All Seasons

Season 1

• SPECIAL 0x2 The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

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• SPECIAL 0x9 Argument to Beethoven's Fifth

  • December 27, 1954
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• SPECIAL 0x11 From Here to Obscurity

  • March 5, 1954
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• SPECIAL 0x12 The Cobbler's Daughter

  • April 3, 1954
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• SPECIAL 0x17 The Fur Coat

  • April 23, 1956
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• SPECIAL 0x20 People to People

  • May 25, 1957
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• SPECIAL 0x21 A Rich Man's Joke

  • October 13, 1951
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  A silent movie spoof.

• S01E01 Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Burgess Meredith, Gertrude Lawrence, Robert Merrill

  • February 25, 1950
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  In the premiere telecast, guests are actor Burgess Meredith, and comic actress Gertrude Lawrence. Sketches include Imogene Coca in a parody of turn-of-the century star Lilian Russell; Sid Caesar as a psychologist; Lawrence appears in "Live vs. theatre", a take-off on Noel Coward plays; Christopher Columbus; a nervous groom. Songs include "I Don't Know Why" (Lawrence);"Wiffenpoof Song" (Merrill); "Sweet Betsy from Pike" (Fisher, Ross, Hayes); "Smorgasbord" (Coca); "Main Street, U.S.A."(Foss, Fisher and Piazza); "Dangerous Dan McGrew".

• S01E02 Robert Merrill, Mischa Elman, Burgess Meredith, Sid Caesar

  • March 4, 1950
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  Burgess Meredith is again the emcee for the second show. Highlights: The opening sketch follows a writer at the typewriter, revising a story as he types. Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca (introduced by name) enact the story as the writer revises their breakfast ordeal. Also appearing are Robert Merrill, ventriloquist Clifford Guest, and Marguerite Piazza.

• S01E03 Rex Harrison, Clifford Guest, Robert Merrill, Imogene Coca, Sid Caesar

  • March 11, 1950
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• S01E04 Guest Host: Melvyn Douglas

  • March 18, 1950
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• S01E05 Guest Host: Macdonald Carey; Guests: Marguerite Piazza, Jan Peerce

  • March 25, 1950
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• S01E06 Episode #1.6

  • April 1, 1950
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• S01E07 Episode #1.7

  • April 8, 1950
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• S01E08 Episode #1.8

  • April 15, 1950
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• S01E09 Episode #1.9

  • April 22, 1950
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• S01E10 Episode #1.10

  • April 29, 1950
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• S01E11 Episode #1.11

  • May 6, 1950
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• S01E12 Episode #1.12

  • May 13, 1950
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• S01E13 Episode #1.13

  • May 20, 1950
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• S01E14 Episode #1.14

  • May 27, 1950
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• S01E15 Episode #1.15

  • June 3, 1950
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• S01E16 Episode #1.16

  • June 10, 1950
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Season 2

• S02E01 Episode #2.1

  • September 9, 1950
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• S02E02 Episode #2.2

  • September 16, 1950
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• S02E03 Episode #2.3

  • September 23, 1950
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• S02E04 Episode #2.4

  • September 30, 1950
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• S02E05 Guest Hostess: Nanette Fabray; guest star: Marguerite Piazza

  • October 7, 1950
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• S02E06 Episode #2.6

  • October 14, 1950
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• S02E07 Episode #2.7

  • October 21, 1950
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• S02E08 Episode #2.8

  • October 28, 1950
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• S02E09 Episode #2.9

  • November 4, 1950
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• S02E10 Episode #2.10

  • November 11, 1950
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• S02E11 Episode #2.11

  • November 18, 1950
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• S02E12 Henry Morgan

  • November 25, 1950
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• S02E13 Episode #2.13

  • December 2, 1950
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• S02E14 Episode #2.14

  • December 9, 1950
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• S02E15 Episode #2.15

  • December 16, 1950
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• S02E16 Marguerite Piazza

  • December 23, 1950
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• S02E17 Charles Coburn

  • December 30, 1950
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• S02E18 Episode #2.18

  • January 6, 1951
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• S02E19 Episode #2.19

  • January 13, 1951
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• S02E20 Episode #2.20

  • January 20, 1951
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• S02E21 Episode #2.21

  • January 27, 1951
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• S02E22 Episode #2.22

  • February 3, 1951
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• S02E23 Sarah Churchill

  • February 10, 1951
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• S02E24 Episode #2.24

  • February 17, 1951
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• S02E25 Episode #2.25

  • February 24, 1951
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• S02E26 Episode #2.26

  • March 3, 1951
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• S02E27 Guest Host: Tom Ewell

  • March 10, 1951
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• S02E28 Episode #2.28

  • March 17, 1951
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• S02E29 Episode #2.29

