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class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data">33 episodes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data">60/90 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hubbell_Robinson" title="Hubbell Robinson">Hubbell Robinson Productions</a>,<br />Shamley Productions</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">October 6, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-10-06</span>)</span> –<br />May 31, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1960-05-31</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Startime</b></i> is an <a href="/wiki/Anthology_television_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthology television series">anthology show</a> of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American television shows broadcast in <a href="/wiki/Color_television" title="Color television">color</a>. The program was <a href="/wiki/1959%E2%80%9360_United_States_network_television_schedule#Tuesday" title="1959–60 United States network television schedule">aired Tuesday nights</a> in the United States on the <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> network in the 1959–60 season. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Startime_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The show was known as either <b>Ford Startime—TV's Finest Hour</b> or <b>Lincoln–Mercury Startime</b>, depending on which division of the <a href="/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company" title="Ford Motor Company">Ford Motor Company</a> was presenting commercials within that show. The contents varied from week to week – dramas, musical comedies, and variety shows were all presented.<sup id="cite_ref-BrM_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The show was always broadcast on Tuesday nights. Initially, from the premiere through the end of 1959, the show was broadcast 9:30–10:30 PM (EST) - but, starting on January 5, 1960, the show was broadcast 8:30–9:30 PM (EST). Furthermore, some of the shows first broadcast in 1959 were ninety minutes long, continuing to 11 PM. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a> hosted two variety episodes within this series and later began his own variety show. <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Miller" title="Mitch Miller">Mitch Miller</a> had "Sing Along with Mitch" on May 24, 1960, which led to his own <a href="/wiki/Sing_Along_with_Mitch" title="Sing Along with Mitch">show of the same name</a> beginning in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-BrM_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The February 23, 1960, episode, "Talent Scouts", was an adaptation of <i><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Godfrey%27s_Talent_Scouts" title="Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts">Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts</a></i>, which had been broadcast on CBS.<sup id="cite_ref-talent_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-talent-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Production">Production</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Startime_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Hubbell_Robinson" title="Hubbell Robinson">Hubbell Robinson</a> was the show's producer.<sup id="cite_ref-BrM_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BrM-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/MCA_Inc." title="MCA Inc.">Music Corporation of America</a> (MCA), under <a href="/wiki/Lew_Wasserman" title="Lew Wasserman">Lew Wasserman</a>, was the "packager" of the series, providing stars who would not ordinarily appear on American television, such as <a href="/wiki/Alec_Guinness" title="Alec Guinness">Alec Guinness</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rex_Harrison" title="Rex Harrison">Rex Harrison</a> at reduced rates, in exchange for an overall <a href="/wiki/Packaging_fee" class="mw-redirect" title="Packaging fee">packaging fee</a> for the entire series paid to MCA. Wasserman was also the agent for <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a>, who directed one <i>Startime</i> episode, "Incident at a Corner" (aired April 5, 1960). </p><p>For example, <a href="/wiki/Ingrid_Bergman" title="Ingrid Bergman">Ingrid Bergman</a>, who at that time commanded a salary of $750,000 per film, and who had never appeared in a dramatic role on American television, was paid $100,000 for her role in Startime's presentation of <i>The Turn of the Screw</i>. Though MCA only received $10,000 (10% of Bergman's salary) as commission, the company also received, as packager, 10% of the entire production schedule of the entire <i>Startime</i> season (which was $7.24 million). In other words, MCA received $724,000 solely for providing to <i>Startime</i> the services of stars such as Bergman, in addition to the commissions for each individual star.<sup id="cite_ref-LM_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LM-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>NBC had to pay a royalty fee to CBS in order to present the "Talent Scouts" episode.<sup id="cite_ref-talent_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-talent-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ford ended the series on May 31, 1960, rather than continuing through the originally planned June 28, 1960, ending. The network said it was cutting four episodes "... so that Ford can go into an extensive summer schedule."<sup id="cite_ref-curtailed_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-curtailed-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> reported that essentially the reallocation of advertising money enabled Ford to purchase one-third sponsorship of <i><a href="/wiki/Laramie_(TV_series)" title="Laramie (TV series)">Laramie</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Riverboat_(TV_series)" title="Riverboat (TV series)">Riverboat</a></i>, both of which were on NBC. <i>The Times'</i> article said, "Judging from the general reaction of viewers, 'Startime' failed to live up to the billing ('TV's Finest Hour') assigned to it by N. B. C. and the sponsor."