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What's My Line? (1950)

  • Comedy
  • Family
  • 30 min episodes
  • 1 seasons
  • TV-G age guide
  • ★ 7.0/10 from 29 ratings

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

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  1. 01

    The Match Game

    Strong story similarity

    1962 · 25 min · Comedy · Family · Reality

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    In this panel game show, contestants try to match answers given by six celebrities to humorous and often risque fill-in-the-blank questions.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared theme: game show
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  2. 02

    To Tell the Truth

    Strong story similarity

    1956 · 30 min · Reality

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    The show features a panel of four celebrities attempting to correctly identify a described contestant who has an unusual occupation or experience. This central character is accompanied by two impostors who pretend to be the central character. The celebrity panelists question the three contestants; the impostors are allowed to lie but the central character is sworn "to tell the truth". After questioning, the panel attempts to identify which of the three challengers is telling the truth and is thus the central character.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared theme: game show
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  3. 03

    I've Got a Secret

    Shared cast

    1952 · 30 min · Reality

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    A panel tries to determine a contestant's secret: something that is unusual, amazing, embarrassing, or humorous about that person.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared theme: game show
    • a principal cast member
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  4. 04

    Father Knows Best

    Similar atmosphere

    1954 · 30 min · Comedy · Family

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    Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 07

    The Honeymooners

    Similar atmosphere

    1955 · 30 min · Comedy · Family

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    A bus driver and his sewer worker friend struggle to strike it rich while their wives look on with weary patience. One of the most influential situation comedy television series in American history.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  6. 08

    Leave It to Beaver

    Similar atmosphere

    1957 · 25 min · Comedy · Family

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    An inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver, has adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  7. 09

    The Emmy Awards

    Strong series match

    1949

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    An annual awards ceremony honoring the best in U.S. prime time television programming as chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals
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  8. 10

    Call My Bluff

    Strong story similarity

    1965 · 30 min

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    Two teams of three alternate between giving and guessing the meanings of obscure English words.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared theme: game show
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