You're in the Picture

You're in the Picture was an American television game show that aired on CBS for only one true episode, on January 20, 1961. Considered by many to be one of the largest flops in television history, it was hosted by comedian and TV star Jackie Gleason.

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American - Game show - CBS - January 20 - 1961 - Jackie Gleason

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The show consisted of a four-member celebrity panel sticking their heads into a life-sized illustration of a famous scene or song lyric. Each panelist would then take turns asking yes/no questions of Gleason to try and figure out what scene they were a part of. If they were able to figure out the scene, 100 care packages were donated in their name; if they were stumped, the packages were donated in Gleason's name.

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The celebrity panel for the first and only episode consisted of Pat Harrington, Jr., Pat Carroll, Jan Sterling and Arthur Treacher.

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Pat Harrington, Jr. - Pat Carroll - Jan Sterling - Arthur Treacher

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The show received negative reviews across the board following its premiere; the program's second episode, instead of the game, consisted entirely of Jackie Gleason sitting on a stool on a bare stage apologizing for how awful last week's show was and chatting with the audience. This half-hour apology got much better reviews than the game show, and Gleason finished out his series commitment by renaming the program The Jackie Gleason Show and turning it into a talk show.

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