House Party (radio and TV show)
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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 had an equally 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]
House Party | |
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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 (1945–1969) |
Release | January 15, 1945 (1945-01-15) – September 5, 1969 (1969-09-05) |
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]