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(60 min) Season 4 (NBC) (1959-60)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Tom Alger
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive, New York Times, Chicago Tribune

 ######### The Dinah Shore Chevy Show #########
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NBC Sundays 9:00-10:00pm Eastern (60min) (weekly)
Many of the episodes in this season had Guest Hosts

4.01 [112] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show [Season premiere]
04-Oct-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Ingemar Johansson
Gwen Verdon
Groucho Marx
--Chicago Tribune (Sunday listings):
Dinah Shore, Guests: Groucho Marx, Ingemar Johansson, Carl Reiner, and Gwen Verdon.
--Chicago Tribune (Previews of Today's TV):
[Season's premiere] - Dinah opens her season [from New York] adding a notch to her versatility.
She has learned to sing in Swedish, and does so in a delightful duet with Ingemar Johansson.
Another highlight of the show is Gwen Verdon's rendition of "'Erbie's Itch" and "I Want to Be Happy" with Dinah.

4.02 [113] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
11-Oct-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Pat Boone
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Art Carney

4.03 [114] The Chevy Show: Guest host ?
18-Oct-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Bob Henry
written by Sheldon Keller, Martin A. Ragaway
guests
Tony Randall
Jimmy Dean
Shari Lewis
Alfredo Alaria Dancers
Sam Butera and the Witnesses
Louis Prima and Keely Smith
Highlights:
Dinah Shore takes her monthly week off, and this time period is filled by a variety show with the singing
comedy team of Louis Prima and Keely Smith, actor Tony Randall, country singer Jimmy Dean, ventriloquist
Shari Lewis, Alfredo Alaria's South American dance troupe, the musical aggregation of Sam Butera and the
Witnesses, and the Paul Weston orchestra.
(Musical) Highlights:
Keely Smith - "Be My Love"
Keely Smith - "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain"
Smith, Prima - "Sing, Sing, Sing"
Prima, Butera - "I've Got the World on a String"
Butera, Witnesses - "There'll Be No Next Time"
Jimmy Dean - "Stay A Little Longer"
Alaria Troupe - Dance: "Cafe, Cafe"
Alaria Troupe - Dance: "Gaucho"
All - "Smile" medley

4.04 [115] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
25-Oct-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Fiji Island Marching Band
Kim Hee Duk
Yukiji Asaoka
The Rocky Fellers
Grace Chang
Bavanihan Ballet of the Philippines.
Art Linkletter

4.05 [116] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
01-Nov-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Art Buchwald
Eddie Constantine
Liane Dayde
Marcel Marceau
Michel Renault

4.06 [117] The Chevy Show: Guest Hosts: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
08-Nov-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Alan Handley / written by Milt Rosen
guests
Pat Brady,
Trigger,
Trigger, Jr.,
Robert Armbruster's Hollywood Orchestra and The San Francisco Rodeo Orchestra.

4.07 [118] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
15-Nov-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Julie London
Cliff Arquette
Yves Montand
The Harry Zimmerman orchestra.
Highlights:
Dinah welcomes French singer Yves Montand, songstress Julie London
and comedian Cliff Arquette, who appears as Charley Weaver and as Charley's mother.
Montand presents an extended session of songs from his one-man show which was recently seen on Broadway.
Julie London sings "Makin' Whoopee."

4.08 [119] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
22-Nov-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Betty Grable
Jackie Cooper
George Montgomery
The Inbal Folk Ballet
Highlights:
From chaript in a big Roman sketch tonight, Betty Grable sing "Anything Goes".
In a kitche skit for Thanksgiving, Dinah. intones "What Do You Do To day". Israel's Inbal Ballet pre-sents "Desert Mirage",
Jackie Cooper duets with Dinah, and sometime during the course of the show, to keep her fans on the alert, Dinah will
have a surprise guest to introduce.

4.09 [120] The Chevy Show: Guest host: Janet Blair
29-Nov-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Bob Henry
written by Sheldon Keller, Martin A. Ragaway, Jack Brooks
guests
Craig Stevens
Gene Barry
Ginny Tiu
Spike Jones & His Orchestra
Les Marottes

4.10 [121] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
06-Dec-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Alfred Apaka
Mary Costa
Mahalia Jackson

4.11 [122] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: STATE FAIR, U.S.A.
13-Dec-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Alan Handley
written by Milt Rosen Jack Brooks, Stan Davis
hosted by Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
guests
Molly Bee
Jimmy Dean
Carl Reiner
Dusty Rogers
Sandy Rogers
The Jolly Gadgeteers
The Paul Weston Orchestra

4.12 [123] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
20-Dec-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Donna Atwood
Charles Laughton
Yves Montand

4.13 [124] The Chevy Show: Guest hosts: Craig Stevens and Gene Barry
27-Dec-1959 NBC Sun
directed by Bob Henry
written by Sheldon Keller & Martin A. Ragaway
guests:
Gisele MacKenzie
Sally Ann Howes
The Mary Kaye Trio
Gino Donati
George Sbardela
The Culver City Imperials Drum Corps.

