Art Linkletter's House Party or House Party was an American daytime TV variety/talk show which aired on CBS Radio from January 15, 1945 to October 13, 1967, CBS-TV from September 1, 1952 to September 5, 1969, and on NBC-TV from December 29, 1969 to September 25, 1970.
It was hosted by Art Linkletter and featured a monologue of jokes by Linkletter, an audience participation with a quiz to win prizes, musical groups and a variety of guest speakers from assorted walks of life. There was also a segment called "Kids Say the Darndest Things" in which Linkletter would interview schoolchildren between the ages of five and ten. The popularity of this segment led to a series of books (one edition was illustrated by Charles Schulz, in a rare departure from his Peanuts comic strip) and a TV series with the same title.
Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17, 1912 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada) was the host of two of the longest-running shows in United States broadcast history: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years. Linkletter was famous for interviewing children on House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things, which led to a successful series of books quoting children.
Art Linkletter's House Party or House Party was an American daytime TV variety/talk show which aired on CBS Radio from January 15, 1945 to October 13, 1967, CBS-TV from September 1, 1952 to September 5, 1969, and on NBC-TV from December 29, 1969 to September 25, 1970.
It was hosted by Art Linkletter and featured a monologue of jokes by Linkletter, an audience participation with a quiz to win prizes, musical groups and a variety of guest speakers from assorted walks of life. There was also a segment called "Kids Say the Darndest Things" in which Linkletter would interview schoolchildren between the ages of five and ten. The popularity of this segment led to a series of books (one edition was illustrated by Charles Schulz, in a rare departure from his Peanuts comic strip) and a TV series with the same title.
Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17, 1912 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada) was the host of two of the longest-running shows in United States broadcast history: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years. Linkletter was famous for interviewing children on House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things, which led to a successful series of books quoting children.
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