The Edsel Show is an hour-long television special broadcast live on CBS, 
intended to promote Ford Motor Company‘s new Edsel line of cars. It was a
milestone in Bing Crosby‘s career, and was notable as being the first CBS 
entertainment program to be recorded on videotape, for rebroadcasting
on the west coast after the show was performed live for the east. The 
special replaced The Ed Sullivan Show, for the same sponsor, on CBS’
Sunday lineup for one evening only, and was one of the year’s most
successful programs, It also features an appearance by a "mystery
guest" who turned out to be Bob Hope.

The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom was a half-hour variety show that aired 
on ABC–TV from October 3, 1957 to June 23, 1960. Boone was at the time
the youngest person to host his own network variety program until ABC’s
The Donny & Marie Show in 1976.

Charles Eugene "Pat" Boone turned 81 June 1.

Original air dates on CBS/NBC-TV: October 3, 1954 – May 23, 1960

The series began August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio. Only Robert Young remained
of the radio cast when the series moved to CBS Television.

Bud Abbott  (born William Alexander Abbott in California)
(October 2, 1897 – April 24, 1974)

Actor and comedian Bud Abbott played the straight man in the
burlesque comedy show, Abbot and Costello. He and his comedy
partner Lou Costello are best known for their immortal "Who’s On
First?" routine, which they first performed in the 1940 movie One
Night In The Tropics. Abbott left school at an early age to work in
Coney Island and the Casino Theater. He later began performing
vaudeville with his new wife Betty in the early 1920’s.

Anthony Wilford Brimley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Presently a TV commercial actor, Brimley also played roles in
the films, The China Syndrome (1979), Cocoon (1985), and
The Thing (1982). He once worked as a ranch hand, wrangler,
blacksmith and as a bodyguard for Howard Hughes before
becoming an actor.

1991