Your Show of Shows

Your Show of Shows was a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC, from February 25, 1950, until June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, Judy Johnson, The Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The series was telecast from the now-demolished International Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle and the Century Theater, now demolished, in New York. During 2002, Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Creators and Cast

Creators

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Sylvester Weaver

Creator

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Sid Caesar

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Imogene Coca

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Carl Reiner

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Howard Morris

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Episodes

Specials

5 episodes

S0 E1 · March 8, 1952

1952-03-08

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S0 E2 · Feb. 27, 1954

1954-02-27

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S0 E3 · Feb. 14, 1953

1953-02-14

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S0 E4 · Jan 20, 1951

1951-01-20

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S0 E5 · Sep 19, 1953

1953-09-19

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Season 1

11 episodes

S1 E1 · February 25, 1950

1950-02-25

In the premiere telecast, guests are actor Burgess Meredith, and comic actress Gertrude Lawrence. Sketches include Imogene Coca in a parody of turn-of-the century star Lilian Russell; Sid Caesar as a psychologist; Lawrence appears in "Live vs. theatre", a take-off on Noel Coward plays; Christopher Columbus; a nervous groom. Songs include "I Don't Know Why" (Lawrence);"Wiffenpoof Song" (Merrill); "Sweet Betsy from Pike" (Fisher, Ross, Hayes); "Smorgasbord" (Coca); "Main Street, U.S.A."(Foss, Fisher and Piazza); "Dangerous Dan McGrew".

S1 E2 · Season 1, Episode 2

1950-03-04

Burgess Meredith is again the emcee for the second show. Highlights: The opening sketch follows a writer at the typewriter, revising a story as he types. Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca (introduced by name) enact the story as the writer revises their breakfast ordeal. Also appearing are Robert Merrill, ventriloquist Clifford Guest, and Marguerite Piazza.

S1 E3 · Season 1, Episode 3

1950-03-11

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S1 E4 · Season 1, Episode 4

1950-03-18

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S1 E5 · Season 1, Episode 5

1950-04-01

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S1 E6 · Season 1, Episode 6

1950-04-08

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S1 E7 · Season 1, Episode 7

1950-04-15

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S1 E8 · Season 1, Episode 8

1950-04-29

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S1 E9 · Season 1, Episode 9

1950-05-06

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S1 E10 · Season 1, Episode 10

1950-05-13

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S1 E11 · Season 1, Episode 11

1950-05-20

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Season 2

39 episodes

S2 E1 · Season 2, Episode 1

1950-09-09

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S2 E2 · Season 2, Episode 2

1950-09-16

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S2 E3 · Season 2, Episode 3

1950-09-23

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S2 E4 · Season 2, Episode 4

1950-09-30

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S2 E5 · Season 2, Episode 5

1950-10-07

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S2 E6 · Season 2, Episode 6

1950-10-14

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S2 E7 · Season 2, Episode 7

1950-10-21

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S2 E8 · Season 2, Episode 8

1950-10-28

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S2 E9 · Season 2, Episode 9

1950-11-04

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S2 E10 · Season 2, Episode 10

1950-11-11

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S2 E11 · Season 2, Episode 11

1950-11-18

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S2 E12 · Season 2, Episode 12

1950-11-25

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S2 E13 · Season 2, Episode 13

1950-12-02

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S2 E14 · Season 2, Episode 14

1950-12-09

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S2 E15 · Season 2, Episode 15

1950-12-16

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S2 E16 · Season 2, Episode 16

1950-12-23

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S2 E17 · Season 2, Episode 17

1950-12-30

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S2 E18 · Season 2, Episode 18

1951-01-06

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S2 E19 · Season 2, Episode 19

1951-01-13

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S2 E20 · Season 2, Episode 20

1951-01-20

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S2 E21 · Season 2, Episode 21

1951-01-27

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S2 E22 · Season 2, Episode 22

1951-02-03

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S2 E23 · Season 2, Episode 23

1951-02-10

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S2 E24 · Season 2, Episode 24

1951-02-17

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S2 E25 · Season 2, Episode 25

1951-02-24

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S2 E26 · Season 2, Episode 26

1951-03-03

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S2 E27 · Season 2, Episode 27

1951-03-10

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S2 E28 · Season 2, Episode 28

1951-03-17

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S2 E29 · Season 2, Episode 29

1951-03-24

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S2 E30 · Season 2, Episode 30

1951-03-31

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S2 E31 · Season 2, Episode 31

1951-04-07

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S2 E32 · Season 2, Episode 32

1951-04-14

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S2 E33 · Season 2, Episode 33

1951-04-21

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S2 E34 · Season 2, Episode 34

1951-04-28

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S2 E35 · Season 2, Episode 35

1951-05-05

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S2 E36 · Season 2, Episode 36

1951-05-12

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S2 E37 · Season 2, Episode 37

1951-05-19

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S2 E38 · Season 2, Episode 38

1951-05-26

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S2 E39 · Season 2, Episode 39

1951-06-02

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Season 3

33 episodes

S3 E1 · Season 3, Episode 1

1951-09-08

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S3 E2 · Season 3, Episode 2

1951-09-15

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S3 E3 · Season 3, Episode 3

1951-09-22

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S3 E4 · Season 3, Episode 4

1951-09-29

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S3 E5 · Season 3, Episode 5

1951-10-06

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S3 E6 · Season 3, Episode 6

1951-10-13

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S3 E7 · Season 3, Episode 7

1951-10-20

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S3 E8 · Season 3, Episode 8

1951-11-03

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S3 E9 · Season 3, Episode 9

1951-11-17

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S3 E10 · Season 3, Episode 10

