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'''''[[Jerry Lewis|Jerry]]:''''' ''Well, your name is really Dean but I called you Max and I told you to fly away because Maxfli is the name of a golf ball and the sponsor doesn't want us to make any plugs.''
'''''Dean:''''' ''We need the golf balls!''
'''''Jerry:''''' ''Because we both play golf so send them to the house right away.''
'''''Dean:''''' ''Maxfli!'' }}
A live [[Variety Show]] from the 1950's which was hosted by a rotating group of entertainers. The title refers to the show's primary sponsor, Colgate-Palmolive. The November 22, 1953 episode was the first NTSC color television broadcast.
Some of the most famous acts of the day appeared either as hosts or guest stars, including [[Abbott and Costello]], [[Dean Martin|Martin]] and [[Jerry Lewis|Lewis]], [[The Jack Benny Program|Jack Benny]], [[Bob Hope]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Ethel Merman]], [[The Honeymooners|Jackie Gleason]], [[Singin' in
Lasted five and a half years before going off the air due to competition from ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show
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* [[As Himself]]: Sometimes the celebrities played a completely fictional character and sometimes they were this.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Jerry Lewis and Lou Costello typically assumed the role whenever they appeared.
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* [[Rule of Funny]]: Very often the only rule there was.
* [[Special Guest]]: The guest star(s) of the week.
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To [[
* [[Throw It In]]: If something funny came up during pre-show rehearsal, it would often be written into the script.
* [[Trope Co Trope of the Week]]: Very common when the show was on the air.
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