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[05] Versatile Varieties
23Sep1949 NBC Fri
Host George Givot
starring
Boyd and Boyd
Kay Carole
Lionel Wilson
[06] Versatile Varieties
30Sep1949 NBC Fri
Host George Givot
starring
Gaylord and Norma
Morey and Eaton
Maria Ravel
Dawn Brothers
[07] Versatile Varieties
07Oct1949 NBC Fri
Host George Givot
starring
Salo and Drake
Harold Barry
Thelma Lee
The Unger Twins
[08] Versatile Varieties
14Oct1949 NBC Fri
Host George Givot
starring
Rocky Graziano
Given and Ferris
Ellen Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard MacFadden
[09] Versatile Varieties
21Oct1949 NBC Fri
Host George Givot
starring
Eddie Garr
Joe Kaliff
Kay Gorham Dancers
Diana Marsh
Marty Gayle
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Host: Harold Barry (28Oct49-30Jun50)
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[10] Versatile Varieties
28Oct1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Sylvia Miles
Nikolai Paul and Shari
Bruce Raeburn
Radio Aces
Nicole Frances
Art Ford
and Judy Tyler.
[11] Versatile Varieties
04Nov1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Frank Cole & Company
The Croydens
Wallace Brothers
[12] Versatile Varieties
11Nov1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
The Smoothies
Lee Bristol
Aram Katcher
Jack Lacey
Lola Lee
Maxine Barratt
[13] Versatile Varieties
18Nov1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
David Street
Mary Beth Hughes
Arleigh Peterson Trio
Franklin Twins
[14] Versatile Varieties
25Nov1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Mantan Moreland
Johnny Garner
The Three Harts
Ilson Brothers
[15] Versatile Varieties
02Dec1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Edith Fellows
Tommy Dix
Gene Rayburn
Ted Milo
The Mai Lings
Ilson Brothers
[16] Versatile Varieties
09Dec1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Margo
De Leon and Rider
The Three Wells
[17] Versatile Varieties
16Dec1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Buddy Rogers
The Three Glenns
The Juvenilaires
[18] Versatile Varieties
23Dec1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Lionel Stander
Earl Wilson
Sylvia Froos
Jeanne Collette
Sylvia Manon
[19] Versatile Varieties
30Dec1949 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Jessica Dragonette
Pamela and Louise
Al Messor
[20] Versatile Varieties
06Jan1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Johnny Downs
The Bobby Soxers
Ross and West, Kajor
[21] Versatile Varieties
13Jan1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Johnny Long
The Charioteers
Carroll Sisters
[22] Versatile Varieties
20Jan1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Ann Rooney
The Jesters
Buddy Raye
Jesse James and Carnell.
[23] Versatile Varieties
27Jan1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Bela Lugosi
Anne Russell
[24] Versatile Varieties
03Feb1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
(no details)
[25] Versatile Varieties
10Feb1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Gypsy Markoff
Anne Whitfield
Lewis and Ames
DeVal, Merle and Lee.
[26] Versatile Varieties
17Feb1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Vincent Richards
Monica Lewis
Freeman and Mayo.
[27] Versatile Varieties
24Feb1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Dick Foran
Dick Collier
[28] Versatile Varieties
03Mar1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Robert Alda
Lea Wallace
Pat White
[29] Versatile Varieties
10Mar1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Lois Andrews
Peter Sinclair
[30] Versatile Varieties
17Mar1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Peggy Marshall
John Loder
Hazel Shermet
The Tannos
[31] Versatile Varieties
24Mar1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Stubby Kaye
Gus Van
Seldon and Joyce
Brown and Barry.
[32] Versatile Varieties
31Mar1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Jack Warner
Phil Brito
Shirley McGuire
[33] Versatile Varieties
07Apr1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Glenda Farrell
June Walker
Kane and Murphy.
[34] Versatile Varieties
14Apr1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Joan McCracken
Frank Paris
Shorty Howell
[35] Versatile Varieties
21Apr1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Joy Hodges
Geneve Dorn
[36] Versatile Varieties
28Apr1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Joan Roberts
Louise Terry
The Pickerts
[37] Versatile Varieties
05May1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Mary Boland
Bunty Pendleton
The Gadabouts.
[38] Versatile Varieties
12May1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Dave Apollon
Sis and Sonny Arthurs
[39] Versatile Varieties
19May1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Barbara Lawrence
Freddie Vincent
Mara and Maurice
St. Leon Troupe.
[40] Versatile Varieties
26May1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Helmut Dantine
Viola Stringer
[41] Versatile Varieties
02Jun1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Peggy Ann Garner
Rohmer and Darrow
Monsieur Richard.
