Jimmy Carter, who turned 100 today, was governor of Georgia in 1973, but on the national stage, he was still Jimmy who?
As he prepared for a longshot bid for the presidency in 1976, he and his advisers were already laying the groundwork that year, which included developing a national profile by non-traditional means, which meant a game show.
What’s My Line? had been on the air for nearly 25 years as one of the producer Goodson Todman’s most popular panel game shows, in which a celebrity panel tried to guess the occupation of a guest. Typical programs were highlighted by a celebrity “mystery guest,” which required the panel to wear a blindfold to avoid instant recognition.
But when Carter’s office called the show suggesting him as a guest, the casting director agreed on the condition that he appear as “a Mr. X with the panel unmasked,” according to executive producer...
As he prepared for a longshot bid for the presidency in 1976, he and his advisers were already laying the groundwork that year, which included developing a national profile by non-traditional means, which meant a game show.
What’s My Line? had been on the air for nearly 25 years as one of the producer Goodson Todman’s most popular panel game shows, in which a celebrity panel tried to guess the occupation of a guest. Typical programs were highlighted by a celebrity “mystery guest,” which required the panel to wear a blindfold to avoid instant recognition.
But when Carter’s office called the show suggesting him as a guest, the casting director agreed on the condition that he appear as “a Mr. X with the panel unmasked,” according to executive producer...
- 10/1/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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