"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950) TV series 1950-1955

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creator:

Fred Hamilton

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

10 September 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A musical variety television show that ran on the NBC network from 1950-1955. The show had starred many...

Plot Keywords:

Variety | Male Female Relationship | Company Sponsor Name In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Dean Martin	...	Himself - Host / ... (214 episodes, 1950-1955)
Jerry Lewis	...	Himself - Host / ... (214 episodes, 1950-1955)

Also Known As:

Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA) (summer title)
Colgate Variety Hour (USA) (sixth season title)
Michael Todd Revue (USA) (subtitle)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet

Trivia:

Woody Allen's TV debut.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)

Not the first color broadcast

An earlier comment claims that an episode in November 1953 was the first color television broadcast ever. That is not so. The Federal Communications Commission, on Oct. 10, 1950, approved a color television system developed by CBS that was not compatible with existing black and white television sets. However, a court challenge by RCA, which was developing its own color system that was compatible with black and white sets, tied up the inauguration of the CBS color system until a decision for CBS by the U.S. Supreme Court in May 1951.

Finally, on June 25, 1951, CBS broadcast a one-hour program in color, called "Premiere", featuring Ed Sullivan and other CBS stars, and carried it on a five-station East Coast CBS-TV hookup.

The episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour" broadcast in color in November 1953 was actually the network debut of the rival RCA color television system. In December 1953, the FCC formally reversed its earlier decision and approved the RCA system as the color standard for American television.