Changes: Hail the Champ

Revision as of 13:13, 24 June 2020

Hosts
Herb Allen (1948–1952) Howard Roberts (1952–1953 Season)
Assistants
Jim Andelin (at least part of the Allen era) Angel Casey (1952–1953 Season)
Broadcast
KLAC (Los Angeles): 10/6/1948 – 4/6/1951 ABC Early Evenings: 9/22/1951 – 6/14/1952 ABC Saturday Mornings: 12/27/1952 – 6/20/1953
Packager
GAM Productions

Hail the Champ was a 1950s game show for kids in which two teams competed in games and stunts for prizes.

Gameplay

This children's game show featured six youngsters on each show. Two players were used in each of three contests. The three winners from each of the contests played in the final event to determine the day's winner. The winner of the day won merchandise prizes including a new bicycle.

Rating

Trivia

Angel Casey became the show's new assistant when Howard Roberts became host in 1952.

The ABC version was broadcast from the Civic Opera House in Chicago, IL.

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 |align="center" colspan=2|'''Hosts'''
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-|Herb Allen (1948–1952)<br />Howard Roberts (1952–1953 series)
+|Herb Allen (1948–1952)<br />Howard Roberts (1952–1953 Season)
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 |align="center" colspan=2|'''Assistants'''
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-|Jim Andelin (at least part of the Allen era)<br />Angel Casey (1952–1953 series)
+|Jim Andelin (at least part of the Allen era)<br />Angel Casey (1952–1953 Season)
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 |align="center" colspan=2|'''Broadcast'''
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-|[[File:Nologo.JPG|center|160px]]KLAC (Los Angeles): 10/6/1948 – 4/6/1951<br />ABC Saturday Mornings: 9/22/1951 – 6/14/1952, 12/27/1952 – 6/20/1953
+|[[File:Nologo.JPG|center|160px]]KLAC (Los Angeles): 10/6/1948 – 4/6/1951<br />ABC Early Evenings: 9/22/1951 – 6/14/1952<br />ABC Saturday Mornings: 12/27/1952 – 6/20/1953
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-'''''Hail The Champ''''' was a 1950s game show for kids in which two teams competed in games and stunts for prizes.
+'''''Hail the Champ''''' was a 1950s game show for kids in which two teams competed in games and stunts for prizes.
 ==Gameplay==
-This children's quiz show featured six youngsters on each show. Two players were used in each of the three contests. The three winners from each of the contests played in the event to determine the day's winner. The winner won merchandise prizes including a new bicycle.
+This children's game show featured six youngsters on each show. Two players were used in each of three contests. The three winners from each of the contests played in the final event to determine the day's winner. The winner of the day won merchandise prizes including a new bicycle.
 ==Rating==
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 ==Trivia==
-*Angel Casey became the show's new assistant when Howard Roberts became host in 1952.
+Angel Casey became the show's new assistant when Howard Roberts became host in 1952.
-*The ABC version was broadcast from the Chicago Civic Opera House.
+The ABC version was broadcast from the Civic Opera House in Chicago, IL.
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+[[Category:Network daytime shows]]
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 [[Category:Flops]]
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+[[Category:Los Angeles]]
+[[Category:Chicago]]
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 [[Category:1952 premieres]]
+[[Category:1952 endings]]
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+[[Category:1940s shows]]
+[[Category:1950s shows]]