Candid Camera
Candid Camera's producer, director and regular host Allen Funt
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Broadcast
Original run	August 10, 1948 – 1951
External links
IMDb profile

Candid Camera is a long-running television series, created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as Candid Microphone June 28, 1947. After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948. Image File history File links Candid2. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1947 in television, other events of 1948, 1949 in television and the list of years in television. // Events January 5 - BBC Television Newsreel first broadcast. ... See also: 1950 in television, other events of 1951, 1952 in television and the list of years in television. // Events May 28 - The US Supreme Court upholds the FCCs approval of the CBS color television system. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Producer-director Allen Funt Allen Funt (September 16, 1914 – September 5, 1999) was an American producer-director, best known as the creator and host of Candid Camera from the 1940s to 1980s, as either a regular show or a series of specials. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The format has appeared on network, syndicated or cable television in each succeeding decade, as either a regular show or a series of specials. Funt himself hosted or co-hosted almost all of the TV versions until a 1993 stroke from which he never recovered. Funt's son Peter Funt, who had co-hosted the specials with his father since 1987, is now the producer/host of the format. Peter Funt is the son of acclaimed Candid Camera creator Allen Funt and is also the current host of that show. ...

The premise of the show involved concealed cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would be told the show's famous catch phrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera." With humor based on putting real people in fabricated situations, the show was very much a precursor to the more recent wave of prank shows such as Punk'd ,Girls Behaving Badly, and Boiling Points. A catch phrase is a phrase or expression that is popularized, usually through repeated use, by a real person or fictional character. ... Punkd was an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Girls Behaving Badly is an American reality comedy television show that is produced by Cable channel the O! Network, also known as Oxygen Network, and is also syndicated to television stations across the United States via Sony Pictures Television. ... Alternate use: Boiling Point, English title of Kitano Takeshis film 3-4X Jūgatsu; Boiling Point (TV series) The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which it can change state from a liquid to a gas throughout the bulk of the liquid. ...

Writer Woody Allen got his start writing for the show in the 1960s and performed in some scenarios. Buster Keaton and Muhammad Ali also appeared in Candid Camera segments. Buster Keaton (born Joseph Frank Keaton, October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American silent film comic actor and filmmaker. ... “Cassius Clay” redirects here. ...

The show often played its hidden camera pranks on celebrities as well. One memorable episode had actress Ann Jillian (who is Lithuanian) scheduled to make a small donation to a Lithuanian charity. When police officers informed her a con artist was behind the charity, they convinced her to donate a much larger amount with the assurance that he would be arrested when he accepted the check. After the arrest attempt, Jillian was told the man was running a legitimate charity, a set-up that forced her into acting as though she had intended to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars all along. Ann Jillian (born Ann Jura Nauseda on January 29, 1950 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American actress of Lithuanian extraction. ...

Radio history

Candid Microphone was first heard on Saturday, June 28, 1947, at 7:30pm on ABC radio. The following week it moved to Sundays at 7:00pm. Beginning in late September 1947, it aired Mondays at 9pm through October, then Thursdays at 8:00pm until May 1948 when it moved to Thursdays at 9:30pm. That series came to an end on September 23, 1948. is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Beginning June 6, 1950, Candid Microphone was broadcast by CBS on Tuesdays at 9:30pm, and that summer series, sponsored by Philip Morris, continued for three months until August 29. is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

TV history

Funt brought his program to ABC television in 1948 and then switched to NBC the next year. The format moved to syndication in 1951 before returning to NBC as a segment of The Tonight Show. The segment reappeared in 1959 on CBS as a feature on The Garry Moore Show, before once again becoming a stand-alone show in 1960. The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The Garry Moore Show was the name for several separate American variety series on the CBS television network in the 1950s and 1960s. ...

