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| The Name's the Same | |
|---|---|
 Host Robert Q. Lewis with celebrity guest Dagmar, 1952 | |
| Directed by | Jerome Schnur Herbert Hirschman |
| Presented by | Robert Q. Lewis Dennis James Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding[1] Clifton Fadiman |
| Narrated by | Lee Vines[2] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Mark Goodson Bill Todman |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 5, 1951 – October 7, 1955 |
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The Name's the Same is an American game show produced by Goodson-Todman for the ABC television network from December 5, 1951 to August 31, 1954, followed by a run from October 25, 1954 to October 7, 1955. The premise was for contestants to guess the names of persons whose actual name corresponded to a famous person, celebrity, a place, common object or action.
It was alternately sponsored by Swanson and Johnson Wax, for the majority of its run. It was also sponsored by the Bendix home appliance division of Avco early in its run,[3] and Clorets and Chicken of the Sea tuna midway through its run. The show's second run sponsor, Ralston Purina,[4] also sponsored Ethel and Albert, the program that replaced The Name's the Same on the ABC schedule.
- ^ Sterling, Christopher H. (ed.) (2004). Encyclopedia of Radio. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 1-57958-249-4, p. 188.
- ^ "Passings: Raymond Jones, Cal Montney, Allan Eckert, Lee Vines, Ramona Hahn, Frank Billerbeck". Los Angeles Times. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Johnson Mulls 'Name's Same'". The Billboard. 1 November 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "'Name's Same' Takes Over 'Jamie' Timeslot". The Billboard. 2 October 1954. p. 13. Retrieved 12 July 2018.