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• #13307: TWENTY-ONE

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  1958-10-16, NBC, min.

  • Jack Barry

  September 12,1956-October, 16th 1958 
  
  This quiz show was NBC's answer to the popular CBS quiz the $64,000 question and was hosted by series co-creator Jack Barry. Contestant Charles Van Doren proved to be the most popular of all the show's contestants although Elfreda Von Nardroff went home with the most money after twenty-one appearances. The two contestants were placed in isolation booths where they were asked a series of questions. Van Doren would often make pained facial expressions in his booth when asked a question he was struggling with. It was discovered later that Van Doren had been given some of the answers. Another contestant, Herbert Stempel blew the whistle on the show accusing the program of giving some of the answers to the contestants. In October 1958 the show was removed from the air as the quiz show scandal was becoming more widely-known.
  
  This was the last show of the series amid allegations that the big-money quiz shows are rigged. 
  
  Host: Jack Barry. 
                                                                                                                                  

• #19000: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE

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  1958-10-16, , min.

  • Kate Smith

  January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) 
  
  Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.                                                                                                            

• #19001: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE

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  1958-10-17, , min.

  • Kate Smith

  January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) 
  
  Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.                                                                                                                         

• #19002: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE

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  1958-10-20, , min.

  • Kate Smith

  January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) 
  
  Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.                                                                                                                                      

• #19003: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE

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  1958-10-21, , min.

  • Kate Smith

  January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) 
  
  Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.                                                                                                                                                   

• #19004: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE

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  1958-10-22, , min.

  • Kate Smith

  January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) 
  
  Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.                                                                                                                                                                

• #7118: THE FORD SHOW

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  1958-10-23, NBC, 00 min.

  • William Bendix
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford

  Variety- NBC - 30 minutes, October 4th, 1956-June 29th, 1961.
  
  Tennessee Ernie Ford was host, singer and comedian of this variety show. The musical portion of the program consisted mostly of Country and Western and Gospel music. 
  
                                                          

• #19005: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE

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  1958-10-23, , min.

  • Kate Smith

  January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) 
  
  Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.                                                                                                                                                                             

• #19006: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE

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  1958-10-24, , min.

  • Kate Smith

  January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) 
  
  Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.                                                                                                                                                                                          

• #7461: VOICE OF FIRESTONE

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  1958-10-27, ABC, 00 min.

  • John Daly
  • Alfred Drake
  • Doretta Morrow

  September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the first broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).
  
  John Daly, Narrator.  
  
                                        

• #KS12A: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE

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  1958-10-31, NBC, 18 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Hugh Downs
  • Henny Youngman
  • Gypsy Rose Lee
  • Betty Johnson
  • Virginia Graham
  • Jose Melis Orchestra
  • Sophie Tucker

  July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 
  
  For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.  
  
  Joined in progress. Virginia Graham sub hosts for Jack Paar. She is first woman to fill in for Paar on the Tonight Show. Guests: Sophie Tucker, Henny Youngman, Gypsy Rose Lee, Betty Johnson.
  
  Highlights: Jose Melis Orchestra plays "Tin Pan Alley Rag."
  Betty Johnson sings "It's All In The Game."
  Standup comedy from Henny Youngman.
  Sophie Tucker discusses performing in Brooklyn barrooms and saloons for tips only, no pay. She speaks of making out 5500 Christmas cards for friends. 
  
                                                                                                                                                                                  

• #9412: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE

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  1958-11-03, WRCA, 71 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Hugh Downs
  • Cliff Arquette
  • Bob Hope
  • Jose Melis
  • Ben Blue
  • Barbara Heller
  • Jack Douglas
  • Hy Averback
  • Connie Haines
  • Sammy Wolfe
  • Mrs. Cliff Arquette
  • Charley Weaver

  July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 
  
  First broadcast from Hollywood, California broadcast from here for the next three weeks.
  
  Announcer, Hy Averback subs for Hugh Downs.
  The 80 year old mother of Cliff Arquette is tonight's guest on
  "It's All Relative" segment.
  
  Filling in for Hugh Downs, Hy Averback announces the opening of the show. In Jack Paar's monologue he states that he started in Hollywood seven years ago with a Radio Show. Daughter Randy said to him "Why don't we come back to where my people were born?"
  Jack mentions the Cuba show, four months ago. Comments on Beverly Hill which is a whole new world out here. Jack admit that there are a lot of commercials on the show. Paar does a 30 second commercial for Postum Coffee. 
  
