1953-1954

TV Season 3

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TV Season 03

1953-1954

  • Theme: Holiday for Strings
  • Sponsor: Geritol
  • Producer: Ben Brady
  • Director: Seymour Berns
  • Writer: Arthur Stander; Howard Leeds; Arthur Julian; Arthur Ross; Hal Goodman; Larry Klein
  • Set: Robert T. Lee; Jack Briggs
  • Announcer: Bob Warren
  • Choregrapher: Miriam Nelson
  • Dancers: Mara Lynn, Mickie Baton, Wilba Taylor, Yvette Vickers

Format

8:30 Tuesday CBS

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03.01 McPugg’s Last Fight
AIR DATE
9/22/1953
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1: Freddy’s Picnic Lunch. 2: McPugg’s Last Fight Freddie

Ways of going to bed.

Cast: Mrs. Jenkins (Red's house keeper) – Marjorie Bennett; Cop – Ray Kellogg; Nursemaid – Kay Riehl; Woman (in Park) – Juney Ellis; Man (in Park) – Hal Smith; Child (in Park) – Frances Karath; Man #1 – Murray Alper; Man #2 – Artie Lewis; Joe – Lennie Bremen; Sammy – James Flavin; Woman (dressing room) – Phyllis Coats; Giggolo – Richard Avonde; Malone – Gene Renyolds; Man – John Vosper

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03.02 Clem and the Check
AIR DATE
9/29/1953
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1: Clem at the Bank. 2: Mr. Bliss and the Freeway

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03.03 Appleby’s Cocktail Party
AIR DATE
10/6/1953
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1: Honey Moon Cottage (Freddy). 2: George Appleby’s Cocktail Party

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03.04 The Nervous Tenor’s Auction
AIR DATE
10/13/1953
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1: The Nervous Tenor’s Audition (Appleby). 2: The Election Campaign (San Fernando)

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03.05 Hobo’s Dilemma
AIR DATE
10/20/1953
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1: The Hobo’s Delemma (Freddy). 2: McPugg Doesn’t Throw the Fight

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03.06 Appleby the Dreamer
AIR DATE
10/27/1953
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1: The Dreamer (Appleby). 2: Gun Smoke (Deadeye). 3: The Sportsmen Quartet Appleby

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03.07 Freddie’s Masquerade
AIR DATE
11/3/1953
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1: The Masquerade Party (Note: This was repeated on March 2, 1954, in New York)

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03.08 The Marriage Broker
AIR DATE
11/10/1953
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1: The Marrage Broker (Appleby). 2: Poet & Peasant Overture (Clem)

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03.09 How to be Happily Married
AIR DATE
11/17/1953
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1: How to Be Happily Married (Wilbur the Happy Husband). 2: How to Stuff a Turkey (Clem)

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03.10 California Gold Rush
AIR DATE
11/24/1953
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1: Lord Beaverhead. 2: The Sportmen. 3: Californey or Bust (Deadeye)

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03.11 Flugelmeyer’s Secret Formula
AIR DATE
12/1/1953
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1: The Spy Story

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03.12 Dr. Schlepper
AIR DATE
12/8/1953
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1: Selling a House by the Tracks (Freddy). 2: The Mad Scientist (Prof. Schlepper)

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03.13 It Happened at the Stationhouse
AIR DATE
12/15/1953
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1: It Happened at the Station House (Clem). 2: Willie Lump Lump. 3: The Sportsmen

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03.14 Christmas With the Skeltons
AIR DATE
12/22/1953
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Guest Stars: Georgia, Valentina, Richard Skelton. The Mitchell Choir.

Christmas presents. 1: Skeltons at Christmas. 2: Freddie’s Christmas. Sidrick visits and a policeman gives a turkey to Freddie. Red sings "Oh Come All Ye Faithful"

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03.15 The Great White Hunter
AIR DATE
12/29/1953
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1: Saga of Cauliflower McPugg. 2: Skelton in Darkest Africa

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03.16 Accidents Will Happen
AIR DATE
1/5/1954
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1: Lord Beaverhead. 2: Freddie in the Hospital

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03.17 A Voyage to Paris
AIR DATE
1/12/1954
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1. Clem Goes to Paris.

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03.18 What Fathers Should Know
AIR DATE
1/19/1954
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1: School for Fathers. 2: Freddie Returns a Nightgown

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03.19 Clem the Campus Soda Jerk
AIR DATE
1/26/1954
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1: Clem Gets a Job at the Campus Sugar Bow

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03.20 The Train Trip
AIR DATE
2/2/1954
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1: The Train Trip (Ski Lodge)

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03.21 Deadeye at the Golden Nugget
AIR DATE
2/9/1954
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1: Deadeye at the Golden Nugget. 2: Among the Pawnees Ed Sullivan

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03.22 Captain Hook
AIR DATE
2/16/1954
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1: Clem’s Disc Jockey Premiere. 2: Captain Hook

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03.23 Cave-Man Marriage
AIR DATE
2/23/1954
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1: Clem Goes to the Theatre. 2: Cave Man

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03.24 Toots Shor Show
AIR DATE
3/2/1954
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1: The Masquarade Parter. Note: This was done in New York.

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03.25 Uncle Sam Wants You
AIR DATE
3/9/1954
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1: Clem in the Army. 2: The Atomic Bomb Test

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03.26 Sherlock Homes Satire
AIR DATE
3/16/1954
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1: Willy’s Anniversary. 2: Sherlock Holmes

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03.27 Skelton Awards
AIR DATE
3/23/1954
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1: The Skelton Awards. 2: Deadeye at School. 3. Deadeye’s Wedding.

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03.28 King Putt
AIR DATE
3/30/1954
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1: King Snafu & Cleopatra

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03.29 Freddie’s Picnic
AIR DATE
4/6/1954
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1: Freddie’s Dream(wife). 2: Clem at the Barber’s

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03.30 Going to Work
AIR DATE
4/13/1954
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1: Going to Work. 2: Parkin’ & Sparkin’. Note: Kinescope due to injured back.

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03.31 Clem in the South Pacific
AIR DATE
4/20/1954
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1: Clem in the Submarine

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03.32 Willie I-Q
AIR DATE
4/27/1954
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1: Spring Cleaning at Willy’s. 2: Sgt. Strongheart of the Monties

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03.33 The Referee
AIR DATE
5/4/1954
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1: Lord Beaverhead (News Around the World). 2: McPugg Becomes a Referee

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03.34 Prince Valiant
AIR DATE
5/11/1954
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1: King Arthur’s Court (Prince Valiant)

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03.35 The Artist’s Dilemma
AIR DATE
5/18/1954
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1: The Artists Dilemma. 2: Freddie at the Baseball game

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03.36 Clem Goes to Mexico
AIR DATE
5/25/1954
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1: Clem Visits Mexico

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03.37 Mississippi Showboat
AIR DATE
6/1/1954
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1: Willy’s Golf Date. 2: Colonel Hamhock

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03.38 Freddie Goes to the Cleaners
AIR DATE
6/8/1954
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1: Freddie at the Laundromat. 2: Skelton the Legionaire

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03.39 Dial ‘B’ for Brush
AIR DATE
6/15/1954
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1: The Mad Scientist Bela Lugosi

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