Transmission
31 January
No. 25
1950
People Are Funny
Cinderella is Here at Last
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
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1942–1960 · NBC
People Are Funny
Art Linkletter did it to the audience, not for them
Art Linkletter's programme was an experiment in what an audience would agree to do on request, and the answer turned out to be almost anything. Some of the stunts ran for weeks. One of them, notoriously, involved a balloon released with a wallet attached to test whether a stranger would return it. As a document of what mid-century America thought was funny, it is more revealing than most of the comedy of the period.
25 broadcasts · 7 years held · Hollywood
Surviving broadcasts of the NBC series. Recordings held by the Internet Archive.
19504
Transmission
7 February
No. 24
1950
People Are Funny
Goats Milk
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
14 February
No. 23
1950
People Are Funny
Movie Star and Husband
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
19 September
No. 22
1950
People Are Funny
1st Show10th Season
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19522
Transmission
6 January
No. 21
1952
People Are Funny
Giving Away Frogs
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
13 January
No. 20
1952
People Are Funny
Violinist Playsfor Money
Network
NBC
Running time
25 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19534
Transmission
10 March
No. 19
1953
People Are Funny
Guests Dick Haymes and Freddy Martin
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
17 March
No. 18
1953
People Are Funny
Guest: Freddy Martin
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
13 October
No. 17
1953
People Are Funny
Scare Away Tax Collector
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
20 October
No. 16
1953
People Are Funny
Where is Your Husband Tonight
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19544
Transmission
5 January
No. 15
1954
People Are Funny
The Con Man1
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
12 January
No. 14
1954
People Are Funny
The Con Man2
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
26 October
No. 13
1954
People Are Funny
Uk Could You Buy a Hamburger
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
2 November
No. 12
1954
People Are Funny
Free Mink Stole
Network
NBC
Running time
30 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19564
Transmission
17 January
No. 11
1956
People Are Funny
Whos Smarter Republicans or Democrats
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
24 January
No. 10
1956
People Are Funny
Mental Telepathy
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
14 February
No. 9
1956
People Are Funny
Beliefs
Network
NBC
Running time
27 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
21 February
No. 8
1956
People Are Funny
Fib White Lie and a Whopper
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19584
Transmission
16 July
No. 7
1958
People Are Funny
Two Times Two is Four
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
23 July
No. 6
1958
People Are Funny
Making Up Your Mind
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
24 September
No. 5
1958
People Are Funny
Is There a King in the House
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
1 October
No. 4
1958
People Are Funny
Quickest Way to Borrow Money
Network
NBC
Running time
22 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Undated reels3
Transmission
Undated
No. 3
People Are Funny
Paf 55ukuk Dancing with Three Men
Network
NBC
Running time
28 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
Undated
No. 2
People Are Funny
Paf 5kukuk Boysand Dogs
Network
NBC
Running time
26 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Transmission
Undated
No. 1
People Are Funny
Paf 5kukuk Getting People for Wedding
Network
NBC
Running time
29 min
People Are Funny, NBC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;