4 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-10-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S01E05

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 5 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-10-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S01E06

    Martin & Lewis: Anything Goes

    Martin & Lewis: Anything Goes — Season 1, Episode 6 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-10-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S01E07

    Fred Allen

    Fred Allen — Season 1, Episode 7 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-10-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S01E08

    Bobby Clark

    Bobby Clark — Season 1, Episode 8 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-10-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S01E09

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 9 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-11-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S01E10

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 1, Episode 10 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-11-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S01E11

    Fred Allen

    Fred Allen — Season 1, Episode 11 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-11-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S01E12

    Bob Hope

    Bob Hope — Season 1, Episode 12 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-11-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S01E13

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 13 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-12-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S01E14

    Tickets Please!

    Tickets Please! — Season 1, Episode 14 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-12-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S01E15

    Fred Allen

    Fred Allen — Season 1, Episode 15 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-12-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S01E16

    Bob Hope

    Bob Hope — Season 1, Episode 16 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-12-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S01E17

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 17 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1950-12-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S01E18

    Abbott & Costello

    Abbott & Costello — Season 1, Episode 18 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-01-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  19. S01E19

    Jerry Lester

    Jerry Lester — Season 1, Episode 19 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-01-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S01E20

    Bobby Clark

    Bobby Clark — Season 1, Episode 20 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-01-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S01E21

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 21 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-01-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S01E22

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 1, Episode 22 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-02-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  23. S01E23

    The Spike Jones Show

    The Spike Jones Show — Season 1, Episode 23 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-02-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  24. S01E24

    Bobby Clark

    Bobby Clark — Season 1, Episode 24 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-02-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  25. S01E25

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 25 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-02-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  26. S01E26

    Tony Martin

    Tony Martin — Season 1, Episode 26 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-03-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  27. S01E27

    Abbot & Costello

    Abbot & Costello — Season 1, Episode 27 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-03-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  28. S01E28

    Beatrice Lillie

    Beatrice Lillie — Season 1, Episode 28 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-03-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  29. S01E29

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 29 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-03-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  30. S01E30

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 30 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-04-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  31. S01E31

    Bob Hope

    Bob Hope — Season 1, Episode 31 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-04-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  32. S01E32

    Tony Martin

    Tony Martin — Season 1, Episode 32 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-04-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  33. S01E33

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 33 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-04-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  34. S01E34

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 1, Episode 34 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-04-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  35. S01E35

    Phil Silvers

    Phil Silvers — Season 1, Episode 35 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-05-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  36. S01E36

    Beatrice Lillie

    Beatrice Lillie — Season 1, Episode 36 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-05-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  37. S01E37

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 1, Episode 37 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-05-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  38. S01E38

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 38 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-05-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  39. S01E39

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 1, Episode 39 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-06-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  40. S01E40

    Jackie Gleason

    Jackie Gleason — Season 1, Episode 40 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-06-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  41. S01E41

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 1, Episode 41 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-06-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  42. S01E42

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 1, Episode 42 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1951-06-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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