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Texaco Star Theater

Series19488 seasonsEnded

Comedy
Not rated

Where to watch

Details

Creator
Language
English
Episodes
7
Episode length
60m

Community score

7.56 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.4

The story

Texaco Star Theater is 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". The classic 1940–44 version of the program, hosted by radio's Fred Allen, was followed by a radio series on ABC in the spring of 1948. When Texaco first took it to television on NBC on June 8, 1948, the show had a huge cultural impact.

Cast

  • Arnold Stang
    Arnold Stang
  • Milton Berle
    Milton BerleHost
  • Carol Burnett
    Carol Burnett
  • Red Skelton
    Red SkeltonClem Kadiddlehopper
  • Bobby Rydell
    Bobby Rydell
  • Donna Loren
    Donna Loren
  • Ruth Gilbert — artwork unavailable
    Ruth Gilbert