Person to Person is a television interview show, originally hosted by Edward R. Murrow, which ran on CBS from 1953 to 1961 (with CBS newscaster Charles Collingwood taking over as host for the final two seasons). The series interviewed celebrities in their homes, and guests included such noted figures as John F. Kennedy, Jerry Lewis, Lauren Bacall, John Steinbeck, and Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
References[]
- A Sam and Friends segment used the track "Poisen to Poisen" from the 1959 album Spike Jones in Stereo. Lip-synching to the voices of Paul Frees, Harry the Hipster portrays Murrow (or "Ed Burrow") interviewing Alfred (Chicken Liver).
- Stan Freberg's own take on the series, "Person to Pearson" (1954), was also used on Sam and Friends, with Freberg (imitating Murrow) as Edward N. Nonymous interviewing the homeless J. Pierpont Pearson (played by Daws Butler in his Elroy Jetson voice but as an old man). The record was transcribed on August 28, 1957[1] and used in episodes on February 9, 1959[2] and an estimated date of October 9, 1961.[3]
- In Episode 1311 of Sesame Street (1979), Oscar the Grouch launches his own WORM-TV version, Grouch to Grouch. His first interviewee is Maria, when Norma Nasty cancels.
Sources[]
- ↑ Shemin, Craig. Sam and Friends: The Story of Jim Henson's First Television Show. BearManor Media, 2022. p. 287
- ↑ ibid. p. 338
- ↑ ibid. p. 5120