Stage Show

Episode 1

Dick Haymes/Jane Russell

Sat, Oct 1, 1955

Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey's guests are: Jackie Gleason, singer Dick Haymes, and Jane Russell.

Episode 2

Jeanne Crain/Jackie Miles

Sat, Oct 8, 1955

Episode 3

Jerry Lester/Billy Daniels

Sat, Oct 15, 1955

Episode 4

Jack Haley/Roger Williams/Four Aces/Peter Marshall/Tommy Farrell

Sat, Oct 22, 1955

Episode 5

Robert Mitchum/Sarah Vaughan/Peter Marshall/Tommy Farrell

Sat, Oct 29, 1955

Episode 6

George Raft/Tony Bennett/Frank Fontaine

Sat, Nov 5, 1955

Episode 7

Ken Murray/Billy Daniels

Sat, Nov 12, 1955

Episode 8

Eddie Albert

Sat, Nov 19, 1955

Episode 9

Eddy Arnold/Gene Nelson/Gene Sheldon

Sat, Nov 26, 1955

Episode 10

Gordon MacRae, Kim Novak, Connie Francis, the LOOK Magazine All-American Football Team

Sat, Dec 3, 1955

Episode 11

Jack Carter/Vaughn Monroe/The Step Brothers

Sat, Dec 10, 1955

Episode 12

Robert Q. Lewis/Mindy Carson

Sat, Dec 17, 1955

Episode 13

Emmett Kelly/Raymond Massey/Lionel Hampton/Tony Bennett

Sat, Dec 24, 1955

An unusual feature of tonight's variety show was the appearance of the king of clowns, Emmett Kelly, who emceed the festivities in pantomime. Raymond Massey read the Nativity story from St. Luke, Tony Bennett sang a hymn and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," Lionel Hampton jived it up with Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra, and the Martin Brothers presented a puppet show.

Episode 14

Jack Carter/Morey Amsterdam/Count Basie

Sat, Dec 31, 1955

Episode 15

Jack Carter/The Crew Cuts/Gary Crosby

Sat, Jan 7, 1956

Episode 16

Jack Carter/George Raft

Sat, Jan 7, 1956

Episode 17

Jack Carter/Keefe Brasselle/The Four Aces

Sat, Jan 21, 1956

Episode 18

Elvis Presley debut/Sarah Vaughan/Gene Sheldon

Sat, Jan 28, 1956

Episode 19

Joe E. Brown/Elvis Presley

Sat, Feb 4, 1956

Episode 20

Ella Fitzgerald/Elvis Presley

Sat, Feb 11, 1956

Episode 21

Elvis Presley

Sat, Feb 18, 1956

Episode 22

Dick Haymes/Morey Amsterdam/Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sat, Feb 25, 1956

Episode 23

Helen O'Connell/Bob Eberle

Sat, Mar 3, 1956

Episode 24

The Crew Cuts/George Kirby

Fri, Feb 24, 1956

Episode 25

St. Patrick's Day Show with Elvis Presley, Henny Youngman, Glenn Derringer, Guy Lombardo

Sat, Mar 17, 1956

Elvis Presley performs "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Heartbreak Hotel". The June Taylor Dancers perform an Irish dance routine in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Glenn Derringer, age eleven, plays "The Tommy Dorsey Boogie Woogie" on the organ accompanied by Tommy Dorsey on the trombone. Guy Lombardo comes on stage from the audience and Tommy Dorsey informs the viewers that nest Tuesday evening at 9:00 on CBS is the premiere of "the Guy Lombardo Diamond Jubilee" television show. In the Irish themed finale, Jimmy Dorsey plays the clarinet, Henny Youngman the violin, Tommy Dorsey the trombone, all while surrounded by the June Taylor Dancers.

Episode 26

Elvis Presley, Henny Youngman, Jack Leonard, Glenn Derringer, Condos & Brandow

Sat, Mar 24, 1956

Episode 27

Joey Bishop/Roberta Sherwood/Brown College Choir/Pembroke College Choir

Sat, Mar 31, 1956

Episode 28

Audrey Meadows/Jayne Meadows/Helen O'Connell

Sat, Apr 7, 1956

Episode 29

Jackie Robinson/Bob Eberly/The Four Aces

Sat, Apr 14, 1956

Episode 30

Helen O'Connell/Audrey Meadows/Jayne Meadows

Sat, Apr 21, 1956

Episode 31

Tony Bennett/The DeMarco Sisters

Sat, Apr 28, 1956

Episode 32

Morey Amsterdam/Sarah Vaughan

Sat, May 5, 1956

Episode 33

Salute to Irving Berlin

Sat, May 12, 1956

Episode 34

Roberta Sherwood/The Kirby Stone Quartet

Sat, May 19, 1956

Episode 35

Eileen Barton/George Kirby

Sat, May 26, 1956

Episode 36

George Jessel/Sunny Gale/The Step Brothers

Sat, Jun 2, 1956

Episode 37

Jack Durant/Adele Girard/Joe Marcella

Sat, Jun 9, 1956

Episode 38

Connie Francis/The Treniers

Sat, Jun 16, 1956

Episode 39

Jackie Robinson/Fran Warren/Earl Hall/Jimmy Randolph

Sat, Jun 23, 1956

Episode 40

Helen O'Connell/The Platters/Wally Brown/Russ Morgan

Sat, Jun 30, 1956

Episode 41

Tony Bennett/Stepin Fetchit/Jack Fina

Sat, Jul 7, 1956

Episode 42

Jay Jason/Somethin' Smith and the Redheads

Sat, Jul 14, 1956

Episode 43

Dick Haymes/Henny Youngman/Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Sat, Jul 21, 1956

Episode 44

Eileen Rogers/Frank Fontaine/The Crew Cuts

Sat, Jul 28, 1956

Episode 45

Merv Griffin/Sarah Vaughan/Lew Parker

Sat, Aug 4, 1956

Episode 46

Gene Baylos/Sonny Howard/Ron Hargrave

Sat, Aug 11, 1956

Episode 47

Larry Storch/Della Reese

Sat, Aug 18, 1956

Episode 48

Dick Haymes/Eddie Hanley/Sirata

Sat, Aug 25, 1956

Episode 49

Merv Griffin/Morey Amsterdam

Sat, Sep 1, 1956

Episode 50

George Jessel/Sunny Gale/Bob Hopkins

Sat, Sep 8, 1956

Episode 51

Eddie Fontaine/The Crew Cuts

Sat, Sep 15, 1956

Episode 52

Gale Storm/Ella Logan/Archie Robbins

Sat, Sep 22, 1956