Storybook Squares

Storybook Squares
Title card for the 1976–1977 version.
Based on
Hollywood Squares
by
Presented byPeter Marshall
AnnouncerKenny Williams
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes16 (1969 version)
30 (1976–1977 version)
Production
Production locationsNBC Studios
Burbank, California
Running time30 minutes
Production companyHeatter-Quigley Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 4, 1969 (1969-01-04) –
December 30, 1977 (1977-12-30)
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Storybook Squares is an American game show. It is a spin-off of Hollywood Squares.[1][2][3] The series featured celebrities dressed up as famous people and characters from history and various forms of media.[4]

Peter Marshall served as host of these episodes. The panelists were introduced by "The Guardian of the Gate", who announced their characters' presence by reading their names from a scroll. The Guardian was played by regular Hollywood Squares announcer Kenny Williams, and the character was similar to his "Town Crier" character from Video Village.

The series ran on NBC on Saturday mornings from January 4 to April 19, 1969, with repeats airing until August 30. The concept was revived during the 1976-1977 season as a series of special theme weeks on the daytime Hollywood Squares.

  1. ^ Emmytvlegends.org
  2. ^ Film Threat
  3. ^ Sharetv.org
  4. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 411–412. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.