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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Season 3

14 listed hours · 1950–1955 · NBC

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How this season is filed

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 3 of The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955) on NBC as a mid listed season (3; 3 of 6) — 14 listed hours, 1952-09-21–1953-05-17 from “Martin & Lewis” (S03E01) to “May 17, 1953” (S03E34). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S03E01 Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — season ignition on the pairing, living-room evidence of a chemistry that still photographs as a riot.

  1. S03E01

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 3, Episode 1 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1952-09-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S03E04

    Abbott & Costello

    Abbott & Costello — Season 3, Episode 4 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1952-10-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S03E05

    Oct. 26, 1952

    Oct. 26, 1952 — Season 3, Episode 5 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1952-10-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S03E08

    Nov 16, 1952

    Nov 16, 1952 — Season 3, Episode 8 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1952-11-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S03E12

    Abbott & Costello - Christmas Show

    Abbott & Costello - Christmas Show — Season 3, Episode 12 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1952-12-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S03E14

    Dec 28, 1952

    Dec 28, 1952 — Season 3, Episode 14 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1952-12-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S03E16

    Abbott & Costello

    Abbott & Costello — Season 3, Episode 16 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-01-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S03E24

    Mar 8, 1953

    Mar 8, 1953 — Season 3, Episode 24 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-03-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S03E26

    Mar 22, 1953

    Mar 22, 1953 — Season 3, Episode 26 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-03-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S03E27

    Mar 29, 1953

    Mar 29, 1953 — Season 3, Episode 27 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-03-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S03E28

    Apr 5, 1953

    Apr 5, 1953 — Season 3, Episode 28 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-04-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S03E29

    Apr 12, 1953

    Apr 12, 1953 — Season 3, Episode 29 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-04-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S03E31

    Abbott & Costello

    Abbott & Costello — Season 3, Episode 31 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-04-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S03E34

    May 17, 1953

    May 17, 1953 — Season 3, Episode 34 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-05-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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