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The Jack Carson Show

The Jack Carson Show
Jack Carson
Other namesNew Jack Carson Show
The Sealtest Village Store
GenreComedy-variety
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationKNX
SyndicatesCBS
NBC
CBC Dominion
TV adaptationsThe Jack Carson Show
StarringJack Carson
AnnouncerDel Sharbutt
Carlton KaDell
Howard Petrie
Hy Averback
Bob Stewart
Written bySol Stein
Tom Adair
Jack Douglas
Howard Harris
Leo Solomon
Dave Swift
Leonard Levinson
Lou Fulton
Mack Benoff
Directed byBill Brennan
Vick Knight
Sam Fuller
Larry Berns
Produced byBill Brennan
Vick Knight
Sam Fuller
Larry Berns
Original releaseJune 2, 1943 (1943-06-02) –
December 20, 1956 (1956-12-20)
Opening theme"The Moment We Met"
Sponsored byCampbell Soup Company
Sanka coffee
Sealtest
Photo of a Chicago streetscape taken by Stanley Kubrick Look magazine, 1949, from State/Lake station
People arriving at the Chicago Theatre for a show starring, in person, Jack Carson, Marion Hutton, and Robert Alda, taken by Stanley Kubrick for Look magazine, 1949

The Jack Carson Show is an American old-time radio comedy-variety program. It was broadcast on different seasons on CBS and NBC, beginning on June 2, 1943, and ending on December 20, 1956. The program was also known as The Sealtest Village Store,[1] and the New Jack Carson Show.[2] It was carried on the CBC Dominion network in Canada, as well.[3] Additionally, The Jack Carson Show is the title of a television program that was broadcast on NBC from October 22, 1954, until March 11, 1955.[4]

  1. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 363. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  2. ^ "(untitled brief)" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 19, 1943. p. 55. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Renewal Accounts" (PDF). Broadcasting. November 18, 1946. p. 64. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  4. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. pp. 420–421. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.