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TV series

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950NR6 seasons6.9 / 10

This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.

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.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

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.

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Episode 11

Donald O'Connor and Harpo Marx

Episode credits

Guest stars Yvonne De Carlo, Gale Robbins, Harpo Marx, Wilda Taylor, Sidney Miller, Donald O'Connor

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Episode 12

Abbott & Costello

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello host with guests actors Errol Flynn and Bruce Cabot, actress Rhonda Fleming, A C stalwarts Sid Fields and Joe Kirk, The Pied Pipers, Al Goodman and his Orchestra, and a cameo by George Raft. On the way to work on Fleming's ranch, the boys encounter berserk Flynn doing the classic "Niagra Falls" routine ("Slowly I turn, step by step..."). Lou attempts to milk a cow, and he and Bud get the giggles, start ad libbing, and start spitting milk at each other. Sheriff Lou battles bad guy Flynn in a saloon. Rhonda Fleming performs "Don't Blame Me" and "I'm in Love With a Wonderful Guy."

Episode credits

Guest stars Bud Abbott, Sid Fields, Lou Costello, George Raft, Louis Armstrong

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Episode 16

Alan Young and Roy Rogers & Dale Evans

Episode credits

Guest stars Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, Alan Young, Carmen Miranda

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Episode 20

Abbott & Costello

In one sketch, Abbott and Costello are offered a job on Cabot's dude ranch. On the way, they encounter Flynn, with whom they do the old "Niagara Falls" sketch. In another western bit, the boys have a run-in with bad guy Flynn. Rhonda Fleming performs "Don't Blame Me" and "I'm in Love With a Wonderful Guy".

Episode credits

Guest stars Bud Abbott, Rhonda Fleming, Lou Costello, Bruce Cabot, Errol Flynn, George Raft

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Episode 23

Donald O'Connor

Episode credits

Guest stars Kay Starr, Corinne Calvet, Ben Blue, Frank Nelson, Scatman Crothers, Sidney Miller, Donald O'Connor

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Episode 24

Martin & Lewis

Episode credits

Guest stars Mike Mazurki, Danny Arnold, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Sheldon Leonard, Michael Ross, Mary Treen

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Episode 37

Donald O'Connor

Episode credits

Written by Sidney MillerGuest stars Hedy Lamarr, Hal March, Tom D'Andrea, Scatman Crothers, Sidney Miller, Donald O'Connor

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Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026

More about The Colgate Comedy Hour

Cast

Gene NelsonSelf
Bob HopeSelf
Eddie CantorSelf
Bud AbbottSelf - Host
Jimmy DuranteSelf
Eddie FisherSelf
Cesar RomeroSelf
Peggy LeeSelf

Credits

Created by
Fred Hamilton
Written by
Sidney Miller, John Grant, Herbert Baker, Norman Lear

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
208
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • NBCUnited States
  • Colgate-Palmolive-Peet
  • NBCUnited States

Themes

variety show