Fandango (game show)

Fandango
GenreGame show
Created byAllen Reid
Elmer Alley
Presented byBill Anderson
StarringBlake Pickett (1987–1989)
AnnouncerBill Robinson as "Edgar the Talking Jukebox"
Country of originUnited States
Production
Executive producersAllen Reid
Mady Land
C. Paul Corbin for TNN
Production locationsNashville, Tennessee, United States
Running time~22 minutes
Production companyReid/Land Productions
Original release
NetworkThe Nashville Network
ReleaseMarch 8, 1983 (1983-03-08) –
March 31, 1989 (1989-03-31)
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Fandango is an American television game show. It aired on The Nashville Network from March 8, 1983 to August 26, 1988, with reruns airing through March 31, 1989, when it was replaced by Top Card. Contestants competed to answer trivia questions about country music. The show was hosted by country music singer Bill Anderson, who was joined by Blake Pickett as co-host in 1987. Disc jockey Bill Robinson served as announcer and the voice of the show's setpiece, an oversized jukebox named "Edgar the Talking Jukebox".[1]

  1. ^ Anderson, B: Whisperin' Bill: An Autobiography, page 427. Longstreet Press, 1989.