What's It For?

What's it For? was a short-lived primetie game show where a celebrity panel attempted to guess the use of an unusual invention by asking questions of the inventor.

Broadcast
NBC October 12, 1957-January 4, 1958

Host
Hal March

Packager
Entertainment Productions inc.

Gameplay
Each player was given one minute to cross-examine the guest. If the panel could not come up with the correct answer, the inventor got $100. However, If the panel guessed correctly, the inventor got $50. Among the regular panelists were Hans Conried, Besty Palmer, Abe Burrows, Cornelia Otis Skinner, Toni Gilman and Lisa Ferraday.

Trvia
Emcee Hal March was doing duble duty, hosting What's it For? on Saturday nights for NBC and The $64,000 Question on Tuesday nights for CBS.