
Startime
Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.
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- Ep 1
1.The Wonderful World of Entertainment
06-10-195960mA musical variety show revolving around the music of the 1930s through 1950s, in which the history of show business—including motion pictures, radio, television, and vaudeville—is...
- Ep 2
2.The Jazz Singer
13-10-195960mA young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
- Ep 3
3.The Turn of the Screw
20-10-195982mIn a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being pos...
- Ep 4
4.The Secret World of Kids
27-10-195960mArt Linkletter's variety episode pays tribute to children with guests Richard M. and his mother Hannah Nixon; comedian Ed Wynn; motion picture actors Ann Blyth and Vincent Price; c...
- Ep 5
5.The Dean Martin Show
03-11-195960mAn hour of songs, dances and comedy with Dean Martin as the host and his guests are Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, and the dance team of Augie and Margo.
- Ep 6
6.The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks
8.010-11-195960mA disgruntled bank employee executes an elaborate corporate sabotage against his employers.
- Ep 7
7.George Burns in the Big Time
17-11-195950mA musical variety episode featuring comedians and performers George Burns, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, and George Jessel reliving their early days in vaudeville.
- Ep 8
8.Merman on Broadway
10.024-11-195950mEthel Merman presents showtunes from her Broadway hits, with Hollywood stars Tab Hunter and Fess Parker, and comedian Tom Poston. Bobby Sherwood's trumpet accompanies one Merman nu...
- Ep 9
9.Something Special
01-12-195960mTwo lonely singles are paired by a matrimonial bureau.
- Ep 10
10.My Three Angels
08-12-195975mThree convicts escaping from Devil's Island take refuge with a struggling storekeeper and his family, and are able to help them out of their straits.
- Ep 11
11.Cindy's Fella
15-12-195960mPeddler Azel Dorsey and a drifter wander into a town and help young Cindy find her prince, in this old-west take on the Cinderella fable.
- Ep 12
12.Christmas Startime with Leonard Bernstein
22-12-195960mA musical Christmas celebration featuring Leonard Bernstein, the New York Philharmonic, Marian Anderson, the Schola Cantorum, the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral in London and others...
- Ep 13
13.Meet Cyd Charisse
29-12-195960mA musical variety show starring dancer Cyd Charisse, with guest stars Eve Arden; James Mitchell; Charisse's husband, singer Tony Martin; and a company of over twenty dancers. Incl...
- Ep 14
14.The Man
05-01-196060mIn a small town, elderly Mrs. Gillis, who in a large Victorian home, receives a visit from a man just out of the army. He's seeking a job and a place to stay, and he knew the woman...
- Ep 15
15.The Dean Martin Show
12-01-196060mDean Martin returns to host; appearing in this show: musical comedy star Nanette Fabray, pianist André Previn, and singer Fabian.
- Ep 16
16.Crime, Inc.
19-01-196060mA survey employing dramatic recreations show how organized crime has infiltrated legitimate business and labor organizations.
- Ep 17
17.The Wonderful World of Jack Paar
26-01-196060mJack Paar hosts a show in the casual style of his late-hours stanza. Guests include singer Pat Suzuki, comics Jonathan Winters and Alice Pearce, dancer Betty Bruce, pantomimist Har...
- Ep 18
18.The Greatest Man Alive
02-02-196060mAn elderly inhabitant of a dingy Manhattan apartment, decides that his life has been a failure and prepares to hang himself when a researcher calls.
- Ep 19
19.The Swingin' Years
09-02-196060mRonald Reagan hosts a celebration of the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s.
- Ep 20
20.Closed Set
16-02-196060mHollywood starlet Julie Forbes has used ruthless and vindictive tactics to reach the top and maintains her popularity in the same manner. After a succession of stereotyped films, s...
- Ep 21
21.Talent Scouts
23-02-196060mDave Garroway hosts this showcase for several talented young show-business professionals, each 'sponsored' by an established performer.
- Ep 22
22.Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb
01-03-196060mSet within the twenty-four hours of April 17, 1865, in and around the Tressler farm in Missouri, Confederate soldier Captain Jeff McCleod has been wounded and left for dead on a sm...
- Ep 23
23.The Swingin', Singin' Years
08-03-196060mRonald Reagan returns to hosts anotjer celebration of the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s that recall the greatest recordings made during the swing era.
- Ep 24
24.Academy Award Songs
15-03-196060mJane Wyman hosts a showcase of movie songs that won an Academy Award and features the five tunes nominated for this year's Oscar.
- Ep 25
25.Dear Arthur
22-03-196060mSophisticated international rogue Fred Cortin has devoted a lifetime to the study and practice of imaginative confidence games. When he encounters his divorced, wealthy daughter, E...
- Ep 26
26.The Young Juggler
9.029-03-196060mMedieval French monks find a freezing, ill juggler and take him in. Upon recovering, the impoverished man wishes to illustrate his tremendous gratitude.
- Ep 27
27.Incident at a Corner
7.805-04-196060mA school crossing guard reprimands the PTA president for careless driving. He is later dismissed from his job on the basis of an anonymous note accusing him of being too friendly w...
- Ep 28
28.Well, What About You?
19-04-196060mFigures from politics and entertainment join forces to get people to vote in November. The parties are represented by Vice President Richard Nixon, as well as by Paul Butler, Democ...
- Ep 29
29.Soldiers in Greasepaint
26-04-196060mA 20th anniversary tribute to the USO with host Bob Crosby and performances by singer Jane Morgan, comedian Don Adams, and the vocal group The Modernaires. Film clips are shown of...
- Ep 30
30.Fun Fair
05-05-196060mCeleste Holm hosts a salute to the American county fair. Her guests include Cliff Arquette as Charley Weaver, singers Marion Marlowe and Jaye P. Morgan, comedienne Hermione Gingold...
- Ep 31
31.Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur
10-05-196060mTennessee Ernie Ford is transported back to England in the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
- Ep 32
32.Sing Along with Mitch
24-05-196060mConductor-arranger Mitch Miller transfers his 'Sing Along with Mitch' format from records to television. In this program, he is joined by the vocal group Brothers Four, singers Les...
- Ep 33
33.The Nanette Fabray Show
10.031-05-196060mAn original musical, 'So Help Me, Aphrodite', with Nanette Fabray starring as Sally, a diner waitress owned by Ernest Jones, who earnestly wants to marry her. But Sally dreams of b...
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