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Kids and Company

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Kids and Company
Presented byJohnny Olson
Ham Fisher
Country of originUnited States
Original release
NetworkDuMont
ReleaseSeptember 1, 1951 (1951-09-01) –
May 2, 1953 (1953-05-02)

Kids and Company is an American children's TV show (also Canadian child care business) that aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network on Saturday mornings from September 1, 1951 to May 2, 1953 and was hosted by Johnny Olson (billed as "Johnny Olsen" in the credits) and Ham Fisher.[1] The series was primarily sponsored by Red Goose Shoes.

This was Olson's third series for DuMont, previously hosting the talent show Doorway to Fame and daytime variety series Johnny Olson's Rumpus Room.

Episode status

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The season one finale on May 24, 1952 is held by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. In that episode, Olson stated that the show would return for another season on August 9, 1952 after a ten-week hiatus, marking the anticipated changeover by leading the cast in "Auld Lang Syne," noting that a time had not been decided and that viewers would have to consult their newspapers. Other episodes are held by the Paley Center for Media and the Museum of Broadcast Communications.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.

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