About Vacation Playhouse
- Released on July 22, 1963
The concept of the series was the showing of unaired and unsold television pilots that did not make the television lineup for CBS. The show was successful during its first few seasons due to the fact that the show's concept, airing unsold and unaired television pilots, was a popular concept in the 1960s. But during its last two seasons on the air, the series did find some trouble due to the fact that the series were running out of pilots to air and, in their 4th season, they began airing repeats from the three seasons prior. During its 1966 summer run, the series aired eights new pilots and two repeats and during its last year airing five new pilots and four repeats.
Full Cast of Vacation Playhouse
Edgar Buchanan plays Luke (2 episodes)
William Bendix
Tisha Sterling plays Elsie Stanhope (1 episode)
Keith Andes plays Keith Granville (1 episode)
Mickey Shaughnessy plays Coach Mickey Brennan (1 episode)
Ellen Burstyn plays Ellen (1 episode)
Judy Canova plays Tillie Meeks (1 episode)
Joanna Moore plays Marge Cameron (1 episode)
Tony Randall plays Willie Coogan (1 episode)
Cesare Danova plays Mario Cellini (1 episode)
Ruby Keeler plays Ruby (1 episode)
Tom Nolan
Orson Bean
Martin Milner
Michael Burns plays Col. Rod Ryan (1 episode)
Ethel Merman plays Maggie Brown (1 episode)
Audrey Totter
Jay C. Flippen plays Cappy Skidmore (1 episode)
Wally Cox plays Alfred (1 episode)
Dan Dailey plays Sergeant Mike Parker (1 episode)
Derek Bond plays George Andrews (1 episode)
Suzy Parker
Gerald Mohr
Wallace Ford plays Lester Tinney (1 episode)
Ross Martin plays Clint Hightower (1 episode)
Brenda Vaccaro plays Jenny Penny (1 episode)
James Dunn plays P.J. Cunningham (1 episode)
Sara Haden plays Emma Madison (1 episode)
Ted Eccles plays Googie (1 episode)
Barbara Nichols plays Barbara Adams (1 episode)
Van Johnson
Joanna Barnes
Barry McGuire plays Buster Krause (1 episode)
Julie Gregg plays Barbara Piper (1 episode)
Jody McCrea plays Julius Sweetley (1 episode)
Charles Bronson plays John Wesley Hardin (2 episodes)
Alvy Moore plays Otis Platt (1 episode)
Beau Bridges plays Brandon Drood (1 episode)
Jerome Cowan plays Brainsley Gordon (1 episode)
Glynis Johns plays Glynis Granville (1 episode)
Joan Blondell plays Miss Zilke (1 episode)
Barbara Bostock plays Dina Martin (1 episode)
Keenan Wynn
Andy Devine plays Andy (1 episode)
Ann Jillian plays Bev Ferguson (1 episode)
Don Porter plays Battersea, The Housekeeper (1 episode)
Gale Gordon plays Warren Packard (1 episode)
John Fiedler plays Argey Tanner (1 episode)
Ruth Hussey plays Nurse Edie Ramsey (1 episode)
Richard Benjamin plays Ted Penny (1 episode)
Frank Aletter plays Lester Belstrip (1 episode)
Stefanie Powers plays Linda Craig (1 episode)
Barbara Stuart plays Nancy Gifford (1 episode)
Reta Shaw plays Aunt Josie (1 episode) , Mrs. Foley (1 episode)
Soupy Sales plays Fred Brady (1 episode) , Fireman Smokey (1 episode)
Pat Crowley plays Joan (1 episode) , Elizabeth Williams (1 episode)
Eve Arden plays Claudia Cooper (1 episode)
Fred Clark
Pat Buttram plays Hardy Madison (1 episode)
Sheila Bromley plays Martha Sweetley (1 episode)
Larry Keating plays Albert Murdock (1 episode)
Buddy Ebsen
Ginger Rogers plays Elizabeth Harcourt / Margaret Harcourt (1 episode)
Marcel Dalio
Stuart Whitman
Cliff Norton plays Phil (1 episode)
Bill Mumy plays Chris Williams (1 episode)
Dave Willock plays Carl Ryan (1 episode)
Russ Brown plays Captain Gibson (1 episode)
Cindy Carol plays Marsha Cooper (1 episode)
