''Welcome Aboard'' is an American

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that was televised

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on Sundays at 7:30pm EST on

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. The series was initially titled ''Admiral Presents the Five Star Revue—Welcome Aboard'', when it was sponsored by

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but was retitled when sponsorship was dropped in December 1948. The premiere episode featured

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(after their June 20, 1948 appearance on ''

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''), and

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. The second episode on October 10 also featured Martin and Lewis, and a

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of this latter show is preserved in the

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. Three additional episodes are held by the Library of Congress

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