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Airs Next: NBC at Tuesday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Status: Ended    Premiered: June 8, 1948    Last Aired: June 9, 1953
Show Categories: Variety Shows, Comedy
The right person with the right talents at the right place at the right time. These qualities all converged on June 8, 1948 when television's first hit series and superstar were born: Milton Berle starring in Texaco Star Theater . When the series began, there was little else on the TV landscape: an occasional cooking show, a low budget talent show, a newsreel or two, but nothing...
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Last episode: 6/6/1956
In color from Hollywood, Milton's guests include: actresses Debra Paget and Irish McCalla; and Elvis Presley. This is the final episode of the original Milton Berle Show on NBC.
Aired: June 5, 1956
302. 5/15/1956 May 15, 1956 0 Reviews 1.00
301. 4/24/1956 April 24, 1956 0 Reviews 4.75
300. 4/3/1956 April 3, 1956 0 Reviews 1.00
299. 3/13/1956 March 13, 1956 0 Reviews 4.00

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Cast

 
Ruth Gilbert - Max/Regular
Arnold Stang - Francis/Regular
Milton Berle - Host
Alan Roth - Bandleader
Fatso Marco - Regular
Sid Stone - Pitchman 1948-1951
Jimmy Nelson - Pitchman 1952-1953
Bobby Sherwood - Regular
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vicmackey31
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"Classic"
This variety show was televisions first hit series.
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One of televison's first great hits.
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Show: Texaco Star Theater
Popularity Rank: 5,385 of 17,429
Ratings Rank: 9,832 of 17,429 
Show Reviews: 2
People Tracking: 4
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5.6 Mediocre 11 votes
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mediocre: 2 (18.2%)
Other: 3 (27.3%)
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