| The Ed Wynn Show | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Camel Comedy Caravan |
| Genre | Comedy Variety |
| Created by | Ralph Levy |
| Written by | Hy Faber Hal Kanter Seaman Jacobs Leo Solomon Vin Bogert |
| Directed by | Ralph Levy |
| Starring | Ed Wynn |
| Narrated by | Bob LeMond |
| Theme music composer | Lud Gluskin |
| Composer | Lud Gluskin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Harlan Thompson |
| Production locations | Hollywood, California |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS KTTV (Los Angeles) WCBS-TV (New York) |
| Release | September 22, 1949 – July 4, 1950 |
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The Ed Wynn Show is an American variety show originally broadcast from September 22, 1949 to July 4, 1950, on the CBS Television Network. Comedian and former vaudevillian Ed Wynn was the star of the program's 39 episodes, which were the first shows broadcast live from Hollywood,[1] and transmitted via kinescope to New York.
The show included the commercial television debuts of Robert Clary, Dinah Shore, The Three Stooges, Hattie McDaniel, Buster Keaton, Leon Errol, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.