Typical game show of the 1950s, where groups competed for prizes by engaging in stunts to be completed before the time stopped. It could become hilarious, but after a while, boredom could set in.
As far as Bud Collier, forget it.
Many people conveniently forget the controversy he was in that might have cost him his job.
A contestant appeared and Collier made sure to ask him his name, standard procedure on any game show. The problem was that Collier said to Mr. Cone: How do you spell it? C-o-n-e? He had to make sure that everyone had to know that people with the last name of Cohen never appeared on the program. Since when were contestants asked to spell their last names on any show? This was bigotry at its worst and Collier and the show executives were put on the spot by a barrage of nasty letters, telegrams, etc. to the network.
No wonder they had a black family on. They had to cut down on the prejudice.
As far as Bud Collier, forget it.
Many people conveniently forget the controversy he was in that might have cost him his job.
A contestant appeared and Collier made sure to ask him his name, standard procedure on any game show. The problem was that Collier said to Mr. Cone: How do you spell it? C-o-n-e? He had to make sure that everyone had to know that people with the last name of Cohen never appeared on the program. Since when were contestants asked to spell their last names on any show? This was bigotry at its worst and Collier and the show executives were put on the spot by a barrage of nasty letters, telegrams, etc. to the network.
No wonder they had a black family on. They had to cut down on the prejudice.