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The George Gobel Show 
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
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THE GEORGE GOBEL SHOW
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NBC (1954-59)(2Oct54-10Mar59)
CBS (1959-60)(11Oct59-5Jun60)
Producers, Bud Yorkin, Edward Sobol (1954-57)
Producers, Fred De Cordova, Al Lewis (1957-59)

US Music Variety Comedy Series 1954-59, 1959-60 x episodes x 60 min

Host George Gobel
Regulars:
Peggy King (Singer)
Jeff Donnell ...... Alice 1# (1957-58)
Phyllis Avery ..... Alice #2 (1958-59)
Shirley Harmer
Erin O'Brien (1957)
The Johnny Mann Singers
The John Scott Trotter Orchestra

George Gobel's theme song was "Gobelues" composed by his longtime bandleader John Scott Trotter.

Movie Actor Fred MacMurray appeared several times as Guest Star.

The George Gobel Show 1954 (1 of 3)
The George Gobel Show 1954 (2 of 3)
The George Gobel Show 1954 (3 of 3)

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George Goble did a skit on his show which I think is one of the funniest I have ever seen. George enters an apartment,
sits in a chair and begins reading the newspaper. A woman enters though a bedroom door with a suitcase. She announces
in a British accent that she is leaving him and running off another man, that he (her husband) never pays any attention
to her, etc. All this while George is hidden behind the newspaper. A short while after she leaves, the apartment door
open again and a man walks in, sees George behind the newspaper, check the apartment number on the door, and announces,
again with a British accent, that George has got the wrong apartment again. George gets up, goes to the door and checks it.
Apologizes as he leaves, then turns and announces to the man, "By the way, your wife is leaving you" and closes the door.
Do you know which episode this skit was in, and if so, if it is available to buy? Has it ever been put on DVD?
And if the former is true, how could I get it?
Robert Layton <laytonr1@msn.com> (Dec 2011)

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NBC Saturdays 10:00-10:30pm Eastern (30 min)(weekly)

1.1 [--] The George Gobel Show:
2 October 1954
Fred MacMurray
Peggy King (regular)

1.2 [--] The George Gobel Show:
9 October 1954
Angela Lansbury
ANGELA LANSBURY on GEORGE GOBEL SHOW PART: 1 GREAT LEGS
ANGELA LANSBURY on GEORGE GOBEL SHOW PART 2 TIED UP

Hugh Conover - Announcer
Norma Michaels ... Patron
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (regulars)

1.3 [--] The George Gobel Show:
16 October 1954
Jack Carson

1.4 [--] The George Gobel Show:
30 October 1954
Marilyn Maxwell

1.5 [--] The George Gobel Show:
6 November 1954
Boris Karloff
Peggy King (regular)

1.6 [--] The George Gobel Show:
13 November 1954
Barbara Jo Allen (as Vera Vague)

1.7 [--] The George Gobel Show:
27 November 1954
Charles Coburn

1.8 [--] The George Gobel Show:
4 December 1954
Faye Emerson
Julius Tannen

1.9 [--] The George Gobel Show:
11 December 1954
Edward Everett Horton

1.10 [--] The George Gobel Show:
25 December 1954
William Gargan

1.11 [--] The George Gobel Show:
1 January 1955
Peggy King (regular)

1.12 [--] The George Gobel Show:
8 January 1955
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Peggy King (regular)

1.13 [--] The George Gobel Show:
22 January 1955
Barbara Britton
George Liberace

1.14 [--] The George Gobel Show:
29 January 1955
Jackie Cooper
Peggy King (regular)

1.15 [--] The George Gobel Show:
5 February 1955
Jeffrey Hunter

1.16 [--] The George Gobel Show:
19 February 1955
Claude Stroud
Peggy King (regular)

1.17 [--] The George Gobel Show:
26 February 1955
Buddy Baer

1.18 [--] The George Gobel Show:
5 March 1955
Kirk Douglas
Peggy King (regular)

1.19 [--] The George Gobel Show:
19 March 1955
Bob Feller

1.20 [--] The George Gobel Show:
26 March 1955
Mara Corday
Dani Crayne
Leigh Snowden

