Mon, Sep 17, 1951
Berle's season premiere includes Eddie Cantor, Sid Caesar, singer Eddie Fisher, the tap dancing Nicholas Brothers, English Channel swimmer Florence Chadwick, and vocalist Jane Froman. Cantor sings "Don't Put a Tax on Beautiful Girls" and does a sketch with Berle that combines their TV shows; Cantor, Berle and Fisher discuss the "police action" in Korea; Fisher does a medley featuring "Bring Back the Thrill;" Froman's medley features "It's a Good Day," "Tea for Two," "Embraceable You," and "Song in My Heart;" a sketch has Berle as half of a monster couple entertaining guests.
Mon, Sep 24, 1951
Miltie's guests this week include Louis Armstrong, Basil Rathbone, singer/dancers Condos and Brandow, Arnold Stang, and singers Patrice Munsel and Vaughn Monroe. Berle and Rathbone do a take-off on the current Gregory Peck film Captain "Horatio Hornblower R.N." called "Horatio Hornberler" with Milton as the salty sea dog. Armstrong does a brief stand-up bit with Berle and sings and plays "Jeepers Creepers."
Mon, Oct 15, 1951
Milton Berle's guests include singers Rosemary Clooney and Tony Bennett, actor Edward Arnold, dancers Condos and Brandow, comic performer Arnold Stang, The Mills Brothers, songwriter Jimmy McHugh, and actress Mary Beth Hughes. In sketches, Berle plays a reporter from the Daily Rabbit sent to Mars to interview its king (Albert) and his daughter (Hughes.)
Mon, Dec 3, 1951
Milton Berle's scheduled guests include songwriter Mack Gordon the Look magazine All-American football team, sports writer Grantland Rice, male dance team Lewis and Van, and singer Kay Starr. Starr performs "Maybe You'll Be There" and "Honky-Tonk Hardwood Floor". In sketches, Berle plays an aspiring songwriter with Gordon singing some of his hit songs, and plays Snow White in a fairy tale take-off. Rice introduces the 1951 Look All-American Football Team and Jim Thorpe, his choice for all-time All-American.
Mon, Dec 10, 1951
Berle's guests include singer Nat "King" Cole, actress Anne Jeffreys, comic actors Milton Frome and Danny Dayton, the Borrah Minevitch Harmonica Rascals, the Magid Triplets, and dancer Hal LeRoy. A production number set to the comic tune "The People Who Make Noises in the Street" has cast members portraying someone who breaks the silence in the morning (jackhammer operator, trash collector, etc.). Cole performs a medley of his hits at the piano including "Paper Moon," "Mona Lisa," "Route 66," and "Too Young."
Mon, Dec 24, 1951
Miltie's scheduled guests include opera star Rise Stevens, pioneering radio vocalist Jessica Dragonette, band leader/singer Cab Calloway, and 1920s vocalist Rudy Vallee. Berle plays Father Time in a grocery store during the Christmas rush. The finale is a recreation of Vallee's old radio show featuring Dragonette and Calloway.
Mon, Jun 2, 1952
Berle's scheduled guests this week include vocalist Billy Eckstine, Dorothy Collins, comedians Morey Amsterdam and Henny Youngman, musical/comedy performer Jack Durant, Kenny Sharpe, actor Jack Albertson, Billy Barty, acrobat and trampoline act The Schaller Brothers, actress/singer Mary Beth Hughes, and the Harriet Hoctor Dancers. Berle refuses to sign a contract for next season, so the Texaco rep (Albertson) threatens to replace him with Amsterdam or Youngman. Collins sings "Treat Me Rough." The finale, "Around the Town," looks at entertainment offered at various New York City locations.