Its longest uninterrupted run came on the 1960-67 CBS version. Producer/host Funt was joined on stage by CBS veteran Arthur Godfrey the first season, Garry Moore Show announcer/sidekick Durward Kirby from 1960 to 1966 and Bess Myerson for the final season of the run. Film legend Buster Keaton even appeared on the show; clips of his hilarious stunts were included in Thames Television's tribute to the comic actor. In this CBS publicity photo of Arthur Godfrey Time, vocalist Patti Clayton is seen at the far right and Godfrey sits in the foreground. ... Homer Durward Kirby (August 24, 1911, Covington, Kentucky - March 15, 2000, Fort Myers, Florida), sometimes credited as Durwood Kirby, was a 20th Century American television personality. ... Cover of Miss America, 1945: Bess Myersons Own Story by Susan Dworkin Bess Myerson (born July 16, 1924, Bronx, New York) in 1945 became the first Jewish woman to win the Miss America pageant. ... Buster Keaton (born Joseph Frank Keaton, October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American silent film comic actor and filmmaker. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Candid Camera returned in 1974 for a five-year run in weekly syndication, with Funt as emcee again and John Bartholomew Tucker and Dorothy Collins as early co-hosts. Fannie Flagg, one of Funt’s writers during the 1960s run, also shared emcee duties with Funt during the 1970s era, as did Phyllis George, Betsy Palmer and Jo Ann Pflug. John Bartholomew Tucker (born April 9, 1930 in Pennsylvania) is an American radio and television personality, as well as an author. ... The cast of Your Hit Parade (left to right) Russell Arms, Gisele Mackenzie, Dorothy Collins, and Snooky Lanson Dorothy Collins (November 18, 1926 - July 21, 1994) was a Canadian-born singer and actress. ... Fannie Flagg (born September 21, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American author and actress. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Betsy Palmer as Mrs. ... Jo Ann Pflug (born May 2, 1947 in Atlanta, Georgia)and raised in Winter Park, Florida is an American motion picture and television actress. ...

The network TV version celebrated its 35th anniversary with an NBC special in 1983. Four years later, a series of occasional Candid Camera specials aired on CBS with Peter Funt joining his father as co-host. The show also aired season in daily syndication (1991-92) with Dom DeLuise as emcee and Eva LaRue as co-host. Peter Funt is the son of acclaimed Candid Camera creator Allen Funt and is also the current host of that show. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eva LaRue (born Eva Maria LaRuy on December 27, 1966 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress. ...

A well-received 1996 CBS program celebrating the 50th anniversary of the format (dating back to the Candid Microphone days) led to another series of occasional Candid Camera specials, and then to its return as a weekly CBS show with Peter Funt and Suzanne Somers as co-hosts. The show moved to the PAX network in 2001 with Dina Eastwood as co-host before suspending production. Suzanne Somers (born October 16, 1946) is an American actress, author, and businesswoman. ...

Movies

In the 1960s and 1970s, Candid Camera produced over ten tapes of adult-oriented (but not pornographic) stunts and hidden camera gags called Candid Candid Camera for Playboy. For example, a man was hired as a hypnotist's assistant and then a beautiful new lady patient disrobed while "hypnotized". Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. ... Playboy is an American mens magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ... Hypnosis, as defined by the American Psychological Association Division of Psychological Hypnosis, is a procedure during which a health professional or researcher suggests that a client, patient, or experimental participant experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behavior. ...

In 1970, Fund wrote, directed, and produced a feature film, What Do You Say to a Naked Lady?. What Do You Say To A Naked Lady is a candid documentary made in 1970 directed by Allen Funt. ...

Legacy

A British version of Candid Camera began in 1960 and ran for seven years. It was initially presented by Bob Monkhouse and featured Jonathan Routh and Arthur Atkins as pranksters. The show briefly returned in 1974, hosted by Peter Dulay. Jeremy Beadle made his name hosting prank shows, notably Beadle's About in the 1980s. Bob Monkhouse presenting Celebrity Squares (Image copyright British Film Institute) Robert Allen Monkhouse OBE (June 1, 1928 – December 29, 2003) was an English entertainer in the traditional sense, though primarily known as a comedian and game show host. ... Jonathan Routh (born 1927) co-starred in the British version of the television show Candid Camera (1960-67) and co-starred with Germaine Greer and Kenny Everett in Nice Time. ... The Fast Show is a BBC comedy Sketch show programme which ran from 1994 to 2000. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Beadles About was a British television programme hosted by Jeremy Beadle, where members of the public became victims of practical jokes behind hidden cameras. ...