<sup id="cite_ref-curtailed_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-curtailed-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The article also noted that Robinson was no longer actively involved with <i>Startime</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-curtailed_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-curtailed-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The initial competition for <i>Startime</i> included <i><a href="/wiki/The_Red_Skelton_Show" title="The Red Skelton Show">The Red Skelton Show</a></i> on CBS. Although NBC executives thought that <i>Startime'</i>s budget and stars might draw more viewers than Skelton's show, the comedian commented that the ratings indicated otherwise, with his show in the top 10, while <i>Startime</i> was "down around 100".<sup id="cite_ref-ch_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ch-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Startime</i> was moved to an hour earlier time slot in January 1960, but it was no more successful.<sup id="cite_ref-ch_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ch-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Episodes">Episodes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Startime_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Episodes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:black;text-align:center"><th scope="col" style="background:#DAA520;width:6%;color:black"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="background:#DAA520;width:30%;color:black">Title</th><th scope="col" style="background:#DAA520;width:20%;color:black">Running time</th><th scope="col" style="background:#DAA520;width:18%;color:black">Original air date</th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center">1</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Wonderful World of Entertainment"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">October 6, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-10-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Browning" title="Kirk Browning">Kirk Browning</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Fosse" title="Bob Fosse">Bob Fosse</a> (also credited as choreographer) directed this variety show, written by <a href="/wiki/Larry_Gelbart" title="Larry Gelbart">Larry Gelbart</a>, and starring <a href="/wiki/Polly_Bergen" title="Polly Bergen">Polly Bergen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Chevalier" title="Maurice Chevalier">Maurice Chevalier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Foy_Jr." title="Eddie Foy Jr.">Eddie Foy, Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Kovacs" title="Ernie Kovacs">Ernie Kovacs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arthur_O%27Connell" title="Arthur O'Connell">Arthur O'Connell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Paar" title="Jack Paar">Jack Paar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rosalind_Russell" title="Rosalind Russell">Rosalind Russell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kate_Smith" title="Kate Smith">Kate Smith</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep2" style="text-align:center">2</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(1959_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Jazz Singer (1959 film)">The Jazz Singer</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">October 13, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-10-13</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lewis" title="Jerry Lewis">Jerry Lewis</a> starred in this remake of the <a href="/wiki/Al_Jolson" title="Al Jolson">Al Jolson</a> original as a young man who wants to be a nightclub comic, but whose father wants him to become a <a href="/wiki/Hazzan" title="Hazzan">cantor</a>. <a href="/wiki/Eduard_Franz" title="Eduard Franz">Eduard Franz</a> reprised the aged cantor's role he had played seven years before in the <a href="/wiki/The_Jazz_Singer_(1952_film)" title="The Jazz Singer (1952 film)">1952 film version</a> of the Jolson film. Also starring were <a href="/wiki/Anna_Maria_Alberghetti" title="Anna Maria Alberghetti">Anna Maria Alberghetti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barry_Gordon" title="Barry Gordon">Barry Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Molly_Picon" title="Molly Picon">Molly Picon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Reed" title="Alan Reed">Alan Reed</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep3" style="text-align:center">3</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Turn_of_the_Screw#Adaptations" title="The Turn of the Screw">The Turn of the Screw</a><i>"</i></td><td style="text-align:center">90 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">October 20, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-10-20</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Ingrid_Bergman" title="Ingrid Bergman">Ingrid Bergman</a> starred as the governess in this drama directed by <a href="/wiki/John_Frankenheimer" title="John Frankenheimer">John Frankenheimer</a>, and adapted by <a href="/wiki/James_Costigan" title="James Costigan">James Costigan</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Henry_James" title="Henry James">Henry James</a> novel.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep4" style="text-align:center">4</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Secret World of Kids"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">October 27, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-10-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Art_Linkletter" title="Art Linkletter">Art Linkletter</a> hosted this variety show based on his book of the same name. In addition to a <i><a href="/wiki/Kids_Say_the_Darndest_Things" title="Kids Say the Darndest Things">Kids Say the Darndest Things</a></i> segment, there were skits, musical performances and dancing, with child actors <a href="/wiki/Angela_Cartwright" title="Angela Cartwright">Angela Cartwright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jon_Provost" title="Jon Provost">Jon Provost</a>, and Teddy Rooney (son of <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rooney" title="Mickey Rooney">Mickey Rooney</a>), with animal actors <a href="/wiki/Lassie" title="Lassie">Lassie</a> and Jerry the chimpanzee, and with Hollywood stalwarts <a href="/wiki/Ed_Wynn" title="Ed Wynn">Ed Wynn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Price" title="Vincent Price">Vincent Price</a>. The show ended with an interview with then-<a href="/wiki/Vice-President_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice-President of the United States">Vice-President of the United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Nixon" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard M. Nixon">Richard M. Nixon</a> and his mother, about Richard Nixon's childhood.