The United States Steel Hour
The Big Laugh
TV Flash files “The Big Laugh” as hour 223 of 259 in the TV Flash guide — The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963) on ABC/CBS, season 9, episode 11, aired 1962-01-24, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E11: listed hour 223 of 259 in the The United States Steel Hour guide, hour 11 of 26 in season 9. It aired 1962-01-24 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Far from the Shade Tree” (S09E10). Next is “A Nightmare at Bleak Hill” (S09E12).
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Big Laugh sit in the The United States Steel Hour guide?
S09E11 is listed hour 223 of 259 — hour 11 of 26 in season 9, season 9 episode 11.
When did The United States Steel Hour S09E11 air?
The Big Laugh aired 1962-01-24 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with surviving prestige teleplays — Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout if you can get it. Live industrial-sponsor drama is the brief.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The United States Steel Hour was live Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's sheen: serious teleplays, launched stars, theatrical punch. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened here. Watch it in 2026 as corporate-sponsored theater of the air — proof a steel company once bankrolled the kind of play networks now fear.
The silhouette is industrial sheen on a live play: a steel logo as a curtain, theatrical punch in a living room, hard-hat prestige. The United States Steel Hour (ABC then CBS, 1953–1963) was Golden Age drama with an industrial giant's polish — serious teleplays, launched stars, The Theatre Guild and U.S. Steel, 259 episodes, ten seasons. Andy Griffith's No Time for Sergeants breakout happened on this stage of the air (1955). **This was not a commercial break; this was a hard launch in corporate light.** Proof a…
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