1951-11-24

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S3 E11 · Season 3, Episode 11

1951-12-01

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S3 E12 · Season 3, Episode 12

1951-12-08

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S3 E13 · Season 3, Episode 13

1951-12-15

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S3 E14 · Season 3, Episode 14

1951-12-22

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S3 E15 · Season 3, Episode 15

1951-12-29

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S3 E16 · Season 3, Episode 16

1952-01-05

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S3 E17 · Season 3, Episode 17

1952-01-12

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S3 E18 · Season 3, Episode 18

1952-01-26

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S3 E19 · Season 3, Episode 19

1952-02-02

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S3 E20 · Season 3, Episode 20

1952-02-09

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S3 E21 · Season 3, Episode 21

1952-02-16

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S3 E22 · Season 3, Episode 22

1952-02-23

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S3 E23 · Season 3, Episode 23

1952-03-01

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S3 E24 · Season 3, Episode 24

1952-03-08

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S3 E25 · Season 3, Episode 25

1952-03-15

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S3 E26 · Season 3, Episode 26

1952-03-22

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S3 E27 · Season 3, Episode 27

1952-03-29

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S3 E28 · Season 3, Episode 28

1952-04-05

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S3 E29 · Season 3, Episode 29

1952-04-12

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S3 E30 · Season 3, Episode 30

1952-04-19

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S3 E31 · Season 3, Episode 31

1952-04-26

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S3 E32 · Season 3, Episode 32

1952-05-10

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S3 E33 · Season 3, Episode 33

1952-05-31

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Season 4

29 episodes

S4 E1 · Season 4, Episode 1

1952-10-04

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S4 E2 · Season 4, Episode 2

1952-10-11

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S4 E3 · Season 4, Episode 3

1952-10-18

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S4 E4 · Season 4, Episode 4

1952-10-25

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S4 E5 · Season 4, Episode 5

1952-11-01

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S4 E6 · Season 4, Episode 6

1952-11-15

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S4 E7 · Season 4, Episode 7

1952-11-22

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S4 E8 · Season 4, Episode 8

1952-11-29

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S4 E9 · Season 4, Episode 9

1952-12-06

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S4 E10 · Season 4, Episode 10

1952-12-13

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S4 E11 · Season 4, Episode 11

1952-12-20

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S4 E12 · Season 4, Episode 12

1952-12-27

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S4 E13 · Season 4, Episode 13

1953-01-03

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S4 E14 · Season 4, Episode 14

1953-01-10

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S4 E15 · Season 4, Episode 15

1953-01-24

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S4 E16 · Season 4, Episode 16

1953-01-31

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S4 E17 · Season 4, Episode 17

1953-02-14

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S4 E18 · Season 4, Episode 18

1953-02-21

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S4 E19 · Season 4, Episode 19

1953-02-28

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S4 E20 · Season 4, Episode 20

1953-03-07

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S4 E21 · Season 4, Episode 21

1953-03-14

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S4 E22 · Season 4, Episode 22

1953-03-21

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S4 E23 · Season 4, Episode 23

1953-03-28

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S4 E24 · Season 4, Episode 24

1953-04-11

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S4 E25 · Season 4, Episode 25

1953-04-18

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S4 E26 · Season 4, Episode 26

1953-05-02

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S4 E27 · Season 4, Episode 27

1953-05-09

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S4 E28 · Season 4, Episode 28

1953-05-16

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S4 E29 · Season 4, Episode 29

1953-05-23

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Season 5

24 episodes

S5 E1 · Season 5, Episode 1

1953-09-12

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S5 E2 · Season 5, Episode 2

1953-09-19

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S5 E3 · Season 5, Episode 3

1953-10-10

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S5 E4 · Season 5, Episode 4

1953-10-17

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S5 E5 · Season 5, Episode 5

1953-10-24

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S5 E6 · Season 5, Episode 6

1953-11-14

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S5 E7 · Season 5, Episode 7

1953-11-21

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S5 E8 · Season 5, Episode 8

1953-12-05

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S5 E9 · Season 5, Episode 9

1953-12-12

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S5 E10 · Season 5, Episode 10

1954-01-02

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S5 E11 · Season 5, Episode 11

1954-01-09

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S5 E12 · Season 5, Episode 12

1954-01-16

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S5 E13 · Season 5, Episode 13

1954-01-30

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S5 E14 · Season 5, Episode 14

1954-02-13

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S5 E15 · Season 5, Episode 15

1954-02-27

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S5 E16 · Season 5, Episode 16

1954-03-06

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S5 E17 · Season 5, Episode 17

1954-03-27

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S5 E18 · Season 5, Episode 18

1954-04-03

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S5 E19 · Season 5, Episode 19

1954-04-24

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S5 E20 · Season 5, Episode 20

1954-05-01

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S5 E21 · Season 5, Episode 21

1954-05-08

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S5 E22 · Season 5, Episode 22

1954-05-22

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S5 E23 · Season 5, Episode 23

1954-05-29

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S5 E24 · Season 5, Episode 24

1954-06-05

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