The Milton Berle Show (1958)

Maybe "The Milton Berle Show" wasn't "Texaco Star Theater," but then again, television was new in 1948 and Berle was about the most "visual" thing on it, what with his physical brand of comedy. Eighteen years later, variety shows were a dime a dozen but Berle's show wasn't any worse than the others of the time.

The 1966 edition of 'The Milton Berle Show' was nearly identical in format to the original version that had made Berle a star on 'Texaco Star Theatre' in the 1940s. But in 1948, Berle was a novelty on television (and television itself was a novelty).