One of a Kind is a Canadian television panel game show which aired on CBC Television from 1958 to 1959.
| One of a Kind | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Panel game |
| Created by | Bernard Slade |
| Written by | Bernard Slade |
| Presented by | Alex Barris |
| Starring | Rita Greer Allen Lloyd Bochner Allan Manings Kathie McNeil |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Harvey Hart Bob Jarvis (1958–1959) Claude Baikie (1959) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | 6 June 1958 – 24 June 1959 |
Premise
editThe series featured a panel (Rita Greer Allen, Lloyd Bochner, Allan Manings and Kathie McNeil) who attempted to identity of an item using guesswork. Once the item was identified or revealed, the panel and moderator (Alex Barris) would discuss the item with an associated guest. The panel game was similar to Front Page Challenge except that this involved objects instead of news stories. Visiting personalities included Xavier Cugat, Celia Franca, Arthur Godfrey, Cedric Hardwicke, Celeste Holm, Mitch Miller, Jan Peerce, Kate Reid and Walter Susskind.[1]
Scheduling
editThis half-hour series was broadcast Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 6 June to 12 September 1958, then given a full season on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. from 1 October 1958 to 24 June 1959.
References
edit- ^ Corcelli, John (February 2006). "One of a Kind". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
Further reading
edit- The Pierce-Arrow Showroom Is Leaking. Ryerson Press. 1969. pp. 30–42. ISBN 978-0-7700-0292-3.
- Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. pp. 233–235. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
External links
edit- Allan, Blaine (1996). "One of a Kind". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 13 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- One of a Kind at IMDb