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The Bing Crosby Show

113 episodes · 1949–1954 · CBS · Variety & Music

Bing Crosby's half-hour CBS show, first for Chesterfield (1949-52) and then for General Electric (1952-54), with Ken Carpenter announcing, Bing's songs, his guests and, often, his sons. The 1953 summer shows were recorded in Paris.

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Episodes

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19498 episodes

With Judy Garland (1949) October 5, 1949 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Judy Garland. Opening song: "The Donovans."
With Peggy Lee and Frank Fay (October 1949) October 19, 1949 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Peggy Lee, Frank Fay. Opening song: "It's More Fun Than A Picnic."
With Lum & Abner (Chester Lauck & Norris Goff) October 26, 1949 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Lum & Abner (Chester Lauck & Norris Goff). Opening song: "The Headless Horseman."
With Bob Hope (1949) November 2, 1949 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Bob Hope. Opening song: "Dear Hearts and Gentle People."
With Ella Fitzgerald and The Mills Brothers November 9, 1949 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, The Mills Brothers. Opening song: "Let's Take An Old Fashioned Walk."
With Bob Crosby and Cathy Crosby November 16, 1949 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Bob Crosby, Cathy Crosby. Opening song: "Dear Hearts and Gentle People."
With Peggy Lee and Frank Fay (November 1949) November 23, 1949 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Peggy Lee, Frank Fay. Opening song: "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer."
With Al Jolson (1949) December 28, 1949 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Al Jolson. Opening song: "I've Got A Loverly Bunch Of Cocoanuts."

195027 episodes

With Al Jolson (January 1950) January 4, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Al Jolson. Opening song: "Dear Hearts and Gentle People."
With Groucho Marx and Peggy Lee January 11, 1950 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Groucho Marx, Peggy Lee. Opening song: "Little Jack Frost, Get Lost."
With Gary Crosby and Barbara Whiting January 18, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Gary Crosby, Barbara Whiting. Opening song: "Quicksilver."
With Bob Hope (1950) January 25, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Bob Hope. Opening song: "Sunshine Cake."
With Fred Allen and Peggy Lee February 8, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Fred Allen and Peggy Lee, with surprise appearances by Al Jolson and Portland Hoffa. Opening song: "Sunshine Cake."
With Al Jolson (February 1950) February 15, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Al Jolson. Opening song: "The New Ashmolean Marching Society."
With The Andrews Sisters and Firehouse Five Plus Two (February 1950) February 22, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: The Andrews Sisters, Firehouse Five Plus Two. Opening song: "Bipitty Bopitty Boo."
With Bob Crosby, Loulie Jean Norman and Gloria Wood March 1, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Bob Crosby, Loulie Jean Norman, Gloria Wood. Opening song: "Quicksilver."
With Gary Cooper and Gary Crosby March 8, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Gary Cooper, Gary Crosby. Opening song: "The New Ashmolean Marching Society."
With Dennis Crosby and Phillip Crosby March 15, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Dennis Crosby, Phillip Crosby. Opening song: "Copper Canyon."
With William Boyd and Ethel Merman March 22, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: William Boyd, Ethel Merman. Opening song: "Copper Canyon."
With The Andrews Sisters and Firehouse Five Plus Two (March 1950) March 29, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: The Andrews Sisters, Firehouse Five Plus Two. Opening song: "Wilhemina."
With Perry Como and Arthur Godfrey April 5, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Perry Como, Arthur Godfrey. Opening song: "Music, Music, Music."
With Carole Richards and Lindsay Crosby April 19, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Carole Richards, Lindsay Crosby. Opening song: "Music, Music, Music."
With Beatrice Lillie April 26, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Beatrice Lillie. Opening song: "Wilhemina."
With Ella Fitzgerald and Al Jolson May 3, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jolson. Opening song: "The Horse Told Me."
With Mary Martin May 10, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Mary Martin. Opening song: "Stay With The Happy People."
With Fred Allen May 17, 1950 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Fred Allen. Opening song: "The Yodelin' Blues."
With Bob Hope, Perry Como, Arthur Godfrey, Gary, Dennis and Philip & Lindsay Crosby May 24, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
The last show of the season, with four of Bing's sons. Guests: Bob Hope, Perry Como, Arthur Godfrey, Gary, Dennis, Philip & Lindsay Crosby. Opening song: "Music, Music, Music."
With Dick Powell November 8, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Dick Powell. Opening song: "Life Is So Peculiar."
With Toni Arden, Bob Crosby, Loulie Jean Norman and Danny Stewart November 15, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Toni Arden, Bob Crosby, Loulie Jean Norman, Danny Stewart. Opening song: "Silver Bells."
With Paul Douglas November 22, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Paul Douglas.
With Ella Fitzgerald, Firehouse Five Plus Two and Ward Kimball November 29, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Firehouse Five Plus Two, Ward Kimball. Opening song: "Marshmallow World."
With Judy Garland (1950) December 6, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Judy Garland. Opening song: "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer."
With Peggy Lee and William Boyd December 13, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Peggy Lee, William Boyd. Opening song: "A Bushel and A Peck."
With Dixie Lee Crosby, Gary, Dennis and Phillip & Lindsay Crosby December 20, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
A Christmas show: Santa Bing comes down the chimney to his four sons. Guests: Dixie Lee Crosby, Gary, Dennis, Phillip & Lindsay Crosby. Opening song: "Adeste Fideles."
With Dinah Shore, Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden December 27, 1950 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Dinah Shore, Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden. Opening song: "A Bushel and A Peck."