  • March 24, 1951
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• S02E30 Episode #2.30

  • March 31, 1951
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• S02E31 Guest Host: John Conte

  • April 7, 1951
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• S02E32 Episode #2.32

  • April 14, 1951
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• S02E33 Episode #2.33

  • April 21, 1951
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• S02E34 Wendy Barrie, Paulette Goddard

  • April 28, 1951
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• S02E35 Episode #2.35

  • May 5, 1951
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• S02E36 Episode #2.36

  • May 12, 1951
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• S02E37 Episode #2.37

  • May 19, 1951
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• S02E38 Laraine Day, Cesare Siepi

  • May 26, 1951
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• S02E39 Episode #2.39

  • June 2, 1951
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• SPECIAL 0x22 Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.1

  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.1

• SPECIAL 0x23 Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.2

  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.2

• SPECIAL 0x24 Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.3

  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.3

• SPECIAL 0x25 Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.4

  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.4

• SPECIAL 0x26 Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.5

  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.5

• SPECIAL 0x27 Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.6

  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.6

• SPECIAL 0x28 Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.7

  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.7

• SPECIAL 0x29 Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.8

  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows (VHS Big Box Unicorn) Vol.8

Season 3

• S03E01 Wendell Corey

  • September 8, 1951

  Skits include one where Sid and Imogene have completely different reactions to a night at the movies, Where they play an American tourist couple at a cafè, a and a pantomime of two people at the beach. Sid does a monologue about an insensitive visitor to a hospital patient. Imogene' ballet parody this week is based on "The Sleeping Beauty". Mata and Hari do a dance about their version of two moviegoers.

• S03E02 Marguerite Chapman

  • September 15, 1951

• S03E03 Episode 3.3

  • September 22, 1951

  Episode 3.3

• S03E04 Episode 3.4

  • September 29, 1951

  Episode 3.4

• S03E05 Episode 3.5

  • October 6, 1951

  Episode 3.5

• S03E06 Episode 3.6

  • October 13, 1951

  Episode 3.6

• S03E07 Episode 3.7

  • October 20, 1951

  Episode 3.7

• S03E08 Episode 3.8

  • October 27, 1951

  Episode 3.8

• S03E09 Episode 3.9

  • November 3, 1951

  Episode 3.9

• S03E10 Episode 3.10

  • November 10, 1951

  Episode 3.10

• S03E11 Episode 3.11

  • November 17, 1951

  Episode 3.11

• S03E12 Episode 3.12

  • November 24, 1951

  Episode 3.12

• S03E13 Episode 3.13

  • December 1, 1951

  Episode 3.13

• S03E14 Episode 3.14

  • December 8, 1951

  Episode 3.14

• S03E15 Episode 3.15

  • December 15, 1951

  Episode 3.15

• S03E16 Episode 3.16

  • December 22, 1951

  Episode 3.16

• S03E17 Episode 3.17

  • December 29, 1951

  Episode 3.17

• S03E18 Episode 3.18

  • January 5, 1952

  Episode 3.18

• S03E19 Episode 3.19

  • January 12, 1952

  Episode 3.19

• S03E20 Episode 3.20

  • January 19, 1952

  Episode 3.20

• S03E21 Guest host: Binnie Barnes

  • January 26, 1952

  Guest host: Binnie Barnes

• S03E22 Episode 3.22

  • February 2, 1952

  Episode 3.22

• S03E23 Episode 3.23

  • February 9, 1952

  Episode 3.23

• S03E24 Guest Host: Arlene Francis

  • February 16, 1952

  Arlene Francis delivers a short monologue; skit in which Caesar and Coca as a new mother and father who have just put their baby to sleep and are trying to be quiet; the Billy Williams Quartet sings "Red River Valley", and "In the Cool of the Evening"; Reiner and Caesar routine: Caesar as Dr. Wolfgang von Lionklopper; Fisher, Ross and Redding dance to Indiana interlude.

• S03E25 Margaret Lindsay

  • February 23, 1952

  While Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca are obviously front and center here, 30's Warner Brothers actress Margaret Lindsay, is hostess - and is surprisingly effective in a lunchroom diner sketch (Carl Reiner's bit reciting the dessert menu is hilarious).

• S03E26 Guest Host: Leo Genn

  • March 1, 1952

  Guest Host: Leo Genn

• S03E27 Episode 3.27

  • March 8, 1952

  Episode 3.27

• S03E28 Episode 3.28

  • March 15, 1952

  Episode 3.28

• S03E29 Episode 3.29

  • March 22, 1952

  Episode 3.29

• S03E30 Guest Host: Jose Greco, Richard Hayes

  • March 29, 1952

  Guest Host: Jose Greco, Richard Hayes

• S03E31 Episode 3.31

  • April 5, 1952

  Includes the parody of A Streetcar Named Desire.

