1947 TV Series and Shows

Stump the Stars

Written by: Mike Stokey

Starring: Mike Stokey, Vincent Price

Country: United States of America

Outline: Television's first treatment of "Charades" as played by Hollywood celebrities. The giveaway was the use of gestures that defined "film", "TV show", "book" or "song" as well as "small word (...

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Kraft Theatre

Starring: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, E.G. Marshall

Country: United States of America

Outline: A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.

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The Newscenter

Starring: Jim Vance

Country: United States of America

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Kukla, Fran and Ollie

Starring: Burr Tillstrom, Cecil Bill, Colonel Richard Crackie, Oliver J. Dragon

Country: United States of America

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Mary Kay and Johnny

Starring: Mary Kay Stearns

Country: United States of America

Outline: The adventures and misadventures of the strait-laced bank employee Johnny Stearns and his zany wife Mary Kay.

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The Howdy Doody Show

Written by: E. Roger Muir

Starring: Bob Smith

Country: United States of America

Outline: The original children's TV program and a prototype for what followed. Buffalo Bob Smith hosts while likable puppet, Howdy Doody, stars. Bob voiced the puppet only when Bob was off-camera. Later, Allen Swift voiced Howdy from off-camera.

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Juvenile Jury

Starring: Jack Barry, Red Skelton, Mary Small

Country: United States of America

Outline: An unusual discussion series, in which the panelists were children.

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Meet the Press

Starring: David Gregory, Tim Russert, Lawrence E. Spivak, Chuck Todd

Country: United States of America

Outline: Weekly news program offering political interviews and analysis of current events by elected officials and experts.

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Public Prosecutor

Starring: John Howard, Anne Gwynne, Walter Sande

Country: United States of America

Outline: A film noir drama-dey cop & crime show, Public Prosecutor was created for one major networks but they gave up on the series and another early TV network called DuMont picked it up.

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Americana

Starring: John Mason Brown, Vivian Ferrer, Dick Dudley, Hugh James

Country: United States of America

Outline: Sponsored by the makers of the Encyclopedia Americana, this quiz show featured questions on obscure bits of American folklore and history that had been sent in by home viewers. Originally, ...

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Small Fry Club

Starring: Bob Emery, Howard J. Schuman

Country: United States of America

Outline: This genteel children's show aimed at pre-schoolers encouraged good behavior among its viewers. Skits were performed by a group of in-studio characters (actors in animal costumes).

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Show Business, Inc.

Country: United States of America

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Doorway to Fame

Starring: Johnny Olson, Ned Harvey, Joe Bolton

Country: United States of America

Outline: An early TV talent show. It is believed that none of the 20,000 people who auditioned ever achieved any great fame beyond this show.

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Birthday Party

Starring: Ted Brown, Aunt Grace, Bill Slater

Country: United States of America

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The Wife Saver

Starring: Allen Prescott

Country: United States of America

Outline: Short-lived (5 weeks) show featuring Allen Prescott in a simulated kitchen telling women how to solve problems.

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In the Kelvinator Kitchen

Starring: Ray Forrest, Alma Kitchell

Country: United States of America

Outline: A cooking instruction series featuring a kitchen stocked with Kelvinator appliances.

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The Borden Show

Starring: Vaughn Taylor

Country: United States of America

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Musical Merry-Go-Round

Starring: Jack Kilty, Frederick DeWilde, Penny Gerard, Eve Young

Country: United States of America

Outline: Under the title Disc Magic, Kilty played records and sometimes introduced live musical acts. In October, 1947, under the title Musical Merry-Go-Round, the series became all ...

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The Walter Compton News

Starring: Walter Compton

Country: United States of America

Outline: Walter Compton read the news, accompanied by occasional use of slides.

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Author Meets the Critics

Starring: John Barkham, Ray Brock, H.V. Kaltenborn, Quentin Reynolds

Country: United States of America

Outline: A panel show in which two critics debated a recently-published book; one critic would assail it, the other would praise it. Later in the program, the author would be given the chance to ...

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WJLA ABC 7 News

Starring: Erik Mueller

Country: United States of America

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Seven Arts Quiz

Starring: Bill Slater

Country: United States of America

Outline: A panel game show featuring questions about the arts (such as music, theater, dancing, etc).

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Television Playhouse

Country: United States of America

Outline: This program featured live performances of plays, some by famous authors, e.g., Tennessee Williams but featuring actors and actresses who have not reached stardom. Both serious and not so ...

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Charade Quiz

Starring: Bill Slater, Jackson Beck, Ellen Fenwick, Allan Frank

Country: United States of America

Outline: Viewers sent in charade suggestions for the repertory actors to act out. If the suggestion stumped the panelists, the viewer won $15.

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Memory Lane

Starring: Anita Coleman, Jimmie Jackson, Jimmie Jackson's Memory Lane Orchestra

Country: United States of America

Outline: "Memory Lane" was a lighthearted nostalgic live broadcast where "Television's Singing Troubadour," Jimmie Jackson, took his audience on a "musical stroll down Memory Lane." The show also ...

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