- The scene is in the living room where there is a dummy television screen. On the screen caricatures are made by a commercial artist who operates them from behind the screen Marcy and Artie play Toonavision and fans write in with suggestions for song titles for the Toonavision game, the best receiving a prize. The artist depicts these song titles by caricature. A second part of the show is a contest where people are telephoned to identify the songs pictured. Both Marcy and Artie sing and carry on a story by speaking lines while the script writers keep a continuity of story so that listeners know who Marcie [sic] and Artie are, what they did on the show last week, and so on.—From: "Marcy Lutes Says There's Work To A Television Show." The Edinburg Daily Courier, 21 June 1950, p.1. From Newspapers.com, clipped 16 February 2020.
- "...Marcy and Artie Malvin gave a half hour show once a week called 'Toonavision.' Marcy played the girl next door...The scene is in the living room where there is a dummy television screen. On this screen caricatures are made by a commercial artist who operates them from behind the screen. A game is connected with the show. Marcy and Artie play 'Toonavision' and fans write in with suggestions for song titles for the 'Toonavision' game, the best receiving a prize. The artist depicts these song titles by caricature. A second part of the show is a contest where people are telephoned to identify the songs pictured...Both Marcy and Artie sing and carry on a story by speaking lines, the script writers keep a continuity of story so that listeners know who Marcie [sic] and Artie are, what they did on the show last week, and so on. Music selections help to carry on the theme...Marcella says it takes a lot of rehearsing for the shows. There has to be a line rehearsal, a musical rehearsal, a performance with the directors of the show, and two or three times under camera before the show is actually televised. 'Toonavision' is not sponsored but has a one minute Chevrolet commercial and a reference to Ronson lighters in the line...Many of the home folks have asked how the New York and Hollywood shows get to Indianapolis. Only a few and these the biggest are photographed and sent to other television stations, this being called kinescope. For instance the Milton Berle show and the Ed Winn show are kinescoped, two Bob Hope shows have been kinescoped. Others are yet to come."
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