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Overview

You're in the Picture is an American television game show that aired on CBS for only one episode on Friday, January 20, 1961 at 9:30pm, the evening of the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy.

The show, created by Don Lipp and Bob Synes, was an attempt by its host and star Jackie Gleason to "demonstrate versatility" after his success within variety shows and The Honeymooners. Gleason was joined by Johnny Olson as announcer and Dennis James doing live commercials for sponsor Kellogg's cereals.

Technically, the show could be said to have run for two episodes, since the following Friday, Gleason appeared at the same time, but in a studio "stripped to the brick walls" and using the time to give what Time magazine called an "inspiring post-mortem", asking rhetorically "how it was possible for a group of trained people to put on so big a flop." Time later cited You're in the Picture as one piece of evidence that the 1960-61 TV season was the "worst in the 13-year history of U.S. network television."

Series Cast

  1. Jackie Gleason as Host

    Jackie Gleason

    Host

    2 Episodes

  2. Pat Carroll as Herself

    Pat Carroll

    Herself

    1 Episode

  3. Johnny Carson as Himself

    Johnny Carson

    Himself

    1 Episode

  4. Pat Harrington, Jr. as Himself

    Pat Harrington, Jr.

    Himself

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Season 1

1961 • 2 Episodes

Season 1 of You're in the Picture premiered on January 20, 1961.

Episode 2

(1x2, January 27, 1961) Season Finale

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You're in the Picture

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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