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    1950s Television Shows L Variety 1 Min Read

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    30 minute episodes

    Dick Van Dyke hosted this NBC game show where a celebrity panel – comprising Elaine May, Mike Nichols, Dorothy Loudon and Orson Bean – supplied comic captions for “cartoons” acted out in tableau form by a stock company of seven actors.

    The winners were determined by the studio audience’s applause and reaction to the “laugh lines”.

    The celebrities represented home viewers who received cash prizes accordingly.

    A British version of the show was produced by the BBC and aired in 1960 and 1961.

    Host
    Dick Van Dyke
    Panellists
    Elaine May
    Mike Nichols
    Dorothy Loudon
    Orson Bean

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