03737nam 2200529 450 991078809450332120230829002601.01-4766-0877-6(CKB)2670000000572323(EBL)1822781(SSID)ssj0001350811(PQKBManifestationID)12598216(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001350811(PQKBWorkID)11296150(PQKB)10033936(MiAaPQ)EBC1822781(EXLCZ)99267000000057232320141112h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTelevision variety shows histories and episode guides to 57 programs /David InmanJefferson, North Carolina :McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,2006.©20061 online resource (428 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7864-2198-3 1-322-21999-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; I : The Pantheon; 1. The Steve Allen Show; 2. The Variety Shows of Milton Berle; 3. The Carol Burnett Show; 4. The Variety Shows of Sid Caesar; 5. The Variety Shows of Jackie Gleason; 6. Arthur Godfrey and His Friends; 7. The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour; 8. The Variety Shows of Ed Sullivan; II : The Beginning; 9. The "Arthur Murray" Variety Shows; 10. Cavalcade of Stars; 11. The Colgate Comedy Hour; III : The Sketch Artists; 12. The George Gobel Show; 13. The Variety Shows of Bob Hope; 14. The Danny Kaye Show; 15. The Don Knotts Show16. The Jerry Lewis Show17. The Garry Moore Show; 18. The Variety Shows of Red Skelton; 19. The Flip Wilson Show; 20. The Jonathan Winters Show; IV : Mostly Music; 21. The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour; 22. The Variety Shows of Perry Como; 23. The Eddie Fisher Show; 24. This Is Tom Jones; 25. The Dean Martin Show; 26. The Variety Shows of Dinah Shore; 27. The Andy Williams Show; V : A New Host Every Week; 28. The Hollywood Palace; 29. Kraft Music Hall; VI : From Pop to Prime Time; 30. The Jimmy Dean Show; 31. The Ford Show; 32. The Variety Shows of Sonny and Cher; VII : Memorable Misfires33. The Julie Andrews Show34. The Judy Garland Show; 35. The Variety Shows of Mary Tyler Moore; 36. NBC Follies; 37. Pink Lady and Jeff; 38. The Paula Poundstone Show; 39. The Richard Pryor Show; 40. Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell; VIII : The Last Gasp; 41. The Captain and Tennille; 42. Dick Clark's Live Wednesday; 43. The Variety Shows of Donny and Marie Osmond; 44. Tony Orlando and Dawn; Bibliography; IndexFor the few hundred television viewers in 1946, a special treat on the broadcast schedule was the variety show called Hour Glass. It was the first TV program to go beyond talking heads, cooking demonstrations, and sporting events, featuring instead dancers, comics, singers, and long commercials for its sponsor, Chase and Sanborn coffee. Within two years, another variety show, Texaco Star Theatre, became the first true television hit and would be credited with the sales of thousands of television sets. The variety show formula was a staple of television in its first 30 years, in part because itVariety shows (Television programs)United StatesVariety shows (Television programs)791.45791.456Inman David1957-1578526MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788094503321Television variety shows3857949UNINA