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'''''The Imogene Coca Show''''' is a half-hour [[NBC]] [[television]] series starring Imogene Coca (1908-2001) in both [[situation comedy]] and variety show formats. The program debuted on October 2, 1954, after the ending of Sid Caesar's ''Your Show of Shows,'' on which Coca had been a popular regular performer.<ref name=coca>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-imogene-coca-show/show/6812/summary.html?tag=page_nav;main|title=''The Imogene Coca Show''|publisher=tv.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> | '''''The Imogene Coca Show''''' is a half-hour [[NBC]] [[television]] series starring Imogene Coca (1908-2001) in both [[situation comedy]] and variety show formats. The program debuted on October 2, 1954, after the ending of Sid Caesar's ''Your Show of Shows,'' on which Coca had been a popular regular performer.<ref name=coca>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/the-imogene-coca-show/show/6812/summary.html?tag=page_nav;main|title=''The Imogene Coca Show''|publisher=tv.com|accessdate=August 27, 2020}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 19:26, May 13, 2021
The Imogene Coca Show is a half-hour NBC television series starring Imogene Coca (1908-2001) in both situation comedy and variety show formats. The program debuted on October 2, 1954, after the ending of Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, on which Coca had been a popular regular performer.[1]
The first two episodes of The Imogene Coca Show center upon the difficulties of a television star starting a new series. Her co-stars were Billy DeWolfe (1907-1974) and Ruth Donnelly (1896-1982). The program became a variety show in its third episode, with standard songs, comedy sketches, and weekly guest stars. Then in February 1955, Coca was cast as a newlywed with a husband and two lively neighbors, Helen and Harry Milliken, portrayed, respectively, by Bibi Osterwald (1918-2002) and David Burns (1902-1971).[1]
Eight years thereafter in the 1963-1964 season, Coca was cast in another NBC situation comedy, Grindl, about the wacky life of a middle-aged maid working for an employment agency.[2]
The Imogene Coca Show aired on Saturday evenings at 9 p.m. EST preceding The Jimmy Durante Show and opposite Two for the Money on CBS. ABC aired Saturday evening boxing at the time.[2]
The program was telecast from New York City. It ended after a single season.[1]