Vacation Playhouse is an American anthology television series that was broadcast during the summer months on CBS from July 22, 1963, to August 21, 1967.
Vacation Playhouse | |
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Created by | Richard Michaels |
Directed by | Hy Averback Richard Crenna Jack Donohue Claudio Guzmán Jerry Hopper Fletcher Markle Norman Z. McLeod Gene Reynolds Barry Shear Don Taylor Richard Whorf Don Weis |
Starring | (see below) |
Composer | Jerry Fielding |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 47 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Warren Lewis William Dozier |
Producers | Hal Kanter Arthur Julian Jack Donohue Stanley Shpetner Edward H. Feldman Jim McGinn |
Production locations | Desilu Studios CBS Television City |
Editors | Bill Heath Robert L. Swanson |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Bing Crosby Productions Desilu Productions Four Star Television Universal Television |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | July 22, 1963 August 21, 1967 | –
Vacation Playhouse premiered on July 22, 1963, on CBS. The show aired as a summer replacement for CBS's sitcom The Lucy Show. A voiceover introduced each episode with "While Lucy's on vacation . . . it's Vacation Playhouse".
The series was a showcase for previously unaired unsold television pilot films. When it replaced The Lucy Show in 1963, 1964, 1966, and 1967, its episodes were comedies. In 1965, it replaced Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. with episodes of drama and adventure.
The final episode aired Monday, August 21, 1967 after four years and five seasons.[citation needed]
The series was directed by actors Don Taylor, and Richard Crenna[citation needed] and television producer/director Jack Donohue. The series was produced by producers Hal Kanter, Arthur Julian[citation needed] and Donohue. Other producers included Norman Lear. Other directors included Bud Yorkin.
The series was filmed alternatively between the Desilu Studios and Television City. The series was also produced with the association of Bing Crosby Productions, Desilu Productions, Four Star Television, and Universal Television.[citation needed]
Vacation Playhouse aired on Mondays from 8:30 to 9 p.m. Eastern Time during its first and second seasons. During its third season, (1965), the series aired on Friday nights from 9:30 to 10 p.m. E. T. It returned to its previous time slot on Monday nights in 1966 and for a final run in the summer of 1967.
Season | Episodes | Season Premiere | Season Finale |
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1 | 10 | July 22, 1963 | September 23, 1963 |
2 | 12 | June 15, 1964 | September 14, 1964 |
3 | 12 | June 20, 1965 | September 5, 1965 |
4 | 8 | July 4, 1966 | September 5, 1966 |
5 | 5 | July 3, 1967 | August 21, 1967 |
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