"The Milton Berle Show" (1948) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1948-1956

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Directors:

Edmund L. Cashman
Sid Smith

Writers:

Milton Berle (writer)
Abe Burrows (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 5 | 6 | unknown more

Release Date:

8 June 1948 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Family more

Plot:

The Texaco Star Theatre was one of the most popular shows in the history of television. In the first year... more

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Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(3 articles)

A Really Big Show?
 (From Studio Briefing. 10 January 2003)
"Mr. Television" Dies At 93
 (From Studio Briefing. 28 March 2002)

Allen Roth

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Orchestra Leader / ... (23 episodes, 1948-1956)

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Also Known As:

Texaco Star Theater (USA)
The Buick-Berle Show (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (1955-1956)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC) more

Trivia:

First televised 8 June 1948. This hour-long NBC comedy-variety series was enormously popular and responsible for exponentially increasing the sales of TV sets across the US. It wound down (some would say it just ran out of gas) in June 1956 and Milton Berle took a couple of years off before returning with a slightly revamped 30-minute version on NBC in October 1958, which failed to click with an audience now enamored by westerns, detective shows and anthology dramas. This second version left the air in May 1959. Berle spent the next seven years doing the TV guest star bit along with taking on noticeable roles in major Hollywood productions (It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)) when ABC offered him another crack at hour-long prime time in September 1966, but gave him a slot up against Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, and it was bumped off in the ratings by the forces of U.N.C.L.E. The last show was broadcast on January 6, 1967. more

Quotes:

Host: And now, ladies and gentlemen, as I look into your faces, and believe me, some of your faces need looking into... more

Movie Connections:

Featured in Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

We Are The Men of Texaco more