1.21 [--] The George Gobel Show:
2 April 1955
Vampira

1.22 [--] The George Gobel Show:
16 April 1955
Walter Brennan

1.23 [--] The George Gobel Show:
23 April 1955
The Jack Shafton Puppets
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra (regulars)

1.24 [--] The George Gobel Show:
30 April 1955
James Stewart
Peggy King (regular)

1.25 [--] The George Gobel Show:
14 May 1955
Jack Benny
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra (regulars)

1.26 [--] The George Gobel Show:
21 May 1955
Adolphe Menjou
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra (regulars)

1.27 [--] The George Gobel Show:
28 May 1955
Garry Moore
Jeff Donnell ... Alice (regular)

1.28 [--] The George Gobel Show:
11 June 1955
Ludwig Stössel
Julius Tannen
Jeff Donnell ... Alice (regular)
Peggy King (regular)

1.29 [--] The George Gobel Show:
18 June 1955
Peter Lorre
Nat Pendleton

1.30 [--] The George Gobel Show:
25 June 1955
Guests:
Fred MacMurray
George 'Spanky' McFarland

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NBC Saturdays 10:00-10:30pm Eastern (30 min)(weekly)

2.1 [--] The George Gobel Show:
8 October 1955
Fred MacMurray

2.2 [--] The George Gobel Show:
15 October 1955
George Brent
Peggy King (regular)

2.3 [--] The George Gobel Show:
22 October 1955
Hans Conried
Peggy King (regular)

2.4 [--] The George Gobel Show:
29 October 1955
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Peggy King (regular)
George reminisces about how he and Tennessee Ernie Ford first met and the two appear as entertainers at
a hillbilly night club. Peggie King is on hand to sing "Moments to Remember".

2.5 [--] The George Gobel Show:
12 November 1955
Leo Durocher ... NBC Executive
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra (regulars)
Outraged at the way he is being treated, George decides to take his complaints to a new NBC executive - Leo Duroucher.

2.6 [--] The George Gobel Show:
19 November 1955
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Peggy King (regular)
George stumbles across some interesting family memorabilia while scouring his attic for material for his son's
school paper-drive.

2.7 [--] The George Gobel Show:
3 December 1955
Evelyn Russell

2.8 [--] The George Gobel Show:
10 December 1955
David Burns
Peggy King (regular)

2.9 [--] The George Gobel Show:
17 December 1955
Ed Wynn

2.10 [--] The George Gobel Show:
31 December 1955
Jan Sterling
Wally Brown

2.11 [--] The George Gobel Show:
7 January 1956
Elsa Lanchester

2.12 [--] The George Gobel Show:
14 January 1956
Henry Fonda
Paul Anderson
Tiny George meets weightlifter Paul Anderson, billed as "The World's Strongest Man."

2.13 [--] The George Gobel Show:
28 January 1956
Bennett Cerf

2.14 [--] The George Gobel Show:
4 February 1956
Alan Mowbray

2.15 [--] The George Gobel Show:
11 February 1956
Ernest Borgnine

2.16 [--] The George Gobel Show:
25 February 1956
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra (regulars)

2.17 [--] The George Gobel Show:
3 March 1956
Charlton Heston
Jeff Donnell ... Alice (regular)
Charlton Heston guest stars as an old boyhood friend of George's who still torments his chum with practical jokes.

2.18 [--] The George Gobel Show:
10 March 1956
Howard McNear
Jeff Donnell ... Alice (regular)
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra (regulars)
Sketches include George's efforts to avoid performing at the PTA's annual bazaar and his attempts to aid
the police by capturing lawbreakers.

2.19 [--] The George Gobel Show:
24 March 1956
Seeking summer employment during his show's hiatus, George applies to Robin Hood to become a minstrel
with his Merrie Men.
Richard Greene / Robin Hood
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra (regulars)

2.20 [--] The George Gobel Show:
31 March 1956
Eddie Mayehoff

2.21 [--] The George Gobel Show:
7 April 1956
Nat Pendleton / Baby Sitter
Jeff Donnell ... Alice (regular)
Peggy King (regular)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra (regulars)
Sourpuss Nat Pendleton answers George's advertisement for a babysitter.

