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VIDEOWACK · 06-18-2006, 06:35 PM

This morning at 3:30 AM (EDT) Game Show Network's nightly installment of "What's My Line?" had Frank Fontaine as its mystery guest, from 6/21/64, which just happened to be Father's Day that year. This was purely coincidental, as they are airing WML in broadcast order and this just happened to be the next episode in sequence airing on THIS years Dad's day!
Happy Father's Day to one and all!

W.B. · 06-18-2006, 08:52 PM

And at that point, Jackie Gleason had just finished his final season of The American Scene Magazine to originate from New York City, "The Entertainment Capital of the World" - and was beginning the process of moving his residence, his TV show, and his cast and crew to "The Sun-and-Fun Capital of the World," Miami Beach. Of course, TASM didn't end that year - it would last two more years at its new home before the final revamping.

Another tidbit about that WML? appearance of Mr. Fontaine's is that the show was then based on the grounds of the future Studio 54 on West 54th Street, just east of Eighth Avenue - right around the corner from the future Ed Sullivan Theatre (then known as CBS Studio 50) where TASM was based up to this point.

VIDEOWACK · 06-18-2006, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by W.B.

Another tidbit about that WML? appearance of Mr. Fontaine's is that the show was then based on the grounds of the future Studio 54 on West 54th Street, just east of Eighth Avenue - right around the corner from the future Ed Sullivan Theatre (then known as CBS Studio 50) where TASM was based up to this point.

Yes, and Studio 52 (the former Gallo Opera House) was also home to other CBS shows such as "Password", "I've Got A Secret", "To Tell The Truth" and "Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour".

W.B. · 06-18-2006, 09:51 PM

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Yes, and Studio 52 (the former Gallo Opera House) was also home to other CBS shows such as "Password", "I've Got A Secret", "To Tell The Truth" and "Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour".

It was also, I.I.N.M., among the last of the CBS-TV studios in New York to convert to color - in 1967! The other studios (i.e. Studio 50) already were equipped with Norelco PC-60 color cameras as early as 1965, with some already color-ready in '66.

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06-18-2006, 08:52 PM	#2
W.B. Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 23, 2005 Location: New York, New York, USA Posts: 389	And at that point, Jackie Gleason had just finished his final season of The American Scene Magazine to originate from New York City, "The Entertainment Capital of the World" - and was beginning the process of moving his residence, his TV show, and his cast and crew to "The Sun-and-Fun Capital of the World," Miami Beach. Of course, TASM didn't end that year - it would last two more years at its new home before the final revamping. Another tidbit about that WML? appearance of Mr. Fontaine's is that the show was then based on the grounds of the future Studio 54 on West 54th Street, just east of Eighth Avenue - right around the corner from the future Ed Sullivan Theatre (then known as CBS Studio 50) where TASM was based up to this point.