[42] Versatile Varieties
09Jun1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Marilyn Cantor
Freddie Bartholomew
[43] Versatile Varieties
16Jun1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Duke Jordan
Janis Paige
Russ Le Beau
The Howells.
[44] Versatile Varieties
23Jun1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Cab Calloway
Hibbert, Bird and LaRue.
[45] Versatile Varieties
30Jun1950 NBC Fri
Host Harold Barry
starring
Steve Evans
Lanny Ross.
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############## season 2 1950-51 ##############
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NBC Primetime Fridays 9:00-9:30pm Eastern (01Sep50-19Jan51)
with The Harry Breuer Orchestra
Host: Bob Russell
2.01 [46] Versatile Varieties [Season 2 Premiere]
01Sep1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Janis Paige
Leonardo and Zola
The Delmars.
2.02 [47] Versatile Varieties
08Sep1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Dave Apollon
Barbara Whiting
Julia Cummings
Peggy Marshall
Meyer and Walker
2.03 [48] Versatile Varieties
15Sep1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Woody Herman
and Miss America, Yolande Bethbeze, Miss Alabama.
2.04 [49] Versatile Varieties
22Sep1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Virginia Gilmore
Jack Lane and the Hillman Brothers
and The Heathertones.
2.05 [50] Versatile Varieties
29Sep1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Mary Small
Catron Brothers
Fiddle and Faddle
Monette and Ramon.
2.06 [51] Versatile Varieties
06Oct1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Glenn Langan
2.07 [52] Versatile Varieties
13Oct1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Joey Adams
King Brothers
The Heathertones
2.08 [53] Versatile Varieties
20Oct1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Gene Raymond
Marion Paige
Jordan Sisters
and The Lindsley Brothers.
2.09 [54] Versatile Varieties
27Oct1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Gus Van
Honey Boy Thompson
Mike and Pole
Three Flames
2.10 [55] Versatile Varieties
03Nov1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Beverly Tyler
Kuda Bux
The Olympics.
2.11 [56] Versatile Varieties
10Nov1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Hugh Herbert
The Barretts
Four Jacks and a Jill
Alex and Galena.
2.12 [57] Versatile Varieties
17Nov1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Alan Abel
Buddy Baer
Charlie Lee
The Bauer Twins
2.13 [58] Versatile Varieties
24Nov1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Johnny Coy
Dick Buckley
The Skyliners
Laas Twins.
2.14 [59] Versatile Varieties
01Dec1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Joan Crawford Le Sueur
Sarah Churchill
Kuda Bux
2.15 [60] Versatile Varieties
08Dec1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Lon Chaney
Rusti Parker
Larry Collins
David and Amorah
2.16 [61] Versatile Varieties
15Dec1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Joan Blondell
Patsy McGrath
Ralph and Lorraine
and The Nile Trio.
2.17 [62] Versatile Varieties
22Dec1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Sunny Skylar
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Murray
Frank Paris
The Three Brooks
2.18 [63] Versatile Varieties
29Dec1950 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Dick Foran
Francine White
Jungle Jenny
Alsten and Young
2.19 [64] Versatile Varieties
05Jan1951 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
John Carradine
Leonardo and Anita
Holly Van Lear and Company
2.20 [65] Versatile Varieties
12Jan1951 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Eric Blore
Gloria Parker
2.21 [66] Versatile Varieties
19Jan1951 NBC Fri
Host Bob Russell
starring
Andy and Della Russell
*Last show on NBC, is replaced with The Henry Morgan Talent Show.
############ Versatile Varieties #############
############ Season 3 Early 1951 #############
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CBS Sunday Mornings (28Jan51-22Jul51)
Became a Sunday Morning Children's show when it changed networks to CBS in Jan
1951
Hosted by Lady Iris Mountbatten
############ Versatile Varieties #############
############# Season 4 Fall 1951 ############
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ABC Primetime Fridays 9:30-10:00pm Eastern (21Sep51-14Dec51)
Shared this time slot with season 1 of the Sci-Fi Anthology series "Tales
of Tomorrow"
4.1 [--] Versatile Varieties: 21Sep51 ABC Fri (first episode on ABC)
4.2 [--] Versatile Varieties: 05Oct51 ABC Fri
4.3 [--] Versatile Varieties: 19Oct51 ABC Fri
4.4 [--] Versatile Varieties: 02Nov51 ABC Fri
4.5 [--] Versatile Varieties: 16Nov51 ABC Fri
4.6 [--] Versatile Varieties: 30Nov51 ABC Fri
4.7 [--] Versatile Varieties: 14Dec51 ABC Fri (final
episode)
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