Robert Middleton plays Homer Ferguson (1 episode)
Bruce Hyde plays Binkie Stubbs (1 episode)
Sherry Jackson plays Alice Watson (1 episode)
Kay Medford plays Mrs. Piper (1 episode)
Joel Grey plays Freddy Rockefeller (1 episode)
Joyce Jameson plays Vanda Renee (1 episode)
Ellen Corby
Melinda Casey
Yvonne Craig plays Abby Young (1 episode)
Jaye P. Morgan plays Maggie Feeney (1 episode)
Bobby Rydell plays Skooby-Doo (1 episode)
Willard Waterman plays Coach Walter Biddle (1 episode)
Judi Meredith
George N. Neise plays Seymour (1 episode)
Darryl Hickman plays Rok (1 episode) , Joe Hannon (1 episode) , Schuyler 'Sky' Young (1 episode)
Peter Robbins plays Richard (1 episode)
Donald O'Connor plays Donald Dugan (1 episode)
Dean Jones plays Alec Tate (1 episode)
Herschel Bernardi plays Jerome P. Baggley (1 episode)
Jan Sterling
Jackie Coogan plays Finnegan (1 episode)
Lee Meriwether plays Doris (1 episode)
Luana Anders plays Sybil Rockefeller (1 episode)
Mary Jane Croft plays Helen (1 episode)
Art Metrano plays Big D (1 episode)
Nick Adams plays Richard Martin (1 episode)
Shirley Mitchell plays Shirley Biddle (1 episode)
John Litel plays Albert P. Leviathan (1 episode)
Bea Benaderet plays Sybil Murdock (1 episode)
Patsy Kelly plays Miss Primrose (1 episode)
Larry Storch plays Commodore (1 episode)
Andrew Prine
Diane McBain plays Sherry (1 episode)
Roger Perry plays Ben Duncan (1 episode)
Elvia Allman plays Miss Whipple (1 episode)
Barry Livingston plays Roger (1 episode)
Robyn Millan plays Bunny Tate (1 episode)
Marvin Kaplan plays Marvin (1 episode)
Larry Merrill plays Steve (1 episode)
Charles Ruggles plays Eli Harcourt (1 episode)
Berkeley Harris plays Lt. Stanley (1 episode)
Joyce Bulifant plays Connie Duncan (1 episode)
Crew of Vacation Playhouse
Directing
- Edgar Buchanan
- William Bendix
- Tisha Sterling
- Keith Andes
- Mickey Shaughnessy
- Ellen Burstyn
- Judy Canova
- Joanna Moore
- Tony Randall
- Cesare Danova
- Ruby Keeler
- Tom Nolan
- Orson Bean
- Martin Milner
- Michael Burns
- Ethel Merman
- Audrey Totter
- Jay C. Flippen
- Wally Cox
- Dan Dailey
- Derek Bond
- Suzy Parker
- Gerald Mohr
- Wallace Ford
- Ross Martin
- Brenda Vaccaro
- James Dunn
- Sara Haden
- Ted Eccles
- Barbara Nichols
- Van Johnson
- Joanna Barnes
- Barry McGuire
- Julie Gregg
- Jody McCrea
- Charles Bronson
- Alvy Moore
- Beau Bridges
- Jerome Cowan
- Glynis Johns
- Joan Blondell
- Barbara Bostock
- Keenan Wynn
- Andy Devine
- Ann Jillian
- Don Porter
- Gale Gordon
- John Fiedler
- Ruth Hussey
- Richard Benjamin
- Frank Aletter
- Stefanie Powers
- Barbara Stuart
- Reta Shaw
- Soupy Sales
- Pat Crowley
- Eve Arden
- Fred Clark
- Pat Buttram
- Sheila Bromley
- Larry Keating
- Buddy Ebsen
- Ginger Rogers
- Marcel Dalio
- Stuart Whitman
- Cliff Norton
- Bill Mumy
- Dave Willock
- Russ Brown
- Cindy Carol
- Robert Middleton
- Bruce Hyde
- Sherry Jackson
- Kay Medford
- Joel Grey
- Joyce Jameson
- Ellen Corby
- Melinda Casey
- Yvonne Craig
- Jaye P. Morgan
- Bobby Rydell
- Willard Waterman
- Judi Meredith
- George N. Neise
- Darryl Hickman
- Peter Robbins
- Donald O'Connor
- Dean Jones
- Herschel Bernardi
- Jan Sterling
- Jackie Coogan
- Lee Meriwether
- Luana Anders
- Mary Jane Croft
- Art Metrano
- Nick Adams
- Shirley Mitchell
- John Litel
- Bea Benaderet
- Patsy Kelly
- Larry Storch
- Andrew Prine
- Diane McBain
- Roger Perry
- Elvia Allman
- Barry Livingston
- Robyn Millan
- Marvin Kaplan
- Larry Merrill
- Charles Ruggles
- Berkeley Harris
- Joyce Bulifant