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep5" style="text-align:center">5</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Dean Martin Variety Show"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">November 3, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-11-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a> hosted this variety show, with guests <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rooney" title="Mickey Rooney">Mickey Rooney</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep6" style="text-align:center">6</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-11-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Alec_Guinness" title="Alec Guinness">Alec Guinness</a> starred in this drama about a middle-aged bank employee who resents having worked for over twenty years at the same job without a promotion.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep7" style="text-align:center">7</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Big Time"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">November 17, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-11-17</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/George_Burns" title="George Burns">George Burns</a>, playing himself, with (all playing themselves) <a href="/wiki/Jack_Benny" title="Jack Benny">Jack Benny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cantor" title="Eddie Cantor">Eddie Cantor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Darin" title="Bobby Darin">Bobby Darin</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Jessel_(actor)" title="George Jessel (actor)">George Jessel</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Kingston_Trio" title="The Kingston Trio">The Kingston Trio</a>, starred in this comedy/musical reliving the early days of vaudeville.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep8" style="text-align:center">8</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Merman on Broadway"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-11-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Ethel_Merman" title="Ethel Merman">Ethel Merman</a> sang a musical review of her career on Broadway, with guests <a href="/wiki/Tab_Hunter" title="Tab Hunter">Tab Hunter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fess_Parker" title="Fess Parker">Fess Parker</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Poston" title="Tom Poston">Tom Poston</a>, covering songs ranging from her debut in 1930 right up to her then-current starring role in <i><a href="/wiki/Gypsy:_A_Musical_Fable" class="mw-redirect" title="Gypsy: A Musical Fable">Gypsy</a></i>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep9" style="text-align:center">9</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Something Special"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">December 1, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-12-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Red_Buttons" title="Red Buttons">Red Buttons</a> starred in this comedy about a country boy who has come to the city to meet a woman he might marry.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep10" style="text-align:center">10</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"My Three Angels"</td><td style="text-align:center">90 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">December 8, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-12-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Slezak" title="Walter Slezak">Walter Slezak</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Grizzard" title="George Grizzard">George Grizzard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sullivan_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barry Sullivan (actor)">Barry Sullivan</a> starred in this comedy about three Devil's Island convicts who befriend the prison's storekeeper.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep11" style="text-align:center">11</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cindy's Fella"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">December 15, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-12-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/James_Stewart" title="James Stewart">James Stewart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lois_Smith" title="Lois Smith">Lois Smith</a>, and <a href="/wiki/George_Gobel" title="George Gobel">George Gobel</a> starred in this adaption of the Cinderella fairy tale set in the 19th century American West, originally presented as an episode on Stewart's 1953-54 radio show "The Six Shooter".</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep12" style="text-align:center">12</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Christmas Startime"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">December 22, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-12-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This musical Christmas special featured conductor/composer <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein" title="Leonard Bernstein">Leonard Bernstein</a>, and opera singers <a href="/wiki/Marian_Anderson" title="Marian Anderson">Marian Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Venora" title="Lee Venora">Lee Venora</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Bressler" title="Charles Bressler">Charles Bressler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russell_Oberlin" title="Russell Oberlin">Russell Oberlin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Betty_Allen" title="Betty Allen">Betty Allen</a>. The host was <a href="/wiki/Joseph_N._Welch" title="Joseph N. Welch">Joseph N. Welch</a>, best known as the attorney representing the Army in the <a href="/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy" title="Joseph McCarthy">Joseph McCarthy</a> hearings.