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Truth or Consequences
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Truth or Consequences, an American quiz show, was originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940-57) and later on television by Edwards (1950-54), Jack Bailey (1954-55), Bob Barker (1956-75), Bob Hilton (1975-78) and Larry Anderson (1987-88). The television show ran on CBS, NBC and also in syndication. The premise of the show was to mix the original quiz element of game shows with wacky stunts.
The daily syndicated show was produced by Ralph Edwards Productions (later Ralph Edwards/Stu Billett Productions), in associated with and distributed by Metromedia Television (1966-78) and Lorimar-Telepictures (1987-88).
The syndicated Truth or Consequences became the first successful first-run daily game show (as opposed to reruns) to not air on a network, having ended its NBC run in 1965.
Truth or Consequences was the first game show to air on commercially-licensed television, airing on the first day of WNBT's program schedule in 1941. This was a one-time experiment; Truth or Consequences did not appear on TV again until 1950, when the medium had caught on commercially.
On Truth or Consequences, Barker's signoff ended with the phrase, "Hoping all your consequences are happy ones."
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Video clip: 1966 segment of Truth or Consequences hosted by Bob Barker
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Highlights
Ralph Edwards on the longest-lasting stunt on Truth or Consequences - renaming the town Hot Springs, New Mexico "Truth or Consequences"
Clip begins at: 06:47, Duration: 02m 37s
Bob Barker on hosting the game show Truth or Consequences
Clip begins at: 00:01
Manager Irving Fein on the contest done on Truth or Consequences to identify the "walking man," which became a national obsession (the "walking man" turned out to be Jack Benny)
Clip begins at: 02:07, Duration: 02m 16s
Stanley Frazen on editing Truth or Consequences on CBS
Clip begins at: 11:41
Director Jack Shea on working on Truth or Consequences, one of the first shows he directed
Clip begins at: 15:08, Duration: 03m 16s
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