The Ad-Libbers
The Ad-Libbers | |
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Genre | Game show |
Directed by | Hal Persons |
Starring | Peter Donald (host) |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Production | |
Producers | Hal Persons Ted Persons |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | August 3 August 31, 1951 | –
The Ad-Libbers is a CBS comedy sketch game show that aired in 1951. A summer replacement for Mama, five live shows were broadcast before the series ended.
Format[]
Home viewers were invited to send in story ideas. The host would read the story outline to the performers, who would then attempt to ad-lib dialogue to fit the story.[1]
Cast[]
The show was hosted by Peter Donald. Regulars included Jack Lemmon, Charles Mendick, Patricia Housley, Joe Silver, Earl Hammond and Cynthia Stone.[2]
Background[]
The series was based on a similar program titled What Happens Now? The program aired on local New York station WOR-TV in 1949 and was hosted by Nelson Olmsted.[3] Regulars on the 1949 program included Ross Martin, Carol Ohmart and Larry Blyden.[4]
References[]
- ^ Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- ^ Morse, Leon (August 11, 1951). "The Ad Libbers". Billboard. p. 10. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (1976). The Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs 1947-1976 (Vol. 1). South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes and Company. ISBN 0-498-01561-0.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1950s American comedy game shows
- 1951 American television series debuts
- 1951 American television series endings
- Black-and-white American television shows
- CBS original programming
- English-language television shows
- United States comedy television series stubs