To Tell the Truth
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To Tell the Truth is a classic American television game show in which a panel of celebrities attempts to identify a central contestant with a unique occupation or experience from among impostors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| To Tell the Truth canonical | 9 |
| To Tell the Truth (host) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
ⓘ
television game show ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nothing but the Truth
ⓘ
surface form:
Nothing But the Truth
|
| broadcastOn |
ABC
ⓘ
CBS ⓘ NBC ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Bob Stewart ⓘ |
| feature |
central contestant must tell the truth
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host asks ‘Will the real [name] please stand up?’ ⓘ host reads an affidavit describing the central contestant ⓘ impostors are allowed to lie ⓘ panel questions all contestants ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1956 ⓘ |
| format | celebrity panel identifies a central contestant with a unique occupation or experience from among impostors ⓘ |
| genre |
game show
ⓘ
panel show ⓘ |
| hasPart |
celebrity panel
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central contestant ⓘ impostors ⓘ |
| influenced | later panel game shows involving bluffing and deception ⓘ |
| laterProductionCompany | FremantleMedia ⓘ |
| notableCatchphrase | Will the real [name] please stand up? ⓘ |
| notableHost |
Anthony Anderson
ⓘ
Bud Collyer ⓘ Garry Moore ⓘ Gordon Elliott ⓘ Joe Garagiola ⓘ John O’Hurley ⓘ Robin Ward ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalProductionCompany |
Goodson-Todman Productions
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surface form:
Goodson–Todman Productions
|
| originalRunEnd | 1968 ⓘ |
| originalRunStart | December 18, 1956 ⓘ |
| panelComposition | four celebrity panelists ⓘ |
| producer |
Goodson-Todman Productions
ⓘ
surface form:
Goodson–Todman Productions
|
| revival |
1969–1978 syndicated version
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1980–1981 syndicated version ⓘ 1990–1991 NBC daytime version ⓘ 2000–2002 syndicated version ⓘ 2016 ABC revival ⓘ |
| typicalEpisodeStructure |
introduction of three contestants claiming the same identity
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panel interrogation of contestants ⓘ panel makes final guesses ⓘ revelation of the real person ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
To Tell the Truth (host)
subject surface form:
What's My Line?