Take a Good Look

Season

1959

6.8

The contestants on this quiz show had been involved in notable news events. Films clips or recordings of the event were shown; if they were unavailable, Kovacs and the three actors would act out the event. The panelists had to guess who the contestant was.

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Episode List

S1 • E1

Episode #1.1

In a quiz show format the the three panelists question the guests to discover their identity. The third guest was Scott Crossfield, noted test pilot.

S1 • E2

Episode #1.2

Second episode of the game show's season. In Take A Good Look, it is the host who gives the panel hints about the secret guest's identity, and in the form of surreal sight gags, blackouts and sketches. The clues only really make sense if you know who the guest is to begin with.

S1 • E3

Episode #1.3

Guests include Olympic athletes Connolly and Fikotova who wed each other. Miss Mobley, a recent Miss America, was quizzed as was the man who started the goldfish eating craze at Harvard. Miss Gabor brought her pet dog.

S1 • E4

Episode #1.4

Don Drysdale was the first guest, just starting his Hall of Fame career, so unknown to the celebrity panelists. The last man was someone who helped set the record for most people jammed in a phone booth.

S1 • E5

Episode #1.5

The first guest was a young female endurance swimmer who swam fourteen miles off Pensacola, Florida. Mike Todd Jr. was on to promote smell-o-vision in theaters. Pat impersonated Guido Ponzini throughout the show.

S1 • E6

Episode #1.6

The three guests all were in the news. First was a lady referee, a novelty at the time. Second was an engineer who heroically stopped a runaway train. Last was young Joe Meany who was a cabin boy on the Mayflower replica.

S1 • E7

Episode #1.7

The first guest was Mrs. Brent Parker who spent her honeymoon in a fallout shelter. The second woman was in the headlines when Renaissance art masterpieces were found in her home. Hans carried on about ice cubes.

S1 • E8

Episode #1.8

A sailor who fell off the USS Knox and was rescued after 2 hours briefly stumped the panel. Mrs. McConnell baffled the panelists as they were dumbfounded by the clues. She was the first queen in the Tournament of Roses parade.

S1 • E9

Episode #1.9

Max Conrad, known as the flying grandfather, is on the show after setting another long distance record. Ernie welcomes a guest from Tucson, Arizona who's talent is as a fast draw champion. She gives a demonstration at the end of the show.