[
{ "se": "S01E01", "title": "Debut", "tt": 1281748, "air_date": "1954-03-15", "description": null, "cast": [ { "name": "Bil Baird", "nm": 47853, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] }, { "name": "Cora Baird", "nm": 47863, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] }, { "name": "Charles Collingwood", "nm": 172080, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] }, { "name": "Walter Cronkite", "nm": 4847, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] } ] }, { "se": "S??E??", "title": "Episode dated 4 June 1954", "tt": 1281742, "air_date": "1954-06-04", "description": "The Baird marionettes dance on the ceiling to Blue Barron's record of \"Do You\" and they do Cleopatra on a river barge to \"Cleo and Meo\" as sung by Jill Corey.", "cast": [ { "name": "Walter Cronkite", "nm": 4847, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself - Host" } ] }, { "name": "Cora Baird", "nm": 47863, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] }, { "name": "Jill Corey", "nm": 179788, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] } ] }, { "se": "S??E??", "title": "Episode dated 7 June 1954", "tt": 1281743, "air_date": "1954-06-07", "description": "Patti Page sings \"Doggie in the Window\" and Allan Small's \"Blue Scarecrow\" gets Spring fever. Cora Baird appears.", "cast": [ { "name": "Cora Baird", "nm": 47863, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] }, { "name": "Walter Cronkite", "nm": 4847, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself - Host" } ] }, { "name": "Patti Page", "nm": 656303, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] } ] }, { "se": "S??E??", "title": "Episode dated 8 June 1954", "tt": 1281744, "air_date": "1954-06-08", "description": "Eartha Kitt sings \"Let's Do It\" with the Baird rabbit puppets performing. Monica Lewis sings \"Look What Followed Me Home\".", "cast": [ { "name": "Bil Baird", "nm": 47853, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] }, { "name": "Cora Baird", "nm": 47863, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] }, { "name": "Walter Cronkite", "nm": 4847, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself - Host" } ] }, { "name": "Eartha Kitt", "nm": 457755, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] }, { "name": "Monica Lewis", "nm": 507569, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] } ] }, { "se": "S??E??", "title": "Episode dated 9 June 1954", "tt": 1281745, "air_date": "1954-06-09", "description": "Don Gordon sings \"Small Fry\" while the Baird puppets, two hound dogs representing Bing and Gary Crosby act mischievous.", "cast": [ { "name": "Walter Cronkite", "nm": 4847, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself - Host" } ] }, { "name": "Bil Baird", "nm": 47853, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] }, { "name": "Cora Baird", "nm": 47863, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] }, { "name": "Don Gordon", "nm": 330150, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] } ] }, { "se": "S??E??", "title": "Episode dated 10 June 1954", "tt": 1281746, "air_date": "1954-06-10", "description": "Teresa Brewer sings \"Ricochet\" while the Baird puppets perform. Old Central Park is the scene of \"On the Carousel\" in Russ Morgan's record.", "cast": [ { "name": "Walter Cronkite", "nm": 4847, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself - Host" } ] }, { "name": "Cora Baird", "nm": 47863, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] }, { "name": "Teresa Brewer", "nm": 108235, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] } ] }, { "se": "S??E??", "title": "Episode dated 8 September 1954", "tt": 1281747, "air_date": "1954-09-08", "description": "Jack Paar is accompanied by his family, including song-stylist Betty Clooney, orchestra leader Pupi Campo and piano virtuoso Jose Melis. Charles Collingwood reports the news and the Baird Puppets continue to interpret popular tunes.", "cast": [ { "name": "Jack Paar", "nm": 654967, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself - Host" } ] }, { "name": "Pupi Campo", "nm": 133131, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] }, { "name": "Betty Clooney", "nm": 167038, "roles": [ { "char": "Herself" } ] }, { "name": "Charles Collingwood", "nm": 172080, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] }, { "name": "Jose Melis", "nm": 577803, "roles": [ { "char": "Himself" } ] } ] }
]