Sunday, January 23, 2022

The Jack Paar Program - "Children's Adventure Shows" (07-13-47)

INTRO: B.J. Thomas - "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" (1969) Sundance Kid
Jack Paar Show - Children's Adventure Shows (07-13-47)


Television and radio pioneer Jack Par has been called the most imitated personality in broadcasting. He virtually created the late-night talk show format as the host of The Tonight Show , one of television's longest continuously running programs. The Washington Post said, "Jack Paar was genuine, and the footprints he left on the loony moonscape of television are enormous; they will be there forever." As the stars of stage and screen were rising around him, Paar was becoming an icon himself, on television sets in the homes of millions of Americans across the country. During the Golden Age of television, Paar was its golden boy, charming guests and viewers alike. From 1957 to 1962, Paar was the king of late-night television as host of The Tonight Show, which NBC eventually renamed The Jack Paar Show. 



THIS EPISODE:



August 17, 1947. NBC network. Sponsored by: Lucky Strike. "Little Known People Who Mean Absolutely Nothing:" A lady tree surgeon. Who will be Jack's "winter replacement?" Perhaps guest Jack Benny will win the talent contest. Jack plays the violin. The announcer gets the Lucky Strike slogan incorrect at the end of the show! Jack Paar, F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer), Hy Averback, The Page Cavanaugh Trio, Trudy Erwin, Jerry Fielding and His Orchestra, Elvia Allman, Florence Halop, Hans Conried, Jack Benny, Frank Nelson, Lionel Stander. 33:12. Episode Notes From The Radio Index.

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