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Season 1

Kraft Music Hall Season 1

October. 08,1958

6.3

Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United States from the 1950s to the 1970s in the musical variety genre, sponsored by Kraft Foods, the producers of a well-known line of cheeses and related dairy products. Their commercials were usually announced by "The Voice of Kraft", Ed Herlihy.

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Kraft Music Hall Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 48 - Final Dave King Show (farewell party)

First Aired: September. 23,1959

This was the final Dave King Show. There were no scheduled guests. It was a farewell party featuring the show's regulars

Episode 47 - Gloria DeHaven

First Aired: September. 16,1959

Scheduled guest: --Gloria DeHaven

Episode 46 - Johnny Mercer

First Aired: September. 09,1959

Scheduled guest: --Johnny Mercer

Episode 45 - Vicki Stuart; The Lally Twins

First Aired: September. 02,1959

--Dave King sings ""You Can't Love 'Em All"" and ""In Berkley Square."" He also does a ""Father Sees Baby"" pantomime. Scheduled guests: --Vicki Stuart (singer) - ""Bella Musica"" --Vicki Stuart - ""Relaxayvous"" (with Dave King) --The Lally Twins appear in a clinic skit with Dave King.

Episode 44 - Bet E. Martin

First Aired: August. 26,1959

Guest: --Bet E. Martin (singer)

Episode 43 - Joyce Hahn

First Aired: August. 19,1959

Scheduled guest: --Joyce Hahn (singer)

Episode 42 - Sandy Stewart

First Aired: August. 12,1959

Scheduled guest: --Sandy Stewart

Episode 41 - Carol Lawrence

First Aired: August. 05,1959

Scheduled guest: --Carol Lawrence

Episode 40 - Glen Mason

First Aired: July. 29,1959

Scheduled guest: --Glen Mason (singer)

Episode 39 - Anita Darian

First Aired: July. 22,1959

Scheduled guest: --Anita Darian (singer)

Episode 38 - Peggy King

First Aired: July. 15,1959

Scheduled guest: --Peggy King

Episode 37 - The Jerry Packer Singers

First Aired: July. 08,1959

Scheduled performers: --The Jerry Packer Singers --Instead of guests, the series regulars were to be spotlighted.

Episode 36 - Maureen Cannon

First Aired: July. 01,1959

Scheduled guest: --Maureen Cannon (singer)

Episode 35 - Celeste Holm

First Aired: June. 24,1959

Scheduled guest: --Celeste Holm (actress)

Episode 34 - Gretchen Wyler

First Aired: June. 17,1959

Scheduled guest: --Gretchen Wyler (actress & dancer)

Episode 33 - Zsa Zsa Gabor

First Aired: June. 10,1959

Scheduled guest: --Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress)

Episode 32 - Sally Ann Howes

First Aired: June. 03,1959

Scheduled guest: --Sally Ann Howes

Episode 31 - June Havoc

First Aired: May. 27,1959

Scheduled guest: --June Havoc

Episode 30 - Janis Paige (first Dave King Show)

First Aired: May. 20,1959

First Kraft - ""Dave King Show"" with scheduled guest: --Janis Paige

Episode 29 - Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald

First Aired: May. 13,1959

Scheduled guests: --Carl Sandburg (poet) --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Marie McDonald

Episode 28 - Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault

First Aired: May. 06,1959

Scheduled guests: --Ginger Rogers (actress-singer) --Janik & Arnault (dance team)

Episode 27 - Janik & Arnault

First Aired: April. 29,1959

Scheduled guests: --Janik & Arnault (dance team)

Episode 26 - Martha Raye

First Aired: April. 22,1959

Scheduled guest --Martha Raye - appears with Milton in a sketch about Frances and Sidney Schlump.

Episode 25 - Janis Paige

First Aired: April. 08,1959

Scheduled guest: --Janis Paige (musical-comedy star)

Episode 24 - Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia

First Aired: April. 01,1959

Scheduled guests: --Edgar Bergen --Darvis and Julia (dance team)

Episode 23 - Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas

First Aired: March. 25,1959

Scheduled guests: --Yvonne DeCarlo (actress) --The Four Lads (vocal group) --The Trio Cottas (dog act)

Episode 22 - Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams

First Aired: March. 18,1959

Scheduled guests: --Count Basie's Orchestra featuring Joe Williams

Episode 21 - Martha Raye

First Aired: March. 11,1959

Scheduled guest: --Martha Raye

Episode 20 - Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang

First Aired: February. 25,1959

Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers --Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang

Episode 19 - The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun

First Aired: February. 18,1959

Scheduled guests: --The McGuire Sisters (singers) --Rory Calhoun (actor, star of the TV series ""The Texan"")

Episode 18 - William Bendix

First Aired: February. 11,1959

Scheduled guest: --William Bendix (actor, from ""The Life of Riley"")

Episode 17 - Jo Stafford / Dennis Day

First Aired: February. 04,1959

Guests: --Jo Stafford (singer) --Dennis Day (comedian-singer)

Episode 16 - Joan Davis / Bob Crosby

First Aired: January. 28,1959

Scheduled guests: --Joan Davis (comedian) --Bob Crosby (singer)

Episode 15 - Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon

First Aired: January. 21,1959

Scheduled guests: --Ed Wynn (comedian) --Frankie Avalon (singer)

Episode 14 - Mahalia Jackson

First Aired: January. 14,1959

--Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) --Harpo Marx

Episode 13 - Tallulah Bankhead

First Aired: January. 07,1959

--Tallulah Bankhead (actress) --Jimmy Rodgers

Episode 12 - Tommy Sands / Judy Canova

First Aired: December. 31,1958

Scheduled guests: --Judy Canova (comedian & movie actress) --Tommy Sands (singer-actor)

Episode 11 - Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue

First Aired: December. 24,1958

Scheduled guests: --Peter Lorre (actor) --Janis Paige (singer-Broadway actress) --The George Arnold Ice Revue

Episode 10 - Eydie Gorme

First Aired: December. 17,1958

Scheduled guest: --Eydie Gorme (singer)

Episode 9 - Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessell

First Aired: December. 03,1958

Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald (singer) --George Jessell (comedian)

Episode 8 - Helen Traubel

First Aired: November. 26,1958

Scheduled guest: --Helen Traubel (opera singer)

Episode 7 - Red Skelton

First Aired: November. 19,1958

--Red Skelton --The Kingston Trio

Episode 6 - Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands

First Aired: November. 12,1958

Scheduled guests: --Jimmy Durante (comedian-actor) --Peggy Sands (nightclub entertainer)

Episode 5 - Andy Griffith

First Aired: November. 05,1958

Guests: --Andy Griffith (comedian-actor) --Tony Roberts

Episode 4 - Sammy Davis Jr.

First Aired: October. 29,1958

Scheduled guest: --Sammy Davis Jr. (singer)

Episode 3 - The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts

First Aired: October. 22,1958

Scheduled guests: --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Carl Sandburg (poet) --Tony Roberts

Episode 2 - Gary Crosby

First Aired: October. 15,1958

Scheduled guest: --Gary Crosby (singer-actor, son of Bing Crosby)

Episode 1 - The Dunhills

First Aired: October. 08,1958

Scheduled guests: --The Dunhills, precision dancers who toured with Milton Berle during the summer of 1958. The trio was made up of Walter Long, Bob Roberts and Art Stanley.