| House Party | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Alinkletter.jpg) Sam Berman's 1947 caricature of Art Linkletter | |
| Also known as | Art Linkletter's House Party The Linkletter Show |
| Genre | Variety/Talk show |
| Presented by | Art Linkletter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes/30 minutes |
| Production companies | John Guedel Productions (1945–1969) Screen Gems (1952–1969) |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS Radio (1945–1948), ABC Radio (1949), CBS Radio (1950–1967), CBS Television (1952–1969) |
| Release | January 15, 1945 – September 5, 1969 |
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House Party is an American radio daytime variety/talk show that aired on CBS Radio and on ABC Radio from January 15, 1945 to October 13, 1967.[1] The show also had a long run on CBS Television as Art Linkletter's House Party and, in its final season, The Linkletter Show,[2] airing from September 1, 1952 to September 5, 1969.[2]
The series was launched when producer John Guedel learned that an ad agency wanted to do a new daytime audience participation show, and he pitched a series that would star Art Linkletter. Asked to provide an outline, Guedel and Linkletter came up with a format that would give Linkletter great freedom and allow for spontaneity.[3]
- ^ Dunning, John. On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Oxford University Press, 1998), p. 333. ISBN 0-19-507678-8
- ^ a b McNeil, Alex. Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition (Penguin Books, 1996), p. 58
- ^ Dunning, p. 334