Synopsis
An unsold 1954 pilot for "Pass the Line", a game show in which an artist draws a picture in ten steps and a celebrity panel, including Jonathan Winters, copies each step. It ends with the host making a direct pitch to the networks to pick up the series.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 27 minutes
- Collection
- 1950s Classic TV, Classic TV
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Lame
- Crap
- WTF
- 1950s
- 50s
- Fifties
- Game Show
- Panel Show
- Unsold Pilot
- Unsold TV Pilot
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★ · Pass the Line · Karltonthedoorman · 2012-02-23
During the filming of this pilot, you can hear the sounds of the traffic outside of the "studio". Without any doubt this is the most interesting part of this show.
★ · Pass The Line. · richgoup · 2013-01-11
Pilot. Original air date: 1954. Cast: Cliff Saber (Host) and Jonathan Winters (Celebrity Guest). The last few minutes of this pilot consist of the host and another person telling networks (and potentiel sponsors) why they should pick up the series. From IMDB. We can hear the sound of the cars outside in the street. Awful pilot.
Positives...? · WarioBarker · 2012-10-27
* Jonathan Winters, then a 28-year-old New York nightclub stand-up comic, in an early TV role. * The quality of the recording is above-average for something from a "smaller" company. * The sales pitch near the end is hilarious in a bad way. I'm a game show lover as well, but there's really no play-along element for the viewers -- it's just watching people copy lines of a drawing. Sure, it has the "shout at the TV" factor, but it's more along the lines of "This sucks!"
Compellingly bad · Joe MacCarthy · 2012-02-27
This program is so bad, like a car wreck, you can't help but feel compelled to watch it. How to tell the show is bad: The host realizes his creation is dying (while he's doing it). He constantly tries to speed up the "celebs" There is no theme to the show. What does the guy playing the piano have to do with it. Check out the attitude of the "studio audience" The guy making the pitch to sponsors is so GREASY The show is so bad even the dog walks out.