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COLGATE COMEDY HOUR, THE

Air Date/Released Sunday, December 16, 1951
Station/Studio NBC
Host/Star Jack Paar
Featuring Moe, Larry and Shemp

Broadcast live from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR (1950 - 1955) included a revolving door of hosts during its run. Regular hosts included Abbott & Costello, Spike Jones, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durante and Donald O'Connor.

This is the Stooges' only appearance on the program. Their first sketch is set in Fay's Department Store, with Moe as the store manager preparing for the big Christmas sale, Larry as the floorwalker, and Shemp plays a customer targeted for buying useless merchandise. In a second sketch, Roy Rogers introduces the boys as renowned chefs who are preparing for a lavish party, leading into a wild food fight.


Cast: Jack Paar (Host), Carmen Miranda, Roy Rogers, Alan Young, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard

Crew: Kingman Moore (Director), Ernie Glucksman (Producer)
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