The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956)

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The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to December 1961 on ABC, and in first-run syndication from 1962 to 1964.

Original Release

06/24/1956 on ABC

Cast

Name	Character

Steve Allen	Himself - Host
Gene Rayburn	Himself - Announcer
Skitch Henderson	Himself - Conductor
Louis Nye	Himself
Don Knotts	Himself
Tom Poston	Himself
Les Brown	Himself - Conductor
Gabriel Dell	Himself
Steve Allen	Host
Les Brown	Himself - Bandleader

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Episode #5.1	Monday, 28 September 1959
2	Episode #5.2	Monday, 05 October 1959
3	Episode #5.3	Monday, 12 October 1959
4	Episode #5.4	Monday, 19 October 1959
5	Episode #5.5	Monday, 02 November 1959
6	Chuck Connors, Peggy Lee, George Jessel, Billy Eckstine	Monday, 09 November 1959
7	Episode #5.7	Monday, 16 November 1959
8	Episode #5.8	Monday, 23 November 1959
9	Episode #5.9	Monday, 30 November 1959
10	Episode #5.10	Monday, 14 December 1959
11	Episode #5.11	Monday, 21 December 1959
12	10th Annual Magazine Awards	Monday, 28 December 1959
13	Episode #5.13	Monday, 04 January 1960
14	Episode #5.14	Monday, 11 January 1960
15	Jimmy Durante, Peggy Lee, Bob Dineri	Monday, 18 January 1960
16	Episode #5.16	Monday, 25 January 1960
17	Episode #5.17	Monday, 01 February 1960
18	Episode #5.18	Monday, 08 February 1960
19	Episode #5.19	Monday, 15 February 1960
20	Episode #5.20	Monday, 22 February 1960
21	Nat 'King' Cole, Cyril Ritchard, Ann Richards, Charlie Manna	Monday, 07 March 1960
22	The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can'	Monday, 14 March 1960
23	Ann Blyth, Nick Adams, Jan Murray	Monday, 21 March 1960
24	Johnny Carson, Diana Dors, Johnny Mercer	Monday, 28 March 1960
25	Episode #5.25	Monday, 11 April 1960
26	Episode #5.26	Monday, 18 April 1960
27	Rhonda Fleming/George Sanders	Monday, 25 April 1960
28	Ginger Rogers/Tony Bennett/Henny Youngman/Errol Garner	Monday, 16 May 1960
29	Phil Harris/Patrice Munsel/Jonathan Winters	Monday, 30 May 1960
30	Diana Dors, Mort Sahl, Jayne Meadows	Monday, 06 June 1960
31	Fred Astaire	Monday, 20 June 1960

Directors

Dwight Hemion, James Elson

Writers

Stan Burns, Mike Marmer, Herbert Sargent, Don Hinkley, Frank Peppiatt, Bill Dana, Leonard Stern, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Claire Rosenstein, Marvin Worth, Arne Sultan, Steve Allen

Cast

Name	Character

Steve Allen	Himself - Host
Gene Rayburn	Himself - Announcer
Skitch Henderson	Himself - Conductor
Louis Nye	Himself
Don Knotts	Himself
Tom Poston	Himself
Les Brown	Himself - Conductor
Gabriel Dell	Himself
Steve Allen	Host
Les Brown	Himself - Bandleader
Pat Harrington Jr.	Himself
Dayton Allen	Himself
Bill Dana	Himself
Tony Bennett	Himself - Singer
Steve Lawrence	Himself - Singer
Les Brown and His Band of Renown	Themselves
Don Adams	Himself - Comedian
Martha Raye	Herself
Sammy Davis Jr.	Himself - Guest
The Hi-Los	Themselves

Producers

Name	Role

Jules L. Green	Executive Producer
Max Liebman	Executive Producer
Nick Vanoff	Producer
William O. Harbach	Producer
James Elson	Producer
Leonard Stern	Producer
Michael Zeamer	Producer
Jules L. Green	Producer
Max Liebman	Producer
Robert Scheerer	Producer

Year	Type	Category	Won

1959	Emmy	Best Musical or Variety Series	Nominated
1959	Emmy	Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series	Won
1959	Emmy	Best Performance by an Actor (Continuing Character) in a Musical or Variety Series	Nominated
1959	Emmy	Best Writing of a Single Musical or Variety Program	Nominated
1958	Emmy	Best Musical, Variety, Audience Participation or Quiz Series	Nominated
1958	Emmy	Best Continuing Performance (Male) in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Himself	Nominated
1958	Emmy	Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series	Nominated
1957	Emmy	Best New Program Series	Nominated