''The Patti Page Show'' is an American television series which aired from 1955 to 1956. It aired in a 15-minute time-slot, with two commercial breaks for sponsor

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. In the series,

Patti Page Clara Ann Fowler (November 8, 1927 – January 1, 2013), known professionally as Patti Page, was an American singer and actress. Primarily known for pop and country music, she was the top-charting female vocalist and best-selling female ar ...

lip-synced pop songs, mostly standards, with additional songs by the Page Five singers, a vocal group of three men and two women. The series aired in first-run

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. It was produced by

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. There were 78 quarter-hour episodes, which around 1958 were edited into 31 half-hour episodes. In its quarter-hour form, the program was sold to the UK and Australia. In London it was broadcast on

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( ATV) and in Australia on

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and

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. The Patti Page show was the very first US show ever aired on Australian television.

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External links

Episodes appear on the Internet Archive

an

A copy of a 15-minute episode, with poor sound and the original commercials, also appears on the website
''The Patti Page Show'': First song "Goody Goody"
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