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The Dinah Shore Show

79 episodes · 1941–1955 · NBC, Blue · Variety & Music

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Dinah Shore starred in several musical programs under this and other names on the Blue Network, CBS and NBC. These include Songs by Dinah Shore, Birds Eye Open House and her fifteen-minute Chevrolet shows of the 1950s. Harry Von Zell is heard on many.

Sources: Wikipedia: The Dinah Shore Show (radio program); RadioGOLDINdex

Episodes

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19417 episodes

Why Don't We Do This More Often November 2, 1941 · NBC · 15 min
Series premiere, opening with "Why Don't We Do This More Often?" Eddie Cantor appears with Dinah Shore and Harry Von Zell.
This Can't Be Love November 16, 1941 · NBC · 13 min
Dinah Shore starts with "This Can't Be Love."
Somebody Loves Me November 23, 1941 · NBC · 13 min
Dinah Shore starts with "Somebody Loves Me."
Blue Skies (1941) November 30, 1941 · NBC · 13 min
Dinah Shore starts with "Blue Skies."
What Do You Think I Am? December 7, 1941 · Blue · 15 min
Dinah starts with "What Do You Think I Am?" then sings a dedication to troops on Wake Island, interrupted by a bulletin about Holland and Canada declaring war on Japan. Part of the Blue Network's Pearl Harbor day coverage.
Merry American Christmas December 21, 1941 · Blue · 14 min
Dinah Shore starts with "A Merry American Christmas."
Elmer's Tune December 28, 1941 · Blue · 14 min
Dinah Shore starts with "Elmer's Tune."

194214 episodes

Blue Skies (April 1942) April 24, 1942 · Blue · 14 min
Dinah Shore starts with "Blue Skies."
Blue Skies (Encore April 26, 1942 · 14 min
Not Mine June 12, 1942 · NBC · 14 min
Dinah starts with "Not Mine." Gordon Jenkins swaps his guitar for an accordion on "Sam, The Old Accordion Man."
Three Little Sisters June 19, 1942 · NBC · 14 min
Dinah Shore starts with "Three Little Words."
Yankee Doodle Boy June 26, 1942 · Blue · 15 min
Dinah starts with "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and explains the new V-Mail service for mail to servicemen. Gordon Jenkins and Charles LaVere team up at two pianos for boogie woogie, and Dinah wishes Truman Bradley well on his wedding.
All I Need Is You July 3, 1942 · Blue · 14 min
Dinah Shore starts with "Three Little Sisters."
Be Careful, It's My Heart July 10, 1942 · Blue · 14 min
Dinah starts with "Who Wouldn't Love You?" Gordon Jenkins and Charles LaVere sit down at the piano together for a boogie woogie "I've Got Rhythm."
Tangerine July 17, 1942 · Blue · 15 min
Dinah Shore starts with "I Met Him On Monday."
A Bicycle Built for Two July 24, 1942 · Blue · 13 min
Dinah Shore starts with "A Bicycle Built For Two." The program's opening is missing from this copy.
He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings July 31, 1942 · Blue · 15 min
Dinah starts with "Sunday" and sings "Something To Remember You By" with a scene-setting introduction.
Kalamazoo September 11, 1942 · Blue · 14 min
Dinah starts with "I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo." Introducing "Basin Street Blues," she gets tangled in the title of The Chamber Music Society Of Lower Basin Street.
Blue Skies (September 1942) September 25, 1942 · Blue · 14 min
Dinah Shore starts with "Blue Skies."
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To December 18, 1942 · 14 min
Over the Rainbow December 25, 1942 · Blue · 14 min
Dinah Shore opens this Christmas Day show with "A Merry American Christmas."

194317 episodes

There Are Such Things January 1, 1943 · 14 min
Dinah Shore Show with Wally Brown January 13, 1943 · 31 min
Letters to the Fleet January 15, 1943 · 14 min
I Had the Craziest Dream January 22, 1943 · 14 min
Moonlight Becomes You February 5, 1943 · 15 min
I've Heard That Song Before February 12, 1943 · 13 min
When Johnny Comes Marching Home February 19, 1943 · 15 min
Hit the Road to Dreamland March 19, 1943 · 15 min
Donald O'Connor October 7, 1943 · 30 min
Phil Silvers (October 14, 1943) October 14, 1943 · 29 min
Phil Silvers (October 21, 1943) October 21, 1943 · 30 min
Birds Eye Open House Thank Your Lucky Stars October 28, 1943 · 30 min
Christmas Countdown December 2, 1943 · 29 min
For the First Time December 9, 1943 · 30 min
Paper Doll Package December 16, 1943 · 29 min
Exactly Like You December 23, 1943 · 23 min
Rookies in Burma December 30, 1943 · 30 min

194413 episodes

Wally's Beach House February 10, 1944 · 29 min
Speak Low February 17, 1944 · 30 min
Ginny Simms February 24, 1944 · 30 min
They Ask About You March 9, 1944 · 29 min
Take it Easy March 23, 1944 · 30 min
Orson Welles May 11, 1944 · 30 min
Herbert Marshall May 18, 1944 · 25 min
John Garfield May 25, 1944 · 30 min
Kenny Baker June 8, 1944 · 30 min
Phil Harris June 15, 1944 · 30 min
Charles Laughton (1944) June 29, 1944 · 30 min
Dinah Shore Show with Groucho Marx December 12, 1944 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "How Many Hearts Have You Broken?" She and guest Groucho Marx perform a scene that sounds like "Gaslight" and then trade ad-libs in a duet. An Armed Forces Radio copy.
Dear One December 14, 1944 · 29 min

