Series Description:

The Judy Garland Show was a 60 minute musical/variety series on CBS. Each week Ms. Garland would treat her audience to several of her songs. She also had well-known guest stars; usually either other top singers and/or comedians. A real treat was when the non-musical guest stars would join her in a duet.

Judy Garland Show Cast:

Judy Garland .......... Hostess  
Jerry Van Dyke ........ Series Regular (Episodes 1-10)

Judy Garland Show Trivia:

Ms. Garland went to work at MGM studios in 1936. She first became known to the public as "Betsy Booth" in the Andy Hardy series of movies co-starring with Mickey Rooney ("The Mickey Rooney Show"). She also did seven other films with Mickey Rooney from 1937 through 1948.

Judy Garland's real name was Frances Ethel Gumm. She was the perfect co-star for Mickey Rooney who was pretty short as she was only 4 feet 11 and one-half inches tall!

The Judy Garland Show was nominated for three Emmys and one Golden Globe award but didn't win any.

It's a common misconception that Judy Garland won an Oscar for her role in "The Wizard of Oz". While she didn't get an Oscar, the film made her an overnight star. She did get nominated for three Oscars during her career. "Wizard of Oz" - For outstanding performance as a screen juvenile; "A Star Is Born" - Best Actress; "Judgement At Nurenburg" - Best Supporting Actress.

The Judy Garland Show was loved by the critics and it also had a very loyal audience that simply loved Judy. The series didn't survive its first season, however, for a couple of reasons. First, one of the highest rated series of all time, "Bonanza" was on NBC in the same time slot. Secondly, the President of CBS at that time was James Aubrey and he made no secret of the fact that he couldn't stand Judy Garland!

In addition to a multitude of movie stars, the Judy Garland Show attracted guest stars from other TV shows including Dick and Tom Smothers ("The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"), Steve Allen ("The Tonight Show"), Jayne Meadows ("I've Got a Secret"), Carl Reiner ("The Dick Van Dyke Show"), and Rich Little ("Love on a Rooftop").

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Notice: The following information accurately reflects the dates each episode aired on television and who appeared as guest stars. There is a lot of conflicting episode information about this show because many guides list the episodes in the order they were taped. We list them in the order they appeared on television. For example, the episode below that we call #12 (because it was the twelfth show aired) is called #15 by many other sites (fifteenth show taped).

Judy Garland Show - The First And Only Season

Date: September 29, 1963
Guests: Donald O'Connor
Date: October 6, 1963
Guests: Barbara Streisand / Ethel Merman / Tom & Dick Smothers
Date: October 13, 1963
Guests: Lena Horne / Terry-Thomas
Date: October 20, 1963
Guests: Jack Carter / George Maharis / Leo Durocher
Date: October 27, 1963
Guests: June Allyson / Steve Lawrence
Date: November 3, 1963
Guests: George Jessel / Vic Damone / Zina Bethune
Date: November 10, 1963
Guests: Count Basie / Mel Tormé
Date: November 17, 1963
Guests: Liza Minnelli / Soupy Sales
Date: December 1, 1963
Guests: Peggy Lee / Carl Reiner / Jack Carter
Date: December 8, 1963
Guests: Mickey Rooney
Date: December 15, 1963
Guests: Tony Bennett / Dick Shawn
Date: December 22, 1963
Guests: Liza Minnelli / Mel Tormé / Jack Jones / Joey & Lorna Luft
Date: December 29, 1963
Guests: Bobby Darin / Bob Newhart
Date: January 5, 1964
Guests: Steve Allen / Jayne Meadows / Mel Tormé
Date: January 12, 1964
Guests: Ethel Merman / Shelley Berman / Peter Gennaro
Date: January 19, 1964
Guests: Louis Nye / Vic Damone / Chita Rivera / Ken Murray
Date: January 26, 1964
Guests: Martha Raye / Rich Little / Peter Lawford / Ken Murray
Date: February 2, 1964
Guests: Louis Jourdan / Ken Murray
Date: February 9, 1964
Guests: Joey & Lorna Luft
Date: February 16, 1964
Guests: Diahann Carrol / Mel Tormé
Date: February 23, 1964
Guests: Jack Jones / Ken Murray
Date: March 1, 1964
Guests: Ray Bolger / Jane Powell
Date: March 8, 1964
Guests: None Or Unknown
Date: March 15, 1964
Guests: Vic Damone
Date: March 22, 1964
Guests: Robert Cole
Date: March 29, 1964
Guests: None Or Unknown

Tv Specials:

Ford Star Jubilee - September 24, 1955
The Judy Garland Show - April 8, 1956
Judy, Frank, and Dean - February 25, 1962
Judy Garland and Her Guests Phil Silvers And Robert Goulet - March 19, 1963
Judy and Liza Live at the London Palladium - December 1964

Series Description:

Judy Garland Show Cast:

Judy Garland Show Trivia:

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Judy Garland Show - The First And Only Season

Tv Specials:

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