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep13" style="text-align:center">13</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Meet Cyd Charisse"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">December 29, 1959<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1959-12-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Dancer <a href="/wiki/Cyd_Charisse" title="Cyd Charisse">Cyd Charisse</a> starred in this revue with <a href="/wiki/Eve_Arden" title="Eve Arden">Eve Arden</a>, and fellow dancers <a href="/wiki/Tony_Martin_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony Martin (entertainer)">Tony Martin</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Mitchell_(actor)" title="James Mitchell (actor)">James Mitchell</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep14" style="text-align:center">14</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Man"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">January 5, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-01-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Thelma_Ritter" title="Thelma Ritter">Thelma Ritter</a> starred in this drama as a widow terrorized by a handyman played by <a href="/wiki/Audie_Murphy" title="Audie Murphy">Audie Murphy</a>. Based on the Mel Dinelli play of the same name, it had been produced twice before on the radio, once in 1945 with <a href="/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" title="Frank Sinatra">Frank Sinatra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agnes_Moorehead" title="Agnes Moorehead">Agnes Moorehead</a>, and again in 1949 with <a href="/wiki/Gene_Kelly" title="Gene Kelly">Gene Kelly</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ethel_Barrymore" title="Ethel Barrymore">Ethel Barrymore</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep15" style="text-align:center">15</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Dean Martin Variety Show (II)"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-01-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a> hosted another variety show, this one with actress <a href="/wiki/Nanette_Fabray" title="Nanette Fabray">Nanette Fabray</a>, pianist <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Previn" title="André Previn">André Previn</a>, and 1950s pop-singer <a href="/wiki/Fabian_(entertainer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fabian (entertainer)">Fabian</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep16" style="text-align:center">16</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Crime, Inc."</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-01-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Nolan" title="Lloyd Nolan">Lloyd Nolan</a> narrated this docu-drama about organized crime in the United States from 1900 through 1960.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep17" style="text-align:center">17</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Wonderful World of Jack Paar"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">January 26, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-01-26</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Jack_Paar" title="Jack Paar">Jack Paar</a> hosted this music and comedy special exploring the "World of Paar", with, among others, comedians <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Winters" title="Jonathan Winters">Jonathan Winters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alice_Pearce" title="Alice Pearce">Alice Pearce</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep18" style="text-align:center">18</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Greatest Man Alive"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-02-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Wynn" title="Ed Wynn">Ed Wynn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bert_Lahr" title="Bert Lahr">Bert Lahr</a> starred in this <a href="/wiki/Black_comedy" title="Black comedy">black comedy</a> about a solitary widower who, in order to place some attention on his unnoticed life, decides to commit suicide by hanging himself, only to be thwarted by well-meaning strangers.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep19" style="text-align:center">19</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Swingin' Years"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-02-09</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This special of Big Band swing music was hosted by <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>, and featured, among others, <a href="/wiki/Gene_Krupa" title="Gene Krupa">Gene Krupa</a> and his <i>Drum Boogie</i>, <a href="/wiki/Tex_Beneke" title="Tex Beneke">Tex Beneke</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Modernaires" title="The Modernaires">The Modernaires</a> singing <i><a href="/wiki/Chattanooga_Choo_Choo" title="Chattanooga Choo Choo">Chattanooga Choo Choo</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a> and His Orchestra doing <i><a href="/wiki/One_O%27Clock_Jump" title="One O'Clock Jump">One O'Clock Jump</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/Woody_Herman" title="Woody Herman">Woody Herman</a> and The Herd performing <i>Caldonia</i>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep20" style="text-align:center">20</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Closed Set"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">February 16, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-02-16</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Joan_Fontaine" title="Joan Fontaine">Joan Fontaine</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Ireland_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ireland (actor)">John Ireland</a> starred in this behind-the-scenes drama about a famous Hollywood actress who wants to break out of her stereotypical roles and do a "quality film". <a href="/wiki/Agnes_Moorehead" title="Agnes Moorehead">Agnes Moorehead</a> also starred.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep21" style="text-align:center">21</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Talent Scouts Program"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">February 23, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-02-23</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Dave_Garroway" title="Dave Garroway">Dave Garroway</a> hosted this musical variety showcase, where well-known stars (among others, <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Downs" title="Hugh Downs">Hugh Downs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maureen_O%27Hara" title="Maureen O'Hara">Maureen O'Hara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Rodgers" title="Richard Rodgers">Richard Rodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joan_Crawford" title="Joan Crawford">Joan Crawford</a>) introduced young new stars (among them, <a href="/wiki/Colleen_Dewhurst" title="Colleen Dewhurst">Colleen Dewhurst</a>, introduced by Crawford).