The Strawhatters

infobox television
show_name = The Strawhatters
format = Variety show
runtime = 60 minutes with commercials
starring = Johnny Olsen, host (1953); Virginia Graham, host (1954)
country = USA
network = DuMont
first_aired = May 27, 1953 (nationally)
last_aired = September 8, 1954|

"The Strawhatters" was an American television summer variety show that aired on the national DuMont network from May 27, 1953 until September 1953, and again in 1954, from June until September 8 of that year. Episodes of the program had also been seen on WABD, the New York City-area DuMont station, in 1952, before it aired nationally. For 1954, the program was retitled "Summer in the Park".

Filmed at Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, "The Strawhatters" featured talent shows, musical entertainment, and diving exhibitions. "The Complete Directory to Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows" (8th edition, 2003) called "The Strawhatters" "essentially an hour-long advertisement for Palisades Amusement Park."

The program was hosted and emceed by Johnny Olsen in 1953, and Virginia Graham in 1954.

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184161/ "The Strawhatters" on IMdB.com]