Fun with Charades
| Fun with Charades | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Based on | Pantomime Quiz by Mike Stokey Productions |
| Presented by |
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| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1956 – 1958 |
Fun with Charades is an Australian television program which aired on Sundays from late 1956 to early 1958 on Melbourne station HSV-7. The show was originally hosted by Miles Maxwell, a music teacher at Brighton Grammar School.[1] Later episodes were hosted by Danny Webb.[2] The format was near-identical to the American series Pantomime Quiz, which itself saw an Australian version in 1957 on stations ATN-7 and GTV-9. It is not known if Fun with Charades was ever kinescoped.
Gameplay
[edit]Two teams of four members compete. One member of the team is told the charade (which could be the title of a book, play, etc.) and without saying anything has to act it out, with his team needing to figure out the answer within 60 seconds.
See also
[edit]The following game shows also debuted on station HSV-7 during late 1956:
References
[edit]- ^ Courtney, Michael (24 December 1956). "Everybody gets into the act..." The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. p. 3. Retrieved 24 May 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sunday Television". The Age. 7 March 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 24 May 2013 – via Google News.
External links
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- Black-and-white Australian television shows
- Australian English-language television shows
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