Star of the Family

Star of the Family is a CBS Television program which premiered on September 22, 1950 and aired until June 26, 1952. The show aired in these time slots: ⁕ Fridays 10-10:30 pm ET ⁕ Sundays 6:30-7pm ET ⁕ Thursdays 8-8:30pm ET Hosts included Morton Downey and Peter Lind Hayes with Mary Healy. The series was directed by Norman Frank, produced by Perry Lafferty and Coby Ruskin, and written by Adrian Spies. Music was by Carl Hoff and His Orchestra, with the Beatrice Kroft Dancers also featured. Beginning with the January 10, 1952 episode, the show alternated with the Burns and Allen show. The first season featured people who might be related to a celebrity, and the show contestants tried to guess the name of the celebrity. The celebrity was then brought out to entertain the audience. In the second season, the show became a musical comedy show. One of the few surviving episodes is available online at TV4U. This is the December 9, 1951 episode, hosted by Hayes and Healy, and featuring Duke Ellington, Gloria LeRoy, and Andy Russell.