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as we see it Week of January 15'21 LOCAL PROGRAM GUIDE Just as sure as shooting, some readers are going to be indignant with us this week for revealing that there is a modicum of what can best be termed “rigging” behind many of television’s popular panel shows. “Why,” we’ll be asked, “are you ruining these shows for us? If we’re being fooled—fine. We like it that way. But don’t destroy our fun.” Opens Opposite Page 12 Contents TELETYPES New York . 3 Hollywood . 4 TV GUIDE EXCLUSIVE Godfrey Talks (Conclusion) .13 The chief reason we’re publishing the story is to debunk—finally—ru¬ mors that panel shows are completely phony and that the panelists are sup¬ plied with all the answers in advance. We’ve all heard such rumors, so TV GUIDE went after the facts. The facts, as this week’s story points out, are that there really is some pre¬ show rigging. The purposes behind the rigging, however, are to make certain that the program will be entertaining and that guests’ feelings will not be hurt. No answers are given; there is no dishonesty; and nothing is taken from the spontaneity of chitchat be- , tween panelists, moderators and guests. SPECIAL FEATURE Disneyland Album: Adventureland (Third Of A Series) . 8 ARTICLES Why Panel Shows Are 'Pigged' .... 5 'Queen Helen' Hayes .10 A Vintage Year For Sherry . .12 Comics' Comics . 16 Gentle Mayhem .18 TV Psychologist . 20 REVIEWS Donald O'Connor Show .21 Jimmy Durante Show .22 COLUMNS Fine Tuning • By Ollie Crawford... 22 Confidentially . . . By Earl Wilson . .23 Still, some readers will resent know¬ ing that even a few arrangements are made beforehand to guarantee a good show. We’d like to hear from them. We’d also like to hear from readers who want to know more of the real background of television. If they will specify which shows interest them most, and what facts they want to know, we will do our best to get the answers. Television has no deep, dark secrets that must be kept from viewers. By its very nature, though, it does em¬ brace a world of interesting back¬ ground information that we will con¬ tinue to pass on to you. Cov«r Photo By Tom Caffrey, Globe Vol. 3. No. 3 » Jan. IS. I9S5 #094 Walter H. Aimenberg, Cditor Merrill Ponlft, Managing Fdilor Michael J. O'Neill, Advertising Director James T. Quirk, Publisher TV GUIDE is published weekly by Triangle PuUicetions, Inc., 400 N. Broad Street, PhiUdelphie I. Pa. Rltlenhouse 6-1600. National Advertising Office. 408 Madison Ave., New York 22. N. Y. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Philadelphia. Pa. Subsaiption Rates; In the U. S. 1 year S5.00, 2 years $8.00,3 years $11.00. single copy ISc; In Can¬ ada 1 Veer $6.80.2 years $10.00.3 years $14.00; in Pan-Amer¬ ican Countries 1 year $7.00, 2 years $li00, 3 years $17.00; In other Foreign Countries 1 year $8.00, 2 years $14.00, 3 years $20.00. Copyright 19SS by Triangle Publications, Inc. No material in tV GUIDE, incfudinr program information, may be reprinted without permission of-the copyright owner. Address subscriptions ond changes of address to Box 8019, Philadelphia 1, Pa. Please allow four weeks for change of address.