The Ed Wynn Show

(1949-1950)

30 minutes

Cast: Ed Wynn

Variety / Comedy / Television / Series

Live TV comedy show filmed onstage in front of a live audience.  Vaudeville comedian and character actor Ed Wynn entertained each week with his inimitable brand of humor.  Guest stars joined in the frivolity.  These episodes feature comedian Victor Moore, the one and only Buster Keaton (who recreates his first scene in a silent comedy, The Molasses Gig), Elsa Lanchester and Reginald Gardner and The Three Stooges. Sponsored by Camel Cigarettes.

The Ed Wynn Show - Pilot

1958 pilot show for a situation comedy starring Ed, also called “The Ed Wynn Show”.  Ed talks directly to his audience in a rare epilogue.

The Ed Wynn Show with Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen visits Ed’s pet store in search of an exotic animal and Ed plays a door-to-door salesman who tries to peddle his wares to Beulah (Hattie McDaniel).

The Ed Wynn Show with Gloria Swanson

The Ed Wynn Show with Vera Vague

Ed and Vera play castaways who are marooned on a desert island with an amorous gorilla.

The Ed Wynn Show - 3/11/1950