Startime

Startime

1959 1 Seasons 33 Episodes ⭐ 6.8 Comedy Drama

Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.

Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Wonderful World of Entertainment

A musical variety show revolving around the music of the 1930s through 1950s, in which the history of show business—in

EP 2

The Jazz Singer

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a

EP 3

The Turn of the Screw

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and groun

EP 4

The Secret World of Kids

Art Linkletter's variety episode pays tribute to children with guests Richard M. and his mother Hannah Nixon; comedian E

EP 5

The Dean Martin Show

An hour of songs, dances and comedy with Dean Martin as the host and his guests are Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, and th

EP 6

The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks

A disgruntled bank employee executes an elaborate corporate sabotage against his employers.

EP 7

George Burns in the Big Time

A musical variety episode featuring comedians and performers George Burns, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, and George Jessel r

EP 8

Merman on Broadway

Ethel Merman presents showtunes from her Broadway hits, with Hollywood stars Tab Hunter and Fess Parker, and comedian To

EP 9

Something Special

Two lonely singles are paired by a matrimonial bureau.

EP 10

My Three Angels

Three convicts escaping from Devil's Island take refuge with a struggling storekeeper and his family, and are able to he

EP 11

Cindy's Fella

Peddler Azel Dorsey and a drifter wander into a town and help young Cindy find her prince, in this old-west take on the

EP 12

Christmas Startime with Leonard Bernstein

A musical Christmas celebration featuring Leonard Bernstein, the New York Philharmonic, Marian Anderson, the Schola Cant

EP 13

Meet Cyd Charisse

A musical variety show starring dancer Cyd Charisse, with guest stars Eve Arden; James Mitchell; Charisse's husband, sin

EP 14

The Man

In a small town, elderly Mrs. Gillis, who in a large Victorian home, receives a visit from a man just out of the army. H

EP 15

The Dean Martin Show

Dean Martin returns to host; appearing in this show: musical comedy star Nanette Fabray, pianist André Previn, and sing

EP 16

Crime, Inc.

A survey employing dramatic recreations show how organized crime has infiltrated legitimate business and labor organizat

EP 17

The Wonderful World of Jack Paar

Jack Paar hosts a show in the casual style of his late-hours stanza. Guests include singer Pat Suzuki, comics Jonathan W

EP 18

The Greatest Man Alive

An elderly inhabitant of a dingy Manhattan apartment, decides that his life has been a failure and prepares to hang hims

EP 19

The Swingin' Years

Ronald Reagan hosts a celebration of the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s.

EP 20

Closed Set

Hollywood starlet Julie Forbes has used ruthless and vindictive tactics to reach the top and maintains her popularity in

EP 21

Talent Scouts

Dave Garroway hosts this showcase for several talented young show-business professionals, each 'sponsored' by an establi

EP 22

Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb

Set within the twenty-four hours of April 17, 1865, in and around the Tressler farm in Missouri, Confederate soldier Cap

EP 23

The Swingin', Singin' Years

Ronald Reagan returns to hosts anotjer celebration of the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s that recall the greatest r

EP 24

Academy Award Songs

Jane Wyman hosts a showcase of movie songs that won an Academy Award and features the five tunes nominated for this year

EP 25

Dear Arthur

Sophisticated international rogue Fred Cortin has devoted a lifetime to the study and practice of imaginative confidence

EP 26

The Young Juggler

Medieval French monks find a freezing, ill juggler and take him in. Upon recovering, the impoverished man wishes to illu

EP 27

Incident at a Corner

A school crossing guard reprimands the PTA president for careless driving. He is later dismissed from his job on the bas

EP 28

Well, What About You?

Figures from politics and entertainment join forces to get people to vote in November. The parties are represented by Vi

EP 29

Soldiers in Greasepaint

A 20th anniversary tribute to the USO with host Bob Crosby and performances by singer Jane Morgan, comedian Don Adams, a

EP 30

Fun Fair

Celeste Holm hosts a salute to the American county fair. Her guests include Cliff Arquette as Charley Weaver, singers Ma

EP 31

Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur

Tennessee Ernie Ford is transported back to England in the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

EP 32

Sing Along with Mitch

Conductor-arranger Mitch Miller transfers his 'Sing Along with Mitch' format from records to television. In this program

EP 33

The Nanette Fabray Show

An original musical, 'So Help Me, Aphrodite', with Nanette Fabray starring as Sally, a diner waitress owned by Ernest Jo

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