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The Colgate Comedy Hour

Season 4

15 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 4 of The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955) on NBC as a mid listed season (4; 4 of 6) — 15 listed hours, 1953-10-04–1954-05-23 from “Martin & Lewis” (S04E01) to “Abbott & Costello” (S04E33). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S04E01

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 4, Episode 1 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-10-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S04E02

    Jimmy Durante

    Jimmy Durante — Season 4, Episode 2 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-10-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S04E03

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 4, Episode 3 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-10-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S04E04

    Oct 25, 1953

    Oct 25, 1953 — Season 4, Episode 4 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-10-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S04E06

    Nov. 8, 1953

    Nov. 8, 1953 — Season 4, Episode 6 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-11-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S04E08

    Nov 22, 1953

    Nov 22, 1953 — Season 4, Episode 8 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-11-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S04E09

    Eddie Cantor

    Eddie Cantor — Season 4, Episode 9 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-11-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S04E12

    Donald O'Connor

    Donald O'Connor — Season 4, Episode 12 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-12-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S04E13

    Dec 27, 1953

    Dec 27, 1953 — Season 4, Episode 13 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1953-12-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S04E16

    Jan 17, 1954

    Jan 17, 1954 — Season 4, Episode 16 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1954-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S04E20

    Feb 14, 1954

    Feb 14, 1954 — Season 4, Episode 20 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1954-02-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S04E25

    Abbott & Costello

    Abbott & Costello — Season 4, Episode 25 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1954-03-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S04E28

    Abbott & Costello

    Abbott & Costello — Season 4, Episode 28 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1954-04-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S04E30

    Martin & Lewis

    Martin & Lewis — Season 4, Episode 30 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1954-05-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S04E33

    Abbott & Costello

    Abbott & Costello — Season 4, Episode 33 of The Colgate Comedy Hour. Aired 1954-05-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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