Eddie Cantor
Self - Host
The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater (1955)
Season 1
Sketch comedy starring Eddie Cantor as host
Released Jan. 23, 1955
Episode 30 min
None+
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Now in Rehearsal
Eddie stars in a warmhearted comedy of errors, playing the inventor of
a remote control TV popcorn machine and the baby-sitting uncle
portrayed by Brian Aherne.
Jan. 23, 1955, midnight
S1E2 - Nearly Normal
Newlyweds are promised $1000 if they stop quarreling ... which is all
they've been doing during three weeks of marriage.
Jan. 30, 1955, midnight
S1E3 - The Big Bargain
A sketch about a bargain-hunting wife who makes life miserable for her
poor husband
Feb. 7, 1955, midnight
S1E4 - The Hypochondriac
Hypochondriac Harold Clinker decides to spend his last four hours
heroically.
Feb. 14, 1955, midnight
S1E5 - A Hunting We Will Go
Lizabeth Scott plays a prim secretary who decides to get married and
uses big-game hunting techniques to snare a man.
Feb. 21, 1955, midnight
S1E6 - The Suspicious Husband
When his wife talks him into buying a life-insurance policy, Mike
Applegate thinks she wants to murder him.
Feb. 28, 1955, midnight
S1E7 - Garage
None
March 7, 1955, midnight
S1E8 - Romance Wrecker
None
March 14, 1955, midnight
S1E9 - The Atomic Brain
Hypochondriac Herman Fergle mistakes the world's smallest A-bomb ...
for a pill.
March 21, 1955, midnight
S1E10 - The Critics
Eddie tries to change the opinions of three critics who were less than
enthusiastic about his show.
March 28, 1955, midnight
S1E11 - The Helper
None
April 4, 1955, midnight
S1E12 - The Wizard
A mathematical wizard has a weakness for figures.
April 11, 1955, midnight
S1E13 - The Mink Coat
Through an error, a wife receives a mink coat from her husband. She
resists all his frantic efforts to return the fur to the store.
April 18, 1955, midnight
S1E14 - The Finer Point
In order to find favor with the wealthy owner of a mining company two
"muscle men" take lessons in etiquette.
April 25, 1955, midnight
S1E15 - The Sure Cure
Ambrose Dodson's sinister appearance helps him succeed as a complaint
clerk, but it sure doesn't do much for his love life.
May 2, 1955, midnight
S1E16 - Commercially Ever After
A former TV Celebrity tries to regain his position.
May 9, 1955, midnight
S1E17 - The Practical Joker
A joker's victims get fed up and decide that the day of reckoning must
come.
May 16, 1955, midnight
S1E18 - Always the Butler
A butler appeals for his maligned profession which always gets blamed
for the crime.
May 23, 1955, midnight
S1E19 - A Night at the Follies
None
May 30, 1955, midnight
S1E20 - V for Victoria
None
June 6, 1955, midnight
S1E21 - How Much for Van Such
A trio of not-so-tough kidnappers holds a man for a million dollar
ransom.
June 13, 1955, midnight
S1E22 - Dying to Love
None
June 20, 1955, midnight
S1E23 - Bombshell Goes to College
An ex-chorus girl marries a college professor, turning a staid campus
upside down
June 27, 1955, midnight
S1E24 - Call Me Irving
To get a part in a play, timid Teddy Binks must completely reverse his
personality.
July 4, 1955, midnight
S1E25 - Ten Thousand Years from Now
To immortalize 20th-century humor, Eddie presents songs and sketches
prepared for a time capsule.
July 11, 1955, midnight
S1E26 - What Do You Want in a Show
Three dimwitted crooks break into a bank but end up, by mistake, in the U.S. Mint.
July 18, 1955, midnight
S1E27 - The Playboy
To get the approval of his sweetheart's father, a wealthy playboy must
hold down a job for a week.
July 25, 1955, midnight
S1E28 - Man Who Liked Little People
Tall Mrs. Bullit refuses to vacate an apartment when her landlord
protests that he only rents to people under 5-feet tall
Aug. 1, 1955, midnight
S1E29 - The Lieutenant Was No Gentleman
None
Aug. 8, 1955, midnight
S1E30 - The Song Pluggers
Elmo Dilling is a song plugger desperate for a hit.
Aug. 15, 1955, midnight
S1E31 - Four Strikes
None
Aug. 22, 1955, midnight
S1E32 - Square World of Pennyworth
None
Aug. 29, 1955, midnight
S1E33 - Triplets
Three Navy men fight for the same girl, not realizing that they love
triplets.
Sept. 5, 1955, midnight
S1E34 - Unknown Title
None
Sept. 12, 1955, midnight
S1E35 - The Marine Went to Town
A marine's sister and her fiance plan to relieve him of the $20,000 he
won in the Irish Sweepstakes.
Sept. 19, 1955, midnight
S1E36 - The Hollywood Story
A Pentagon mix-up puts a lovely Wac (Ann Sheridan) in charge of an Army
combat platoon.
Sept. 26, 1955, midnight
S1E37 - The Tester
None
Oct. 3, 1955, midnight
S1E38 - Strange Little Stranger
A shy travel agent's fantasies start coming true.
Oct. 10, 1955, midnight
S1E39 - And Now from the Audience
A furniture tycoon sets up a production line in prison.
Convict R.J. Banning turns the prison workshop into a factory to
compete with his ex-partner.
Oct. 17, 1955, midnight
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1170 min.
Released: Jan. 23, 1955
Last Air Date: Oct. 17, 1955, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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