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The Martha Raye Show was an hour-long comedy/variety show which aired live on NBC from January 23, 1954, to May 29, 1956. The series was hosted by Martha Raye, a Montana native, who often called herself "The Big Mouth." Her boyfriend on the program and a foil for her humor was portrayed by retired middleweight boxer Rocky Graziano. Nat Hiken, her writer and director, went on to create the military comedy The Phil Silvers Show and the police sitcom Car 54, Where Are You?. One of the producers, Norman Lear, went on to produce All in the Family and The Jeffersons.
Original Release
01/23/1954
US Release
01/23/1954
Cast
Name | Character |
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Martha Raye | Self - Hostess |
Rocky Graziano | Self |
Paul Lynde | Self |
Cesar Romero | Self |
The Herbert Ross Dancers | Themselves |
Jane Dulo | Self |
David Burns | Self |
Margaret Truman | Self |
Errol Flynn | Self |
Anne Russell | Self |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Tallulah Bankhead | Tuesday, 20 September 1955 |
2 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | Tuesday, 11 October 1955 |
3 | Paulette Goddard, Margaret Truman | Tuesday, 01 November 1955 |
4 | Stubby Kaye, Johnnie Ray, Walter Abel | Tuesday, 22 November 1955 |
5 | Episode #3.5 | Tuesday, 13 December 1955 |
6 | Episode #3.6 | Tuesday, 03 January 1956 |
7 | The Concert | Tuesday, 24 January 1956 |
8 | Episode #3.8 | Tuesday, 14 February 1956 |
9 | Buster Keaton, Paul Douglas | Tuesday, 06 March 1956 |
10 | Episode #3.10 | Tuesday, 27 March 1956 |
11 | Episode #3.11 | Tuesday, 17 April 1956 |
12 | Episode #3.12 | Tuesday, 08 May 1956 |
13 | Cesar Romero, Robert Strauss, Fritz Feld | Tuesday, 29 May 1956 |
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Directors
Danny Martinez, Nat Hiken, Ed Simmons, Frank Bunetta, Grey Lockwood, Billy FriedBerg
Writers
Billy FriedBerg, Nat Hiken, Danny Martinez, Ed Simmons, Henry Bullock, Michael Morris, Mike Miller, Stan Dreben, Ray Allen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Martha Raye | Self - Hostess |
Rocky Graziano | Self |
Paul Lynde | Self |
Cesar Romero | Self |
The Herbert Ross Dancers | Themselves |
Jane Dulo | Self |
David Burns | Self |
Margaret Truman | Self |
Errol Flynn | Self |
Anne Russell | Self |
Will Jordan | Self |
The Baird Puppets | Themselves |
Art Carney | Self |
Buddy Ebsen | Self |
Edward G. Robinson | Self |
Robert Preston | Self |
Louis Jourdan | Self |
Charlotte Rae | Self |
Eddie Fisher | Self |
Charles Ruggles | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Masson | Executive Producer |
Danny Martinez | Producer |
Ed Simmons | Producer |
Karl Hoffenberg | Producer |
Warren Bryan | Producer |