Dennis Day had spun off from Jack Benny's radio program, and, in 1952, did the same thing on television.
The Dennis Day Show was borne out of The RCA Victor Show, and ran for 2 1/2 years (February 1952-August 1954). Cliff Arquette co-starred as Charley Weaver, the persona he would use for years to come, including a healthy run on the original Hollywood Squares. As we've seen, Cliff would play other characters on other shows, such as Dragnet.
Here's the intro:
By this point, as you can see, Arquette was now billed as Charley Weaver (Charlie in this case), as the character had become popular.
Trying to divest himself from his persona on the Benny programs wasn't easy, but you'd be hard pressed to find episodes anywhere today.
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