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Okay, Mother Genre Game/Variety Show Presented by Dennis James Country of origin 
United StatesNo. of seasons 3 Production Camera setup Multi-camera Running time 22-24 minutes Broadcast Original channel WABD (1948-1949)
DuMont (1949-1951)Picture format Black-and-white Audio format Monaural Original run November 1, 1948 – July 6, 1951 Okay, Mother is an American daytime variety/game show hosted by Dennis James which originally aired on WABD in New York City in 1948. After receiving good ratings and largely positive reviews the show, originally titled Mothers Inc., aired nationally at 1:00 PM on the DuMont Television Network from Summer 1949 to July 6, 1951.[1][2]
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Premise
The show was a "tribute to mothers" featuring a mix of interviews, game show segments, and viewer letters. The series was sponsored by Phillips' Milk of Magnesia Toothpaste.
Episode status
One DuMont episode survives and is available for viewing on the Internet Archive, with "honor mother" Judith Doniger mentioning her upcoming New York City recital on October 12. A contemporary New York Times article dates her appearance on Okay, Mother to July 18, 1950.
Clips of this episode were shown during the 2008 special Pioneers Of Television: Game Shows, the first-season finale of PBS' miniseries.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
- Daytime television
References
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television, p 615. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
- ^ Billboard (November 13, 1948)
Bibliography
- David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN 1-59213-245-6
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) ISBN 0-345-31864-1
External links
Categories:- American game shows
- American variety television series
- DuMont Television Network shows
- 1940s American television series
- 1948 television series debuts
- 1951 television series endings
- 1950s American television series
- Black-and-white television programs
- Game show stubs
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