  Introduction of Charley Weaver (Cliff Arquette), who reads "Letters from Mama." Charley and Jack talk...whole new career for Weaver on The Tonight Show. 
  
  Connie Haines sings a melody of songs in tribute to Tommy Dorsey. Jack does humorous bit showing children and captions.
  Introduction of Ben Blue, who talks about his new club where young talent can perform. Ben and Barbara Heller do a comedic discourse including an impressions of Bette Davis, and Roberta Sherwood. 
  
  Jack brings out Bob Hope and introduces Jack Douglas to him.
  Ben Blue and Sammy Wolfe routine. Connie Haines sings, "Where Are You?"
  
  Jack states that he alters his own clothes..admitting to having large hips. Sign off.  
   
   
  *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. 
  
  During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. 
  
  ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. 
  
  
  
   For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters.
  
   Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.
  Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. 
  
  Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. 
  
  Jan. 13-17, 1958                     Miami Beach, Florida
  July 28, 1958                        Havana,Cuba           
  Nov. 3-21, 1958                      Hollywood, California
  March 2-20, 1959                     Hollywood, California
  Nov. 10-12, 1959                  Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape)
  Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959               Hollywood, California
  March 28-April 1, 1960            London, England (Video Tape)
  Nov.9-11, 1960                    Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w
  Nov.14-24, 1960                     Hollywood, California
  March 21-24, 1961                 London, England (Video Tape)
  Sept. 12-14, 1961                 West Berlin (Video Tape)
  Nov. 14-17, 1961                  Hollywood, California (Tape)
  Nov. 21-24, 1961                  Hollywood, California (Tape)
  March 13-16, 1962                 London, England (Video Tape)
  
  
  
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

• #KS13A: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE

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  1958-11-03, NBC, 22 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Hugh Downs
  • Bob Hope
  • Cliff Arquette
  • Jose Melis Orchestra
  • Roberta Sherwood
  • Connie Haines
  • Ben Blue
  • Barbara Heller

  July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 
  
  For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.  
  
  Guests: Ben Blue, Cliff Arquette, Barbara Heller, Roberta Sherwood, Connie Haines, Bob Hope. 
  
  Highlights: 
  Barbara Heller: Comedienne routine and does Bette Davis Impression, Roberta Sherwood Impression song, Bob Hope speaks of filming "Alias Jesse James" movie, Connie Haines sings "Where Are You?" 
  
                                                                                                                                                                                  

• #7251: LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, THE

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  1958-11-05, WABC, ?? min.

  • Lawrence Welk

  July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.                                                    

• #7334: PATTI PAGE OLDSMOBILE SHOW

  Order

  1958-11-05, ABC, 00 min.

  • Patti Page
  • Red Buttons

  September 24th, 1958-March 16th, 1959.
  
  Live musical variety show hosted by singer Patti Page.                                                                                                                    

• #9413: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE

  Order

  1958-11-05, WRCA, 51 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Oscar Levant
  • Jose Melis
  • Genevieve
  • Evelyn Rudie
  • Hy Averback
  • Peter Menjou
  • Mary McCarty
  • Adolf Menjou

  July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 
  
  Second broadcast from Hollywood, California.
  
  Announcer, Hy Averback subs for Hugh Downs.
  
  This was the first time that Oscar Levant appeared on television with Jack Paar. Apparently the repartee between Paar & Levant were in some questionable taste...some humor at the expense of the mentally and emotionally disturbed. Oscar Levant, having himself been in sanitariums for the mentally ill would always quip with sharp humor about conditions at these facilities as well as his own neurosis and foibles. There would be ten future guest appearances by Oscar Levant on the JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW, as well as the JACK PAAR PROGRAM and one special JACK PAAR PRESENTS. 
  
  Those guest appearances included: (*Indicates archived by ATA). 
  
  TONIGHT SHOW JACK PAAR
  1-*November 5, 1958
  2-November 12, 1958
  3-March 6, 1959
  4-March 13, 1959
  5-April 26, 1960
  
  JACK PAAR PRESENTS
  *April 26, 1960
  
  JACK PAAR PROGRAM
  1-*December 7, 1962
  2-*February 8, 1963
  3-October `11, 1963
  4-*April 3, 1964
  5-*December 18, 1964
  
  On the segment "It's All Relative" guest is Peter Menjou, son of Adolf Menjou.
  
