Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren, February 16, 1903 – September 30, 1978) was an American actor, comedian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen.

  • Title: Edgar Bergen
  • Popularity: 5.141
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1903-02-16
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: Edgar John Berggren, Edgar John Bergen, Eddie Bergen, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd
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Edgar Bergen Movies

  • 1990
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    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths

    5.7 1990 HD

    Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Hollywood of tragic lives and tragic deaths. Some of...

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  • 1979
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    The Muppet Movie

    The Muppet Movie

    7.2 1979 HD

    A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever...

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  • 1939
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    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    6.7 1939 HD

    Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step...

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  • 1977
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    The People's Command Performance: '77

    The People's Command Performance: '77

    1 1977 HD

    A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.

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  • 1948
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    I Remember Mama

    I Remember Mama

    7.052 1948 HD

    Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who...

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  • 1970
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    The Phynx

    The Phynx

    3.5 1970 HD

    A rock band is invented by the government as a cover to find hostages in a remote castle in Albania held by communist enemies of the USA.

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  • 1947
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    Fun and Fancy Free

    Fun and Fancy Free

    6.312 1947 HD

    Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: Bongo about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and Mickey and the Beanstalk, a take on the famous...

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  • 1938
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    Hollywood Handicap

    Hollywood Handicap

    4.5 1938 HD

    A group of stable hands is given a race horse when its owner retires from the business. They raise money to run the horse in the Hollywood Derby at...

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  • 1971
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    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    The Homecoming: A Christmas Story

    7.2 1971 HD

    It's Christmas Eve, early 1930s on Walton's Mountain. As the family prepares for the holiday, they anxiously await Pa's return home from his job in...

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  • 1971
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    The Great Radio Comedians

    The Great Radio Comedians

    8 1971 HD

    Documentary about radio comedies primarily focused on Burns & Allen, Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy, The Jack Benny Program, Fibber McGee & Molly,...

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  • 1964
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    The Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man

    4.6 1964 HD

    A gunman whose best friend has been murdered enacts a plan to blackmail the corrupt labor union leader responsible but finds he isn't the only one...

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  • 1942
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    Here We Go Again

    Here We Go Again

    4 1942 HD

    It's Fibber and Molly's 20th anniversary and they want to throw a big party. But when everyone declines their invitation, they decide to go on a...

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  • 1947
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    Is Everybody Listening?

    Is Everybody Listening?

    5 1947 HD

    A documentary about the 82% of US citizens that listen to the radio for their entertainment, news and sport.

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  • 1938
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    Letter of Introduction

    Letter of Introduction

    5.9 1938 HD

    An aging actor, trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter shows up. It seems that she is an actress and is also...

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  • 1999
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    Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

    Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

    1 1999 HD

    Even big stars need to stand in front of the director and audition for their roles, and some of the best screen tests are from the early years of...

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  • 1931
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    The Eyes Have It

    The Eyes Have It

    4.3 1931 HD

    A nine-year-old boy named Charlie McCarthy is sent by his teacher to an eye doctor. The lad has been complaining about headaches and has missed a lot...

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  • 1934
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    At the Races

    At the Races

    1 1934 HD

    24th episode in the 1933-1934 Pepper Pot one-reel comedy series.

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  • 1968
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    Rogue's Gallery

    Rogue's Gallery

    6 1968 HD

    A private eye gets in trouble when he tries to help a woman in distress.

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  • 1936
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    Nut Guilty

    Nut Guilty

    1 1936 HD

    In this short film, Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen preside over the courtroom for a day, dispensing their own comic brand of justice.

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  • 1931
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    Free and Easy

    Free and Easy

    4 1931 HD

    A hobo named the Professor and his son, Charlie McCarthy, believe there's money buried in an abandoned house which was previously owned by a fellow...

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  • 1965
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    One Way Wahine

    One Way Wahine

    1 1965 HD

    In Hawaii, a man convinces a couple of runaway teenagers to help him rip off a pair of bank robbers.

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  • 1941
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    Look Who's Laughing

    Look Who's Laughing

    5.5 1941 HD

    Fibber McGee enlists the help of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in enticing an aircraft manufacturer to build a factory in the small town of...

