Do You Trust Your Wife? was broadcast on CBS with Edgar Bergen – and his puppets, Effie Klinker (pictured at right), Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd (pictured above) – as the host from January 1956 to the fall of 1957, before the show moved to ABC with Johnny Carson as host.
The title was also changed to the less-sexist Who Do You Trust?
Competing couples displayed their odd hobbies or backgrounds, then the husband decided whether he or his wife would answer the questions.
The first question was worth $25, the second $50, and the third $75.
After the two couples finished the process, the highest-scoring duo challenged the previous day’s winning couple to name the most items in a category, with the top prize being $500 (later $1,000) per show.
Carson’s success with this show made him attractive to NBC executives who were looking for a successor to Jack Paar as host of The Tonight Show, and in 1962, Carson began his 30-year reign as king of late-night television.
Comedian Woody Woodbury then took over hosting duties on Who Do You Trust? but the show died after a year of his hosting.
A British version of the show was produced in 1956 with Bob Monkhouse as the host, assisted by Dennis Goodwin.
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Edgar Bergen
Johnny Carson
Woody Woodbury
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The title was also changed to the less-sexist Who Do You Trust?
