Author Topic: The Name's The Same:Newspaper Ad for The Premiere Episode in Cleve (Read 1296 times)

Tim L · « **on:** December 27, 2012, 08:44:02 PM »

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Cleveland Plain Dealer Ad for The Premiere of ABC's "The Name's The Same" aired on WXEL Channel 9 in Cleveland..December 5, 1951..

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #1 on:** December 27, 2012, 09:22:28 PM »

This proves something that I guess I could have looked up. Of all the successful (or in this case, moderately successful) Goodson-Todman panel shows, this is the only one that kept its panel intact right from the beginning. The team of Burrows, Alexander and Willson remained the regular panel for nearly a full year before Burrows left in November of 1952. Willson followed a few months after, but Joan Alexander remained with the show throughout its nearly four year run.

SuperMatch93 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 27, 2012, 09:36:30 PM »

Would John Reed King have been the announcer or the celebrity guest for that episode? I thought Lee Vines was the announcer for the whole series, but I could be wrong.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2012, 10:29:44 AM »

Quote from: SuperMatch93 on December 27, 2012, 09:36:30 PM

Would John Reed King have been the announcer or the celebrity guest for that episode? I thought Lee Vines was the announcer for the whole series, but I could be wrong.

I assumed they were referring to King as a guest, but I checked and the EOTVGS says that he did commercials for the show. That was a specific and very visible role for many early live shows, something less than a co-host but more than an off-camera announcer. Of course, in many cases, the announcer and the commercial reader were the same, but in this case, it looks like they were different.

KWJCDon · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2012, 09:07:33 PM »

Great find Tim! TNTS has been one of my favorites over the years.

TheLastResort · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2012, 09:44:24 PM »

I found it to be fresh and gay, but not all that bright.