</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep22" style="text-align:center">22</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">March 1, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-03-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horton_(actor)" title="Robert Horton (actor)">Robert Horton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anne_Francis" title="Anne Francis">Anne Francis</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ricardo_Montalb%C3%A1n" title="Ricardo Montalbán">Ricardo Montalbán</a> starred in a war story set in the closing days of the American Civil War, where an isolated conflict between Union and Confederate forces continues on for days, even after they all know the war is officially over.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep23" style="text-align:center">23</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Swingin' Singin' Years"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">March 8, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-03-08</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> again was the host for another Startime episode of Big Band swing music. Among the musicians appearing were <a href="/wiki/Dinah_Washington" title="Dinah Washington">Dinah Washington</a> singing a medley (What a Difference a Day Made / Making Whoopee), Woody Herman (again), and <a href="/wiki/Jo_Stafford" title="Jo Stafford">Jo Stafford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louis_Jordan" title="Louis Jordan">Louis Jordan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stan_Kenton" title="Stan Kenton">Stan Kenton</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep24" style="text-align:center">24</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Academy Award Songs"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">March 15, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-03-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Jane_Wyman" title="Jane Wyman">Jane Wyman</a> hosted this musical variety special of songs nominated in the Best Song category for the 1959 Academy Awards, and of other Academy Award winning songs from years past.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep25" style="text-align:center">25</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dear Arthur"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">March 22, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-03-22</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Rex_Harrison" title="Rex Harrison">Rex Harrison</a> starred in this drama, adapted by <a href="/wiki/Gore_Vidal" title="Gore Vidal">Gore Vidal</a> from the story by <a href="/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse" title="P. G. Wodehouse">P. G. Wodehouse</a> based on the play by <a href="/wiki/Ferenc_Moln%C3%A1r" title="Ferenc Molnár">Ferenc Molnár</a>, about a con-man at work on the modern-day French Riveria.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep26" style="text-align:center">26</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Young Juggler"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">March 29, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-03-29</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Curtis" title="Tony Curtis">Tony Curtis</a> starred in and produced this adaptation of <a href="/wiki/Le_Jongleur_de_Notre_Dame" title="Le Jongleur de Notre Dame">The Juggler of Notre Dame</a>, about a young man in a French monastery who has no gift to place before the statue of the Holy Virgin Mary, other than his juggling.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep27" style="text-align:center">27</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Incident_at_a_Corner" title="Incident at a Corner">Incident at a Corner</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">April 5, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-04-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Hitchcock" title="Alfred Hitchcock">Alfred Hitchcock</a> directed and produced this modern-day drama of accusation, suspicion, and fear involving a school crossing guard (<a href="/wiki/Paul_Hartman" title="Paul Hartman">Paul Hartman</a>) in a small American town. Among the actors were <a href="/wiki/George_Peppard" title="George Peppard">George Peppard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Albertson" title="Jack Albertson">Jack Albertson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eve_McVeagh" title="Eve McVeagh">Eve McVeagh</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vera_Miles" title="Vera Miles">Vera Miles</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep28" style="text-align:center">28</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Well, What About You?"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">April 19, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-04-19</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Albert" title="Eddie Albert">Eddie Albert</a> hosted this non-partisan presentation on the obligation and privilege of voting in the upcoming American election. Politicians <a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Adlai Stevenson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Rockefeller" title="Nelson Rockefeller">Nelson Rockefeller</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Richard_M._Nixon" class="mw-redirect" title="Richard M. Nixon">Richard M. Nixon</a> gave speeches, and entertainers <a href="/wiki/Polly_Bergen" title="Polly Bergen">Polly Bergen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marian_Andersen" class="mw-redirect" title="Marian Andersen">Marian Andersen</a>, as well as various US military bands and choirs, performed.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep29" style="text-align:center">29</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Soldiers in Greasepaint"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">April 26, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-04-26</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Crosby" title="Bob Crosby">Bob Crosby</a> hosted this musical salute to the <a href="/wiki/USO" class="mw-redirect" title="USO">USO</a>, the United Services Organization, known for providing free entertainment and recreation to American servicemen stationed overseas.