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Kraft Music Hall
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Kraft Music Hall

5.4 / 10 · 7 votes
1958
~1h / ep
13 seasons
214 episodes

Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical variety genre, sponsored by Kraft Foods, the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and related dairy products. Their commercials were usually announced by "The Voice of Kraft", Ed Herlihy.

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Cast

Milton Berle

Ed McMahon

Eddy Arnold

Perry Como

John Byner

Alan King

Dick Cavett

Johnny Carson

Don Rickles

Paul Lynde

John Davidson

Anne Meara

Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.The Dunhills

    08-10-19581h

    Scheduled guests: --The Dunhills, precision dancers who toured with Milton Berle during the summer of 1958. The trio was made up of Walter Long, Bob Roberts and Art Stanley.

  • Ep 2

    2.Gary Crosby

    15-10-19581h

    Scheduled guest: --Gary Crosby (singer-actor, son of Bing Crosby)

  • Ep 3

    3.The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts

    22-10-19581h

    Scheduled guests: --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Carl Sandburg (poet) --Tony Roberts

  • Ep 4

    4.Sammy Davis Jr.

    29-10-19581h

    Scheduled guest: --Sammy Davis Jr. (singer)

  • Ep 5

    5.Andy Griffith

    05-11-19581h

    Guests: --Andy Griffith (comedian-actor) --Tony Roberts

  • Ep 6

    6.Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands

    12-11-19581h

    Scheduled guests: --Jimmy Durante (comedian-actor) --Peggy Sands (nightclub entertainer)

  • Ep 7

    7.Red Skelton

    19-11-19581h

    --Red Skelton --The Kingston Trio

  • Ep 8

    8.Helen Traubel

    26-11-19581h

    Scheduled guest: --Helen Traubel (opera singer)

  • Ep 9

    9.Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessell

    03-12-19581h

    Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald (singer) --George Jessell (comedian)

  • Ep 10

    10.Eydie Gorme

    17-12-19581h

    Scheduled guest: --Eydie Gorme (singer)

  • Ep 11

    11.Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue

    24-12-19581h

    Scheduled guests: --Peter Lorre (actor) --Janis Paige (singer-Broadway actress) --The George Arnold Ice Revue

  • Ep 12

    12.Tommy Sands / Judy Canova

    31-12-19581h

    Scheduled guests: --Judy Canova (comedian & movie actress) --Tommy Sands (singer-actor)

  • Ep 13

    13.Tallulah Bankhead

    07-01-19591h

    --Tallulah Bankhead (actress) --Jimmy Rodgers

  • Ep 14

    14.Mahalia Jackson

    14-01-19591h

    --Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) --Harpo Marx

  • Ep 15

    15.Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon

    21-01-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --Ed Wynn (comedian) --Frankie Avalon (singer)

  • Ep 16

    16.Joan Davis / Bob Crosby

    28-01-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --Joan Davis (comedian) --Bob Crosby (singer)

  • Ep 17

    17.Jo Stafford / Dennis Day

    04-02-19591h

    Guests: --Jo Stafford (singer) --Dennis Day (comedian-singer)

  • Ep 18

    18.William Bendix

    11-02-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --William Bendix (actor, from ""The Life of Riley"")

  • Ep 19

    19.The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun

    18-02-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --The McGuire Sisters (singers) --Rory Calhoun (actor, star of the TV series ""The Texan"")

  • Ep 20

    20.Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang

    25-02-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers --Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang

  • Ep 21

    21.Martha Raye

    11-03-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Martha Raye

  • Ep 22

    22.Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams

    18-03-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --Count Basie's Orchestra featuring Joe Williams

  • Ep 23

    23.Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas

    25-03-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --Yvonne DeCarlo (actress) --The Four Lads (vocal group) --The Trio Cottas (dog act)

  • Ep 24

    24.Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia

    01-04-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --Edgar Bergen --Darvis and Julia (dance team)

  • Ep 25

    25.Janis Paige

    08-04-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Janis Paige (musical-comedy star)

  • Ep 26

    26.Martha Raye

    22-04-19591h

    Scheduled guest --Martha Raye - appears with Milton in a sketch about Frances and Sidney Schlump.

  • Ep 27

    27.Janik & Arnault

    29-04-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --Janik & Arnault (dance team)

  • Ep 28

    28.Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault

    06-05-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --Ginger Rogers (actress-singer) --Janik & Arnault (dance team)

  • Ep 29

    29.Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald

    13-05-19591h

    Scheduled guests: --Carl Sandburg (poet) --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Marie McDonald

  • Ep 30

    30.Janis Paige (first Dave King Show)

    20-05-19591h

    First Kraft - ""Dave King Show"" with scheduled guest: --Janis Paige

  • Ep 31

    31.June Havoc

    27-05-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --June Havoc

  • Ep 32

    32.Sally Ann Howes

    03-06-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Sally Ann Howes

  • Ep 33

    33.Zsa Zsa Gabor

    10-06-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress)

  • Ep 34

    34.Gretchen Wyler

    17-06-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Gretchen Wyler (actress & dancer)

  • Ep 35

    35.Celeste Holm

    24-06-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Celeste Holm (actress)

  • Ep 36

    36.Maureen Cannon

    01-07-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Maureen Cannon (singer)

  • Ep 37

    37.The Jerry Packer Singers

    08-07-19591h

    Scheduled performers: --The Jerry Packer Singers --Instead of guests, the series regulars were to be spotlighted.

  • Ep 38

    38.Peggy King

    15-07-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Peggy King

  • Ep 39

    39.Anita Darian

    22-07-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Anita Darian (singer)

  • Ep 40

    40.Glen Mason

    29-07-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Glen Mason (singer)

  • Ep 41

    41.Carol Lawrence

    05-08-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Carol Lawrence

  • Ep 42

    42.Sandy Stewart

    12-08-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Sandy Stewart

  • Ep 43

    43.Joyce Hahn

    19-08-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Joyce Hahn (singer)

  • Ep 44

    44.Bet E. Martin

    26-08-19591h

    Guest: --Bet E. Martin (singer)

  • Ep 45

    45.Vicki Stuart; The Lally Twins

    02-09-19591h

    --Dave King sings ""You Can't Love 'Em All"" and ""In Berkley Square."" He also does a ""Father Sees Baby"" pantomime. Scheduled guests: --Vicki Stuart (singer) - ""Bella Music...

  • Ep 46

    46.Johnny Mercer

    09-09-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Johnny Mercer

  • Ep 47

    47.Gloria DeHaven

    16-09-19591h

    Scheduled guest: --Gloria DeHaven

  • Ep 48

    48.Final Dave King Show (farewell party)

    23-09-19591h

    This was the final Dave King Show. There were no scheduled guests. It was a farewell party featuring the show's regulars

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