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The Martin and Lewis Show

74 episodes · 1949–1953 · NBC · Comedy

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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis brought their nightclub act to NBC from April 3, 1949, to July 14, 1953: a song from Dean, some slapstick from Jerry, a guest star, more Jerry, and Dean to close. Dick Stabile led the band, and Ed Simmons and Norman Lear wrote it from 1950 on. Chesterfield and Anacin were the sponsors.

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Episodes

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194927 episodes

Guests: Bob Hope March 24, 1949 · 42 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
Lucille Ball April 3, 1949 · 30 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on April 3, 1949, the date used here.
William Bendix April 10, 1949 · 29 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on April 10, 1949, the date used here.
Guest: Madeleine Carroll May 1, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Dean, Jerry and Madeleine Carroll in a sketch about what happens when boy meets girl in the spring.
Guest: Peter Lorre May 8, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
To land a sponsor, the boys try to get Peter Lorre into a mystery show. Lorre as a cheerful disc jockey.
Arthur Treacher May 15, 1949 · 30 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on May 15, 1949, the date used here.
John Garfield May 22, 1949 · 30 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on May 22, 1949, the date used here.
Henry Fonda May 29, 1949 · 29 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on May 29, 1949, the date used here.
Marilyn Maxwell June 5, 1949 · 29 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on June 5, 1949, the date used here.
Burl Ives June 12, 1949 · 30 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on June 12, 1949, the date used here.
Guest: Tony Martin June 21, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Tony Martin and his fan club try to stop Dean from using the name Martin. They close with a duet.
Guest: John Carradine June 28, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Jerry agrees to babysit John Carradine's ten-year-old genius nephew.
Ralph Bellamy July 5, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Dean opens with "Swanee." The boys need a new act, and Ralph Bellamy has written them a song; the three end up in a hillbilly drama.
Guest: Frances Langford July 26, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Dean is making a record with Frances Langford, and Jerry is sure the team is breaking up.
Guest: William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy) August 2, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Dean, Jerry and Sheldon Leonard vacation in the High Sierras and meet Hopalong Cassidy.
Guest: Burt Lancaster August 9, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
The boys go to the circus, where Burt Lancaster is an acrobat and Jerry tries lion taming and the trapeze.
Guest: Victor Moore August 16, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Dean and Jerry need Victor Moore to co-sign a $4,000 note so they can buy a nightclub.
Guest: Billie Burke August 23, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
The boys buy a nightclub but not the land under it, which belongs to Billie Burke.
Guest: Jane Russell August 30, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Their secretary quits, so Dean and Jerry hire Jane Russell.
New Nightclub October 7, 1949 · 30 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on October 7, 1949, the date used here.
Dorothy Kirsten October 14, 1949 · NBC · 30 min
The boys are opening a nightclub, and Jerry has hired Dorothy Kirsten to sing there. Dean sings "Toot, Toot, Tootsie," and Jerry presents his own opera.
Guest George Jessell October 21, 1949 · 29 min
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
Witness to a Murder November 7, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
Dean and Jerry witness a murder, no one believes them, and they land in an asylum.
Money Problems November 14, 1949 · 29 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on November 14, 1949, the date used here.
Violating Child Labor Laws November 28, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
The child welfare board says Dean's 'son' Jerry is underage, and Jerry ends up back in grade school.
Christmas Show December 12, 1949 · NBC · 29 min
From Chicago: the boys get jobs at a resort, and the cast does Love in Darkest Africa.
Sheldon Leonard December 19, 1949 · 30 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on December 19, 1949, the date used here.

195112 episodes

Guest: Dinah Shore October 5, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
The first show of the season: Jerry wrestles, Dinah Shore sings, and the cast does A Streetcar Named Max with Jerry as the trolley.
Guest: George Raft October 12, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
George Raft joins the boys for their own version of their new movie, That's My Boy.
Guest: Bing Crosby October 19, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Bing Crosby. The first song is I Wish I Was.
Guest: Arlene Dahl October 26, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
Jerry plays a thirteen-year-old genius, and Arlene Dahl joins in.
Guest: Denise Darcel November 2, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Denise Darcel. The first song is Walking My Baby Back Home.
Guest: Danny Thomas November 9, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Danny Thomas and the boys do their version of a TV variety show.
Guest: Shelley Winters November 16, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Shelley Winters. The first song is Take The Night Train To Memphis.
Guest: Dennis Morgan November 23, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Dennis Morgan. The first song is I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now.
Guest: Jane Wyman (1951) November 30, 1951 · NBC · 29 min
Jane Wyman sings, Jerry is the boy genius again, and the cast does a hillbilly drama.
Guest: Joan Davis December 7, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Joan Davis. The first song is Who's Sorry Now.
Helen O'Connell December 21, 1951 · 30 min
The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on December 21, 1951, the date used here.
Dale Evans December 28, 1951 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Dale Evans; Dean opens with "The Sailor's Polka."

