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Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including Creator/AbbottAndCostello, Creator/MartinAndLewis, [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], Creator/BobHope, Music/FrankSinatra, Creator/EthelMerman, [[Series/TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]], Creator/CharltonHeston, and Creator/BurtLancaster.
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Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including Creator/AbbottAndCostello, Creator/MartinAndLewis, [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], Creator/JackBenny, Creator/BobHope, Music/FrankSinatra, Creator/EthelMerman, [[Series/TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], Creator/JackieGleason, [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]], Creator/CharltonHeston, and Creator/BurtLancaster.
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* CameraScrew: On several occasions, Jerry Lewis would attempt to speak directly to the camera, except the active camera would switch on him every three seconds, much to his annoyance. ("Which camera is on?")
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* ProductPlacementName:
** As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
** Averted with a few episodes during the 1950-1951 season that were sponsored by Frigidaire; those carried the title of ''The Comedy Hour'' instead.
** As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
** Averted with a few episodes during the 1950-1951 season that were sponsored by Frigidaire; those carried the title of ''The Comedy Hour'' instead.
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* TheTrickster: The episodes Martin and Lewis hosted often opened with sketches of the comedy team disrupting gatherings of members of polite society such as wedding receptions, dog shows, PTA meetings, company conventions, etc. These usually featured Lewis as the disruptive force with Martin as the [[KidWithTheLeash kid with the leash]].
* TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek:
** As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
** Averted with a few episodes during the 1950-1951 season that were sponsored by Frigidaire; those carried the title of ''The Comedy Hour'' instead.
* TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek:
** As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
** Averted with a few episodes during the 1950-1951 season that were sponsored by Frigidaire; those carried the title of ''The Comedy Hour'' instead.
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* TheTrickster: The episodes Martin and Lewis hosted often opened with sketches of the comedy team disrupting gatherings of members of polite society such as wedding receptions, dog shows, PTA meetings, company conventions, etc. These usually featured Lewis as the disruptive force with Martin as the [[KidWithTheLeash kid with the leash]].
* TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek:
** As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
** Averted with a few episodes during the 1950-1951 season that were sponsored by Frigidaire; those carried the title of ''The Comedy Hour'' instead.leash]].
* TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek:
** As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
** Averted with a few episodes during the 1950-1951 season that were sponsored by Frigidaire; those carried the title of ''The Comedy Hour'' instead.
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Lasted 5½ years before going off the air due to competition from ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' on Creator/{{CBS}}. Jim Davidson's Classic TV Info website has [[http://www.classictvinfo.com/ColgateComedyHour/ a very nice episode guide]].
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Lasted 5½ years before going off the air due to competition from ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' on Creator/{{CBS}}. Jim Davidson's Creator/JimDavidson's Classic TV Info website has [[http://www.classictvinfo.com/ColgateComedyHour/ a very nice episode guide]].
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* TheAnnouncer: This role was filled by Don Pardo during the first season (1950-51), Hal Sawyer during the second through fourth seasons (1951-1954) and by Wendell Niles during the fifth and sixth seasons (1954-55). Mike Wallace announced on the two Season 1 episodes which originated from Chicago (February 11 and April 29, 1951) and [[Series/TheJackBennyProgram Don Wilson]] announced on at least one summer show (August 8, 1954).
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* TheAnnouncer: This role was filled by Don Pardo Creator/DonPardo during the first season (1950-51), Hal Sawyer during the second through fourth seasons (1951-1954) and by Wendell Niles during the fifth and sixth seasons (1954-55). Mike Wallace announced on the two Season 1 episodes which originated from Chicago (February 11 and April 29, 1951) and [[Series/TheJackBennyProgram Don Wilson]] announced on at least one summer show (August 8, 1954).
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* CartoonConductor: A common Martin and Lewis sketch would involve Dean trying to sing a number while Jerry clowns about as he "conducts" the orchestra. (Their musical director Dick Stabile can sometimes be seen off to the side actually conducting the orchestra.)
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A live VarietyShow that aired Sunday nights on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950–55 and was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953 episode was the subject of an experimental NTSC color television broadcast.
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A live VarietyShow that aired Sunday nights on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950–55 and was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953 episode was the subject of an experimental NTSC [[UsefulNotes/SwitchToColor color television television]] broadcast.
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->'''''[[Music/DeanMartin Dean]]:''''' ''Max? So fly away? I don't get this.''
->'''''[[Creator/JerryLewis Jerry]]:''''' ''Well, your name is really Dean but I called you Max and I told you to fly away because Maxfli is the name of a golf ball and the sponsor doesn't want us to make any plugs.''
->'''''Dean:''''' ''We need the golf balls!''
->'''''Jerry:''''' ''Because we both play golf so send them to the house right away.''
