
Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy 1950
Overview
In his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism - Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and the lesser known Podine Puffington (a life-size doll that Bergen would use as a comedy dancing partner). Orchestra leader Ray Noble becomes upset when Charlie tells him that Edgar has hired someone else as a pianist (who turns out to be the beautiful Diana Lynn) to perform a solo. In the last scene, Edgar and Charlie
Director: Alan Dinehart
Cast

Edgar Bergen
Self

Diana Lynn
Self

Ray Noble
Self (as Ray Noble and Orchestra)
Pat Patrick
Self

Jim Backus
Magistrate Backus

Bill Baldwin
Town Crier

Thurl Ravenscroft
Tall Bass Singer (uncredited)