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You Don't Say
''You Don't Say!'' is an American television game show that had three separate runs on television. The first version aired on NBC daytime from April 1, 1963, to September 26, 1969, with revivals on American Broadcasting Company, ABC in 1975 and in Broadcast syndication, syndication from 1978 to 1979. The last two incarnations were executive produced by Ralph Andrews and produced (with Gary Hunt) and directed by Bill Carruthers. NBC broadcasts were produced by Ralph Andrews-Bill Yagemann Productions in association with Desilu Productions (later Paramount Television). Ralph Andrews Productions produced both of the 1970s versions, with the ABC series produced in association with the Carruthers Company and Warner Bros. Television and the syndicated series produced in association with Viacom Enterprises. Tom Kennedy (television host), Tom Kennedy hosted the original ''You Don't Say!'' and the 1975 revival while Jim Peck hosted the 1978 series. John Harlan (announcer), John Harlan w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Andrews
Ralph Herrick Andrews (December 17, 1927 – October 16, 2015) was an American television producer best known for producing the 1960s game show ''You Don't Say!'', the 1970s game show ''Celebrity Sweepstakes'', and the original 1987 version of ''Lingo (U.S. game show), Lingo''. Early years Born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan, Andrews worked as a radio disc jockey before becoming a studio page at NBC and working as an apprentice to Ralph Edwards. Television He also produced the Vin Scully edition of ''It Takes Two (game show), It Takes Two'', ''Liar's Club'', and ''50 Grand Slam'' in the 1970s, as well as ''I'll Bet'' in 1965, and its revival which had a healthy four-year run from 1969 called ''It's Your Bet''. One of his final productions was a syndicated game show called ''Yahtzee (game show), Yahtzee''. In 1968 Andrews gained his sole director credit, for a documentary about early film history, ''Silent Treatment''. He was executive producer of the film ''Wild in the Sky'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontiac (automobile)
Pontiac, formally the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an American automobile brand owned, manufactured, and commercialized by General Motors. It was introduced in 1926 as a General Motors companion make program, companion make for GM's more expensive line of Oakland Motor Car Company, Oakland automobiles. Pontiac quickly overtook Oakland in popularity and supplanted its parent entirely by 1933, establishing its position as one of GM's dominant divisions. Sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by GM, Pontiac came to represent affordable, practical transportation emphasizing performance. The division’s name stems from the Odawa chieftain Pontiac (Odawa leader), Pontiac, who led an Pontiac's War, indigenous uprising from 1763 until 1766 around Detroit, Michigan. In the hierarchy of GM's five divisions, it slotted above Chevrolet but below Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac. Starting with the 1959 models, marketing was focused on selling the lifestyle that the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Money Maze
''The Money Maze'' is an American television game show seen on ABC from December 23, 1974, to June 27, 1975. The show was hosted by Nick Clooney and was announced by Alan Kalter. It was produced by Daphne-Don Lipp Productions, of which Dick Cavett was a principal. The object of the game was to negotiate a large maze built on the studio floor that housed several towers. A contestant would direct their spouse from a perch above the maze; the spouse would need to find their way to a specified tower inside the maze and press a button there in order to win prizes. Clooney hosted ''Money Maze'' concurrently with his local daily talk show, ''The Nick Clooney Show'', on then-ABC affiliate WKRC-TV in Cincinnati (now a CBS station). In fact, WKRC scheduled ''Money Maze'' on a delay at 10:30 a.m., immediately before ''Nick Clooney'' at 11:00, to provide a 90-minute block for the popular local personality. Gameplay Two married couples played against each other for the right to enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Split Second (game Show)
Split Second may refer to: Film and television * ''Split Second'' (1953 film), an American film noir * ''Split Second'' (1992 film), a British science fiction film * ''Split Second'' (game show), an American-Canadian game show * ''Split Second'' (TV series), a Hong Kong crime drama Literature * ''Split Second'' (novel), a 2003 novel by David Baldacci * '' The Split Second'', a 2008 ''The Seems'' novel by John Hulme and Michael Wexler * ''Split Second'', a 1979 novel by Garry Kilworth Other uses * '' Split/Second'', an arcade racing video game * A Split-Second, a Belgian electronic body music band * Split Seconds, an Australian pop band {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 In Television
The year 1972 involved some significant events in television. Below is a list of notable television-related events. Events *January 3 – ''Show Boat'' is aired for the first time on network television in the United States, on NBC *January 21 – The first convention of ''Star Trek'' fans is held in New York City's Statler-Hilton hotel *Mid-February – John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-host an entire week on ''The Mike Douglas Show'' in the U.S. *February 19 – Sammy Davis Jr. makes a guest appearance on ''All in the Family'' *March 18 – After losing a 15-year court battle over the legality of its business relationship with ''The Herald-Traveler'', CBS' Boston, Massachusetts affiliate WHDH-TV Channel 5 signs off the air. At 3 a.m. on March 19, WCVB takes over the Channel 5 frequency, simultaneously switching affiliations to the ABC network following CBS' loss of interest in the channel during the long legal wrangle. *March 27 - '' The Amateur's Guide to Love'' begins on the air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bright Promise
