The Girl in My Life
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The Girl In My Life was a daytime television show spotlighting women who made a difference in people's lives. The show was hosted by Fred Holliday
and the announcers were Bob Warren and John Harlan
. The program aired on ABC
during the 1973-1974 TV season.
The show's format was spoofed in an episode of The Carol Burnett Show
, using the knockoff title "The Girl That We Like".
Fred Holliday
Fred Holliday may refer to:* Frederick W. M. Holliday, Governor of Virginia* Freddy Holliday , contestant on The Amazing Race 6* Fred Grossinger , American actor known as Fred Holliday...
and the announcers were Bob Warren and John Harlan
John Harlan
John Harlan may refer to:*John Marshall Harlan US Supreme Court Justice, 1877–1911*John Marshall Harlan II , his grandson, US Supreme Court Justice, 1955–1971*John Harlan , American television announcer-See also:...
. The program aired on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
during the 1973-1974 TV season.
Format
Each day on the show featured three to four vignettes of women. The people whose lives they touched would offer a testimonial statement about their special woman, always ending with the phrase "My name is _____, and the girl in my life is ____." The woman would come out on stage and be interviewed by Holliday, and then would receive a modest prize package or an item of special meaning to the woman.The show's format was spoofed in an episode of The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show is a variety / sketch comedy television show starring Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway. It originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for 278 episodes and originated from CBS Television City's Studio 33...
, using the knockoff title "The Girl That We Like".