Kraft Music Hall
1958 · 13 seasons · 214 episodes · Ended · NBC
TMDB 5.4 · 7 votes
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.
Episodes
- S01E01The Dunhills1958-10-0860m
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.
- S01E02Gary Crosby1958-10-1560m
Scheduled guest: --Gary Crosby (singer-actor, son of Bing Crosby)
- S01E03The Jordanaires / Carl Sandburg / Tony Roberts1958-10-2260m
Scheduled guests: --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Carl Sandburg (poet) --Tony Roberts
- S01E04Sammy Davis Jr.1958-10-2960m
Scheduled guest: --Sammy Davis Jr. (singer)
- S01E05Andy Griffith1958-11-0560m
Guests: --Andy Griffith (comedian-actor) --Tony Roberts
- S01E06Jimmy Durante / Peggy Sands1958-11-1260m
Scheduled guests: --Jimmy Durante (comedian-actor) --Peggy Sands (nightclub entertainer)
- S01E07Red Skelton1958-11-1960m
--Red Skelton --The Kingston Trio
- S01E08Helen Traubel1958-11-2660m
Scheduled guest: --Helen Traubel (opera singer)
- S01E09Ella Fitzgerald / George Jessell1958-12-0360m
Scheduled guests: --Ella Fitzgerald (singer) --George Jessell (comedian)
- S01E10Eydie Gorme1958-12-1760m
Scheduled guest: --Eydie Gorme (singer)
- S01E11Peter Lorre / Janis Paige / George Arnold Ice Revue1958-12-2460m
Scheduled guests: --Peter Lorre (actor) --Janis Paige (singer-Broadway actress) --The George Arnold Ice Revue
- S01E12Tommy Sands / Judy Canova1958-12-3160m
Scheduled guests: --Judy Canova (comedian & movie actress) --Tommy Sands (singer-actor)
- S01E13Tallulah Bankhead1959-01-0760m
--Tallulah Bankhead (actress) --Jimmy Rodgers
- S01E14Mahalia Jackson1959-01-1460m
--Mahalia Jackson (gospel singer) --Harpo Marx
- S01E15Ed Wynn / Frankie Avalon1959-01-2160m
Scheduled guests: --Ed Wynn (comedian) --Frankie Avalon (singer)
- S01E16Joan Davis / Bob Crosby1959-01-2860m
Scheduled guests: --Joan Davis (comedian) --Bob Crosby (singer)
- S01E17Jo Stafford / Dennis Day1959-02-0460m
Guests: --Jo Stafford (singer) --Dennis Day (comedian-singer)
- S01E18William Bendix1959-02-1160m
Scheduled guest: --William Bendix (actor, from ""The Life of Riley"")
- S01E19The McGuire Sisters / Rory Calhoun1959-02-1860m
Scheduled guests: --The McGuire Sisters (singers) --Rory Calhoun (actor, star of the TV series ""The Texan"")
- S01E20Ames Brothers / Johnny Puleo & his Harmonica Gang1959-02-2560m
Scheduled guests: --The Ames Brothers --Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang
- S01E21Martha Raye1959-03-1160m
Scheduled guest: --Martha Raye
- S01E22Count Basie's Orchestra feat. Joe Williams1959-03-1860m
Scheduled guests: --Count Basie's Orchestra featuring Joe Williams
- S01E23Yvonne DeCarlo / The Four Lads / The Trio Cottas1959-03-2560m
Scheduled guests: --Yvonne DeCarlo (actress) --The Four Lads (vocal group) --The Trio Cottas (dog act)
- S01E24Edgar Bergen / Darvis & Julia1959-04-0160m
Scheduled guests: --Edgar Bergen --Darvis and Julia (dance team)
- S01E25Janis Paige1959-04-0860m
Scheduled guest: --Janis Paige (musical-comedy star)
- S01E26Martha Raye1959-04-2260m
Scheduled guest --Martha Raye - appears with Milton in a sketch about Frances and Sidney Schlump.
- S01E27Janik & Arnault1959-04-2960m
Scheduled guests: --Janik & Arnault (dance team)
- S01E28Ginger Rogers / Janik & Arnault1959-05-0660m
Scheduled guests: --Ginger Rogers (actress-singer) --Janik & Arnault (dance team)
- S01E29Carl Sandburg / The Jordanaires / Marie McDonald1959-05-1360m
Scheduled guests: --Carl Sandburg (poet) --The Jordanaires (vocal group) --Marie McDonald
- S01E30Janis Paige (first Dave King Show)1959-05-2060m
First Kraft - ""Dave King Show"" with scheduled guest: --Janis Paige
- S01E31June Havoc1959-05-2760m
Scheduled guest: --June Havoc
- S01E32Sally Ann Howes1959-06-0360m
Scheduled guest: --Sally Ann Howes
- S01E33Zsa Zsa Gabor1959-06-1060m
Scheduled guest: --Zsa Zsa Gabor (actress)
- S01E34Gretchen Wyler1959-06-1760m
Scheduled guest: --Gretchen Wyler (actress & dancer)
- S01E35Celeste Holm1959-06-2460m
Scheduled guest: --Celeste Holm (actress)
- S01E36Maureen Cannon1959-07-0160m
Scheduled guest: --Maureen Cannon (singer)
- S01E37The Jerry Packer Singers1959-07-0860m
Scheduled performers: --The Jerry Packer Singers --Instead of guests, the series regulars were to be spotlighted.
- S01E38Peggy King1959-07-1560m
Scheduled guest: --Peggy King
- S01E39Anita Darian1959-07-2260m
Scheduled guest: --Anita Darian (singer)
- S01E40Glen Mason1959-07-2960m
Scheduled guest: --Glen Mason (singer)
- S01E41Carol Lawrence1959-08-0560m
Scheduled guest: --Carol Lawrence
- S01E42Sandy Stewart1959-08-1260m
Scheduled guest: --Sandy Stewart
- S01E43Joyce Hahn1959-08-1960m
Scheduled guest: --Joyce Hahn (singer)
- S01E44Bet E. Martin1959-08-2660m
Guest: --Bet E. Martin (singer)
- S01E45Vicki Stuart; The Lally Twins1959-09-0260m
--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.
- S01E46Johnny Mercer1959-09-0960m
Scheduled guest: --Johnny Mercer
- S01E47Gloria DeHaven1959-09-1660m
Scheduled guest: --Gloria DeHaven
- S01E48Final Dave King Show (farewell party)1959-09-2360m
This was the final Dave King Show. There were no scheduled guests. It was a farewell party featuring the show's regulars
