Omnibus

📊 Series Specifications

Network CBS, ABC, NBC
Episode Runtime ~30 min
Total Seasons 8
Total Episodes 159
Original Language EN

Omnibus (1952)

Created by Robert Saudek
⭐ 3.5 / 5 (4 votes) 🎬 8 Seasons 📼 159 Episodes 🏷️ Talk 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

Seasons & Episodes

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E1 The Trial of Anne Boleyn
E2 Mr. Lincoln: Part 1
E3 The Twelve Pound Look
E4 Mr. Lincoln: Part 2
E5 The Trial of Ben Jonson

The program has five segments: (1) "The Trial of Ben Jonson" (play), (2) "Jean Sibelius" (celebration of the composer's 87th birthday), (3) "The Dagger" (showing of a 1952 film ballet short), (4) "Rowland Emett" (the cartoonist displays some of his ingenious whimsical inventions), and (5) "Slow motion and High-Speed Photography" (feature).

E6 Mr. Lincoln: Part 3
E7 The Trial of Mr. Pickwick

The program has three segments: (1) "The Trial of Mr. Pickwick" (Dickens-based story), (2) "Agnes DeMille's 'Rodeo' " (dance episode from the ballet), and (3) "Palle Alone in the World" (showing of a 1949 Swedish fantasy film).

E8 My Brother Henry

The program has five segments: (1) "My Brother Henry" (J.M. Barrie story), (2) "Walt Disney's 'Peter Pan' " (film preview), (3) "Pictures at an Exhibition" (dance interpretation of Moussorgsky's suite for orchestra), (4) (Leopold Stokowski conducts Christmas carol singers), and (5) "William Faulkner" (interview with the prize-winning novelist).

E10 Mr. Lincoln: Part 4
E11 Vive!

The program has five segments: (1) "Vive!" (story), (2) "The Servant with Two Masters" (play), (3) "Raymond Loewy" (the industrial designer discusses examples of his work), (4) "Barn Dance" (ingenious use of time-lapse photography and film editing to produce dance effects), and (5) "The Haircut" (comedy feature).

E12 While the Tide was Rising
E14 Mr. Lincoln: Part 5
E15 The Oyster and the Pearl

The program has six segments: (1) "The Oyster and the Pearl" (TV play), (2) "Wheat Germ" (time-lapse photography feature), (3) "Rospigliosi Cup" (exhibition of the famous decorative ornament made in gold and enamel, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), (4) "Under the Bridges of Paris" (showing of a 1952 French ballet presentation), (5) "La Boheme Preview" (interview with cast members in rehearsal for the next edition's scheduled production), and (6) "Radar" (feature on equipment and supplies).

E18 A Lodging for the Night
E19 The Last Night of Don Juan
E20 Three Maidens and the Devil
E21 Lord Byron's Love Letter
E23 Toy Symphone with Stokowski
E24 Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
E25 A Tale of Two Cities
E26 Arms and the Man

The program has three segments: (1) "Arms and the Man" (staging of George Bernard Shaw's play), (2) "Manufacturers - Machines and People" (a look at manufacturing processes), and (3) (Alistair Cooke summarizes Omnibus' first season).

E27 The Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma
E28 This Little Kitty Stayed Cool
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Episodes for this season are available via edge tracking. View Episode 1 →
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