->'''''Dean:''''' ''Maxfli!''
->'''''Jerry:''''' ''Oh, I can just see the sponsor now, squeezing all of the Colgate toothpaste out of the tube and he's screaming something awful!''
A live VarietyShow that aired Sunday nights on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950–55 and was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953, episode was the subject of an experimental NTSC color television broadcast.
->'''''[[Music/DeanMartin Dean]]:''''' ''Max? So fly away? I don't get this.''
->'''''[[Creator/JerryLewis Jerry]]:''''' ''Well, your name is really Dean but I called you Max and I told you to fly away because Maxfli is the name of a golf ball and the sponsor doesn't want us to make any plugs.''
->'''''Dean:''''' ''We need the golf balls!''
->'''''Jerry:''''' ''Because we both play golf so send them to the house right away.''
->'''''Dean:''''' ''Maxfli!''
->'''''Jerry:''''' ''Oh, I can just see the sponsor now, squeezing all of the Colgate toothpaste out of the tube and he's screaming something awful!''
A live VarietyShow that aired Sunday nights on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950–55 and was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953, episode was the subject of an experimental NTSC color television broadcast.
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->'''''[[Music/DeanMartin Dean]]:''''' ''Max?
->'''[[Music/DeanMartin Dean]]:''' Max? So fly away? I don't get
->'''''[[Creator/JerryLewis Jerry]]:''''' ''Well,
->'''[[Creator/JerryLewis Jerry]]:''' Well, your name is really Dean but I called you Max and I told you to fly away because Maxfli is the name of a golf ball and the sponsor doesn't want us to make any
->'''''Dean:''''' ''We
->'''Dean:''' We need the golf
->'''''Jerry:''''' ''Because
->'''Jerry:''' Because we both play golf so send them to the house right
->'''''Dean:''''' ''Maxfli!''
->'''''Jerry:''''' ''Oh,
->'''Dean:''' Maxfli!
->'''Jerry:''' Oh, I can just see the sponsor now, squeezing all of the Colgate toothpaste out of the tube and he's screaming something
A live VarietyShow that aired Sunday nights on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950–55 and was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22,
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A live VarietyShow that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950–55 and was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953, episode was the subject of an experimental NTSC color television broadcast.
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A live VarietyShow that aired Sunday nights on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950–55 and was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953, episode was the subject of an experimental NTSC color television broadcast.
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Lasted 5½ years before going off the air due to competition from ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''. Jim Davidson's Classic TV Info website has [[http://www.classictvinfo.com/ColgateComedyHour/ a very nice episode guide]].
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Lasted 5½ years before going off the air due to competition from ''Series/TheEdSullivanShow''.''Series/TheEdSullivanShow'' on Creator/{{CBS}}. Jim Davidson's Classic TV Info website has [[http://www.classictvinfo.com/ColgateComedyHour/ a very nice episode guide]].
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A live VarietyShow aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950 to 1955 which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953, episode was the subject of an experimental NTSC color television broadcast.
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A live VarietyShow that aired on Creator/{{NBC}} from 1950 to 1955 which 1950–55 and was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953, episode was the subject of an experimental NTSC color television broadcast.
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Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including Creator/AbbottAndCostello, [[Music/DeanMartin Martin]] and [[Creator/JerryLewis Lewis]], [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], Creator/BobHope, Music/FrankSinatra, Creator/EthelMerman, [[Series/TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]], Creator/CharltonHeston and [[Film/FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]].
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Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including Creator/AbbottAndCostello, [[Music/DeanMartin Martin]] and [[Creator/JerryLewis Lewis]], Creator/MartinAndLewis, [[Radio/TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], Creator/BobHope, Music/FrankSinatra, Creator/EthelMerman, [[Series/TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]], Creator/CharltonHeston Creator/CharltonHeston, and [[Film/FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]].
Creator/BurtLancaster.
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* TheAnnouncer: This role was filled by Don Pardo during the first season (1950-51), Hal Sawyer during the second through fourth seasons (1951-1954) and by Wendell Niles during the fifth and sixth seasons (1954-55). Mike Wallace announced on the two Season 1 episodes which originated from Chicago (February 11 and April 29, 1951) and [[Series/TheJackBennyProgram Don Wilson]] announced on at least one summer show (August 8, 1954).
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* MustacheVandalism: At the end of a Martin and Lewis episode, the duo did their closing monologue in front of a giant drawing of themselves as they usually did. While Dean was busy speaking, Jerry drew a mustache and glasses over Dean's portrait. That episode happened to be the season finale, hence the comment following that act of vandalism:
-->'''Jerry:''' I've been wanting to do that for five months!
-->'''Jerry:''' I've been wanting to do that for five months!
