Sense and Nonsense
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Sense and Nonsense | |
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Presented by | Bob Kennedy |
Country of origin | United States |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original network | DuMont (WABD) |
Original release | 1951 1954 | –
Sense and Nonsense is an American game show hosted by Bob Kennedy which ran on New York City TV station WABD from 1951-1954. The show consisted of two three-child teams using their five senses to complete challenges and earn money, with the high-scoring team returning on the next show.
Sponsored by Coca-Cola (specifically "Coke in-a-bottle"), and with a somewhat-unorthodox Monday-Wednesday-Friday airing schedule, Sense has since gained something of a "cult following" among fans of early television. While only shown on WABD, it is often considered a DuMont Television Network program due to not only being on the network's flagship affiliate, but having several production "quirks" typical of many DuMont programs.
Gallery[]
Kennedy with the team captains (the display showing $120 denotes the returning champions).
The hostess introducing the other two members of the returning team.
Episode status[]
Only one episode is known to exist, from February 19, 1954 (one commercial mentions the upcoming weekend and celebrating George Washington's birthday with Coke in-a-bottle, showing a boy and girl doing so in Colonial attire and powdered wigs). Among other things, the episode is notable for a young Leonard Frey playing on the challenging team.
This episode is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive, but can be purchased on DVD through various public-domain retailers and is available for viewing on the Internet Archive.
See also[]
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
External links[]
- 1951 American television series debuts
- 1954 American television series endings
- 1950s American children's television series
- 1950s American children's game shows
- American children's game shows
- Local game shows in the United States
- Black-and-white American television shows
- English-language television shows
- DuMont Television Network original programming
- Local television programming in the United States
- Lost television shows