194513 episodes

With Akim Tamiroff January 25, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Candy." Guest Akim Tamiroff plays an English lord.
Groucho Marx (March 1945) March 15, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time." Guest Groucho Marx joins a satire of the film "Double Indemnity" titled "Double Up, Here Comes The Indemnity."
Ginny Simms Hosts with Groucho Marx April 19, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "You Won't Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart." She and guest Groucho Marx are sent back to childhood, then join Harry Von Zell in a Henry Aldrich sketch.
Fibber McGee May 3, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Candy." She and Harry Von Zell drop in on Fibber McGee and Molly at 79 Wistful Vista, and the closet is heard.
Alan Ladd May 31, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "El Rancho Rio Grande." On the season's last show, guest Alan Ladd looks back on growing up and on landing his tough-guy movie roles.
Birds Eye Open House Frank Morgan September 13, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "The Atchison, Topeka, and The Santa Fe." She and Harry Von Zell call on guest Frank Morgan, who describes turning his airplane factory into a washing machine plant. An Armed Forces Radio copy.
With Joseph Cotten September 20, 1945 · NBC · 26 min
Dinah starts with "Paper Moon." Joseph Cotten is the guest.
Vera Vague and Cesar Romero September 27, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "I'm Gonna Love That Man Like He's Never Been Loved Before." Cesar Romero, newly discharged from the Coast Guard, joins a sketch with Captain Dinah in command of a ship, and Barbara Jo Allen plays Vera Vague.
Birds Eye Open House (1945) October 4, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "A Kiss Goodnight." The cast performs a skit about the movie business, and Jerry Colonna sings "I Love You."
With Jack Carson October 18, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
The cast spoofs the film "The House On 92nd Street" with guest Jack Carson. An Armed Forces Radio copy.
With Hedda Hopper October 25, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "I'm Gonna Love That Guy Like He's Never Been Loved Before." Hedda Hopper is the guest, and the cast acts out a story of California's pioneer days.
Waitin' for the Train to Come In November 1, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Waitin' For The Train To Come In." Rudy Vallee drops by to talk about his college years at Yale.
Groucho Marx (November 1945) November 8, 1945 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Put That Ring On My Finger." She and Harry go to guest Groucho Marx's house for dinner.

19469 episodes

Charles Laughton (1946) January 3, 1946 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Aren't You Glad You're You." Guest Charles Laughton makes a sinister visit to her house, and the cook and butler are missing.
Donald Tycoon, Businessman January 10, 1946 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Let It Snow." Groucho Marx plays H. V. Kornenborn in a run of corny sketches, and Harry fumbles the news that the Associated Press has made Dinah its Woman of the Year.
Dinah Shore's Open House with Groucho Marx January 31, 1946 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Chickery Chick." Groucho Marx sings "Hooray For Captain Spaulding" and joins her in a Mississippi riverboat skit. An Armed Forces Radio copy.
Spoof of Information Please February 21, 1946 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Let It Snow." Groucho Marx's attempt to land an ink company as a sponsor turns into a takeoff on several quiz and discussion shows. Joseph Lilley conducts in place of Robert Emmett Dolan.
Birds Eye Open House (1946) March 21, 1946 · NBC · 30 min
East Coast broadcast. Dinah starts with "Atlanta, G. A." The Gooplefinc organization wants both her and Joan Davis as members.
Dinner Bell Roundup Time March 26, 1946 · 30 min
With Andy Russell March 28, 1946 · 29 min
Peter Lorre May 9, 1946 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Shoo Fly Pie and Apple Pan Dowdy." Guest Peter Lorre joins her and Harry as vampires.
Come Rain or Come Shine May 16, 1946 · NBC · 30 min
Dinah starts with "Who's Sorry Now?" She and Groucho Marx scheme to do away with Harry, first with a poisoned hamburger and then with a gun.

19543 episodes

Mr. Sandman (1954) October 13, 1954 · NBC · 14 min
Dinah Shore opens with "Mr. Sandman," with Frank De Vol's orchestra and the Skylarks, and Art Baker announces.
Ready, Willing, and Able November 26, 1954 · 14 min
Robert E. Lee's Birthday December 29, 1954 · NBC · 14 min
Polly Bergen delivers the Pepsi spots as Dinah Shore, Frank De Vol's orchestra and announcer Art Baker begin with "It's Crazy, But I'm In Love."

19553 episodes

Mr. Sandman (1955) January 7, 1955 · NBC · 14 min
Dinah Shore sings "Mr. Sandman" to open, with Frank De Vol's orchestra and Art Baker announcing.
Teach Me Tonight January 19, 1955 · NBC · 14 min
Dinah Shore, backed by Frank De Vol's orchestra with Art Baker announcing, kicks off with the song "It's Crazy, But I'm In Love."
How Are Things in Glocca Morra January 28, 1955 · NBC · 14 min
Dinah Shore sings "Mr. Sandman" to begin. Her guest, Dennis Day, performs "My Own True Love," the Gone With the Wind theme.