Kids and Company
Encyclopedia
Kids and Company was a children's TV show
broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network
. The show aired Saturday mornings from September 1, 1951 to June 1, 1952, and was hosted by Johnny Olson
and Ham Fisher
. Olsen also hosted the DuMont talent show Doorway to Fame
and the DuMont daytime series Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room
.
, three episodes are held at the Paley Center for Media, and one episode is held at the Museum of Broadcast Communications
.
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
. The show aired Saturday mornings from September 1, 1951 to June 1, 1952, and was hosted by Johnny Olson
Johnny Olson
John Leonard "Johnny" Olson was an American radio personality and television announcer. His work spanned 32 game shows produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman from the late 1950s through the mid 1980s...
and Ham Fisher
Ham Fisher
Hammond Edward Fisher was an American comic strip writer and cartoonist who signed his work Ham Fisher...
. Olsen also hosted the DuMont talent show Doorway to Fame
Doorway to Fame
Doorway to Fame is an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network.-Broadcast history:The series ran from May 1947 to July 1949. It was a talent show hosted by Johnny Olson, who would go on to host the DuMont daytime variety show Johnny Olson's Rumpus...
and the DuMont daytime series Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room
Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room
Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room is a television variety show hosted by Johnny Olson that aired from January 17, 1949 to July 4, 1952 on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. The show was the first daytime television show broadcast from New York City to DuMont's small network of East Coast cities...
.
Episode status
One episode is held at the UCLA Film and Television ArchiveUCLA Film and Television Archive
The UCLA Film and Television Archive is an internationally renowned visual arts organization focused on the preservation, study, and appreciation of film and television, based at the University of California, Los Angeles. It holds more than 220,000 film and television titles and 27 million feet of...
, three episodes are held at the Paley Center for Media, and one episode is held at the Museum of Broadcast Communications
Museum of Broadcast Communications
The Museum of Broadcast Communications is an American museum that currently exists exclusively on the Internet and not in any physical capacity. Its stated mission is "to collect, preserve, and present historic and contemporary radio and television content as well as educate, inform and entertain...
.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts