Kraft Music Hall

📊 Series Specifications

Network NBC
Episode Runtime ~60 min
Total Seasons 13
Total Episodes 214
Original Language EN

Kraft Music Hall (1958)

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Synopsis

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.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 The Dunhills

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.

E2 Gary Crosby

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

E3 The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts

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

E4 Sammy Davis Jr.

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

E5 Andy Griffith

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

E6 Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands

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

E7 Red Skelton

--Red Skelton --The Kingston Trio

E8 Helen Traubel

Scheduled guest: --Helen Traubel (opera singer)

E9 Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessell

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

E10 Eydie Gorme

Scheduled guest: --Eydie Gorme (singer)

E11 Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue

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

E12 Tommy Sands / Judy Canova

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

E13 Tallulah Bankhead

--Tallulah Bankhead (actress) --Jimmy Rodgers

E14 Mahalia Jackson

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

E15 Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon

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

E16 Joan Davis / Bob Crosby

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

E17 Jo Stafford / Dennis Day

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

E18 William Bendix

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

E19 The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun

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

E20 Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang

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

E21 Martha Raye

Scheduled guest: --Martha Raye

E22 Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams

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

E23 Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas

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

E24 Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia

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

E25 Janis Paige

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

E26 Martha Raye

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

E27 Janik & Arnault

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

E28 Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault

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

E29 Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald

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

E30 Janis Paige (first Dave King Show)

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

E31 June Havoc

Scheduled guest: --June Havoc

E32 Sally Ann Howes

Scheduled guest: --Sally Ann Howes

E33 Zsa Zsa Gabor

Scheduled guest: --Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress)

E34 Gretchen Wyler

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

E35 Celeste Holm

Scheduled guest: --Celeste Holm (actress)

E36 Maureen Cannon

Scheduled guest: --Maureen Cannon (singer)

E37 The Jerry Packer Singers

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

E38 Peggy King

Scheduled guest: --Peggy King

E39 Anita Darian

Scheduled guest: --Anita Darian (singer)

E40 Glen Mason

Scheduled guest: --Glen Mason (singer)

E41 Carol Lawrence

Scheduled guest: --Carol Lawrence

E42 Sandy Stewart

Scheduled guest: --Sandy Stewart

E43 Joyce Hahn

Scheduled guest: --Joyce Hahn (singer)

E44 Bet E. Martin

Guest: --Bet E. Martin (singer)

E45 Vicki Stuart; The Lally Twins

--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.

E46 Johnny Mercer

Scheduled guest: --Johnny Mercer

E47 Gloria DeHaven

Scheduled guest: --Gloria DeHaven

E48 Final Dave King Show (farewell party)

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

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