Candid Camera
TV premiere era (Allen Funt)
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1948-08-10
Curated landmark Open databases lack a full episode list for this title. This entry is a public cultural milestone from the TV Flash desk — not a complete season guide.
Synopsis
Hidden-camera sociology as mass entertainment — ordinary people become the punchline and the star. Smile; you may already be on.
Desk landmark
Desk landmark: Candid Camera invents the prank-as-format that reality TV never stopped repackaging.
In the series
This episode is part of Candid Camera (1948–2014) on ABC/NBC/CBS.
Smile — you're on hidden camera. Allen Funt's prank sociology as entertainment.
Key cast
- Allen Funt as Host
- Durward Kirby as Co-host