4.14 [125] The Chevy Show: AROUND THE WORLD WITH NELLIE BLY
03-Jan-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Barry Shear
written by Sig Herzig
starring
Janet Blair ......... Nellie Bly
Cornel Wilde ........ Steve Roberts/German Captain/Count/Jacque/Sheik
Addison Richards .... Mr. Pulitzer
Jerome Cowan ........ Mr. Dana
Sig Ruman ........... Tug Captain
Margaret Dumont ..... Dowager no. 1
Synopsis:
Story about female journalist who traveled around the world in 72 days.

4.15 [126] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
10-Jan-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Ella Fitzgerald
Ida Lupino
Howard Duff
Melissa Montgomery
The Limelighters
The Ballet School

4.16 [127] The Chevy Show: Guest Host: Jane Powell
17-Jan-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Bob Henry
written by Sheldon Keller & Martin A. Ragaway, Jack Brooks
guests
Dale Robertson
Craig Stevens
Miyoshi Umeki
Taina Elg
Carl Ballantine

4.17 [128] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
24-Jan-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Ingemar Johannson
Pearl Bailey
Carl Reiner
Highlights:
Dinah & Pearl duet on "Mack the Knife"

4.18 [129] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
31-Jan-1960 NBC Sun
hosted by Dinah Shore
Guests:
Polly Bergen
Andre Previn
Johnny Carson
The Harry Zimmerman Orchestra.
--Chicago Tribune (Sunday listings):
Dinah Shore, Guests: Polly Bergen, Andre Previn, Johnny Carson
--TV Guide:
Dinah welcomes singer Polly Bergen, comedian Johnny Carson, and pianist Andre Previn. She also brings back
the nine young ballet students who performed on the show a few weeks ago. The girls again show, in a dance
sequences, what they want to be when they grow up. Harry Zimmerman orchestra.

4.19 [130] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
07-Feb-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
The Armandis
Joe Jackson Jr.
Darvas & Julia Treniers
Gene Sheldon

4.20 [131] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: ITALIAN SHOW
14-Feb-1960 NBC Sun  (Rerun 11May62)
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Rossano Brazzi
Domenico "Volare" Modugno
Armando Trovaioli of The Trovajoles jazz group
Joey Alfidi (11-year-old prodigy who has conducted at Carnegie Hall)

4.21 [132] The Chevy Show: Guest host: Janet Blair
21-Feb-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Bob Henry
written by Sheldon Keller, Martin A. Ragaway, Jack Brooks
guests
William Bendix
Craig Stevens
Frankie Vaughan (British Singer)
Shari Lewis (ventriloquist)
Dan Rowan and Dick Martin

4.22 [133] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
28-Feb-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Chuck Connors
Benny Goodman
Carl Reiner
Liane Dayde & Michel Renault

4.23 [134] The Chevy Show: Guest hosts: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
06-Mar-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Bob Henry
written by Sheldon Keller, Martin A. Ragaway, Jack Brooks
guests
Gene Detroy and his Marquis Family of Chimpanzees

4.24 [135] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
13-Mar-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Shelley Berman
Stephen Boyd
Janis Paige
Carl Reiner

4.25 [136] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
20-Mar-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Gordon and Sheila MacRae
Joey Bishop
Audrey Meadows
Carl Reiner
Ralph Edwards

4.26 [137] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: MEXICAN FIESTA: Guest Host: Janet Blair
27-Mar-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Alan Handley
written by Milt Rosen
Guests:
Gilbert Roland
Dolores Del Rio
Ricardo Montalban
Carlos Arruza
Tito Guizar
Lilia Guizar
Cuco Sanchez
Lucha Moreno
Los Costenos

4.27 [138] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
03-Apr-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Betty Grable
Richard Keith
Vic Damone
Wiere Brothers
Little Ricky's Combo
(Desi Arnaz IV, Stanley Seale, Barry Goodman, Mike Ward, Teddy Kruger, Stuart Salsbury, Wendy Cole),

