Stump The Stars (originally known as the Pantomime Quiz) was an American television game-show hosted by Mike Stokey and Pat Harrington, Jr.. It aired on ABC, CBS, DuMont and NBC from July 3, 1950 through October 9, 1959, mostly as a summer replacement show. Mike Stokey hosted all of the incarnations during the 1950s. The show did not air at all in 1960, nor 1961. But on September 17, 1962, Pantomime Quiz was back on the air, this time on CBS as Stump The Stars, with Pat Harrington, Jr. as the emcee. However, Stokey replaced Harrington one week before Christmas Eve of 1962, and held on to those duties until the end of the run on September 16, 1963. Then, after a five-year absence, it returned in syndication as Mike Stokey's Stump the Stars, running from 1968 through 1970. Stump the Stars has the distinction of being one of the few (if not the only) television series to air on four different TV networks in the USA (This was before the birth of the Fox network in 1986). Pat Harrington, Jr. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... It has been suggested that CBS evening news anchors be merged into this article or section. ... DuMont Televisions Logo The DuMont Television Network was an American television network, beginning operation in 1946. ... NBC, (Formerly an acronym for the National Broadcasting Company until 2004), is an American television and radio network based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1950s were the decade that traditionally speaking, spanned the years 1950 through 1959. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... It has been suggested that CBS evening news anchors be merged into this article or section. ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 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 and Canada. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The game itself was a form of the parlor game Charades with original phrases supplied by writers or mailed in by viewers. Charades or charade is a word guessing game. ...