195220 episodes

Guest: Hans Conried January 11, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Hans Conried. The first song is Oh, Boy.
Guest: Frank Sinatra January 18, 1952 · NBC · 44 min
An extra fifteen minutes, bought to introduce the new 1952 Buicks. Frank Sinatra sings.
Guest: Alexis Smith January 25, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Alexis Smith. The first song is You Don't Wanna.
Guest: Gordon MacRae February 1, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Gordon MacRae. The first song is I Love The Way You Say Goodnight.
Guest: Rhonda Fleming February 8, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Rhonda Fleming. The first song is Bye, Bye Blackbird.
William Holden February 15, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest William Holden; Dean opens with "Down Yonder."
Guest: Linda Darnell (1952) February 22, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Linda Darnell. The first song is There's A Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder.
Guest: Tony Curtis February 29, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Tony Curtis. The first song is San Fernando Valley.
Guest: Corinne Calvet March 7, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Corinne Calvet. The first song is Oh, Boy.
Guest: Lizabeth Scott March 14, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Lizabeth Scott. The first song is I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now.
Guest: Marlene Dietrich (1952) March 21, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Marlene Dietrich. The first song is When You're Smiling.
Guest: Ann Sothern March 28, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Ann Sothern. The first song is When The Red, Red Robin.
Claire Trevor April 4, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Claire Trevor; Dean opens with "About a Quarter to Nine," and Jerry makes an appeal for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Guest: Virginia Mayo April 11, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Virginia Mayo. The first song is Me and My Gal.
Guest: Boris Karloff April 18, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Boris Karloff. The first song is You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby.
Guest: Ann Sheridan April 25, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
The boys do a soap opera, Just Plain Bedlam. The last show of the season.
Guest: Rosemary Clooney September 16, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
The first show of the season. Guest Rosemary Clooney. The first song is Hominy Grits.
Guest: Jeff Chandler (1952) September 23, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Jeff Chandler. The first song is Pretty Baby.
Guest: Jane Wyman (1952) October 7, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Jane Wyman. The first song is My Baby Just Cares For Me.
Guest: Hoagy Carmichael October 14, 1952 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Hoagy Carmichael. The first song is Sometimes I'm Happy.

195315 episodes

Guest: Jack Webb January 13, 1953 · NBC · 23 min
Jack Webb joins the boys for Hairnet, a send-up of Dragnet.
Guest: Mitzi Gaynor April 7, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Mitzi Gaynor. The first song is Supposin'.
Guest: Linda Darnell (1953) April 14, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Linda Darnell. The first song is Them There Eyes.
Guest: Vic Damone April 21, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Vic Damone. The first song is In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree.
Guest: Laraine Day April 28, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Laraine Day. The first song is Thumbelina.
Guest: Anne Baxter May 5, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Anne Baxter. The first song is It's The Breeze.
Guest: Joanne Dru May 12, 1953 · NBC · 29 min
Guest Joanne Dru. The first song is Wild Horses.
Guest: Fred MacMurray May 19, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Fred MacMurray. The first song is Side By Side.
Guest: Debbie Reynolds May 26, 1953 · NBC · 29 min
Guest Debbie Reynolds. The first song is We Like-A Each Other.
Guest: Jeff Chandler (1953) June 2, 1953 · NBC · 29 min
Guest Jeff Chandler. The first song is What Can I Say Dear After I've Said I'm Sorry.
Guest: Phyllis Thaxter June 9, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Phyllis Thaxter. The first song is Twice As Much.
Guest: Joseph Cotten June 16, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Joseph Cotten. The first song is A Quarter To Nine.
Guest: Vera-Ellen June 23, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Vera-Ellen. The first song is I'm Sitting On Top Of The World.
Guest: Marlene Dietrich (1953) July 7, 1953 · NBC · 30 min
Guest Marlene Dietrich. The first song is When The Red, Red, Robin Come Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along.
Guest: Gloria Grahame July 14, 1953 · NBC · 29 min
The last show of the series, the last regular radio show for Martin and Lewis.