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"They are the pioneers of television"

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Merv Griffin was one of the best fill ins on NBC between Jack Paar and Johnny Carson

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Steve Allens mother Bell Montrose was the source of creating his humor and where he got his wit.

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Watching the Wheel of Fortune clips reminded me of watching it with my mom when i was younger

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"Giving people what they want almost never works"

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The Andy Griffith show was shot without an audience present so there wouldn't be pressure for a laugh line. He wanted the audience to laugh with them and not at them.

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Some game shows were rigged and then people came out from behind curtains to check for cheating like teachers walking around a classroom during a test

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The fact that the Stop The Music game radio show was found annoying and people listened to it anyways just for the possible money.

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Radio held the first game shows

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Jackie Gleason thought practice and rehearsal made comedy stale.

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Pert Kelton was blacklisted and falsely accused of communist ties forcing him to leave Gleason

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"What fish?"

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Luci broke dishes with such grace

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Ed Sullivan didn't do much other than introduce acts and half the time got people's names wrong but he could always book talent.

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Jack Paar created the talk show monologue

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TV was the personal rocketship to anywhere in the world

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I found that Johnny Carson had a good sense of humor. When he jumped on the trampoline to interview the guy about to set a record it was hilarious!

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The fact that Steve Allen didn't care what people looked like and just wanted to show case talent is amazing.

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It was a common theme that when not on camera the TV show hosts would not talk much. It was the case with both Steve Allen and Johnny Carson.