For those who have never seen it, here are some examples of what aired in this series: A fire-eater, a performance by jazz pianist, a reunion of the cast of "Our Gang", pin-up models, a race between an abacus and a then-modern calculator, the secrets of phony spiritualists, Buddy Epsen dancing with his sister, a wrestling chimpanzee, the largest sapphire in the world, world's tallest man, the secrets of card sharks, a man shot while wearing a bullet-proof vest, an old French clown act, a kendo demonstration, Buster Keaton doing a sketch from an old silent comedy....
To say the least, this series was a real mixed bag. Some segments are still interesting today, while others are not. On a side-note, this series originally aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network, before moving to ABC (was the move in January 1952? I'm not sure!). Episodes from both versions survive. Amazingly, one of the public domain budget DVD publishers put several episodes of this series (largely from 1951) on DVD a few years ago, which is the source for the most of the above listing of example segments.
To say the least, this series was a real mixed bag. Some segments are still interesting today, while others are not. On a side-note, this series originally aired on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network, before moving to ABC (was the move in January 1952? I'm not sure!). Episodes from both versions survive. Amazingly, one of the public domain budget DVD publishers put several episodes of this series (largely from 1951) on DVD a few years ago, which is the source for the most of the above listing of example segments.