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* CameraScrew: On several occasions, Jerry Lewis would attempt to speak directly to the camera, except the active camera would switch on him every three seconds, much to his annoyance. ("Which camera is on?")
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* TheShowMustGoOn: The January 25, 1953, edition featuring Martin and Lewis ended up being a clip show due to Creator/JerryLewis recuperating from a knee injury he suffered when falling off a scooter -- he did the entire show sitting down.
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* TheShowMustGoOn: TheShowMustGoOn:
** The October 5, 1952 edition only aired live in Los Angeles and a few other west coast stations due to a walkout by NBC engineers in Hollywood causing a three-hour delay. A kinescope of that episode was aired on the full network on October 26 (with the exception of Los Angeles affiliate KNBH, which aired ''The Big Payoff'' instead).
** The January 25, 1953, edition featuring Martin and Lewis ended up being a clip show due to Creator/JerryLewis recuperating from a knee injury he suffered when falling off a scooter -- he did the entire show sitting down.
** The October 5, 1952 edition only aired live in Los Angeles and a few other west coast stations due to a walkout by NBC engineers in Hollywood causing a three-hour delay. A kinescope of that episode was aired on the full network on October 26 (with the exception of Los Angeles affiliate KNBH, which aired ''The Big Payoff'' instead).
** The January 25, 1953, edition featuring Martin and Lewis ended up being a clip show due to Creator/JerryLewis recuperating from a knee injury he suffered when falling off a scooter -- he did the entire show sitting down.
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* BitingTheHandHumor: Jerry Lewis often did jokes at the expanse of the namesake sponsor.
** After coming back from an Ajax commercial, Jerry notices the orchestra forgot to play the Ajax jingle at the end:
--->'''Jerry:''' Oh, we have to have the commercial play-off, that's very important, 'cause Colgate will get mad! Commercial play-off, and...
--->''(Jerry conducts the orchestra to play the Ajax jingle at breakneck speed)''
--->'''Jerry:''' They can't say nothin' now!
** One sketch consisted of nothing but Jerry sitting on a chair in the middle of the stage for a few minutes. He makes a crack about how much money Colgate is wasting on this.
** After coming back from an Ajax commercial, Jerry notices the orchestra forgot to play the Ajax jingle at the end:
--->'''Jerry:''' Oh, we have to have the commercial play-off, that's very important, 'cause Colgate will get mad! Commercial play-off, and...
--->''(Jerry conducts the orchestra to play the Ajax jingle at breakneck speed)''
--->'''Jerry:''' They can't say nothin' now!
** One sketch consisted of nothing but Jerry sitting on a chair in the middle of the stage for a few minutes. He makes a crack about how much money Colgate is wasting on this.
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* MotionlessMakeover: A Martin and Lewis episode featured their musical director Dick Stabile on a sax solo performance of "The Man I Love". During his performance, the comic duo subjects him to one of these; they put a bowler hat on his head, hang an umbrella on his arm, undo his bowtie, hike up his pants and stick an handkerchief in his ear. Stabile, meanwhile, keeps on playing without missing a beat. It was probably done out of revenge, since Stabile doing a number was his way of settling an argument over who would do the next number.
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* TheCameo: An entire episode was spent building up to a 30-second bit by Jack Benny.
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* TheCameo: TheCameo:
** An entire episode was spent building up to a 30-second bit by Jack Benny.
** An entire episode was spent building up to a 30-second bit by Jack Benny.
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** Another episode had Lewis pull back the stage curtain at one point to reveal frequent guest host Eddie Cantor.
--->'''Jerry:''' ''(to audience)'' Do you see what happens when you aren't working for these people?
--->'''Jerry:''' ''(to audience)'' Do you see what happens when you aren't working for these people?
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Indentation.
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* TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek: As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
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* TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek: TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek:
** As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
** As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
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* TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek: As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.
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* TropeCoTropeOfTheWeek: As was the standard practice in the era, the show is named after the sponsor and the commercial breaks advertise the sponsor's products: Ajax cleanser, Colgate toothpaste, Fab laundry detergent, Halo shampoo and Palmolive soap.soap.
** Averted with a few episodes during the 1950-1951 season that were sponsored by Frigidaire; those carried the title of ''The Comedy Hour'' instead.
** Averted with a few episodes during the 1950-1951 season that were sponsored by Frigidaire; those carried the title of ''The Comedy Hour'' instead.
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* {{Revival}}: On November 5, 1967, ''The Dean Martin Show'' (sponsored by Colgate) was preempted for a one-off revival of ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'' with guests including Creator/MelBrooks, Creator/BobNewhart, [[Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn Dan Rowan, Dick Martin]] and others. Notably, none of the performers from the original 1950-1955 run returned. It was intended as a pilot for a new series, which never happened.