4.28 [139] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
10-Apr-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Lucho Gatica (Peruvian singer)
Eber & Nelida Lobato (Uruguay's dancers)
The Argentina Folk Ballet
Jonas Moura (Brazil's leading dancer and choreographer)
The Marinho Sisters
The Trio Felix
Los Huasos Quincheros (male instrumental and vocal quartet from Santiago, Chile)

4.29 [140] The Chevy Show: ARE CHILDREN REALLY PEOPLE?
17-Apr-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Jack Shea
written by Johnny Bradford
Guest hosts: Jay North, Jerry Mathers, Angela Cartwright
guests
Pasadena Boys' Club Marching band
Teagarden Acrobatics (Rick, Linda, Mark, Jack, Phyllis Teagarden)
Linda Thornton
Cubby O'Brien
Rebecca Pennet

4.30 [141] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
24-Apr-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
George Burns
Dwayne Hickman
Red Norvo
Mata and Hari (perform a Silent skit titled "Kiss Me My Love"
Highlights:
Dinah sings, "Wherever You Go", "I'm Having Myself a Time" and "This Is A Man".
Red Norvo performs on the zylophone with his band and Dinah sings to, "Weary Blues", "I Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues",
"Lover Where Can You Be" and "Bye Bye Blues".

4.31 [142] The Chevy Show: THE WORLD'S FIRST AQUA RODEO
01-May-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Alan Handley
Guest hosts: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
guests
John Gaffney
Jake Jacobs
With twenty daring underwater cowboys. Roping, riding and wrestling ferious sharks and vicious sea turtles.
Bubbles and Bimbo famous performing whales fun-loving trained porpoises, hilarious trained seals.
All staged in the world's only three-ring sea circus Marineland of the Pacific

4.32 [143] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
08-May-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Charles Isaacs & Carl Reiner
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Sally Ann Howes
Andy Williams
Carl Reiner
The Kim Sisters

4.33 [144] The Chevy Show: PLEASANT DREAMS
15May1960 NBC Sun
directed by Bob Henry
written by Joseph Stein & Carl Reiner
Guest host: Carl Reiner
guests
Jose Ferrer
Jane Powell
Julie London
Audrey Meadows
Synopsis:
The troupe materialize in this musical dream sequence.

4.34 [145] The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
22-May-1960 NBC Sun
directed by Dean Whitmore & Bob Finkel
written by Carl Reiner & Charles Isaacs
hosted by Dinah Shore
guests
Art Carney
Walter Slezak
Mahalia Jackson

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Summer Replacement Series "The Chevy Mystery Show" (NBC Sundays 9:00-10:00pm) (29May1960 -25Sep1960)
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NBC Sundays 9:00-10:00pm (29May60-25Sep60)

1.01 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: THE MACHINE CALLS IT MURDER
29-May-1960 NBC Sun

1.02 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: THUNDER OF SILENCE (Live, color)
05-Jun-1960 NBC Sun

1.03 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: THE SUMMER HERO
12-Jun-1960 NBC Sun

1.04 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: DARK POSSESSION (Live, color)
19-Jun-1960 NBC Sun

1.05 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: FEAR IS THE PARENT
26-Jun-1960 NBC Sun

1.06 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: MURDER ME NICELY
03-Jul-1960 NBC Sun

1.07 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: DEAD MAN'S WALK (live)
10-Jul-1960 NBC Sun (rebroadcast 23Jul61)

1.08 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: THE LAST SIX BLOCKS
17-Jul-1960 NBC Sun (rebroadcast 30Jul61)

1.09 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: I KNOW WHAT I'D HAVE DONE
24-Jul-1960 NBC Sun

1.10 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: ENOUGH ROPE
31-Jul-1960 NBC Sun

1.11 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: TRIAL BY FURY
07-Aug-1960 NBC Sun

1.12 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: RUN-AROUND
14-Aug-1960 NBC Sun

1.13 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: THE INSPECTOR VANISHES
21-Aug-1960 NBC Sun

1.14 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: FEMME FATALE (live)
28-Aug-1960 NBC Sun

1.15 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: MURDER BY THE BOOK
04-Sep-1960 NBC Sun

1.16 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: BLIND MAN'S BLUFF
11-Sep-1960 NBC Sun

1.17 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: THE SUICIDE CLUB (https://www.tvstele.net/tv.cfm)
18Sep1960 NBC Sun

1.18 [--] The Chevy Mystery Show: THE PERFECT ALIBI
25Sep1960 NBC Sun

 #### The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (60 min) #####
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