Texaco Star Theater

1948•1h 0m•7.4/10

Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(5)

Texaco Star Theater is 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". The classic 1940–44 version of the program, hosted by radio's Fred Allen, was followed by a radio series on ABC in the spring of 1948. When Texaco first took it to television on NBC on June 8, 1948, the show had a huge cultural impact.

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Production

Texaco Gasoline Company, Milton Berle Productions, NBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 8, 1948

Last Aired

March 13, 1956

Networks

NBC

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1948-06-08

E8

Guest Host: Georgie Price; guest stars: Al Bernie, Bert Wheeler

Air date: 1948-07-27

Cast

Arnold Stang

Arnold Stang

Milton Berle

Milton Berle

Host

Carol Burnett

Carol Burnett

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

Clem Kadiddlehopper

Bobby Rydell

Bobby Rydell

Donna Loren

Donna Loren

Ruth Gilbert

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