2.22 [--] The George Gobel Show:
21 April 1956
Shirley MacLaine

2.23 [--] The George Gobel Show:
28 April 1956
Pat Buttram

2.24 [--] The George Gobel Show:
5 May 1956
Peggy King (regular)

2.25 [--] The George Gobel Show:
19 May 1956
Tony Curtis
George Winslow
The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir
Peggy King (regular)

2.26 [--] The George Gobel Show:
26 May 1956
Howard McNear
Peggy King (regular)

2.27 [--] The George Gobel Show:
2 June 1956
Spring Byington
Margaret Truman

2.28 [--] The George Gobel Show:
16 June 1956
Arthur Treacher

2.29 [--] The George Gobel Show:
23 June 1956
John McGiver
Jeff Donnell (regular)
Peggy King (regular)

2.30 [--] The George Gobel Show:
30 June 1956
Fred MacMurray

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NBC Saturdays 10:00-10:30pm Eastern (30 min)(weekly)

3.1 [--] The George Gobel Show:
6 October 1956
Fred MacMurray

3.2 [--] The George Gobel Show:
13 October 1956
Joanne Gilbert
Phil Harris

3.3 [--] The George Gobel Show:
20 October 1956
Helen O'Connell
Fess Parker

3.4 [--] The George Gobel Show:
3 November 1956
Marguerite Piazza
Vincent Price

3.5 [--] The George Gobel Show:
10 November 1956
Mickey Rooney
Judy Busch

3.6 [--] The George Gobel Show:
17 November 1956
Edward Everett Horton
Kuldip Singh

3.7 [--] The George Gobel Show:
1 December 1956
Angela Lansbury
Anita Gordon

3.8 [--] The George Gobel Show:
8 December 1956
Gloria DeHaven

3.9 [--] The George Gobel Show:
15 December 1956
Herbert Marshall

3.10 [--] The George Gobel Show:
29 December 1954
Eddie Fisher
Debbie Reynolds

3.11 [--] The George Gobel Show:
5 January 1957
Edmond O'Brien
April Ames

3.12 [--] The George Gobel Show:
12 January 1957
Tennessee Ernie Ford

3.13 [--] The George Gobel Show:
26 January 1957
Evelyn Rudie

3.14 [--] The George Gobel Show:
2 February 1957
Ray Bolger

3.15 [--] The George Gobel Show:
9 February 1957
Garry Moore

3.16 [--] The George Gobel Show:
23 February 1954
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Roberta Linn

3.17 [--] The George Gobel Show:
2 March 1957
Jack Benny

3.18 [--] The George Gobel Show:
9 March 1957
Jack Carson
Erin O'Brien (regular)

3.19 [--] The George Gobel Show:
23 March 1957
Richard Gaines
Erin O'Brien (regular)

3.20 [--] The George Gobel Show:
30 March 1957
Mary McCarty

3.21 [--] The George Gobel Show:
6 April 1957
Marilyn Maxwell

3.22 [--] The George Gobel Show:
20 April 1957
Jack Kirkwood

3.23 [--] The George Gobel Show:
27 April 1957
Johnny Puleo and His Harmonica Gang

3.24 [--] The George Gobel Show:
4 May 1957
Jack Kirkwood
Pat Buttram
Jeff Donnell (regular)
Erin O'Brien (regular)

3.25 [--] The George Gobel Show:
11 or 18 May57

3.26 [--] The George Gobel Show:
25 May 1957
Cliff Norton

3.27 [--] The George Gobel Show:
15 June 1957
Jeannie Carson

3.28 [--] The George Gobel Show:
22 June 1957
Erin O'Brien (regular)

3.29 [--] The George Gobel Show:
29 June 1957
Fred MacMurray

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NBC Tuesdays 8:00-9:00pm Eastern (60 min)
Alternating with The Eddie Fisher Show (season 1)
During the 1957-58 season Eddie Fisher was permanent guest star on "The George Gobel Show",
and George Gobel was permanent guest star on "The Eddie Fisher Show"

