ABC Carnival '74 Across the Board Baloney Bamboozle Be What You Want Beat The Genius Beat The Odds (1962) Beat The Odds (1975) Bedtime Stories The Better Sex The Big Money The Big Payoff Big Spenders Blank Check Body Language Body Talk The Buck Stops Here Bullseye Call My Bluff Card Sharks (1996) Casino Caught in the Act Celebrity Billiards Celebrity Doubletalk Celebrity Secrets Celebrity Sweepstakes Chain Letter (1964) The Challengers (1974) Change Partners Child's Play The Choice Is Yours Combination Lock (1996) Comedy Club Concentration (1985) The Confidence Game Cop Out Countdown (1974) Countdown (1990) The Couples Race Crossword Decisions, Decisions Dollar a Second Duel in the Daytime The Fashion Show Fast Friends $50,000 a Minute Finish Line (1975) Finish Line (1990) Get Rich Quick Going, Going, Gone! Head of the Class High Rollers Hollywood Squares (1965) Hollywood Squares (1985) The Honeymoon Game Hot Numbers Hot Potato House to House How Do You Like Your Eggs? Jackpot (1984) Jeopardy (1977) Jokers Wild Jumble Key Witness Keynotes (1986) King of the Hill Let's Make a Deal (1963) Let's Make a Deal (1990) The Love Experts M'ama Non M'ama Match Game (1962) Match Game (1973) Match Game (1990) Match Game (1996) MatchGame (2008) Mindreaders Missing Links Monday Night QB Money Words Money in the Blank Moneymaze Monopoly (1987) Nothing But the Truth Now You See It (1986) Oddball 100% PDQ Party Line People On TV Play For Keeps Play Your Hunch The Plot Thickens Pot O' Gold Pressure Point The Price Is Right (1972) Pyramid (1996) Pyramid (1997) A Question of Scruples Quick as a Flash Razzle Dazzle Riddlers Run For The Money Says Who? Scrabble (1990) Second Guessers Second Honeymoon Sharaize Shoot for the Stars Shoot the Works Shopping Spree Show Me Showoffs Simon Says $64,000 Question (2000) Smart Alecks Smart Money Spellbinders Spin-Off Split Decision Star Cluster Star Play Strictly Confidential TKO Talking Pictures (1968) Talking Pictures (1976) Tell It to Groucho Temptation (1981) $10,000 Sweep Three of a Kind Tic Tac Dough Tie-Up Top Secret Twenty One (1982) Twenty Questions Twisters Up and Over The Waiting Game We've Got Your Number What Do You Want? What's On Your Mind Wheel of Fortune Whew! Whodunit Whose Baby Wipeout Word Grabbers Write Your Own Ticket You Bet Your Life (1988) You Bet Your Life (1991) You're Putting Me On Show a Random Pilot Show Unreviewed Pilots Bob Stewart Flow Chart | Be What You WantProducer: Bowes Productions Host: Bob Warren Assistant: Marjorie Lord Taping Info: April 23, 1953, probably in Los Angeles Made it to Air: No Availability: UCLA Archive In the vogue of the original Strike it Rich or Queen for a Day, NBC tried Be What You Want, a show where average Janes and Joes get to try being what they really want to be. Since Bob Warren was trying to branch out from being a local KNBC personality, he got to be the host. And since here big break on The Danny Thomas Show was still four years away, Marjorie Lord got to be the assistant. The first three segments involved people who wanted to have different professions. The first guy was Lou, a taxi driver who wanted to be a psychologist. He got to try out being one, counseling a patient who was a psychologist himself. Although he did not win a job or at least a board certification, he did win a 21 inch TV set. The second contestant was Stanley, a bartender who wanted to be a lawyer. After a small mock trial, he won law books. Finally, Ida wanted to be a judge at Mr. America. She got to judge three contestants, one of which was the Mr. America 1947, Hercules himself, Steve Reeves (who she didn't pick), but ended up being a judge for the 1953 contest. Eddie Cantor was then brought in to tell this long, rambling story that had nothing to do with the show. However, his presence there was necessary for the fourth and final tear jerker, one Maureen Horsley, a 14-year-old girl who wanted to take dancing lessons, but couldn't because of polio and the costs incurred. Eddie Cantor agreed to bankroll three months of classes with Hollywood choreographer Nick Castle, and would also put Maureen on his Colgate Comedy Hour in three months time if she was any good. A nice period piece, but I think even NBC knew in the back of their minds that this concept would be trouble week in and week out. Having four stories per week would have meant having to construct four sets and find people that could help in the other people's fantasies. Very hard work for 1953. The credits listed the show as a "Bowes production", whether or not this had anything to do with Major Bowes of Amateur Hour fame is unknown, I haven't been able to find a single reference about this show anywhere. This pilot has been viewed 12930 times since October 6, 2008 and was last modified on Dec 12, 2009 14:46 ET |