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep30" style="text-align:center">30</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Fun Fair"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">May 3, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-05-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Celeste_Holm" title="Celeste Holm">Celeste Holm</a> hosted this salute to the American county fair, with guests <a href="/wiki/Peter_Palmer_(actor)" title="Peter Palmer (actor)">Peter Palmer</a> (best known for his Broadway portrayal of <a href="/wiki/Li%27l_Abner" title="Li'l Abner">Li'l Abner</a>), singer <a href="/wiki/Jaye_P._Morgan" title="Jaye P. Morgan">Jaye P. Morgan</a>, actress <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton_(actress)" title="Margaret Hamilton (actress)">Margaret Hamilton</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Arquette" title="Cliff Arquette">Cliff Arquette</a> (in his country bumpkin persona Charley Weaver), doing skits, songs and dances.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep31" style="text-align:center">31</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">May 10, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-05-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Ernie_Ford" title="Tennessee Ernie Ford">Tennessee Ernie Ford</a> starred in this remake of <a href="/wiki/Mark_Twain" title="Mark Twain">Mark Twain</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur%27s_Court" title="A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court">A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/John_Dehner" title="John Dehner">John Dehner</a> narrated; <a href="/wiki/Alan_Mowbray" title="Alan Mowbray">Alan Mowbray</a> played <a href="/wiki/King_Arthur" title="King Arthur">King Arthur</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Carl_Ballantine" title="Carl Ballantine">Carl Ballantine</a> played <a href="/wiki/Merlin" title="Merlin">Merlin</a>; also in the cast were <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Price" title="Vincent Price">Vincent Price</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Young" title="Alan Young">Alan Young</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep32" style="text-align:center">32</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Mitch Miller Variety Show"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">May 24, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-05-24</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Miller" title="Mitch Miller">Mitch Miller</a> hosted this musical performance show, an immediate precursor to his NBC network show <i><a href="/wiki/Mitch_Miller#Sing_Along_with_Mitch" title="Mitch Miller">Sing Along With Mitch</a></i> that premiered the following year. <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Uggams" title="Leslie Uggams">Leslie Uggams</a> appeared as a singer.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep33" style="text-align:center">33</th><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Nanette Fabray Show, or Help Me, Aphrodite"</td><td style="text-align:center">60 minutes</td><td style="text-align:center">May 31, 1960<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1960-05-31</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #DAA520"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Nanette_Fabray" title="Nanette Fabray">Nanette Fabray</a> starred in this musical about a diner waitress who wants to be as famous as such legendary women of the past as Marie Antoinette and Pocahantas. Also in the cast were <a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Aumont" title="Jean-Pierre Aumont">Jean-Pierre Aumont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stubby_Kaye" title="Stubby Kaye">Stubby Kaye</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Randall" title="Tony Randall">Tony Randall</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237879425">.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent,.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent th{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable .summary{text-align:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}</style> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nominations_and_awards">Nominations and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Startime_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Nominations and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alec Guinness, playing the lead role in <i>The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks</i>, received a nomination in the Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor category in the <i><a href="/wiki/12th_Primetime_Emmy_Awards" title="12th Primetime Emmy Awards">12th Primetime Emmy Awards</a></i>. He lost to <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Olivier" title="Laurence Olivier">Laurence Olivier</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Moon_and_Sixpence_(TV_movie)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Moon and Sixpence (TV movie)">The Moon and Sixpence</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Startime_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A review of the episode "The Man" in <i>The New York Times</i> said that Audie Murphy "never seemed menacing or calculating" in the role of an "unbalanced young man" and that Thelma Ritter was "quite wasted" in her widow's role.<sup id="cite_ref-nytreview_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytreview-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Critic <a href="/wiki/Jack_Gould" title="Jack Gould">Jack Gould</a> described the TV adaptation as "especially flat and thin."