An Australian version of Candid Camera with the same name, began in the late 1990s and ran until the end of the century. It was successful until the show was cancelled for unknown reasons. Quebec saw its own adaptation titled Les insolences d'une caméra. , Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Official languages French Government - Lieutenant-Governor Pierre Duchesne - Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 75 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area  Ranked 2nd - Total 1,542,056 km² (595...

A wave of other hidden camera and prank shows began in the 1980s: Totally Hidden Video was seen on Fox from 1989 until 1992. MTV's Ashton Kutcher vehicle, Punk'd, devised elaborate pranks on celebrities. Some shows have been criticized because of the potential cruelty inherent in the pranks, such as Scare Tactics. Oblivious gave cash prizes to unsuspecting subjects in the street who answered trivia questions but did not realize they were on a game show. The most ambitious of all was The Joe Schmo Show in which Matt Kennedy Gould was surrounded by actors and hoaxed for the entire series. Totally Hidden Video was an American television show that aired on the Fox Network from 1989 to 1992. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... Christopher Ashton Kutcher, (born February 7, 1978) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is an American actor. ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ... For the political strategy, see Tactical politics Scare Tactics is a reality show on the Sci-Fi Channel which began airing April 2003. ... Oblivious was a comedy game show that aired on TNN/Spike TV off and on between 2002 and 2004. ... The Joe Schmo Show was a reality TV show (actually a parody of reality game shows) on the American cable network Spike TV that began airing in September 2003. ... Matt Kennedy Gould was the victim of a television hoax by The Joe Schmo Show in 2003. ...

Candid Camera is currently hosted by Funt's son, Peter Funt, and Clint Eastwood's wife, Dina. Previously, Peter Funt co-hosted with Suzanne Somers. It no longer airs on the PAX Network and is seeking a new outlet. Peter Funt is the son of acclaimed Candid Camera creator Allen Funt and is also the current host of that show. ... Clint Eastwood (born Clinton Eastwood, Jr. ... Dina Eastwood is perhaps best known as a news anchor for KSBW-TV. She is the wife of Clint Eastwood and currently co-hosts the TV show, Candid Camera. ... Suzanne Somers (born October 16, 1946) is an American actress, author, and businesswoman. ... . The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions. ...

Lawsuit

In a suit filed against Peter Funt, Pax and the Mohave County Airport Authority, Philip Zelnick, 35, claimed he was injured during one of the show's pranks. Funt, posing as a security guard, instructed passengers to go through a fake X-ray machine, and Zelnick received a bruise to his thigh while getting off the conveyor belt. The jury awarded Zelnick a total of $300,000 in punitive damages with Peter Funt and the show ordered to pay $150,000 each. An out of court settlement was also reached with the Mohave County Airport Authority. Mohave County is located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. ...

Listen to

• Candid Microphone with Allen Funt and Bela Lugosi
• Candid Microphone (July 14, 1947)

References

• Funt, Allen. Eavesdropper at Large: Adventures in Human Nature with "Candid Mike". Vanguard Press, 1952.
• Funt, Allen. Candid Kids. Bernard Geis, 1964.
• Funt, Allen. Candidly, Allen Funt: A Million Smiles Later. Barricade Books, 1994.
• Candid Camera's response to the lawsuit settlement
• Phoenix Wright: Justice for All. In the Detention Center, examine the camera, Phoenix says "Smile, you're on candid camera."

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External links

• Candid Camera official site
• Israeli mockumentary
• Candid Camera (1948) at IMDB
• Candid Camera (1953) at IMDB
• Candid Camera (1960) (American) at IMDB
• Candid Camera (1960) (British) at IMDB
• Candid Camera (1991) at IMDB
• Candid Camera (1992) (New Zealand) at IMDB
• Candid Camera (1998) at IMDB
• What Do You Say to a Naked Lady? (1970) at IMDB