Directed by Frank Bunetta Producer(s) Roger Gerry First episode date 27 May 1953 Network DuMont Television Network Language English | Country of origin United States Original network DuMont Final episode date 8 September 1954 Genre Variety show Cast Johnny Olson | |
Starring Bob Haymes, Bill Wendell (1952); Johnny Olson, (1953); Virginia Graham, (1954) Running time 60 minutes with commercials Similar Masquerade Party (Original), What's My Line?, To Tell the Truth (1956), The Price Is Right | ||
The Strawhatters was an American television summer variety show that aired on the national DuMont network.
Broadcast history
The show aired on the DuMont network from May 27, 1953 until September 9, 1953, and again in 1954, from June 23 until September 8 of that year. Episodes of the program had also been seen on WABD, the New York City-area DuMont station, in 1952, before it aired nationally. For 1954, the program was retitled Summer in the Park.
Filmed at Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey, across the Hudson River from New York City, The Strawhatters featured talent shows, musical entertainment, and diving exhibitions. The Complete Directory to Primetime Network and Cable TV Shows (8th edition, 2003) called The Strawhatters "essentially an hour-long advertisement for Palisades Amusement Park."
The program was hosted and emceed by Bob Haymes, followed by Bill Wendell in 1952, Johnny Olson in 1953, and Virginia Graham in 1954.