Big Top (American TV series)
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Big Top | |
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Also known as | "Sealtest Big Top" |
Genre | Family Television |
Written by | Ed McMahon |
Starring | Jack Sterling Dan Lurie Ed McMahon Chris Keegan |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | WCAU Philadelphia |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | 1 July 1950 1957 | –
Big Top is a children's television show that aired on CBS from July 1, 1950, to 1957. The cast included Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's future sidekick, as Ed the Clown and America's Most Muscular Man Dan Lurie as "Sealtest Dan The Muscle Man". The program originated live from the 32nd St. and Lancaster Ave. Philadelphia Armory.
The series debuted on July 1, 1950, and ran at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday until September 1950, when it moved to 6:30 p.m. Eastern on Friday, where it remained through January 6, 1951.[1] It then moved to Saturday at noon, where it remained through the end of its run in 1957.[1]
References
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (Sixth Edition), New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 106.
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