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Title: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: mmb5 on September 02, 2018, 02:03:22 PM

This link:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fttzxHp5_noTv8ANkJXeQtIi9TZywurH (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fttzxHp5_noTv8ANkJXeQtIi9TZywurH)

is from the July 13, 1958 TV listings from The Detroit Free Press.  The cover has seven hosts for the time.  Can you name them?

Title: Re: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: Adam Nedeff on September 02, 2018, 02:25:14 PM

Jack Barry in the upper right is the perfect fusion of “Joker’s Wild” and Joker from Batman.

Title: Re: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: Matt Ottinger on September 02, 2018, 04:35:11 PM

I've got everybody except the one in the lower left.

Title: Re: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: whewfan on September 02, 2018, 04:36:11 PM

I recognize Bill Cullen, Art Linkletter, Groucho, didn't know the upper right was Jack Barry.
Couldn't really tell you the others.

Title: Re: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on September 02, 2018, 05:08:50 PM

Quote from: Matt Ottinger on September 02, 2018, 04:35:11 PM

I've got everybody except the one in the lower left.

Shame on you for not recognizing the greatness of Todd Russell.

Title: Re: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: TimK2003 on September 03, 2018, 03:26:13 PM

Quote from: Adam Nedeff on September 02, 2018, 02:25:14 PM

Jack Barry in the upper right is the perfect fusion of “Joker’s Wild” and Joker from Batman.

Perhaps the inspiration for the caricature of 0the Devil In TJW???

Title: Re: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: bulldog_06 on September 10, 2018, 06:44:23 PM

So Johnny Carson is not in that photo?

Title: Re: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: Jimmy Owen on September 11, 2018, 05:11:25 AM

I thought the guy next to Bill was Bert Parks.

Title: Re: 1958 TV Cover
Post by: Argo on September 27, 2018, 11:40:13 PM

Wow! I didn't know Mr. Rogers hosted a game show :). Sorry