4.1 [--] The George Gobel Show:
24Sep57 NBC Tue
Guests:
Fred MacMurray
Vaughn Monroe
Fran Allison

1.1 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show: (first show)
1Oct57 NBC Tue

4.2 [--] The George Gobel Show:
8Oct57 NBC Tue
Guests:
Tallulah Bankhead
Barbara Bostock

1.2 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
15Oct57 NBC Tue

4.3 [--] The George Gobel Show:
22Oct57 NBC Tue
Guests:
Hedy Lamarr
Barbara Bostock
Howard McNear
Eddie Fisher (Regular Guest)
Regulars:
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
The Johnny Mann Singers
Shirley Harmer

1.3 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
29Oct57 NBC Tue

4.4 [--] The George Gobel Show:
5Nov57 NBC Tue
Guests:
Jack Carson
Janis Paige
Bobby Van

1.4 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
12Nov57 NBC Tue

4.5 [--] The George Gobel Show:
19Nov57 NBC Tue
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Charles Laughton

1.5 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
26Nov57 NBC Tue

4.6 [--] The George Gobel Show:
3Dece57 NBC Tue
Tennessee Ernie Ford

1.6 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
10Dec57 NBC Tue

4.7 [--] The George Gobel Show:
17Dec57 NBC Tue
Guests:
Eddie Fisher (Regular Guest)
The Bil and Cora Baird Puppets
Gautier's Steeplechase (Dog Act)
Trudy Wood (Queen of Tournament of Roses)
Regulars:
Peggy King
Jeff Donnell ... Alice

1.7 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
24Dec57 NBC Tue

4.8 [--] The George Gobel Show:
31Dec57 NBC Tue
Guests:
Edie Adams
Ernie Kovacs

1.8 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
07Jan57 NBC Tue

4.9 [--] The George Gobel Show:
14Jan58 NBC Tue

1.9 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
21Jan58 NBC Tue

4.10 [--] The George Gobel Show:
28Jan58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Gertrude Berg
Johnny Mathis

1.10 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
4Feb58 NBC Tue

4.11 [--] The George Gobel Show:
11Feb58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Louis Nye
Tom Poston
Helen Traubel

1.11[--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
18Feb58 NBC Tue

4.12 [--] The George Gobel Show:
25Feb58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Peter Marshall
Tommy Noonan

1.12 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
4Mar58 NBC Tue

4.13 [--] The George Gobel Show:
11Mar58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Bert Lahr
Carmen Amaya

1.13 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
18Mar58 NBC Tue

4.14 [--] The George Gobel Show:
25Mar58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Joan Davis
Pat Suzuki
Jonathan Winters

1.14 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
1Apr58 NBC Tue

4.15 [--] The George Gobel Show:
8Apr58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Rosemary Clooney
Tom D'Andrea

1.15 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
15Apr58 NBC Tue

4.16 [--] The George Gobel Show:
22Apr58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Jackie Cooper
Pat Buttram
Gene Sheldon

1.16 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
29Apr58 NBC Tue

4.17 [--] The George Gobel Show:
6May58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Salvatore Baccaloni
Hermione Gingold
Tom D'Andrea
King Sisters

1.17 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
13May58 NBC Tue

4.18 [--] The George Gobel Show: (last show of the season)
20May58 NBC Tue
Guest:
Fred MacMurray
George's perennial last-show guest star for the season Fred MacMurray along with
Eddie Fisher, Jeff Donnell, Shirley Harmer, the Johnny Mann Singers
and the John Scott Trotter Orchestra prepare for summer vacations.
Fred tries to persuade George he should take him along when George he should take him along when George makes
personal appearances this summer. The entire cast sings, "Let's Get Away from it All".

