The Best Episodes of The Colgate Comedy Hour
Every episode of The Colgate Comedy Hour ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Colgate Comedy Hour!
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
Top Episode Highlight
The best episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour" is "Martin & Lewis", rated 9.1/10 from 26 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Martin & Lewis" aired on 5/3/1953 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Abbott & Costello".
9.1/10 26 votes#1 - Martin & Lewis
Season 3 Episode 32 - Aired 1953-05-03
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- 9.1/10 29 votes
#2 - Abbott & Costello
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 1954-03-21
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- 9.0/10 20 votes
#3 - Gordon MacRae
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1955-01-23
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- 8.8/10 13 votes
#4 - Abbott & Costello
Season 2 Episode 36 - Aired 1952-05-04
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- 8.8/10 26 votes
#5 - Eddie Cantor
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1953-01-18
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- 8.7/10 34 votes
#6 - Abbott & Costello
Season 4 Episode 33 - Aired 1954-05-23
One in this comedy/variety series with rotating hosts. The comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star in this live episode. Highlights include the following: Bud and Lou get fired from their jobs at a department store after attempting to sell nylons; Abbott and his friends sucker Costello out of his pay, but Lou gets his revenge; Hoagy Carmichael sings and is visited by child actor Ricky Vera; Costello and Vera try to tell each other the tale of Little Red Riding Hood and crack each other up in the process; Abbott cons Costello out of his money, but Vera gets the last laugh; Peggy Lee sings "Johnny Guitar," "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," and the "Halo Shampoo" song; Costello gets appliances with meters and has to pay a quarter every time he uses one, prompting a lot of mayhem as he attempts to try each one out; the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra plays "Midnight Sleigh Ride" and "Holiday"; and Costello attempts to dance with a woman who is almost twice his height.
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- 8.6/10 10 votes
#7 - Martin & Lewis
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1952-11-30
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- 8.3/10 17 votes
#8 - Abbott & Costello
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1951-11-18
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello host with guests actors Errol Flynn and Bruce Cabot, actress Rhonda Fleming, A C stalwarts Sid Fields and Joe Kirk, The Pied Pipers, Al Goodman and his Orchestra, and a cameo by George Raft. On the way to work on Fleming's ranch, the boys encounter berserk Flynn doing the classic "Niagra Falls" routine ("Slowly I turn, step by step..."). Lou attempts to milk a cow, and he and Bud get the giggles, start ad libbing, and start spitting milk at each other. Sheriff Lou battles bad guy Flynn in a saloon. Rhonda Fleming performs "Don't Blame Me" and "I'm in Love With a Wonderful Guy."
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- 8.3/10 27 votes
#9 - Abbott & Costello
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 1952-01-13
In one sketch, Abbott and Costello are offered a job on Cabot's dude ranch. On the way, they encounter Flynn, with whom they do the old "Niagara Falls" sketch. In another western bit, the boys have a run-in with bad guy Flynn. Rhonda Fleming performs "Don't Blame Me" and "I'm in Love With a Wonderful Guy".
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- 8.3/10 17 votes
#10 - Martin & Lewis
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 1952-02-10
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- 8.3/10 12 votes
#11 - Bob Hope
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1952-12-07
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- 8.3/10 12 votes
#12 - Martin & Lewis
Season 5 Episode 29 - Aired 1955-06-05
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- 8.2/10 20 votes
#13 - Abbot & Costello
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1951-01-07
Abbott and Costello's first time as hosts. Several comedy routines including their classic: "Who's On First".
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- 8.2/10 40 votes
#14 - Abbot & Costello
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 1951-03-11
Lon Chaney Jr.; Sid Fields; Jarmila Novotna; Jesse, James & Carnell; Milton Frome; Ann Thomas; Gregg Sherwood; and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
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- 8.2/10 12 votes
#15 - Martin & Lewis
Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 1952-03-23
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- 8.2/10 26 votes
#16 - Abbott & Costello
Season 4 Episode 28 - Aired 1954-04-18
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello welcome guests including: Jane Russell; Rhonda Fleming; A&C stalwarts Connie Haines, Bobby Barber and Mike Ross; actress Beryl Davis; actors Tony Martinez, Nestor Paiva, Frank Richards, Benny Rubin, Jim Hayward and Ken Mayer; Jack Shea; Baby Mistin; Donna Kaye; announcer Hal Sawyer; and Al Goodman and his Orchestra. In comedy highlights, the boys are flat broke in a bording house in the Latin American country of Bolamania. They rehearse a magic trick, hoping to get a job at a nightclub. Then Lou gets the great idea of impersonating the El Presidente! Also, take offs on Liberace and You Bet Your Life.
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- 8.1/10 20 votes
#17 - Abbott & Costello
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1951-10-14
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- 8.1/10 16 votes
#18 - Donald O'Connor and Ben Blue
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1952-10-26
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- 8.1/10 13 votes
#19 - Martin & Lewis
Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 1955-05-08
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- 8.0/10 12 votes
#20 - Martin & Lewis
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1955-02-13
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- 7.9/10 17 votes
#21 - Martin & Lewis
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1954-12-19
Skits: Jerry serves spaghetti at Dean's diner. Dean and Vera adopt Jerry. Songs: "Longface", "Without a word of warning", "Mambo Italiano", "Every street's a boulevard"
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- 7.8/10 23 votes
#22 - Martin & Lewis
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1951-11-04
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- 7.8/10 12 votes
#23 - Martin & Lewis
Season 4 Episode 30 - Aired 1954-05-02
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- 7.8/10 11 votes
#24 - Gordon MacRae
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1955-03-13
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- 7.6/10 15 votes
#25 - Martin & Lewis
Season 2 Episode 35 - Aired 1952-04-27
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