The Polly Bergen Show
| The Polly Bergen Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy/ Variety |
| Written by | Marvin Worth |
| Starring | Polly Bergen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Bill Colleran |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 25 min. |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | September 21, 1957 – May 31, 1958 |
The Polly Bergen Show was a half-hour 18-episode comedy/variety show, starring then 27-year-old Polly Bergen, which aired on NBC in the 1957–1958 television season. The program is remembered for its impressive guest-star lineup as well as its closing theme song, "The Party's Over" (1956).The Polly Bergen Show alternated in the 9 p.m. EST Saturday time slot with the equally short-lived Club Oasis.
In the premiere on September 21, 1957, the guests included Julius LaRosa, Jack Carson, Sylvia Sidney and Bud Collyer, the first emcee of CBS's To Tell the Truth, on which Bergen was a long-term panelist. Bergen and LaRosa performed a duet "When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues." Carson performed "Top Banana" with Bergen, who by herself sang "Tammy" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Coincidentally, four months earlier on May 16, 1957, Bergen played the title role of singer Helen Morgan in "The Helen Morgan Story" of CBS's Playhouse 90; Sylvia Sidney, one of her guests in the first episode of The Polly Bergen Show, played Helen's mother, Lulu Morgan. Bergen won an Emmy award for her portrayal of Helen Morgan.
On October 5, 1957, guest star Ernie Kovacs and Bergen performed the duet, "We're a Couple of Swells." Bergen sang "But Not for Me" and "Every Little Movement." On October 19, Bergen's guests were Howard Morris and English actress Kay Kendall, the latter in her television debut. Following the recent launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union, Bergen did a medley of "How High the Moon", "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" and "It's Only a Paper Moon".
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