<sup id="cite_ref-nytreview_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytreview-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Canadian_version">Canadian version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Startime_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Canadian version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From October 6, 1959 through June 28, 1960, Ford of Canada broadcast, in the Tuesday 9–11 PM timeslot, on the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a> network in Canada, a show also called <i>Ford Startime</i>, presenting many of the same shows as the American version, alternating with Canadian-produced shows, including adaptions of <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Miller" title="Arthur Miller">Arthur Miller's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Crucible" title="The Crucible">The Crucible</a></i> (starring <a href="/wiki/Leslie_Nielsen" title="Leslie Nielsen">Leslie Nielsen</a>), <a href="/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen" title="Henrik Ibsen">Henrik Ibsen's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/An_Enemy_of_the_People" title="An Enemy of the People">An Enemy of the People</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Wilde" title="Oscar Wilde">Oscar Wilde's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest" title="The Importance of Being Earnest">The Importance of Being Earnest</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/James_Thurber" title="James Thurber">James Thurber's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Thirteen_Clocks" class="mw-redirect" title="The Thirteen Clocks">The Thirteen Clocks</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-CBC_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBC-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Startime_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Theatre" title="Ford Theatre">Ford Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Festival" title="Ford Festival">Ford Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Ford_Show" title="The Ford Show">The Ford Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Star_Jubilee" title="Ford Star Jubilee">Ford Star Jubilee</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Startime_(American_TV_series)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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href="#cite_ref-BrM_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BrM_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tim Brooks and Earl March, <i>The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows: 1946–Present</i> (Random House, 2007) <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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Series Due Jan. 27"</a></span>. <i>The New York Times</i>. p. 58<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 8,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Mitch+Miller+Will+Be+TV+Host+Of+N.B.C.+Series+Due+Jan.+27&rft.pages=58&rft.date=1960-11-21&rft.aulast=Adams&rft.aufirst=Val&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1960%2F11%2F21%2Farchives%2Fmitch-miller-will-be-tv-host-of-nbc-series-due-jan-27.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStartime+%28American+TV+series%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-talent-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-talent_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-talent_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAdams1960" class="citation news cs1">Adams, Val (February 8, 1960). <span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1960/02/08/archives/talent-scouts-set-for-feb-23-former-cbs-tv-show-to-be-on-nbc.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Talent Scouts' Set for Feb. 23: Former C.B.S. TV Show to Be on N.B.C. 'Startime' -- Sponsor for 'Journey'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a></span>. <i>The New York Times</i>. p. 59<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 8,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=%27Talent+Scouts%27+Set+for+Feb.+23%3A+Former+C.B.S.+TV+Show+to+Be+on+N.B.C.+%27Startime%27+--+Sponsor+for+%27Journey%27&rft.pages=59&rft.date=1960-02-08&rft.aulast=Adams&rft.aufirst=Val&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1960%2F02%2F08%2Farchives%2Ftalent-scouts-set-for-feb-23-former-cbs-tv-show-to-be-on-nbc.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStartime+%28American+TV+series%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-LM-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-LM_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dennis McDougal, <i>The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the Hidden History of Hollywood</i> (Da Capo Press, 2001) <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-306-81050-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-306-81050-6">0-306-81050-6</a> page 282</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-curtailed-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-curtailed_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-curtailed_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-curtailed_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAdams1960" class="citation news cs1">Adams, Val (May 4, 1960). <span class="id-lock-subscription" title="Paid subscription required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1960/05/04/archives/startime-series-on-tv-curtailed-ford-to-drop-nbc-show-may-31-nyu.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Startime' Series on TV Curtailed: Ford to Drop N.B.C. Show May 31 -- N.Y.U. Receives $300,000 Gift Studio"</a></span>. <i>The New York Times</i>. p. 91<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 8,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=%27Startime%27+Series+on+TV+Curtailed%3A+Ford+to+Drop+N.B.C.+Show+May+31+--+N.Y.U.+Receives+%24300%2C000+Gift+Studio&rft.pages=91&rft.date=1960-05-04&rft.aulast=Adams&rft.aufirst=Val&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1960%2F05%2F04%2Farchives%2Fstartime-series-on-tv-curtailed-ford-to-drop-nbc-show-may-31-nyu.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AStartime+%28American+TV+series%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ch-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ch_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ch_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHyatt2015" class="citation book cs1">Hyatt, Wesley (May 7, 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=nxIkCQAAQBAJ&dq=Startime+NBC&pg=PA52"><i>A Critical History of Television's The Red Skelton Show, 1951-1971</i></a>. McFarland. pp. 51–52. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4766-0875-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4766-0875-4"><bdi>978-1-4766-0875-4</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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