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As they wait with their fellow travelers, they soon learn that everyone can use a Christmas Miracle, especially a young man trying to escape his past, and they join together to help.  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The musical story of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA,  this television adaption of the 1959 Broadway hit was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould (in his first appearance on any screen) as the Jester. Due to the reduced running time of 90 minutes, several songs and scenes were either cut or shortened. 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José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The series was telecast from the now-demolished International Theatre at 5 Columbus Circle and the Century Theater, now demolished, in New York.\n\nDuring 2002, Your Show of Shows was ranked #30 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.",14.6326,"\u002FdCAAQXYcFzm2SQd0JkFwYzFxzK9.jpg","1950-02-25","52581f23760ee36aaa78ac19",{"adult":4,"backdrop_path":222,"genre_ids":223,"id":226,"origin_country":227,"original_language":29,"original_name":228,"overview":229,"popularity":230,"poster_path":231,"first_air_date":232,"softcore":4,"name":228,"vote_average":34,"vote_count":176,"character":233,"credit_id":234,"episode_count":50,"first_credit_air_date":235,"media_type":195},"\u002FnGWlVSsW6zzNkGbtlS9v9h62yFo.jpg",[24,143,224,225],10759,9648,13669,[185],"Decoy","New York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going undercover in some of the seediest and most dangerous parts of the city. 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It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.",209.1271,"\u002FqNk97cbF3dZyhkfIcJhjFDD64sM.jpg","1961-12-11",5.8,"Self","64d453a2037264011c05d000","1973-04-12",{"adult":4,"backdrop_path":261,"genre_ids":262,"id":263,"origin_country":264,"original_language":29,"original_name":265,"overview":266,"popularity":267,"poster_path":268,"first_air_date":269,"softcore":4,"name":265,"vote_average":270,"vote_count":271,"character":272,"credit_id":273,"episode_count":50,"first_credit_air_date":274,"media_type":195},"\u002F4FqKFhF4BrNsrK3EdRpVJofVqCp.jpg",[70,57],3452,[185],"Frasier","After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty.",118.9621,"\u002FgYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg","1993-09-16",7.703,952,"Neil 'Sully' Sullivan","58dd0ea7c3a36822a600c170","2002-05-07",{"adult":4,"backdrop_path":246,"genre_ids":276,"id":249,"origin_country":277,"original_language":29,"original_name":251,"overview":252,"popularity":253,"poster_path":254,"first_air_date":255,"softcore":4,"name":251,"vote_average":256,"vote_count":244,"character":278,"credit_id":279,"episode_count":50,"first_credit_air_date":280,"media_type":195},[70,248],[185],"Self - Co-Host","650fb33ee1faed00c6164b24","1978-12-22",{"adult":4,"backdrop_path":11,"genre_ids":282,"id":283,"origin_country":284,"original_language":29,"original_name":285,"overview":286,"popularity":287,"poster_path":288,"first_air_date":289,"softcore":4,"name":285,"vote_average":49,"vote_count":290,"character":257,"credit_id":291,"episode_count":50,"first_credit_air_date":292,"media_type":195},[70,57,248],1047,[185],"The Bob Hope Show","The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as \"The Colgate Comedy Hour\" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, \"The Chevy Show with Bob Hope.\" When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, \"The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)\". In addition, he performed in \"Specials\" for many years. 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