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  • 1944
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    Song of the Open Road

    Song of the Open Road

    1 1944 HD

    A beautiful child star tires of life in the spotlight and so disguises herself and sneaks off to join a Civilian Conservation Corps camp to work with...

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  • 1939
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    Charlie McCarthy, Detective

    Charlie McCarthy, Detective

    6 1939 HD

    Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob....

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  • 1934
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    Pure Feud

    Pure Feud

    1 1934 HD

    Edgar Appletree learns the ins and outs of family feuding courtesy of Charlie McCarthy.

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  • 1935
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    All American Drawback

    All American Drawback

    5 1935 HD

    The Dean and Board of Flunk Well College are arguing with its football coach, Bergen, about the team's star player, Charlie McCarthy, who is the only...

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  • 1961
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    Five Fingers : Dossier

    Five Fingers : Dossier

    1 1961 HD

    From the TV series Five Fingers. Released theatrically in the UK in August 1961 as supporting film to Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

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  • 1938
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    The Goldwyn Follies

    The Goldwyn Follies

    4.727 1938 HD

    Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.

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  • 1950
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    Charlie's Haunt

    Charlie's Haunt

    1 1950 HD

    The residents of a small town are haunted by the ghost of Charlie McCarthy, who doesn't like the fact that they are a very careless bunch and are...

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  • 1937
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    Double Talk

    Double Talk

    1 1937 HD

    Orphanage manager Dr. Bergen tries to get a rich woman to adopt Charlie McCarthy.

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  • 1937
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    A Neckin' Party

    A Neckin' Party

    1 1937 HD

    Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy travel to Mexico and enrage a jealous boyfriend.

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  • 1960
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    Jack Benny Christmas Show

    Jack Benny Christmas Show

    1 1960 HD

    It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's script with his guest star. When Edgar is...

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  • 1997
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    The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

    The Story Behind Walt Disney's 'Fun and Fancy Free'

    7 1997 HD

    From all the cartoons Walt Disney and his team create a full length feature film fun and fancy free . Learn the story of how ww2 Changed bongo and...

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  • 1950
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    Captain China

    Captain China

    5 1950 HD

    The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after losing his lady love seemingly leads to tragedy....

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  • 1961
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    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    Who Killed Julie Greer?

    1 1961 HD

    Amos Burke is an L.A. cop who's inherited millions and usually arrives at crime scenes in a chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce. Investigating the death of...

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  • 1954
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    Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

    Kraft Television Theatre: Alice in Wonderland

    1 1954 HD

    Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, join Alice on her adventure in Wonderland.

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  • 1967
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    Don't Make Waves

    Don't Make Waves

    5.3 1967 HD

    Carlo Cofield vacations to Southern California, where he quickly becomes immersed in the easy-going local culture, getting entangled in two beachside...

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  • 1933
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    Africa Speaks -- English

    Africa Speaks -- English

    1 1933 HD

    Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy's plane runs out of gas and lands in the African jungle. After a short comedy routine between the two, some natives...

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  • 1930
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    The Operation

    The Operation

    6 1930 HD

    Patient Charlie McCarthy, running a fever, is tended by Doctor Edgar Bergen. Will a tonsillectomy cure him?

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  • 1950
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    Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

    Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

    1 1950 HD

    In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism -...

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  • 1937
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    Bring on the Girls

    Bring on the Girls

    5 1937 HD

    Sitting in a theater box, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy make comments between the acts of a vaudeville show.

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  • 1950
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    One Hour in Wonderland

    One Hour in Wonderland

    7 1950 HD

    Airing on Christmas Day, 1950, this holiday special was the first Disney TV production. It features Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer...

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  • 1930
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    The Office Scandal

    The Office Scandal

    1 1930 HD

    Charlie to be hired by Mr. Depew as an office boy. Julie is married to another man and to Mr. Depew. It doesn't take long before Charlie is fired....

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  • 1935
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    Two Boobs in a Balloon

    Two Boobs in a Balloon

    4.5 1935 HD

    Professor Cicero Pu and his dummy Charlie take a trip in the "Spirit of Ammonia" hot air balloon to the stratosphere. After the balloon goes out of...

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  • 1943
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    Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

    7 1943 HD

    A multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.

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  • 1940
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    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

    6.5 1940 HD

    This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance...

