Tattletales
| Tattletales | |
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| Created by | Ira Skutch |
| Directed by | Paul Alter |
| Presented by | Bert Convy |
| Narrated by |
Jack Clark (1974) John Harlan (1974) Gene Wood (1974–78) Johnny Olson (1974, 1982–84) |
| Composer(s) |
Edd Kalehoff Jonathan Segal |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 1,075 (1974–78, CBS) 30 (1977–78; Weekly Syndication) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Ira Skutch (1974-1983) Paul Alter (1983-1984) |
| Producer(s) | Paul Alter (1974-1983) Mimi O' Brien (1983-1984) Robert Sherman (1983-1984) |
| Running time | approx. 22–26 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (1974–78, 1982–84) Mark Goodson Productions (1984) Panel Productions (1974–78) The Tattletale Company (1982–84) |
| Distributor | Firestone Syndication (1977–78) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
CBS (1974–78, 1982–84) Syndicated (weekly, 1977–78) |
| Original release |
First Run February 18, 1974 – March 31, 1978 Second Run January 18, 1982 – June 1, 1984 |
Tattletales is an American game show which first aired on the CBS daytime schedule on February 18, 1974. It was hosted by Bert Convy, with several announcers, including Jack Clark, Gene Wood, Johnny Olson and John Harlan, providing the voiceover at various times. Wood was the primary announcer during the show's first run, with Olson announcing during the 1980s.
The show's premise involved questions asked about celebrity couples' personal lives and was based on He Said, She Said, a syndicated Goodson-Todman show that aired during the 1969–70 season.
Bert Convy was awarded a Daytime Emmy for hosting the show in 1977. Bert Convy and his wife, Anne, occasionally played the game during the 1970s run, most often during weeks in which the panel was made up entirely of other game show hosts and their spouses. Among the hosts who filled in for Convy during these episodes were Gene Rayburn, Bob Barker, Bobby Van, Jack Narz and Richard Dawson. All five hosts also participated in playing the game along with other hosts such as Allen Ludden, Bill Cullen and Chuck Woolery.
The show changed its format after its first four months on the air. The second format remained for the rest of the show's run, including its later versions.
Production for Tattletales was set up at Hollywood's CBS Television City in either Stages 31, 41, 43. In both formats, the show's set consisted of two parts. One was a desk behind which three players could sit. The other was a small seating area in the rear left corner of the stage, which was used to keep the players not in the game isolated; a sliding wall covered the seating area during gameplay and each player had a set of headphones to block out any noise from the other side of the wall. Usually, the game began with the husbands isolated and the wives onstage. When needed, the offstage players would appear on monitors in front of their spouses.
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