Dotto

A game show based on Connect-the-Dots.

Broadcast
CBS - January 6, 1958 – August 15, 1958 NBC - July 1, 1958 – August 12, 1958

Packagers
Frank Cooper Productions/Sy Fischer Associates

Host
Jack Narz

Announcers
Ralph Paul (CBS) Wayne Howell (NBC)

Dotto Drawings
Jerry Hammer Associates

Artist
Eric Leiber

Gameplay
Two contestants answered general knowledge questions to connect a series of dots; the dots represented the shape of a person, place or thing. Host Narz asked questions for 5, 8 or 10 dots to be connected.Each correct answer connected the dots and gave the player who answered the question correctly a chance to identify the puzzle; but a wrong answer still connected the dots, but gave the opponent a chance to solve it. The contestant who solved the puzzle won money according to the unconnected dots.

Inventors
Al Schwartz & Snag Warris

Trivia
Connie Hines of Mister Ed was a contestant on the nighttime show.

This was the first game show of it's kind, to be cancelled due to the quiz show scandals.