Small Fry Club

Small Fry Club
GenreChildren's program
Presented byBob Emery
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
ReleaseMarch 11, 1947 (1947-03-11) –
June 15, 1951 (1951-06-15)
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Small Fry Club is a children's television program that was broadcast on the DuMont Television Network.[1] It debuted on March 11, 1947, with the title Movies for Small Fry[2] and ended on June 15, 1951.[3] Initially a weekly program, it grew in frequency to five days per week[2] and in 1948 was aired seven days a week.[4]

The program is notable for having been "the first networked children's show".[5]

  1. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 982. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ktvgu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 765. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  4. ^ "DuMont Sets Teenage 'Rainbow House' Airer". Variety. January 14, 1948. p. 42. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. ^ Robertson, Patrick (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781608197385. Retrieved 4 September 2017.