  *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. 
  
  During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. 
  
  ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. 
  
  
  
   For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters.
  
   Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.
  Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. 
  
  Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. 
  
  Jan. 13-17, 1958                     Miami Beach, Florida
  July 28, 1958                        Havana,Cuba           
  Nov. 3-21, 1958                      Hollywood, California
  March 2-20, 1959                     Hollywood, California
  Nov. 10-12, 1959                  Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape)
  Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959               Hollywood, California
  March 28-April 1, 1960            London, England (Video Tape)
  Nov.9-11, 1960                    Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w
  Nov.14-24, 1960                     Hollywood, California
  March 21-24, 1961                 London, England (Video Tape)
  Sept. 12-14, 1961                 West Berlin (Video Tape)
  Nov. 14-17, 1961                  Hollywood, California (Tape)
  Nov. 21-24, 1961                  Hollywood, California (Tape)
  March 13-16, 1962                 London, England (Video Tape)
  
  
  
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

• #13310: SHOCK THEATRE WITH JOHN ZACHERLEY

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  1958-11-05, WABC, 1 min.

  • John Zacherley
  • Scott Vincent

  On September 22, 1958, John Zacherley came to New York to host WABC's late-night weekend entry "Shock Theatre." He replaced off-camera host Scott Vincent. Zacherley would wear ghoulish makeup and a long black coat as he performed various scientific experiments in his on-camera laboratory. He became beloved to viewers both young and old and continued his fame by also hosting "Zacherley At Large," the replacement title for Shock Theatre. On October 16th, 1959, Zacherley came to local WOR-TV Channel 9 in New York City, hosting another late-night weekend horror entry, "Zacherley At 12."    
  
  This episode includes the show's opening.                                                                                     

• #KS15: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE

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  1958-11-05, NBC, 13 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Hugh Downs
  • Sid Caesar
  • Oscar Levant
  • Jose Melis Orchestra

  July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 
  
  For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.  
  
  Guests: Oscar Levant, Sid Caesar. 
  
  A thin line between brilliance and insanity. Levant says he's overcome that thin line. Zsa Zsa Gabor is discussed regarding work for the "socially rich." Levant discusses his institutional experiences and story of going to Disneyland. 
  
  
  
  
                                                                                                                                                                                  

• #7119: THE FORD SHOW

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  1958-11-06, NBC, 00 min.

  • Jane Wyman
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford

  Variety- NBC - 30 minutes, October 4th, 1956-June 29th, 1961.
  
  Tennessee Ernie Ford was host, singer and comedian of this variety show. The musical portion of the program consisted mostly of Country and Western and Gospel music. 
  
                                                                                    

• #KS10A: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, "BEST OF PAAR" THE

  Order

  1958-11-09, NBC, 48 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Hugh Downs
  • Debbie Reynolds
  • Alexander King
  • Kay Thompson
  • Jose Melis Orchestra

  July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 
  
  For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.  
  
  Guests: Kay Thompson, Debbie Reynolds, Alexander King.
  
  Highlights: Impressions of Eva Gabor, discussion on Robert Benchley film on men who feel inferior. Alexander King discusses dealing with narcotics, compares English, British, French, and Russian cultures. Also, a discussion on Elsa Maxwell. 
  
  This is a rebroadcast of September 24th, 1959. 
  
  
  
  
  
                                                                                                                                                                                  

• #7443: TIMEX ALL STAR JAZZ SHOW

  Order

  1958-11-10, CBS, 00 min.

  • Hoagy Carmichael

  December 30th, 1957-1959
  
  Jazz series featuring top jazz artists of the day.                                       

• #19083: TIMEX ALL STAR JAZZ SHOW

  Order

  1958-11-10, CBS, 30 min.

  • Hoagy Carmichael

  December 30th, 1957-1959
  
  Jazz series featuring top jazz artists of the day.     
  
  Duplicate of 7443.                                                

• #7250E: LAWRENCE WELK SHOW, THE

  Order

  1958-11-12, WABC, ?? min.