1.18 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
27May58 NBC Tue

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NBC Tuesdays 8:00-9:00pm Eastern (60 min)
Alternating with The Eddie Fisher Show (season 2)

5.1 [--] The George Gobel Show:
7Oct58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Peggy Lee
Jim Backus
Dennis Day

2.1 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
14Oct58 NBC Tue

5.2 [--] The George Gobel Show:
21Oct58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Gogi Grant
Phil Harris
Vaughn Monroe
The Goofers

2.2 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
28ct58 NBC Tue

 5.3 [--] The George Gobel Show:
4Nov58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Fred MacMurray
Shelley Berman
Helen O'Connell

2.3 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
11Nov58 NBC Tue

5.4 [--] The George Gobel Show:
18Nov58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Janis Paige
Carl Reiner
Freddy Albeck

2.4 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
25Nov58 NBC Tue

5.5 [--] The George Gobel Show:
2Dec58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Gisele MacKenzie
Charles Laughton

2.5 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
9Dec58 NBC Tue

5.6 [--] The George Gobel Show:
16Dec58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Jo Stafford
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Bea Arthur
Phyllis Avery (regular)

2.6 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
23Dec58 NBC Tue

5.7 [--] The George Gobel Show:
30Dec58 NBC Tue
Guests:
Maureen O'Hara
Eddie Fisher
Hugh Beaumont
Barbara Billingsley
Tony Dow
Peter Marshall
Jerry Mathers
Tommy Noonan

2.7 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
6Jan59 NBC Tue

5.8 [--] The George Gobel Show:
13Jan59 NBC Tue
Guests:
Myrna Loy
Cesar Romero
Bea Arthur
The Platters

2.8 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
20Jan59 NBC Tue

5.9 [--] The George Gobel Show:
27Jan59 NBC Tue

2.9 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
3Feb59 NBC Tue

5.10 [--] The George Gobel Show:
10Feb59 NBC Tue
Guests:
Shirley Jones
Eddie Hodges
Mort Sahl
The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir

2.10 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
17Feb59 NBC Tue

5.11 [--] The George Gobel Show:
24Feb59 NBC Tue
Guests:
Nat 'King' Cole
Anita Bryant (regular)
Carl Reiner

2.11 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show:
3Mar59 NBC Tue

5.12 [--] The George Gobel Show:
10Mar59 NBC Tue
Guest Cast:
Johnny Cash
Paul Lynde
Patrice Munsel

2.12 [--] The Eddie Fisher Show: (final show )
17Mar59 NBC Tue

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Change of network from NBC to CBS
CBS Sundays 10:00-10:30pm Eastern (30min)
Alternated with "The Jack Benny Program" (season 10)

Regulars (season 1959-60):
Joe Flynn (1959-60)
Anita Bryant (1959-60)
Harry Von Zell (1959-60)

6.1 [--] The George Gobel Show:
11 October 1959 CBS Sun
Henry Fonda
The Modernaires

6.2 [--] The George Gobel Show:
25 October 1959 CBS Sun
Rudy Vallee

6.3 [--] The George Gobel Show:
8 November 1959 CBS Sun
Joe Flynn

6.4 [--] The George Gobel Show:
22 November 1959 CBS Sun
Imogene Coca

6.5 [--] The George Gobel Show:
6 December 1959 CBS Sun
Eve Arden

6.6 [--] The George Gobel Show:
20 December 1959 CBS Sun
Jack Benny

6.7 [--] The George Gobel Show:
3 January 1960 CBS Sun
Edward Everett Horton

6.8 [--] The George Gobel Show:
17 January 1960 CBS Sun
Peter Nero

6.9 [--] The George Gobel Show:
31 January 1960 CBS Sun
Imogene Coca

6.10 [--] The George Gobel Show:
14 February 1960 CBS Sun
Vincent Price

6.11 [--] The George Gobel Show:
28 February 1960 CBS Sun
Tennessee Ernie Ford

6.12 [--] The George Gobel Show:
13 March 1960 CBS Sun
Don McNeill

6.13 [--] The George Gobel Show:
27 March 1960 CBS Sun
Imogene Coca

6.14 [--] The George Gobel Show:
10 April 1960 CBS Sun
Dennis Day
Joe Flynn

6.15 [--] The George Gobel Show:
24 April 1960 CBS Sun
James Stewart

6.16 [--] The George Gobel Show:
8 May 1960 CBS Sun
Imogene Coca

6.17 [--] The George Gobel Show:
22 May 1960 CBS Sun
Lola Albright

6.18 [--] The George Gobel Show: (final show)
5 June 1960 CBS Sun
Joe Flynn

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