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(More customer reviews)Before he became the king of late-nite TV, Johnny Carson hosted a self-named summer replacement series. Ten examples of that half-hour program are here, as well as samples of Johnny's quiz show, his morning program and the very early (1953) "Carson's Cellar."
NOTABLES--
"The Johnny Carson Show" aired Thursday nights at 8:30 on CBS from 6/30/55 to 3/1/56. The quiz show, "Who Do You Trust?" ran on ABC-TV from 1957 to '63; based on his performance here, Johnny was hired by NBC to replace Jack Paar on "The Tonight Show."
"Bobby Darin and Friends" was a pilot for a variety series the network rejected. It was written by Bud Yorkin and Norman Lear ("All in the Family").
"Shower of Stars" aired once a month on CBS-TV. The most frequent host was Jack Benny.
"The Milton Berle Show" was the Berle variety series that came after "The Texaco Star Theater."
"The Colgate Comedy Hour" had a long run (with rotating hosts) on NBC-TV in the 1950s.For more vintage TV programming, try the 150 episodes on MILL CREEK's ESSENTIAL FAMILY TELEVISION.CONTENTS of "Best of Johnny Carson and Friends":
DISC ONE--
THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW:
Dillinger The Mental Wizard
Ed Sullivan Impersonation
Evolution of Dance
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Life in the 80's
James Arness
Jack Albertson
Dimitri Tomlin
Stay-at-Home Husband
Eva Gabor
Dorothy Shay
CARSON'S CELLAR (one episode)
THE JOHNNY CARSON MORNING SHOW (one episode)
DISC TWO--
WHO DO YOU TRUST? - Johnny Carson/Ed McMahon (two episodes)
THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM (10/22/63) - Johnny Carson/Barbara Wooddell
BOBBY DARIN AND FRIENDS (TV-1961) - Jimmy Durante/Joanie Summers/Bob Hope
FRANK SINATRA TIMEX SPECIAL ("Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes") (TV-1959) - Mitzi Gaynor/Jimmy Durante
TIMEX ALL STAR COMEDY SHOW (TV-1962) - Johnny Carson/Mel Brooks/Carl Reiner/Buddy Hackett/Joyce Brothers/Kaye Stevens
CAESAR'S HOUR (two episodes) - Sid Caesar/Howard Morris/Carl Reiner
DISC THREE--
THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR (Two episodes hosted by Martin & Lewis) - #1- Jack Benny; #2- Burt Lancaster
THE MARTHA RAYE SHOW (1/23/54) - Edward G. Robinson/Cesar Romero/Rocky Graziano/Don Pardo
SHOWER OF STARS (5 episodes, hosted by Jack Benny) - #1- Liberace/Jayne Mansfield; #2- Nanette Fabray/Johnny Ray; #3- Tony Martin/Vivian Vance/William Frawley #4- ?; #5- ?
STARS IN THE EYE - Jack Benny/Lucille Ball
DISC FOUR--
THE MILTON BERLE SHOW:
Danny Thomas
Frank Sinatra
Gertrude Berg/Andrew Sisters
Jackie Cooper/Vic Damone
Peter Lawford/Carol Channing
Ronald Reagan/Dolores Grey
Zsa Zsa Gabor

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