  • Lawrence Welk

  July 2, 1955-September 4, 1971; 1971-1982 (Syndicated). "The Lawrence Welk Show" presented middle-of-the-road music for almost three decades. Numbers were performed by the members of Welk's television family. That large group included the Lennon Sisters (Dianne, Peggy, Kathy and Janet), Alice Lon, Norma Zimmer, Tanya Falan, Arthur Duncan, Joe Feeney, Guy Hovis, Jim Roberts, Ralna English, Larry Hooper, Jerry Burke and former Mouseketeer Bobby Burgess.                                                    

• #GJ10700B: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR

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  1958-11-12, NBC, 41 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Groucho Marx
  • Evelyn Rudie
  • Hy Averback
  • Harry Truman
  • Leonard Bernstein
  • Oscar Levant
  • Greta Garbo
  • Elsa Maxwell
  • June Gale
  • Mrs. Oscar Levant

  July 29, 1957 - March 30, 1962
  
  First appearance of Groucho Marx on the Tonight Show with Jack Paar. Surprise appearance. 
  Groucho want's to know why his daughter has not been paid for her appearance the other week on Jack's show?
   
   Hy Averback, sitting in for Hugh Downs, opens the midnight segment of the show announcing the guests on the program which is broadcast from Hollywood. 
  
   Brief moment with Evelyn Rudie who discusses how she had to memorize so many lines for the Playhouse 90 production of "Eloise."
  
  Guest Ann Baxter discusses her role in "All About Eve." She remembers meeting Cecil B. DeMille interviewing for her part in "The Ten Commandments." Paar asks her to cry for him knowing that she has a reputation to cry at will during a scene. 
  
  Oscar Levant guests and trades quips with Paar. He states  that the only reason he is appearing tonight is that there were no available beds at the mental institution. 
  
  Many Levant anecdotes including his request to appear on the TV show "This is Your Life" but was turned down because the producers of the show were unable to find any friends of Oscart. 
  
  Levant remembers, Greta Garbo, playing for President Harry Truman in the White House. 
  
  Mrs. Levant, June Gale, joins the the group and spews many remembrances related to her husband Oscar, including the shock treatments Oscar has had in the past. 
  
   Levant praises Leonard Bernstein, and remembers Elsa Maxwell. Jack discusses Oscar Levant's new TV series. 
  
  Jack Paar ends with the thought "How much of Oscar Levant is an act...how much is true?"
  
  NOTE: Second of four appearances with Jack Paar on The Tonight Show.
  Microphone recorded. However very good sound after processing by Phil Gries. 

• #10462: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE

  Order

  1958-11-15, WNBC, 10 min.

  • Perry Como

  September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.
  
  
  
  
  Songs include, "When You Come To The End Of The Day," and "Ship Ahoy." Conclusion of the show. 
  
                              

• #7064: DINAH SHORE CHEVY SHOW

  Order

  1958-11-16, NBC, min.

  • Dinah Shore
  • Sid Caesar
  • Mahalia Jackson

  October 5th, 1956 - May,12th, 1963. 
  
  Dinah's guests are Sid Caesar and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Dinah Shore Chevy Show was an American Variety Series, hosted by Dinah Shore and broadcast on NBC from October 5th. 1956- May, 12th,1963.                                                                                                                                                                     

• #10464: JACK BENNY PROGRAM, THE

  Order

  1958-11-16, CBS, 7 min.

  • Jack Benny
  • George Burns

  October 28th, 1950- September 15th, 1964 (CBS)
  September 25th,1964-September 10th, 1965 (NBC)    
  
  Jack Benny's half-hour show mixed variety and situation comedy with a company of regulars: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, announcer Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, and Mary Livingston.   
  
  Guest: George Burns. Jack introduces the entire cast.                                                                                                                     

• #10465: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE

  Order

  1958-11-16, NBC, 2 min.

  • Steve Allen

  June 24, 1956-December 27, 1961.
  The multi-talented Steve Allen- musician, composer, singer, comedian,author- was the star of this live weekly variety series that bore a strong resemblance to his informal, late-night Tonight! Show. Although the program had elements of music and serious aspects, comedy was far and away its major component. Steve had with him one of the most versatile and talented collections of improvisational comics ever assembled. Among the features that were used at one time or another on a semi-regular basis were: "Letters to the Editor," "The Allen Report to the Nation," "Mad-Libs," "Crazy Shots," "Where Are They Now," "The Question Man," "The Allen Bureau of Standards," and "The Allen All Stars." The most frequently used feature, and by far the most memorable was the "Man on the Street Interview." It was here that the comics on the show developed their best-remembered characters: Louis Nye as suave, smug Gordon Hathaway, Tom Poston as the man who can't remember his own name, Skitch Henderson as Sidney Ferguson, Don Knotts as the extremely nervous and fidgety Mr. Morrison, Pat Harrington as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, and Bill Dana as shy Jose Jimenez.    
  
