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Season 1 – The Danny Kaye Show

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Danny Kaye, an ensemble cast, and guest stars entertain.
The Danny Kaye Show — Season 1

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Danny Kaye

Host

Mary Tyler Moore

Guest

Art Carney

Guest

Dorothy Collins

Guest

Nancy Walker

Guest

José Ferrer

Guest

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 25, 1963 Danny Kaye welcomes Jackie Cooper, Lovelady Powell, Joe and Eddie, Jack Benny. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 2, 1963 A musical revue based on what William Shakespeare might have produced if he had written "Hamlet" as a song-and-dance television spectacular, with Jose Ferrer playing the title role and Kaye appearing as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 9, 1963 Kaye performs songs solo and with Carol Lawrence and Joe and Eddie. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 16, 1963 Danny demonstrates his ability to dance a soft shoe number and performs some song-and-dance numbers popular during vaudeville with Mary Tyler Moore and Eddie Foy Jr. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 26, 1963 Danny Kaye welcomes Gene Kelly, Michele Lee and The Clinger Sisters. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 30, 1963 Danny recollects working with Sir Harry Lauter and performs several songs that the Scottish performer made famous; Juliet Prowse and the Levee Singers perform several numbers. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 6, 1963 Danny welcomes his special guests, actor Art Carney and singer Joanie Summers; Harvey Korman and Jamie Farr join Carney and Danny in several sketches. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 13, 1963 Danny Kaye welcomes Louis Jourdan, Eileen Farrell, Nita Talbot and Carl Ballantine. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 20, 1963 Gwen Verdon and Don Penny. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 27, 1963 Danny and his guest, Nancy Walker, appear in several sketches comparing traditional Shakespearean acting with current British theater technique. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 4, 1963 Danny welcomes his guests Glynis Johns, Jo Stafford and folk trio The Big 3. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 11, 1963 Danny Kaye welcomes Julie Newmar, Howard Morris and the Ruffinos. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 18, 1963 In this Christmas-themed show, Danny welcomes as his guests Andy Williams, Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 25, 1963 Guests include Nat King Cole, Mary Tyler Moore and the Clinger Sisters. Holiday songs include "The Christmas Song," "Jingle Bells" and "Let There Be Peace on Earth." Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 1, 1964 Featured skits include Jack Weston as a barber and Nita Talbot as a manicurist who engage in a lovers' spat. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 8, 1964 Danny is joined by comic actor Terry-Thomas, singer Marilyn Lovell and the Maori Dancers. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 15, 1964 Danny is joined by singers Dorothy Collins, Marilyn Lovell and the Clinger Sisters, as well as actor Jackie Cooper. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 22, 1964 Rod Serling, Art Carney and folk duo Joe and Eddie join Danny's show this week. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 29, 1964 Danny Kaye, an ensemble cast, and guest stars entertain. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 5, 1964 Danny is joined by comedian Imogene Coca, dancer Laurie Ichino and the folk duo Joe and Eddie. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 12, 1964 Danny is joined by actor Peter Falk, Dixieland jazz clarinetist Pete Fountain and pretty chanteuse Michelle Lee. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 19, 1964 Danny Kaye welcomes John Mills, Hayley Mills and Joe & Eddie. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 26, 1964 Guest stars Buddy Ebsen and Howard Morris are featured in a skit about a hillbilly family who meet a folk song researcher trying to get them to record their version of a tune for posterity. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 4, 1964 Danny's guests include Art Carney, Harvey Korman and the Maori Dancers. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 11, 1964 Danny is joined by special guest Diahann Carroll. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 18, 1964 Danny is joined by comedians Nancy Walker, Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller and folk singing duo Joe and Eddie. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 25, 1964 Danny is joined by singer Tony Bennett and comic actor Howard Morris. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 1, 1964 Danny is joined by guests Dorothy Collins, Howard Morris and Laurie Ichino. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 8, 1964 Danny is joined by Jim Nabors, Bea Benaderet and Andy Griffith for some southern-fried comedy and music. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 15, 1964 Guests include actors Mary Tyler Moore and Harvey Korman and the singing group The Youngfolk. Details Episode 31 Aired Apr 22, 1964 Danny Kaye, an ensemble cast, and guest stars entertain. Details Episode 32 Aired Apr 29, 1964 Danny has comedian Pat Carroll and pianists Ferrante and Teicher as guests. Details

Season Info

Network
CBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Holiday, Variety, Music, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 25, 1963