WML? 04/21/20 on Buzzr

[Bob Zager]

This morning's airing featured Marty Ingels as the mystery guest.  What caught my attention was Larry Blyden asking Ingels about a new game show he was going to be hosting for syndication, titled "Laugh, Don't Cry."  It was going to feature problems you might write in to Dear Abby.  It was expected to start in January, 1973.

[Kniwt]

A tiny bit of additional info, from an unexpected source: "Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation" (2012):
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Lou_Scheimer_Creating_the_Filmation_Gene/UROrDgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=marty+ingels+%22laugh+don%27t+cry%22&pg=PA93&printsec=frontcover

In July we revealed the fifth show on our planned live-action slate: Laugh, Don't Cry. Set to be a celebrity style game show hosted by Marty Ingels, the panel was to consist of Anne Elder, Robert Clary, Mitzi McCall, and John Myers. We set a shoot date for the final week in July at Columbia.

[calliaume]

A tiny bit of additional info, from an unexpected source: "Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation" (2012):

In July we revealed the fifth show on our planned live-action slate: Laugh, Don't Cry. Set to be a celebrity style game show hosted by Marty Ingels, the panel was to consist of Anne Elder, Robert Clary, Mitzi McCall, and John Myers. We set a shoot date for the final week in July at Columbia.

Neat book graphically; could really have used a tighter edit.

Either the dates in the book are off, or the WML? mention was premature. I'm not sure why you'd shoot a syndicated pilot in July.