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Texaco Star Theatre was an American comedy-variety show, broadcast on radio from 1938 to 1949 and telecast from 1948 to 1956. It was one of the first successful examples of American television broadcasting, remembered as the show that gave Milton Berle the nickname "Mr. Television".
Original Release
06/08/1948 on NBC
US Release
06/08/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Milton Berle | Self - Host / Fred Burton |
| Sid Stone | Self - Texaco Pitchman / Self - Pitchman / Pitchman / Self - Sketch Actor / Ad Pitchman / Self |
| Jimmy Nelson | Self - Texaco Pitchman / Texaco Pitchman |
| Arnold Stang | Self - as Francis / Self - Francis / Self - Comic Actor / Francis / Self |
| Ruth Gilbert | Max / Self - as Max / Self - Max / Self |
| Hal Sawyer | Self - Announcer / Announcer |
| Ken Shapiro | Self - as the Kid / Kid |
| Allen Roth | Self - Orchestra Leader / Self - Bandleader / Bandleader |
| Fatso Marco | Self / Walter Pigeon |
| Milton Frome | Self / Self - Referee / Self - Newsstand Vendor / Self - General / Self - Doctor / Luncheonette Worker |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #8.1 | Tuesday, 27 September 1955 |
| 2 | State of Confusion | Tuesday, 18 October 1955 |
| 3 | Episode #8.3 | Tuesday, 08 November 1955 |
| 4 | Guest Host: Jan Murray; guest stars: Gale Storm, Vic Damone, Ben Blue, Rudy Vallee, Dick Contino | Tuesday, 29 November 1955 |
| 5 | Episode #8.5 | Tuesday, 20 December 1955 |
| 6 | Episode #8.6 | Tuesday, 10 January 1956 |
| 7 | Episode #8.7 | Tuesday, 31 January 1956 |
| 8 | Episode #8.8 | Tuesday, 21 February 1956 |
| 9 | Episode #8.9 | Tuesday, 13 March 1956 |
| 10 | Episode #8.10 | Tuesday, 03 April 1956 |
| 11 | Episode #8.11 | Tuesday, 24 April 1956 |
| 12 | Episode #8.12 | Tuesday, 15 May 1956 |
| 13 | Episode #8.13 | Tuesday, 05 June 1956 |
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Directors
Greg Garrison, Milton Berle, Edmund L. Cashman, Jeffrey Hayden
Writers
Mike Marmer, Heywood Kling, Goodman Ace, Jay Burton, Selma Diamond, Aaron Ruben, Buddy Arnold, Bill Manhoff, Al Schwartz, Mel Diamond, Hal Collins, Phil Charig, Jerry Seelen, Arnold M. Auerbach, George Foster, Mort Green, Gore Vidal, Joel Murcott, Ray Golden, Nate Monaster
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Milton Berle | Self - Host / Fred Burton |
| Sid Stone | Self - Texaco Pitchman / Self - Pitchman / Pitchman / Self - Sketch Actor / Ad Pitchman / Self |
| Jimmy Nelson | Self - Texaco Pitchman / Texaco Pitchman |
| Arnold Stang | Self - as Francis / Self - Francis / Self - Comic Actor / Francis / Self |
| Ruth Gilbert | Max / Self - as Max / Self - Max / Self |
| Hal Sawyer | Self - Announcer / Announcer |
| Ken Shapiro | Self - as the Kid / Kid |
| Allen Roth | Self - Orchestra Leader / Self - Bandleader / Bandleader |
| Fatso Marco | Self / Walter Pigeon |
| Milton Frome | Self / Self - Referee / Self - Newsstand Vendor / Self - General / Self - Doctor / Luncheonette Worker |
| Robert Alda | Self - Actor / Singer / Self |
| Martha Raye | Self |
| Jack Carter | Self - Comedian / Self - Host / Self - Guest Host |
| Jack Collins | Self / Self - Actor / Actor |
| Bobby Sherwood | Self - Singer / Actor / Self / Singer / Self - |
| Gertrude Berg | Molly Goldberg / Self - as Molly Goldberg / Self - Molly Goldberg |
| Charlie Applewhite | Self - Singer / Self |
| Georgie Price | Self - Comedian / Self - Host / Self - Guest Host / Self - Singer / Comic / Self - Comic / Singer |
| Henny Youngman | Self / Self - Comedian / Self - Host |
| Janet Blair | Self - Singer / Self / Actress / Self - Actress |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Milton Berle | Executive Producer |
| Irving Gray | Executive Producer |
| Milton Berle | Producer |
| Kevin Joe Jonson | Producer |
| Arthur Knorr | Producer |
| Edmund L. Cashman | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1955 | Emmy | Best Choreographer | Nominated |
| 1955 | Emmy | Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Variety Program | Nominated |
| 1954 | Emmy | Best Series Supporting Actress | Nominated |
| 1951 | Emmy | Best Variety Show | Nominated |
| 1950 | Emmy | Best Kinescope Show | Won |
