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When TV host Allen Funt told unsuspecting people in the 1960s to "Smile, you're on Candid Camera," the inevitable result was a lot of laughter and a sigh of relief.

Nicknames Aplenty Update: Thanks to Chris Treadway of El Cerrito for discovering a celebrity with more than twice as many nicknames as the five previously mentioned of soul singer James Brown.

In 1948, a new television show burst onto the American scene. According to the Museum of Broadcast Communications, the producer, Allen Funt, struggled with network censors and sponsors who were picky about what ...

Back in the 1970s, Allen Funt, of Candid Camera fame, put out an R-rated feature film called What Do You Say to a Naked Lady , which had, yes, live, nude women dropping trou in public so the startled reactions ...

' Allen Funt was born in Brooklyn on September 16, 1914 to Isidore and Paula Funt.

Geveryl Robinson When I was a kid, I used to watch "Candid Camera," with Allen Funt.

The only thing that bothers me, Mel, Is that you're not even ashamed that this is a direct steal from another show ." Mel Cooley: " Well, why be ashamed when we stole from one of the best ?" 'THE DICK VAN DYKE ...

AM Prep-Entertainment History: SUN AUG 10 MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP - MORNING PREP ! ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY ! On August 10th, 1948, Allen Funt's "Candid Camera" made its television debut on ABC ...

Published: Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 12:00 a.m. Entertainment highlights during the week of Aug.

VIEWERS of the Home Shopping Network always have their eyes peeled - usually for a bargain.

Perhaps there is something to be said about that famous Ecclesiastes maxim: "What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun." I read Peter ...

“Here's the Fishing Hat robber at XYZ bank, here's a photo of him at ABC bank, and here he is at LMN bank inside QRS grocery store.”

Long before "Deal or No Deal," or even before "Jeopardy," there were game shows on TV. via Saint Cloud Times