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Directed by
  
Jay Strong

Original language(s)
  
English

First episode date
  
29 August 1949

Language
  
English

4.7/10
TV

Country of origin
  
United States

Running time
  
30 minutes

Final episode date
  
14 December 1951

Audio format
  
Monaural

Created by
  
Charles BaschFrances Scott

Starring
  
George GivotHarold BarryBob Russell (hosts)Bernie SandsJerry JeromeMark TowersHarry Breuer (bandleaders)Nick Perito (piano)

Network
  
American Broadcasting Company

Genres
  
Variety show, Children's television series

Similar
  
One Man's Family, Variety show, Voyage of Terror: The Achille La, Fatal Vision, The Last Days of Patton

Versatile Varieties, also known as Bonnie Maid Versatile Varieties and Bonny Maid Versatile Varieties, was a TV series that ran from 1949 to 1951 on NBC, CBS and ABC under three different formats. The sponsor was "Bonnie Maid Linoleum".

Program formats

  • On NBC, from August 29, 1949 to January 19, 1951 on Fridays from 9pm to 9:30pm ET, was a variety show set in a nightclub, where those not performing in the various acts would be seen sitting at tables on the sidelines. Eva Marie Saint, Anne Francis, Edie Adams, and Janis Paige appeared as "Bonnie Maids", dressed in plaid kilts, hosting and doing live ads for the sponsor. Original host George Givot was replaced after two months by comedian Harold Barry, and then later by singer Bob Russell. Guest stars included Mary Small, Lon Chaney, Jr., Bela Lugosi, and Peggy Ann Garner. On January 26, replaced by Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt, which lasted until June 1.
  • On CBS, from January 28 to July 22, 1951, a Sunday morning children's TV show hosted by Lady Iris Mountbatten.
  • On ABC, from September 21, 1951 to December 14, 1951, seven episodes were aired Fridays 9:30 to 10pm ET, alternating with sci-fi anthology Tales of Tomorrow.

    • References

    Versatile Varieties Wikipedia
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