Queen for a Day
Network daytime era
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1956-01-03
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Synopsis
Applause-meter misery pageant: contestants compete in hardship, the audience votes, and the crown is a washer-dryer and a year of products. Pure 1950s.
Desk landmark
Desk landmark: the most 1950s show that ever 1950s’d — empathy as game mechanic, consumer goods as justice.
In the series
This episode is part of Queen for a Day (1956–1964) on NBC/ABC.
Applause-meter misery pageant — the most 1950s show that ever 1950s'd.
Key cast
- Jack Bailey as Host