Vacation Playhouse is an American anthology television series that was broadcast on CBS during the summer months from 1963 through 1967.

In 1965, it replaced Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., and that summer it aired dramatic adventure and mystery episodes[1][3] in addition to situation comedies.

[1][2] Among episode directors were Richard Crenna, Jack Donohue,[4] Don Taylor, [citation needed], and Bud Yorkin.

[5] Producers included Donohue,[4] Hal Kanter, Arthur Julian,[citation needed] and Norman Lear.

[citation needed] Stars appearing in episodes of the series included Eve Arden, Orson Bean, Richard Benjamin, Charles Bronson, Edgar Buchanan, Wally Cox, James Franciscus, Ethel Merman, Barry Nelson, Suzanne Pleshette, Ginger Rogers, Soupy Sales, Brenda Vaccaro, Jerry Van Dyke, and Ed Wynn.