The Jerry Lewis Show as host on "The Colgate Comedy Hour", with vocalist Dean Martin as the duo of "Martin and Lewis", first formed in July 1946. In 1956, after 17 films, a radio series , 29 Colgate shows and many night club appearances, they parted ways bitterly. Both Martin and Lewis continued as successful, but separate superstars. Between 1957 and 1962, Lewis headlined several well received solo specials for the NBC and ABC networks. "The Jerry Lewis Show" was the comedian's first foray into weekly television. Lewis had been a substitute host of "The Tonight Show" for two weeks after Jack Paar quit
Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Show", this time as a one-hour variety show for NBC, which ran from 1967 to 1969. He would next direct and star in "The Big Mouth" (1967). Lewis made an appearance on "The Danny Thomas Hour", starred in Jerry Paris' film "Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River" (1968) and then appear as a guest on "Playboy After Dark", surprising Davis Jr. in 1968. Lewis went on to star in "Hook, Line & Sinker" (1969) with co-star Peter Lawford and afterwards, guest starred in an episode of "Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Hour". In 1970, Lewis guest