Here's Duffy
Here's Duffy | |
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Genre | variety |
Written by | John Aylesworth Allan Manings Frank Peppiatt |
Presented by | Jack Duffy |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
Production | |
Producer | Bill Davis |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 21 June 1958 10 October 1959 | –
Here's Duffy was a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1958 to 1959.
Premise[]
Singer and comedian Jack Duffy hosted this series with regular performers such as singing quartet The Crescendoes, comedy performer Jill Foster and an orchestra under the direction of Eddie Karam. Salada tea was the show's sponsor.[1] Larry D. Mann also appeared on the series.[2]
Scheduling[]
This half-hour series began as a mid-year replacement on Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. from 21 June to 20 September 1958. It was then given a full season on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. from 3 October 1958 to 31 January 1959, shifting to Thursday at 10:30 p.m. from 5 February to 25 June 1959. After this final season run, one later episode was scheduled on 10 October 1959.
References[]
- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Here's Duffy". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952–1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 194. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
External links[]
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Here's Duffy". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Here's Duffy at IMDb
Categories:
- CBC Television original programming
- 1950s Canadian variety television series
- 1958 Canadian television series debuts
- 1959 Canadian television series endings
- Black-and-white Canadian television shows
- Canadian television show stubs