19516 episodes

With Fred Astaire, Loulie Jean Norman and Danny Stewart January 3, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Fred Astaire, Loulie Jean Norman, Danny Stewart. Opening song: "Life Is So Peculiar."
With Bob Hope and Bob Crosby January 10, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Bob Hope, Bob Crosby. Opening song: "Cold, Cold, Winter."
With Louis Armstrong, Toni Arden, Jack Teagarden and Joe Venuti January 17, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Louis Armstrong, Toni Arden, Jack Teagarden, Joe Venuti. Opening song: "It's A Marshmallow World."
With Toni Arden and James Stewart January 24, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Toni Arden, James Stewart. Opening song: "You're Just In Love."
With Marilyn Maxwell, Louis Armstrong and Lindsay Crosby April 11, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Marilyn Maxwell, Louis Armstrong, Lindsay Crosby. Opening song: "You're Not Sick, You're Just In Love."
With Gary Crosby (1951) April 18, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Gary Crosby. Opening song: "Them There Eyes."

195213 episodes

With Fred Astaire February 6, 1952 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Fred Astaire. Opening song: "Slow Poke."
With Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall February 13, 1952 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall. Opening song: "Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay."
With Jane Wyman, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Red Nichols and Loulie Jean Norman October 9, 1952 · CBS · 31 min
The first show for General Electric. Guests: Jane Wyman, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Red Nichols, Loulie Jean Norman. Opening song: "Feet Up, Pat Him On The Po Po."
With Jane Wyman, Joe Venuti, The Bell Sisters, Helen O'Connell, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Red Nichols October 16, 1952 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Jane Wyman, Joe Venuti, The Bell Sisters, Helen O'Connell, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Red Nichols. Opening song: "Open Up Your Heart."
With James Stewart, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole and Loulie Jean Norman October 23, 1952 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: James Stewart, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole, Loulie Jean Norman. Opening song: "Feet Up, Pat Him On The Po Po."
With James Stewart, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti and Gordon MacRae November 6, 1952 · CBS · 32 min
Bing does not appear, because of his wife Dixie Lee Crosby's illness and death. Guests: James Stewart, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Gordon MacRae. Opening song: "This Can't Be Love."
With Dinah Shore, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (1952) November 13, 1952 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Dinah Shore, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Just You, Just Me."
With Dinah Shore, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Buddy Cole November 20, 1952 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Dinah Shore, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Glow Worm."
With Connie Boswell, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Red Nichols November 27, 1952 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Connie Boswell, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Red Nichols. Opening song: "Just You, Just Me."
With Rosemary Clooney, Christian Fourcade and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires December 4, 1952 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Christian Fourcade, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Sleigh Ride."
With Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Buddy Cole December 11, 1952 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Open Up Your Heart."
With Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Red Nichols December 18, 1952 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Red Nichols. Opening song: "Sleigh Bell Serenade."
With Gary Crosby and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires December 25, 1952 · CBS · 30 min
A Christmas Day show. Guests: Gary Crosby, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Adeste Fidelis."

