Kraft Music Hall: Episode Guide
1. Season 1, Ep 1: 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.
Aired: 10/8/19582. Season 1, Ep 2: Gary Crosby
Scheduled guest: --Gary Crosby (singer-actor, son of Bing Crosby)
Aired: 10/15/19583. Season 1, Ep 3: The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts
Scheduled guests: --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Carl Sandburg (poet) --Tony Roberts
Aired: 10/22/19584. Season 1, Ep 4: Sammy Davis Jr.
Scheduled guest: --Sammy Davis Jr. (singer)
Aired: 10/29/19585. Season 1, Ep 5: Andy Griffith
Guests: --Andy Griffith (comedian-actor) --Tony Roberts
Aired: 11/5/19586. Season 1, Ep 6: Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands
Scheduled guests: --Jimmy Durante (comedian-actor) --Peggy Sands (nightclub entertainer)
Aired: 11/12/19587. Season 1, Ep 7: Red Skelton
--Red Skelton --The Kingston Trio
Aired: 11/19/19588. Season 1, Ep 8: Helen Traubel
Scheduled guest: --Helen Traubel (opera singer)
Aired: 11/26/19589. Season 1, Ep 9: Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessel
Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald (singer) --George Jessel (comedian)
Aired: 12/3/195810. Season 1, Ep 10: Eydie Gorme
Scheduled guest: --Eydie Gorme (singer)
Aired: 12/17/195811. Season 1, Ep 11: Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue
Scheduled guests: --Peter Lorre (actor) --Janis Paige (singer-Broadway actress) --The George Arnold Ice Revue
Aired: 12/24/195812. Season 1, Ep 12: Tommy Sands / Judy Canova
Scheduled guests: --Judy Canova (comedian & movie actress) --Tommy Sands (singer-actor)
Aired: 12/31/195813. Season 1, Ep 13: Tallulah Bankhead
--Tallulah Bankhead (actress) --Jimmy Rodgers
Aired: 1/7/195914. Season 1, Ep 14: Mahalia Jackson
--Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) --Harpo Marx
Aired: 1/14/195915. Season 1, Ep 15: Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon
Scheduled guests: --Ed Wynn (comedian) --Frankie Avalon (singer)
Aired: 1/21/195916. Season 1, Ep 16: Joan Davis / Bob Crosby
Scheduled guests: --Joan Davis (comedian) --Bob Crosby (singer)
Aired: 1/28/195917. Season 1, Ep 17: Jo Stafford / Dennis Day
Guests: --Jo Stafford (singer) --Dennis Day (comedian-singer)
Aired: 2/4/195918. Season 1, Ep 18: William Bendix
Scheduled guest: --William Bendix (actor, from "The Life of Riley")
Aired: 2/11/195919. Season 1, Ep 19: The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun
Scheduled guests: --The McGuire Sisters (singers) --Rory Calhoun (actor, star of the TV series "The Texan")
Aired: 2/18/195920. Season 1, Ep 20: Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang
Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers --Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang
Aired: 2/25/195921. Season 1, Ep 21: Martha Raye
Scheduled guest: --Martha Raye
Aired: 3/11/195922. Season 1, Ep 22: Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams
Scheduled guests: --Count Basie's Orchestra featuring Joe Williams
Aired: 3/18/195923. Season 1, Ep 23: Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas
Scheduled guests: --Yvonne DeCarlo (actress) --The Four Lads (vocal group) --The Trio Cottas (dog act)
Aired: 3/25/195924. Season 1, Ep 24: Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia
Scheduled guests: --Edgar Bergen --Darvis and Julia (dance team)
Aired: 4/1/195925. Season 1, Ep 25: Janis Paige
Scheduled guest: --Janis Paige (musical-comedy star)
Aired: 4/8/195926. Season 1, Ep 26: Martha Raye
Scheduled guest --Martha Raye - appears with Milton in a sketch about Frances and Sidney Schlump.
Aired: 4/22/195927. Season 1, Ep 27: Janik & Arnault
Scheduled guests: --Janik & Arnault (dance team)
Aired: 4/29/195928. Season 1, Ep 28: Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault
Scheduled guests: --Ginger Rogers (actress-singer) --Janik & Arnault (dance team)
Aired: 5/6/195929. Season 1, Ep 29: Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald
Scheduled guests: --Carl Sandburg (poet) --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Marie McDonald
Aired: 5/13/195930. Season 1, Ep 30: Janis Paige (first "Dave King Show")
First Kraft - "Dave King Show" with scheduled guest: --Janis Paige
Aired: 5/20/195931. Season 1, Ep 31: June Havoc
Scheduled guest: --June Havoc
Aired: 5/27/195932. Season 1, Ep 32: Sally Ann Howes
Scheduled guest: --Sally Ann Howes
Aired: 6/3/195933. Season 1, Ep 33: Zsa Zsa Gabor
Scheduled guest: --Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress)
Aired: 6/10/195934. Season 1, Ep 34: Gretchen Wyler
Scheduled guest: --Gretchen Wyler (actress & dancer)
Aired: 6/17/195935. Season 1, Ep 35: Celeste Holm
Scheduled guest: --Celeste Holm (actress)
Aired: 6/24/195936. Season 1, Ep 36: Maureen Cannon
Scheduled guest: --Maureen Cannon (singer)
Aired: 7/1/195937. Season 1, Ep 37: The Jerry Packer Singers
Scheduled performers: --The Jerry Packer Singers --Instead of guests, the series regulars were to be spotlighted.
Aired: 7/8/195938. Season 1, Ep 38: Peggy King
Scheduled guest: --Peggy King
Aired: 7/15/195939. Season 1, Ep 39: Anita Darian
Scheduled guest: --Anita Darian (singer)
Aired: 7/22/195940. Season 1, Ep 40: Glen Mason
Scheduled guest: --Glen Mason (singer)
Aired: 7/29/195941. Season 1, Ep 41: Carol Lawrence
Scheduled guest: --Carol Lawrence
Aired: 8/5/195942. Season 1, Ep 42: Sandy Stewart
Scheduled guest: --Sandy Stewart
Aired: 8/12/195943. Season 1, Ep 43: Joyce Hahn
Scheduled guest: --Joyce Hahn (singer)
Aired: 8/19/195944. Season 1, Ep 44: Bet E. Martin
Guest: --Bet E. Martin (singer)
Aired: 8/26/195945. Season 1, Ep 45: 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.
Aired: 9/2/195946. Season 1, Ep 46: Johnny Mercer
Scheduled guest: --Johnny Mercer
Aired: 9/9/195947. Season 1, Ep 47: Gloria DeHaven
Scheduled guest: --Gloria DeHaven
Aired: 9/16/195948. Season 1, Ep 48: 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
Aired: 9/23/1959
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