''Bright Promise'' is an American daytime soap opera that ran on NBC from September 29, 1969 to March 31, 1972. Synopsis The show revolved around students and faculty at the fictional Bancroft College, located in the community of Bancroft, somewhere in the American Midwest. The name of the show reflected the overarching theme of the bright promise that the leaders of tomorrow graduating from Bancroft would ostensibly bring. At first, the main character was College president Thomas Boswell (Dana Andrews). Later, the focus shifted from the College, to the town of Bancroft at large, and focused mainly on the Pierce and Jones families. The main character by this time was Sandra Jones, who had been a student at Bancroft College, and married herself into the wealthy Pierce family. ''Bright Promise'' was created by the husband-and-wife writing team of Frank and Doris Hursley, who had previously created ''General Hospital'', and was their last project prior to their retirement. Bing Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye Guess
''Eye Guess'' is an American game show created by Bob Stewart and hosted by Bill Cullen that aired on NBC from January 3, 1966, to September 26, 1969. The game combined a general knowledge quiz with a ''Concentration''-style memory element, in which the answers were shown to the players and their recall of their positions was tested. This was the first game show by Bob Stewart Productions. Stewart, a former producer for Goodson-Todman Productions, created this series and packaged it with Filmways. Don Pardo announced for the first year, after which Jack Clark replaced him for the rest of the run. The show used the Al Hirt tune " Sugar Lips" as its theme song. Gameplay Two contestants faced a nine-space game board divided into three rows of three boxes. The outer boxes were numbered 1–8, and the center box contained the "Eye Guess" logo. At the beginning of the game, the answers hidden behind the outer boxes were revealed for six-to-nine seconds, then re-covered. Questions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personality (TV Series)
''Personality'' is an American game show produced by Bob Stewart and hosted by Larry Blyden which ran on NBC from July 3, 1967, to September 26, 1969, at 11:00 AM, EST. The series was produced by Filmways. Bill Wendell, then on the NBC staff, announced the show. Game play A panel of three celebrities, each playing for a member of the studio audience or home viewer, tried to predict how other celebrities answered a series of questions asked in pre-recorded interviews. Round 1 In the first round, two of the panelists were given three possible responses for each question asked to the third and after they chose, the correct answer was shown. Round 2 In the second round, each celebrity panelist had to guess how a series of people responded to questions related to the celebrity. Round 3 In the final round, each celebrity panelist had to guess how a different celebrity answered questions. Each correct answer was worth $25 for the person they were playing for. The panelist with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Life To Live
''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes via Prospect Park (production company), Prospect Park from April 29 to August 19, 2013. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature ethnically and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social issues. ''One Life to Live'' was expanded from 30 minutes to 45 minutes on July 26, 1976, and then to an hour on January 16, 1978. ''One Life to Live'' heavily focuses on the members and relationships of the Lord family. Actress Erika Slezak began portraying the series' protagonist Victoria Lord in March 1971 and played the character continuously for the rest of the show's run on ABC Daytime, winning a record six Daytime Emmy Awards for the role. In 2002, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Edge Of Night
''The Edge of Night'' is an American mystery crime drama soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that network for most of its run until November 28, 1975. The series then moved to ABC, where it aired from December 1, 1975, until December 28, 1984. 7,420 episodes were produced, of which some 1,800 are available for syndication. Writer Sir P. G. Wodehouse, actresses Bette Davis and Tallulah Bankhead, as well as Eleanor Roosevelt, were all reportedly devoted fans. Concept ''The Edge of Night'', whose working title was ''The Edge of Darkness'', premiered on April 2, 1956, as one of the first two half-hour serials on television, the other being '' As the World Turns''. Prior to the debuts of both shows, 15-minute-long shows had been the standard. Both shows aired on CBS, sponsored by Procter & Gamble. The show was originally conceived as the daytime television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by ''horse opera'', a derogatory term for low-budget Western (genre), Westerns. According to some dictionaries, for something to be adequately described as a soap opera, it need not be long-running; but some authors define the word in a way that excludes short-running serial dramas from their definition. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first Broadcasting, broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running soap opera. The longest-running television soap opera is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV in 1960. According to Albert Moran, one of the defining features that make a television program a soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiz Show Scandals
The 1950s quiz show scandals were a series of scandals involving the producers and contestants of several popular American television quiz shows. These shows' producers secretly gave assistance to certain contestants in order to prearrange the shows' outcomes while still attempting to deceive the public into believing that these shows were objective and fair competitions. Producers fixed the shows sometimes with the free consent of contestants and out of various motives: improving ratings, greed, and the lack of regulations prohibiting such conspiracy in game show productions. The scandals took place at a time when television was still emerging as a medium and had yet to become the established cultural force in American society that it is today. When the behavior of the producers and contestants was exposed, the public reacted with shock. Many expressed concern about the potential for the young medium of television to harm society. In response to the scandals, the government w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
