Storybook Squares
TV ShowTitle | Storybook Squares |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jan 4, 1969 |
Release date of last episode | Jan 4, 1969 |
Genre | Kids |
Production country | US |
Production companies | Merrill Heatter-Bob Quigley Productions, NBC |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 1 |
Run time | 30 min. |
Storybook Squares is a short-lived Saturday morning version of Hollywood Squares for children. The primary difference, apart from having children as contestants, was that it featured celebrities in costume as well-known fictional characters and some as historical figures. As with the adult version, Peter Marshall was host and Kenny Williams was announcer; Williams read the characters' names off a scroll as "The Guardian of the Gate", a role similar to his "Town Crier" on Video Village. The series originally ran on NBC from January 4 to April 19, 1969, with repeats airing until August 30.