The Pet Shop
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| The Pet Shop | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Gail Compton (host) Gay Compton |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | DuMont |
| Original run | December 1, 1951 – March 14, 1953 |
The Pet Shop was an early American television program broadcast on the now defunct DuMont Television Network. The series ran from 1951 to 1953. It was a prime time series on pet care hosted by Gail Compton and his young daughter Gay.[1]
The program, produced and distributed by DuMont, aired on Saturday at 7:30 PM on most DuMont affiliates. The series was cancelled in 1953; DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.
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[edit] See also
- List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
- List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
[edit] References
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-024916-8.
[edit] 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