  Conclusion of show.                                                                                       

• #10466: DINAH SHORE CHEVY SHOW, THE

  Order

  1958-11-16, NBC, 15 min.

  • Dinah Shore
  • Sid Caesar
  • Mahalia Jackson

  October 5th, 1956 - May,12th, 1963. 
  
  Dinah's guests are Sid Caesar and gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The Dinah Shore Chevy Show was an American Variety Series, hosted by Dinah Shore and broadcast on NBC from October 5th. 1956- May, 12th,1963.     
  
  Duplicate of # 7064.                                                                                                                                                                             

• #10467: WHAT'S MY LINE?

  Order

  1958-11-16, WCBS, 4 min.

  • John Daly
  • Dorothy Kilgallen
  • Arlene Francis
  • Bennett Cerf
  • Harry Belafonte

  February 2nd, 1950-September 3rd, 1967 (CBS)
  1968-1975- Syndicated
  
  Television's longest-running primetime game show. The panelists would try and guess the occupation of the contestant. Cards would be flipped worth $5.00 each. If the panel could not guess the contestant's line of walk after $50.00 was reached, the contestant would be declared the winner. The final contestant would always be a mystery guest who was known to the public, with the panel wearing blindfolds. Some of the panelists over the years included Bennett Cerf, Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen, Steve Allen, and Fred Allen. John Daly was the show's host for its entire seventeen-year network run. The show's final episode aired on Sunday, September 3rd, 1967 with host John Daly appearing as the mystery guest. The show returned in syndication with the same format in 1968 with Wally Bruner as the host. He was replaced by Larry Blyden in 1972. Blyden remained the host until 1975 when the show ceased production. Blyden died in 1975 after suffering injuries from a car accident.
  
  Mystery Guest: Harry Belafonte.
  
  Host: John Daly. 
  
                                                                                                                  

• #10468: GARRY MOORE SHOW

  Order

  1958-11-16, CBS, 35 min.

  • Carol Burnett
  • Garry Moore
  • Dorothy Loudon
  • Durward Kirby
  • Marion Lorne
  • McGuire Sisters
  • Eddie Albert
  • Kay Ballard

  September 30th, 1958-June 16th, 1964
  
  The Garry Moore variety series made a star out of Carol Burnett,brought back Allen Funt's Candid Camera and showcased many fine musical and comedic talents from 1958-1964.The highlight of most shows was "That Wonderful Year," consisting of film clips, comedy sketches and production numbers based on the events and styles of a given year.
  
  Regulars: Garry Moore, Carol Burnett (1959-1962), Dorothy Loudon (1962-1964),Allen Funt (1959-1960, Durward Kirby (1958-1964)and Marion Lorne (1958-1962).   
  
  Guests: McGuire Sisters, Eddie Albert, Kaye Ballard.
  Songs include: "September Song." That Wonderful Year: 1938.                                                            

• #7462: VOICE OF FIRESTONE

  Order

  1958-11-17, ABC, 00 min.

  • Martha Wright
  • Ohio State Glee Club

  September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the first broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).                          

• #10376: VOICE OF FIRESTONE

  Order

  1958-11-17, WABC, min.

  • Paul Lavalle

  September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).
  
  Paul Lavalle and his Band Of America play "Semper Fidelis." 
  

• #5952: KISS ME KATE

  Order

  1958-11-20, WNBC, 80 min.

  • Jack Klugman
  • Julie Wilson
  • Bill Hayes
  • Alfred Drake
  • Patricia Morison
  • Harvey Lembeck
  • Paul McGrath
  Presented on "ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATER." Television adaptation of Cole Porter's 1948 Broadway musical comedy about the backstage and onstage conflict between a formerly married theatrical couple who are starring together in a production of "The Taming Of The Shrew."
  
  Sound quality has some variations. Complete broadcast open and close. Originally produced on Broadway in 1948 with songs by Cole Porter. A classic American musical comedy.

• #5952*: ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATER: <b>"KISS ME KATE"</b>

  Order

  1958-11-20, WRCA, 54 min.

