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Hour Glass is the first regularly scheduled variety show shown on American network television. The Encyclopedia of Television noted that the program "is historically important because it exemplified the issues faced by networks, sponsors, and advertising agencies in television's formative years."
Original Release
05/09/1946 on NBC
US Release
05/09/1946
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Helen Parrish | Host / Self - Host |
| Eddie Mayehoff | Host |
| Evelyn Eaton | Self - Hostess |
| Jack Albertson | Dancer / Self - Actor |
| Joyce Van Patten | Self - Actress |
| Bert Lahr | Self |
| Peggy Lee | Self |
| Paul Douglas | Self - Actor |
| Joe Besser | Self |
| Doodles Weaver | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Thursday, 09 May 1946 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Thursday, 16 May 1946 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Thursday, 23 May 1946 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Wednesday, 29 May 1946 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Thursday, 06 June 1946 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | |
| 10 | Episode #1.10 | |
| 11 | The Servant Problem | |
| 12 | Episode #1.12 | |
| 13 | Finger of God | |
| 15 | Western Night | |
| 28 | Episode #1.28 | |
| 29 | Episode #1.29 | |
| 33 | Episode #1.33 | |
| 44 | Episode #1.44 |
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Helen Parrish | Host / Self - Host |
| Eddie Mayehoff | Host |
| Evelyn Eaton | Self - Hostess |
| Jack Albertson | Dancer / Self - Actor |
| Joyce Van Patten | Self - Actress |
| Bert Lahr | Self |
| Peggy Lee | Self |
| Paul Douglas | Self - Actor |
| Joe Besser | Self |
| Doodles Weaver | Self |
| Edgar Bergen | Self - Comedian |
| Gene Sheldon | Self |
| Miriam LaVelle | Self - Dancer |
| J. Scott Smart | Self |
| Owen Davis Jr. | Self |
| James Monks | Self - Actor |
| Gertrude Niesen | Actress / Self - Singer |
| The Merry Macs | Themselves |
| Barbara Blaine | Self - Actress / Dancer |
| Evelyn Knight | Self - Singer |
