The Milton Berle Show (1948)

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Texaco Star Theatre was an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television".

Original Release

06/08/1948 on NBC

US Release

06/08/1948

Cast

Milton Berle	Self - Host
Sid Stone	Self - Texaco Pitchman
Jimmy Nelson	Self - Texaco Pitchman
Hal Sawyer	Self - Announcer
Ken Shapiro	Self - as the Kid
Allen Roth	Self - Orchestra Leader
Ruth Gilbert	Max
Arnold Stang	Self - as Francis
Fatso Marco	Self
Martha Raye	Self

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Episode #8.1	Tuesday, 27 September 1955
2	State of Confusion	Tuesday, 18 October 1955
3	Episode #8.3	Tuesday, 08 November 1955
4	Guest Host: Jan Murray; guest stars: Gale Storm, Vic Damone, Ben Blue, Rudy Vallee, Dick Contino	Tuesday, 29 November 1955
5	Episode #8.5	Tuesday, 20 December 1955
6	Episode #8.6	Tuesday, 10 January 1956
7	Episode #8.7	Tuesday, 31 January 1956
8	Episode #8.8	Tuesday, 21 February 1956
9	Episode #8.9	Tuesday, 13 March 1956
10	Episode #8.10	Tuesday, 03 April 1956
11	Episode #8.11	Tuesday, 24 April 1956
12	Episode #8.12	Tuesday, 15 May 1956
13	Episode #8.13	Tuesday, 05 June 1956

Directors

Greg Garrison, Milton Berle, Edmund L. Cashman, Jeffrey Hayden

Writers

Mike Marmer, Heywood Kling, Goodman Ace, Jay Burton, Selma Diamond, Aaron Ruben, Al Schwartz, Buddy Arnold, Bill Manhoff, Mel Diamond, Hal Collins, Jerry Seelen, Phil Charig, Arnold M. Auerbach, Gore Vidal, Mort Green, George Foster, Ray Golden, Joel Murcott, Nate Monaster

Cast

Milton Berle	Self - Host
Sid Stone	Self - Texaco Pitchman
Jimmy Nelson	Self - Texaco Pitchman
Hal Sawyer	Self - Announcer
Ken Shapiro	Self - as the Kid
Allen Roth	Self - Orchestra Leader
Ruth Gilbert	Max
Arnold Stang	Self - as Francis
Fatso Marco	Self
Martha Raye	Self
Ruth Gilbert	Self - as Max
Ruth Gilbert	Self - Max
Arnold Stang	Self - Francis
Milton Frome	Self
Charlie Applewhite	Self - Singer
Arnold Stang	Self - Comic Actor
Eddie Fisher	Self - Singer
Robert Alda	Self - Actor
Jerry Lewis	Self - Comedian
Gertrude Berg	Molly Goldberg

Producers

Milton Berle	Executive Producer
Irving Gray	Executive Producer
Milton Berle	Producer
Kevin Joe Jonson	Producer
Edmund L. Cashman	Producer
Arthur Knorr	Producer

1955	Emmy	Best Choreographer	Nominated
1955	Emmy	Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Variety Program	Nominated
1954	Emmy	Best Series Supporting Actress	Nominated
1951	Emmy	Best Variety Show	Nominated
1950	Emmy	Best Kinescope Show	Won