  • N/A
  June 6, 1950-June 25, 1957 (NBC). October 2, 1957-August 28, 1963 (CBS). Anthology series which specialized in dramatizations of actual events. One hour format began in 1955 when the series began a biweekly run. John Cameron Swayze hosted the show on NBC. Douglas Edwards, Ron Cochran and Henry Hamilton hosted the show on CBS. SEARCH PROGRAM TITLE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.

• #9414: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE

  Order

  1958-11-20, WRCA, 58 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Jack Webb
  • Cliff Arquette
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor
  • Jose Melis
  • Genevieve
  • Hy Averback
  • Dave Willock
  • Elizabeth Doubleday
  • Clark Dennis
  • Charley Weaver

  July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 
  
  Final broadcast from Hollywood, California after three weeks.
  
  Announcer, Hy Averback subs for Hugh Downs.
  This program joined in progress. 
  
  Jack Webb, Charlie Weaver and Jack Paar do a satire skit parading the TV series DRAGNET. "The Case of the Missing Baby." 
  
  A few old film clips of Charlie Weaver are shown with him doing serious acting including one he did on the TV series DRAGNET. Charlie (Cliff Arquette) Weaver thanks Jack Webb for giving him opportunities to work at that time. 
  
  Jack Webb discusses his successful long running TV series, 
  DRAGNET, and his new book, "The Badge." 
  
  Jack Paar introduces Elizabeth Doubleday who sings, "Autumn Leaves." Long segment with Zsa Zsa Gabor who discusses her new romances. Paar reflects when he was in the service during WW2 he was on a ship for 43 consecutive days, destination Guadalcanal. The commander of the vessel was an alcoholic and was relieved of his duty...as stated by Jack, "shades of Captain Queeg in "The Caine Mutiny." On that ship was Clark Dennis who is introduced and sings "Fools Rush In."
  
  There is a ten minute "Glasss Cutting" routine done by Cliff Arquette and Dave Willock. Elzabeth Doubleday sings "My Funny Valentine." Paar states that the final half hour (12:30 to 1:00am is not seen in California. Jack thanks all of his technicians and Hy Averback. Sign off. Last show from Hollywood.  
  
  *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. 
  
  During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. 
  
  ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. 
  
  
  
   For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters.
  
   Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.
  Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. 
  
  Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. 
  
  Jan. 13-17, 1958                     Miami Beach, Florida
  July 28, 1958                        Havana,Cuba           
  Nov. 3-21, 1958                      Hollywood, California
  March 2-20, 1959                     Hollywood, California
  Nov. 10-12, 1959                  Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape)
  Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959               Hollywood, California
  March 28-April 1, 1960            London, England (Video Tape)
  Nov.9-11, 1960                    Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w
  Nov.14-24, 1960                     Hollywood, California
  March 21-24, 1961                 London, England (Video Tape)
  Sept. 12-14, 1961                 West Berlin (Video Tape)
  Nov. 14-17, 1961                  Hollywood, California (Tape)
  Nov. 21-24, 1961                  Hollywood, California (Tape)
  March 13-16, 1962                 London, England (Video Tape)
  
  
  
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

• #10469: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME THE: KISS ME KATE

  Order

  1958-11-20, WNBC, 90 min.

  • Jack Klugman
  • Julie Wilson
  • Bill Hayes
  • Alfred Drake
  • Patricia Morison
  • Harvey Lembeck
  • Paul McGrath

  Presented on "ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATER." Television adaptation of Cole Porter's 1948 Broadway musical comedy about the backstage and onstage conflict between a formerly married theatrical couple who are starring together in a production of "The Taming Of The Shrew."
  
  
  
  Originally produced on Broadway in 1948 with songs by Cole Porter. A classic American
  musical comedy.     
  
  Duplicate of # 5952.         

• #7061: DEAN MARTIN SPECIAL

  Order

  1958-11-22, NBC, 00 min.

  • Phil Harris
  • Dean Martin
  • Bing Crosby

  October 6, 1957- November 8th, 1983. Dean Martin's third of twenty one specials.                         

• #7336: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE

  Order

  1958-11-22, NBC, 00 min.

  • Perry Como
  • Jimmie Rodgers
  • Dorothy Collins

  September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.                                       

• #10239: FRIAR'S ROAST: LUCILLE BALL & DESI ARNAZ

  Order

  1958-11-23, , 60 min.

