The Pepsodent Show

The Pepsodent Show
Other namesThe Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope
The Bob Hope Pepsodent Show
The Bob Hope Show
GenreComedy
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesNBC
StarringBob Hope
Jerry Colonna
Skinnay Ennis
Blanche Stewart
Elvia Allman
Judy Garland
Frances Langford
The Desi Arnaz Orchestra
(more)
AnnouncerBill Goodwin
Wendell Niles
Art Baker
Larry Keating
Written by(see below)
Directed byBill Lawrence
Norman Morrell
Bob Stephenson
Al Capstaff
Produced byBill Lawrence
Norman Morrell
Bob Stephenson
Al Capstaff
Original releaseSeptember 27, 1938 (1938-09-27) –
June 8, 1948 (1948-06-08)
No. of episodes132 (according to the Radio Gold Index)
150 (other sources)
Opening themeThanks for the Memory
Sponsored byPepsodent

The Pepsodent Show is an American radio comedy program broadcast from 1938 to 1948, during the Golden Age of Radio. The program starred Bob Hope and Jerry Colonna, alongside Blanche Stewart, Elvia Allman, and a continuously rotating supporting cast of actors and musicians which included, for a time, Judy Garland, Frances Langford, and Desi Arnaz and his orchestra.

The Pepsodent Show was broadcast Tuesday nights at 10:00 over NBC from September 27, 1938 to June 8, 1948. For most of its run, Pepsodent followed Fibber McGee and Molly on Tuesdays[1] and preceded The Raleigh Cigarette Program starring Red Skelton.[2] The Pepsodent Show, along with Edgar Bergen's Chase and Sanborn Hour, Jack Benny's The Jack Benny Program, and Fred Allen's Texaco Star Theatre, was one of the most listened-to programs during World War II.

  1. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-1950-7678-3. Retrieved December 15, 2015. the pepsodent show.
  2. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (2004). A Critical History of Television's The Red Skelton Show, 1951-1971. McFarland. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7864-1732-2. Retrieved October 28, 2015.