Welcome Aboard
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{{Infobox television
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| alt_name = Admiral Presents the Five Star Revue—Welcome Aboard
| genre = Variety
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| opentheme = "Sailor's Hornpipe"
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| cinematography =
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 25 minutes
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| channel = NBC
| first_aired = {{start date|1948|10|03}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1949|02|20}}
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Welcome Aboard is an American variety show that was televised live on Sundays at 7:30pm EST on NBC. The series was initially titled Admiral Presents the Five Star Revue—Welcome Aboard, when it was sponsored by Admiral but was retitled when sponsorship was dropped in December 1948.{{Cite book|last1=Brooks|first1=Tim|author-link=Tim Brooks (historian)|last2=Marsh|first2=Earle F.|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|publisher=Ballantine Books|year=2007|isbn=978-0-345-49773-4|location=New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w8KztFy6QYwC&dq=%22Welcome+Aboard+musical+variety%22&pg=PA1495|page=1495|access-date=December 12, 2024}}
The premiere episode featured Martin and Lewis (after their June 20, 1948 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show), and Phil Silvers. The second episode on October 10 also featured Martin and Lewis, and a kinescope of this latter show is preserved in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Three additional episodes are held by the Library of Congress{{Cite web|url=http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=1&ti=1,1&Search%5FArg=five%20star%20revue&Search%5FCode=GKEY%5E%2A&CNT=100&type=quick&PID=8fGbM5a2OrVorOlbkpSU7qeINRAx&SEQ=20120707073211&SID=1|title = LC Catalog - Legacy Catalog Retired}}{{Cite web|url=http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=2&ti=1,2&Search%5FArg=five%20star%20revue&Search%5FCode=GKEY%5E%2A&CNT=100&type=quick&PID=8fGbM5a2OrVorOlbkpSU7qeINRAx&SEQ=20120707073211&SID=1|title = LC Catalog - Legacy Catalog Retired}}{{Cite web|url=http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=3&ti=1,3&Search%5FArg=five%20star%20revue&Search%5FCode=GKEY%5E%2A&CNT=100&type=quick&PID=8fGbM5a2OrVorOlbkpSU7qeINRAx&SEQ=20120707073211&SID=1|title = LC Catalog - Legacy Catalog Retired}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0040058|title=Welcome Aboard}}
Category:1948 American television series debuts
Category:1949 American television series endings
Category:1940s American variety television series
Category:Black-and-white American television shows
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:NBC original programming
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