  • Art Linkletter
  • Milton Berle
  • Dean Martin
  • Tony Martin
  • Lucille Ball
  • Desi Arnaz
  • Eddie Cantor
  • Barry Mirkin
  • George Murphy
  • Harry Einstein
  • Harry Parkyakarkus Einstein

     On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the California chapter of the Friar's Club, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz are "roasted." 
     
  This recording comes from two electronic transcription disc recordings which was never intended to be sold commercially. 
  
  It represents one of the biggest turn outs for a Friar's Roast in Hollywood held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.  
  
  Barry Mirkin leads the audience gathered to sing "Here's to the Friars" theme song. 
  
  The emcee for this night is legendary television and radio host, Art Linkletter. He reads a since telegram from Eddie Cantor who could not attend. Other "funny" telegrams are read from those including Liberace, Jack Benny and Fidel Castro. 
  
  Others heard "roasting their guests, are Barry Mirkin, George Murphy, Tony Martin, Milton Berle, Dean Martin, George Burns and comedian Harry "Parkyakarkus" Einstein who died from a massive coronary right after delivering his speech, seconds after Art Linkletter responds that Harry should have his own prime time TV show. 
  Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz cannot continue with the tribute and are not heard. 
  
  NOTE:
  Processed by Phil Gries to CD improving sound quality.    
                                                

• #7463: VOICE OF FIRESTONE

  Order

  1958-11-24, ABC, 00 min.

  • John Daly
  • Cesare Siepi
  • Rosalind Elias
  • Cesare Valletti
  • Dorothy Warenskjold
  • Wilfred Pelletier

  September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the first broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963). 
  
  "Best Of Opera."      
  
  Narrated By John Daly. 
  
  Wilfred Pelletier Conducts The Firestone Orchestra.                           

• #9415: TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JACK PAAR, THE

  Order

  1958-11-24, WRCA, 25 min.

  • Jack Paar
  • Hugh Downs
  • Mrs. Miller
  • Jose Melis
  • Genevieve
  • Danny Scholl
  • Norman Lobsenz

  July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. 
  
  First broadcast, back from Hollywood. 
  Jack Paar states to his audience that it is good to be back in New York from Los Angeles where five years ago he was straggling and poor. "Oscar Levant's appearance on the show was the best moment." Jack introduces Mrs Miller in the audience who made the trip to LA, and as usual attended all of Paar's shows.
  
  Jack's guest Danny School sings, "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die."
  Ironically, School collapsed back stage and was rushed by ambulance to a hospital. Jack interviews Norman Lobsenz who discusses his book, "Emergency." Based on his own experiences as an emergency squad officer. He recounts one incident trying to extricate a very heavy lady who was stuck, in her bath tub.
  
  Hugh Downs announces at 11:30pm the opening credits again. He converses with Jack who states to Hugh that he missed him in Hollywood. Downs relates an incident on his TV game show, "Concentration." The entire full page puzzle, right off the bat, was revealed because of a mechanical error which "blew the entire game." 
  
  Jack remembers taking his daughter, Randy, to a radio show he was hosting. Jack wanted to get his daughter on the program with him and so when here were nine more minutes with nothing to fill he expected to interview his daughter, but she panicked when seeing the red on the air light and ran out of the theater. With nine minutes to go Jack, emotional at a drop of a hat, talk to an amputee marine. And everyone became emotional. 
  
  Jack introduces Genevieve. 
  
  *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. 
  
  During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. 
  
  ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts...none complete. 
  
  
  
   For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters.
  
   Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960.
  Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. 
  
  Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. 
  
  Jan. 13-17, 1958                     Miami Beach, Florida
  July 28, 1958                        Havana,Cuba           
  Nov. 3-21, 1958                      Hollywood, California
  March 2-20, 1959                     Hollywood, California
  Nov. 10-12, 1959                  Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape)
  Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959               Hollywood, California
  March 28-April 1, 1960            London, England (Video Tape)
  Nov.9-11, 1960                    Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w
  Nov.14-24, 1960                     Hollywood, California
  March 21-24, 1961                 London, England (Video Tape)
  Sept. 12-14, 1961                 West Berlin (Video Tape)
  Nov. 14-17, 1961                  Hollywood, California (Tape)
  Nov. 21-24, 1961                  Hollywood, California (Tape)
  March 13-16, 1962                 London, England (Video Tape)
  
  
  
  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

• #7331: PATTI PAGE OLDSMOBILE SHOW

  Order

  1958-11-26, ABC, 00 min.

