The Danny Kaye Show
CBS
CBS · 1945–1946
Broadcasts
48
Cadence
Fortnightly
Rated
PG
Since
1945
The run
- Network
- CBS
- Years active
- 1945–1946
- Surviving broadcasts
- 48
- Genre
- comedy
Singles from the OTRR Maintained Danny Kaye set. THE DANNY KAYE SHOW In December 1944 it was announced that Pabst Sales Co. was dropping The Kenny Baker Show in favor of a vehicle for rising star Danny Kaye. Pabst had tried to sign established comedian Fred Allen for the show at a whopping cost of $25,000 per episode but the effort fizzled when Allen reportedly sniffing that he didn’t care to work for a beer company. Kaye agreed to a package costing the beer producer $16,000 per week, 2/3 the cost of Fred Allen. The Danny Kaye Show debuted on January 6, 1945 and featured Eve Arden, Frank Nelson, Lionel Stander among others. Music…
Source collection
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
5 dated broadcasts across 2 years on the air, with 1 year where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
Episodes
Start here
Listen to the run in order
Restored broadcasts from 1945, in original transmission order.
- 1. First Show · 6 Jan 1945
- 2. The Life of Danny Kaye · 13 Jan 1945
- 3. Singing in the Bathtub · 27 Jan 1945
- 01
First Show
6 Jan 1945 · 29 min
- 02
The Life of Danny Kaye
13 Jan 1945 · 29 min
Broadcast 13 January 1945. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
- 03
Singing in the Bathtub
27 Jan 1945 · 30 min
- 04
A Baby From Washington (AFRS)
3 Feb 1945 · 30 min
Broadcast 3 February 1945. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
- 05
A Valentine for Jack Benny
10 Feb 1945 · 29 min
Broadcast 10 February 1945. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
- 06
Dog Gets Danny Evicted
17 Feb 1945 · 29 min
Broadcast 17 February 1945. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
- 07
Woman Building Inspector
24 Feb 1945 · 29 min
Broadcast 24 February 1945. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
- 08
The Danny Kaye Theater
3 Mar 1945 · 29 min
Broadcast 3 March 1945. Public-domain transfer from the Old Time Radio Researchers certified set at the Internet Archive.
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