• S03E32 Episode 3.32

  • April 12, 1952

  Episode 3.32

• S03E33 Episode 3.33

  • April 19, 1952

  Episode 3.33

• S03E34 Episode 3.34

  • April 26, 1952

  Episode 3.34

• S03E35 Episode 3.35

  • May 3, 1952

  Episode 3.35

• S03E36 Episode 3.36

  • May 10, 1952

  Episode 3.36

• S03E37 Episode 3.37

  • May 17, 1952

  Episode 3.37

• S03E38 Episode 3.38

  • May 24, 1952

  Episode 3.38

• S03E39 Episode 3.39

  • May 31, 1952

  Episode 3.39

Season 4

• S04E01 Episode 04.01

  • September 6, 1952

  Episode 04.01

• S04E02 Guest Hostess: Marilyn Maxwell

  • September 13, 1952

  Guest Hostess: Marilyn Maxwell

• S04E03 Guest Host: Jack Palance

  • September 20, 1952

  Guest Host: Jack Palance

• S04E04 Episode 04.04

  • September 27, 1952

  Episode 04.04

• S04E05 Episode 04.05

  • October 4, 1952

  Episode 04.05

• S04E06 Episode 04.06

  • October 11, 1952

  Episode 04.06

• S04E07 Episode 04.07

  • October 18, 1952

  Episode 04.07

• S04E08 Episode 04.08

  • October 25, 1952

  xEpisode 04.08

• S04E09 Episode 04.09

  • November 1, 1952

  Episode 04.09

• S04E10 Episode 04.10

  • November 8, 1952

  Episode 04.10

• S04E11 Episode 04.11

  • November 15, 1952

  Episode 04.11

• S04E12 Episode 04.12

  • November 22, 1952

  Episode 04.12

• S04E13 Episode 04.13

  • November 29, 1952

  Episode 04.13

• S04E14 Episode 04.14

  • December 6, 1952

  Episode 04.14

• S04E15 Episode 04.15

  • December 13, 1952

  Episode 04.15

• S04E16 Episode 04.16

  • December 20, 1952

  Episode 04.16

• S04E17 Guest Hostess: Glynis Johns

  • December 27, 1952

  Guest Hostess: Glynis Johns

• S04E18 Episode 04.18

  • January 3, 1953

  Episode 04.18

• S04E19 Episode 04.19

  • January 10, 1953

  Episode 04.19

• S04E20 Episode 04.20

  • January 17, 1953

  Episode 04.20

• S04E21 Guest Host: Robert Preston

  • January 24, 1953

  Guest Host: Robert Preston

• S04E22 Episode 04.22

  • January 31, 1953

  Episode 04.22

• S04E23 Episode 04.23

  • February 7, 1953

  Episode 04.23

• S04E24 Episode 04.24

  • February 14, 1953

  Episode 04.24

• S04E25 Episode 04.25

  • February 21, 1953

  Episode 04.25

• S04E26 Episode 04.26

  • February 28, 1953

  Episode 04.26

• S04E27 Episode 04.27

  • March 7, 1953

  Episode 04.27

• S04E28 Episode 04.28

  • March 14, 1953

  Episode 04.28

• S04E29 Guest Hosts - Kukla, Fran & Ollie, Burr Tillstrom, Special Guest - Maria Tallchief

  • March 21, 1953

  Guest Hosts - Kukla, Fran & Ollie, Burr Tillstrom, Special Guest - Maria Tallchief

