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* TheCameo: An entire episode was spent building up to a 30 second 30-second bit by Jack Benny.
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* ButtMonkey: Jerry Lewis and Lou Costello usually got a heaping helping of this whenever they appeared.
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* ButtMonkey: Jerry Lewis and Lou Costello usually typically got a heaping helping of this whenever they appeared.
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* ButtMonkey: Jerry Lewis and Lou Costello usually got a heaping helping of this whenever they appeared.
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* ComedicSociopathyComedicSociopathy: Often aimed at Jerry Lewis or Lou Costello during their appearances.
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* GameShowAppearance: On September 18, 1955, [[http://www.archive.org/details/Colgate-Comedy-Hour-S6E1 the Season 6 premiere]] opened with ''The $64,000,000 Question'', hosted by Hal April (DeanMartin) and sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive (naturally). Returning champ Morty M.M. Morton (JerryLewis) is forced to go for $32,000,000 and manages to survive... then is submerged underwater for the long-winded final question, leading to many ad-libs by Lewis.
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* TheCastShowoff: The plot was never very important. No one cared if it got pulverized in the name of [[RuleOfFunny Funny]].
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* TheCastShowoff: The plot was never very important.usually unimportant. No one cared if it got pulverized in the name of [[RuleOfFunny Funny]].
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* CrowdSong: In the musical episodes, along with [[SpontaneousChoreography everything else]] a musical [[SummonBackupDancers usually entails]].
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The show was done live. If anything went wrong (and it often did), the performers just had to adapt.
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* ThrowItIn: If something funny came up during pre-show rehearsal, it would often be written into the script.
* ThrowItIn: If something funny came up during pre-show rehearsal, it would often be written into the script.
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A live VarietyShow from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]], [[TheTenCommandments Charlton]] [[BenHur Heston]] and [[FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]]. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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A live VarietyShow from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]], [[TheTenCommandments Charlton]] [[BenHur Heston]] and [[FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]]. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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A live-action VarietyShow from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]], [[TheTenCommandments Charlton]] [[BenHur Heston]] and [[FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]]. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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A live-action live VarietyShow from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]], [[TheTenCommandments Charlton]] [[BenHur Heston]] and [[FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]]. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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A live-action VarietyShow from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]] O'Connor]], [[TheTenCommandments Charlton]] [[BenHur Heston]] and [[FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]]. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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A live-action VarietyShow from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman, [[TheHoneymooners Jackie Gleason]], [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]] and [[FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]]. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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A live-action VarietyShow from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman, [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor]] and [[FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster]]. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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A live-action VarietyShow from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman, Eddie Cantor, [[Film/SinginInTheRain Donald O'Connor, Fred Allen, Jimmy Durante O'Connor]] and [[FromHereToEternity Burt Lancaster.Lancaster]]. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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A variety show from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including AbbottAndCostello, [[DeanMartin Martin]] and [[JerryLewis Lewis]], [[TheJackBennyProgram Jack Benny]], BobHope, FrankSinatra, EthelMerman and many more. The episode broadcast on November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast. Eventually went off the air due to competition from [[EdSullivanShow Ed Sullivan]].
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