Know Your TV History

A review of Celebrity Charades in the Hollywood Reporter starts thus:

Charades, especially with the right players, is that rarest of party games--wholesome and fun. Playing it, that is. Watching it is another story, which is probably why no one has tried to televise it. Until now.

Interesting theory. Too bad that Pantomime Quiz, aka Stump The Stars, aka Celebrity Charades, is about as old as TV itself.

The concept originated in local LA TV in 1948. It was on network primetime throughout the 50s, hosted by Mike Stokey. After a hiatus, it returned, in both daytime and syndicated form, at various years in the 60s. The latest effort to revive it--until now--was the syndicated Celebrity Charades of 1979-1980.

Someone wake up the editors at the Reporter.