195339 episodes

With Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires January 1, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Open Up Your Heart and Let The Sun Shine In."
With Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (January 1953) January 8, 1953 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Sleigh Ride."
With Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Buddy Cole January 15, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Glow Worm."
With Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Buddy Cole Trio January 22, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole Trio. Opening song: "South Rampart Street Parade."
With Kay Starr, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Buddy Cole Trio (January 1953) January 29, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Kay Starr, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole Trio. Opening song: "Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes."
With Kay Starr, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Buddy Cole Trio (February 1953) February 5, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Kay Starr, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole Trio. Opening song: "Lady Of Spain."
With Jack Benny, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Buddy Cole February 12, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Jack Benny celebrates his 39th birthday. Guests: Jack Benny, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Glow Worm."
With Joanne Gilbert, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Perry Botkin February 19, 1953 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Joanne Gilbert, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Perry Botkin. Opening song: "Don't let The Stars Get in Your Eyes."
With Peggy Lee, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Phil Shukin February 26, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Peggy Lee, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Phil Shukin. Opening song: "Lady Of Spain."
With Jimmy Boyd, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (March 1953) March 5, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Jimmy Boyd, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Bye, Bye, Blues."
With James Stewart, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Veola Vonn March 12, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: James Stewart, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Veola Vonn. Opening song: "Jeepers Creepers."
With Dinah Shore, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (1953) March 19, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Dinah Shore, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Mister Tap Toe."
With Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (March 1953) March 26, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Bye, Bye, Blues."
With Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (April 2, 1953) April 2, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans."
With Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (April 9, 1953) April 9, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Mr. Tap-Toe."
With George Kainapau & His Island Serenaders, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires April 16, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: George Kainapau & His Island Serenaders, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Wild Horses."
With Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (April 23, 1953) April 23, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans."
With The Bell Sisters, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires and Buddy Cole April 30, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: The Bell Sisters, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Wild Horses."
With George Kainapau & His Island Serenaders, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Red Nichols, Ziggy Elman and Bobby Guy May 7, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: George Kainapau & His Island Serenaders, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Red Nichols, Ziggy Elman, Bobby Guy. Opening song: "Wild Horses."
With Jimmy Boyd, Joe Venuti and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires (May 1953) May 14, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Jimmy Boyd, Joe Venuti, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "'Deed I Do."
With Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti and Buddy Cole (May 21, 1953) May 21, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Produced and recorded in Paris. Guests: Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Mademoiselle de Paris."
With Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti and Buddy Cole (May 28, 1953) May 28, 1953 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Lady Of Spain."
With Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti and Buddy Cole (June 1953) June 4, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "All My Love."
With Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti and Perry Botkin June 18, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti, Perry Botkin. Opening song: "Valencia."
With Lindsay Crosby and Joe Venuti (June 1953) June 25, 1953 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti. Opening song: "Mademoiselle de Paris."
With Lindsay Crosby and Joe Venuti (July 1953) July 2, 1953 · CBS · 31 min
Guests: Lindsay Crosby, Joe Venuti. Opening song: "All My Love."
With Gary Crosby (1953) October 4, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Gary Crosby. Opening song: "Keep It Gay."
With Rosemary Clooney and Buddy Cole October 11, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Send Me C. O. D. My Broken Heart."
With Rosemary Clooney and Ziggy Elman October 18, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Ziggy Elman. Opening song: "They All Laughed."
With Jane Morgan and Dixieland Ensemble October 25, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Jane Morgan, Dixieland Ensemble. Opening song: "Row, Row, Row."
With Gary Crosby and Dixieland Ensemble November 1, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Gary Crosby, Dixieland Ensemble. Opening song: "Keep It Gay."
With Gary Crosby, Dixieland Ensemble, Buddy Cole and Perry Botkin November 8, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Gary Crosby, Dixieland Ensemble, Buddy Cole, Perry Botkin. Opening song: "They All Laughed."
With Peggy Lee November 15, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Peggy Lee. Opening song: "Papaya Mama."
With Rosemary Clooney and Marie Green November 22, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Rosemary Clooney, Marie Green. Opening song: "Y'All Come."
With Peggy Lee and Dixieland Ensemble November 29, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Peggy Lee, Dixieland Ensemble. Opening song: "Papaya Mama."
With Rosemary Clooney (1953) December 6, 1953 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Rosemary Clooney. Opening song: "Gypsy In My Soul."
With Ella Fitzgerald (December 13, 1953) December 13, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Ella Fitzgerald. Opening song: "Row, Row, Row."
With Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires December 20, 1953 · CBS · 28 min
A Christmas show, ending with White Christmas and Silent Night. Guest: Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires. Opening song: "Adeste Fideles."
With Ella Fitzgerald (December 27, 1953) December 27, 1953 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Ella Fitzgerald. Opening song: "Love Is Just Around The Corner."

