''Picture This'' was an American television program that was broadcast on NBC and hosted by
Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie (born Marguerite Wendy Jenkins; 18 April 1912 – 2 February 1978) was a British-American film and television actress.
Early life
Barrie was born in London to English parents. Her father, Francis Charles John Graigoe Jenkin KC ...
. In this 10-minute program, which ran Wednesdays from 8:20pm to 8:30pm ET, guest cartoonists drew cartoons to illustrate jokes or stories submitted by the studio audience. The first episode aired November 17, 1948 and the final episode February 9, 1949.
The sponsor was Vick Chemical Company,
which canceled after 13 weeks. The live program's reach was limited to seven stations on the east coast because at that time CBS had use of the coaxial cable connecting to midwestern stations from 8 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays.
See also
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1948-49 United States network television schedule
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The Adventures of Oky Doky
''The Adventures of Oky Doky'' is an American children's television program that aired on the DuMont Television Network on Thursdays at 7pm ET from November 4, 1948, through May 26, 1949. Sometime in early 1949, the time slot for the show went from ...
'' (1948-1949) aired on DuMont
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The Wendy Barrie Show
''The Wendy Barrie Show'' (also known as ''Inside Photoplay'', ''Photoplay Time'', ''Through Wendy's Window'', and ''Who's Who With Wendy Barrie'') is an American talk show hosted by Wendy Barrie, which aired from November 10, 1948, to September 2 ...
'' (1948-1950) aired on ABC, DuMont, NBC
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*{{IMDb title, 0040050
1948 American television series debuts
1949 American television series endings
Black-and-white American television shows
NBC original programming
1940s American television series