• S04E30 Episode 04.30

  • March 28, 1953

  Episode 04.30

• S04E31 Episode 04.31

  • April 4, 1953

  Episode 04.31

• S04E32 Episode 04.32

  • April 11, 1953

  Episode 04.32

• S04E33 Episode 04.33

  • April 18, 1953

  Episode 04.33

• S04E34 Episode 04.34

  • April 25, 1953

  Episode 04.34

• S04E35 Episode 04.35

  • May 2, 1953

  Episode 04.35

• S04E36 Episode 04.36

  • May 9, 1953

  Episode 04.36

• S04E37 Episode 04.37

  • May 16, 1953

  Episode 04.37

• S04E38 Episode 04.38

  • May 23, 1953

  Episode 04.38

Season 5

• S05E01 Episode 05.01

  • September 12, 1953

  Episode 05.01

• S05E02 Episode 05.02

  • September 19, 1953

  Episode 05.02

• S05E03 Episode 05.03

  • September 26, 1953

  Episode 05.03

• S05E04 Episode 05.04

  • October 3, 1953

  Episode 05.04

• S05E05 Episode 05.05

  • October 10, 1953

  Episode 05.05

• S05E06 Episode 05.06

  • October 17, 1953

  Episode 05.06

• S05E07 Episode 05.07

  • October 24, 1953

  Episode 05.07

• S05E08 Episode 05.08

  • October 31, 1953

  Episode 05.08

• S05E09 Episode 05.09

  • November 7, 1953

  Episode 05.09

• S05E10 Episode 05.10

  • November 14, 1953

  Episode 05.10

• S05E11 Episode 05.11

  • November 21, 1953

  Episode 05.11

• S05E12 Episode 05.12

  • November 28, 1953

  Episode 05.12

• S05E13 Episode 05.13

  • December 5, 1953

  Episode 05.13

• S05E14 Episode 05.14

  • December 12, 1953

  Episode 05.14

• S05E15 Episode 05.15

  • December 19, 1953

  Episode 05.15

• S05E16 Episode 05.16

  • December 25, 1953

  Episode 05.16

• S05E17 Guest host: Jayne Meadows

  • January 2, 1954

  Guest host: Jayne Meadows; featuring Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, The Baird Puppets, James Starbuck

• S05E18 Guest host: Marilyn Maxwell

  • January 9, 1954

  Guest host: Marilyn Maxwell; guest stars: Bambi Lynn & Rod Alexander, the Billy Williams Quartet, the Hamilton Trio, Harrison & Holloway, Jack Russell

• S05E19 Guest Host: Charlton Heston

  • January 16, 1954

  Guest Host: Charlton Heston. Guest Stars: Bambi Linn & Rod Alexander, the Bob Hamilton Trio, Keith Textor & Sylvia Michaels, Jack Russell & Victoria Sherry

• S05E20 Episode 05.20

  • January 23, 1954

  Episode 05.20

• S05E21 Guest Hostess: Angela Lansbury

  • January 30, 1954

  Guest Hostess: Angela Lansbury; Guest Stars: Dennis Day, Bambi Linn & Rod Alexander, the Bob Hamilton Trio, Jack Russell & Joan Walker

• S05E22 Guest Host - Margaret Truman

  • February 6, 1954

  Guest Host - Margaret Truman

• S05E23 Guest Host: Eddie Albert

  • February 13, 1954

  Guest Host: Eddie Albert

• S05E24 Episode 05.24

  • February 20, 1954

  Episode 05.24

• S05E25 Episode 05.25

  • February 27, 1954

  Episode 05.25

• S05E26 Guest Host: Zachary Scott

  • March 6, 1954

  Guest Host: Zachary Scott

• S05E27 Guest Host: Rhonda Fleming

  • March 13, 1954

  Guest Host: Rhonda Fleming

• S05E28 Episode 05.28

  • March 20, 1954

  Episode 05.28

• S05E29 Guest Host: Rita Gam

  • March 27, 1954

  Guest Host: Rita Gam

• S05E30 Guest Host: Phyllis Kirk

  • April 3, 1954

  Guest Host: Phyllis Kirk

• S05E31 Guest Host: Vera Lyn

  • April 10, 1954

  Guest Host: Vera Lyn

• S05E32 Episode 05.32

  • April 17, 1954

  Episode 05.32

• S05E33 Episode 05.33

  • April 24, 1954

  Episode 05.33

• S05E34 Guest Host: Louis Jourdan

  • May 1, 1954

  Guest Host: Louis Jourdan; with Marguerite Piazza. The Billy Williams Quartet, Bambi Linn & Rod Alexander, The Bob Hamilton Trio, Jack Russell, Sylvia Michaels, Keith Textor

• S05E35 Guest Host: Eddie Albert

  • May 8, 1954

  Guest Host: Eddie Albert

• S05E36 Episode 05.36

  • May 15, 1954

  Episode 05.36

• S05E37 Guest host: Patricia Neal

  • May 22, 1954

  Guest host: Patricia Neal

• S05E38 Guest Host: Eartha Kitt

  • May 29, 1954

  Guest Host: Eartha Kitt

• S05E39 Guest Host: Faye Emerson

  • June 5, 1954

  Guest Host: Faye Emerson

Additional Specials

• SPECIAL 0x1 The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

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• SPECIAL 0x3 The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

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• SPECIAL 0x4 The Five Dollar Date

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• SPECIAL 0x5 Boy at First Dance

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• SPECIAL 0x6 The Sleep Sketch

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• SPECIAL 0x7 A Fella Needs a Girl

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• SPECIAL 0x8 The Clock

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• SPECIAL 0x10 Benny Goodman

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• SPECIAL 0x13 The German General

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• SPECIAL 0x14 This is Your Story

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• SPECIAL 0x15 Boardrooms of Hollywood

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• SPECIAL 0x16 The Haircuts

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• SPECIAL 0x18 Seven Dwarfs Bet

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• SPECIAL 0x19 Aggravation Boulevard

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