  • Patti Page
  • Florence Henderson
  • Bill Hayes

  September 24th, 1958-March 16th, 1959.
  
  Live musical variety show hosted by singer Patti Page.                                                                             

• #7120: THE FORD SHOW

  Order

  1958-11-27, NBC, 00 min.

  • Molly Bee
  • Tennessee Ernie Ford

  Variety- NBC - 30 minutes, October 4th, 1956-June 29th, 1961.
  
  Tennessee Ernie Ford was host, singer and comedian of this variety show. The musical portion of the program consisted mostly of Country and Western and Gospel music. 
  
                                                                                    

• #7325: PAT BOONE CHEVY SHOWROOM, THE

  Order

  1958-11-27, ABC, 00 min.

  • Steve Allen
  • Pat Boone

  October 3rd, 1957-June 23rd, 1960.
  
  Singer Pat Boone hosted this half-hour ABC variety series, featuring top-name guest stars. Sponsored by Chevrolet.                                        

• #7337: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE

  Order

  1958-11-29, NBC, 00 min.

  • Perry Como
  • Ethel Merman
  • Conway Twitty
  • Gower Champion
  • Marge Champion
  • Hugh Martin
  • Ralph Lane

  September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.                                                    

• #13312: SHOCK THEATRE WITH JOHN ZACHERLEY

  Order

  1958-11-29, WABC, 6 min.

  • John Zacherley

  On September 22, 1958, John Zacherley came to New York to host WABC's late-night weekend entry "Shock Theatre." He replaced off-camera host Scott Vincent. Zacherley would wear ghoulish makeup and a long black coat as he performed various scientific experiments in his on-camera laboratory. He became beloved to viewers both young and old and continued his fame by also hosting "Zacherley At Large," the replacement title for Shock Theatre. In 1959, Zacherley came to local WOR-TV Channel 9 in New York City, hosting another late-night weekend horror entry, "Zacherley At 12."    
  
  We hear the opening of the broadcast. Zacherley introduces tonight's film, "Werewolf Of London,"  which Zacherley states is pretty bad!                                         

• #7335: PATTI PAGE OLDSMOBILE SHOW

  Order

  1958-12-01, ABC, 00 min.

  • Leslie Uggams
  • Patti Page
  • Vivian Blaine

  September 24th, 1958-March 16th, 1959.
  
  Live musical variety show hosted by singer Patti Page.                                                                                                                                 

• #7464: VOICE OF FIRESTONE

  Order

  1958-12-01, ABC, 13 min.

  • Shirley Jones
  • John Daly
  • Roger Williams
  • Tony Martin
  • David Rose orchestra

  September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); 
  June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC)
  
  This was the first broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963). 
  
  "Music of Hollywood"
  
  Academy Award winning songs from 1934-1957 are featured. 
  Joined in progress, host, John Daly introduces   
  Roger Williams on the piano who plays "Three Coins in the Fountain."
  
  Tony Martin and Shirley Jones duet "Three Coins in the Fountain."
  "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"................................Shirley Jones
  "Night and Day"............................................................Tony Martin
  "Let's Face the Music and Dance"..............................Chorus
   
  From SHOWBOAT, Shirley Jones and Tony Martin sing,
  "Only Make Believe."                                                                          

• #7139: GARRY MOORE SHOW

  Order

  1958-12-02, CBS, ?? min.

  • Carol Burnett
  • Allen Funt
  • Garry Moore
  • Dorothy Loudon
  • Durward Kirby
  • Marion Lorne
  • Steve Lawrence
  • Alan King

  September 30th, 1958-June 16th, 1964
  
  The Garry Moore variety series made a star out of Carol Burnett,brought back Allen Funt's Candid Camera and showcased many fine musical and comedic talents from 1958-1964.The highlight of most shows was "That Wonderful Year," consisting of film clips, comedy sketches and production numbers based on the events and styles of a given year.
  
  Regulars: Garry Moore, Carol Burnett (1959-1962), Dorothy Loudon (1962-1964),Allen Funt (1959-1960, Durward Kirby (1958-1964)and Marion Lorne (1958-1962).