195420 episodes

With Connie Russell January 3, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Connie Russell. Opening song: "The Gypsy In My Soul."
With Gary Crosby (1954) January 10, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Gary Crosby. Opening song: "Great Day."
With Helen O'Connell January 17, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Helen O'Connell. Opening song: "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart."
With Gary Crosby and Bobby Guy January 24, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Gary Crosby, Bobby Guy. Opening song: "Hallelujah."
With Connie Russell and Ziggy Elman January 31, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guests: Connie Russell, Ziggy Elman. Opening song: "The Gypsy In My Soul."
With Ella Fitzgerald (February 7, 1954) February 7, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Ella Fitzgerald. Opening song: "Love Is Just Around The Corner."
With Ella Fitzgerald (February 14, 1954) February 14, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Ella Fitzgerald. Opening song: "Everybody Loves My Baby."
With The Four Aces (February 21, 1954) February 21, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: The Four Aces. Opening song: "The Jones Boy."
With The Four Aces (February 28, 1954) February 28, 1954 · CBS · 31 min
Guest: The Four Aces. Opening song: "Singin' In The Rain."
With Jana Mason March 7, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Jana Mason. Opening song: "Oh Baby Mine."
With Peggy King March 14, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Peggy King. Opening song: "Somebody Bad Stole The Wedding Bell."
With Frank Sinatra (March 21, 1954) March 21, 1954 · CBS · 29 min
Guest: Frank Sinatra. Opening song: "The Jones Boy."
With Frank Sinatra (March 28, 1954) March 28, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Frank Sinatra. Opening song: "Oh Baby Mine."
With Gary Crosby, Lindsay Crosby and Buddy Cole (April 4, 1954) April 4, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Gary Crosby, Lindsay Crosby, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Rosalie."
With Gary Crosby, Lindsay Crosby and Buddy Cole (April 11, 1954) April 11, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Gary Crosby, Lindsay Crosby, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "Singing In The Rain."
With Rosemary Clooney (April 1954) April 18, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
An Easter show. Guest: Rosemary Clooney. Opening song: "Somebody Bad Stole The Wedding Bell."
With Toni Arden and Buddy Cole April 25, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
Guests: Toni Arden, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "With A Hoot and A Hollar."
With Toni Arden May 16, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Toni Arden. Opening song: "In The Good Old Summertime."
With Rosemary Clooney (May 1954) May 23, 1954 · CBS · 30 min
Guest: Rosemary Clooney. Opening song: "'Deed I Do."
With Gary Crosby, Lindsay Crosby and Buddy Cole (May 1954) May 30, 1954 · CBS · 28 min
The last half-hour Bing Crosby Show. Guests: Gary Crosby, Lindsay Crosby, Buddy Cole. Opening song: "In The Good Old Summertime."