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  • 1943
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    Stage Door Canteen

    Stage Door Canteen

    6.1 1943 HD

    A young soldier on a pass in New York City visits the famed Stage Door Canteen, where famous stars of the theater and films appear and host a...

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  • 2004
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    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

    Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6

    8.8 2004 HD

    Two classic animated shorts from the Disney studios. In 'The Reluctant Dragon' (1941), a young boy and a famous dragon fighter team up to teach a...

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  • 1988
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    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    6 1988 HD

    Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.

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  • 1978
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    Mickey's 50

    Mickey's 50

    1 1978 HD

    "Mickey's 50" is a 90-minute special that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 19, 1978. The special was made to commemorate the 50th...

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  • 1959
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    Disneyland '59

    Disneyland '59

    6.5 1959 HD

    Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the...

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  • 1975
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    The Lion Roars Again

    The Lion Roars Again

    1 1975 HD

    A chronicle of the 1975 International Press Conclave hosted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over two days in May 1975.

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  • 1976
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    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

    4.1 1976 HD

    A would-be filmmaker and actress shake up the industry with a trick dog who gets discovered by a studio bus driver in the 1920s.

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  • 1979
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    The Muppet Movie

    The Muppet Movie

    7.2 1979 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Dick Powell Show

    The Dick Powell Show

    5 1961 HD

    The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was...

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

    Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as...

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  • 1954
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    December Bride

    December Bride

    5.5 1954 HD

    December Bride is an American sitcom that aired on the CBS television network from 1954 to 1959, adapted from the original CBS radio network series...

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  • 1950
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    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    7 1950 HD

    The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many...

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  • 1976
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    Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

    6.5 1976 HD

    Donny & Marie is an American variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to January 1979. The show stars brother and sister pop duo Donny...

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  • 1962
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    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    5.6 1962 HD

    The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC,...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1976
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    The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

    8.037 1976 HD

    Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly variety show.

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  • 1964
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    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

    The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970....

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  • 1967
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    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.4 1967 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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  • 1952
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    This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

    6.6 1952 HD

    This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961....

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  • 1977
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    The Brady Bunch Hour

    The Brady Bunch Hour

    2 1977 HD

    The Brady Bunch Hour is an American variety television series produced by Sid and Marty Krofft in association with Paramount Television, which aired...

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  • 1956
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    The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

    5 1956 HD

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  • 1950
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    The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

    7.733 1950 HD

    Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.

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  • 1967
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    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

    6.889 1967 HD

    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour is an American comedy and variety show hosted by the Smothers Brothers and initially airing on CBS from 1967 to...

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1959
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    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    6.3 1959 HD

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from September 21, 1959 to April 3, 1961 with rebroadcasts...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1959
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    NBC Sunday Showcase

    NBC Sunday Showcase

    4.5 1959 HD

    NBC Sunday Showcase was a series of hour-long specials telecast in color on NBC during the 1959-60 season. The flexible anthology format varied...

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  • 1964
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    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

    7.716 1964 HD

    Join the crew of the Seaview aboard their super high-tech submarine, where no mission is too dangerous and no threat is too deadly, be it enemy...

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  • 1963
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    The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

    5 1963 HD

    Johnny Slate successfully manages his circus as it moves from town to town.

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  • 1967
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    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

    6.4 1967 HD

    An American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.

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  • 1951
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    The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

    7.4 1951 HD

    The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third...

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  • 1974
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.5 1974 HD

    Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured...

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

    Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as...

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  • 1963
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6 1963 HD

    Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as...

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  • 1973
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    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    6.3 1973 HD

    In 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a yearly recipient whose talent has fundamentally...

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  • 1963
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    The Littlest Hobo

    The Littlest Hobo

    4.5 1963 HD

    A German Shepherd roams ceaselessly, pausing solely to perform acts of kindness or assist those in distress, before resuming his never-ending journey.

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  • 1950
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    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    6.7 1950 HD

    Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or...

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  • 1954
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    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    7.6 1954 HD

    Walt Disney Productions has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series...

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  • 1950
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    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    7 1950 HD

    The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many...

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  • 1966
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    Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

    Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

    1 1966 HD

    Dean Martin at his best, each episodes is a combination of extracted performances compiled by the Dean Martin Show's director, Greg Garrison for a...

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