By the time the original Nashville Network (now Paramount Network) arrived on local cable systems, the network was experimenting with game shows.
The first was Fandango, a quiz game that spent six years (1983-9) on the network, hosted by singer Bill Anderson, who was no stranger to game shows, having co-piloted ABC's Better Sex a few years earlier. The gimmick was a talking jukebox named Edgar, who told jokes, provided, of course, that Anderson didn't spoil the punch line.
Gary Quick, the son of one of the contestants in this video, posted the clip to YouTube:
Anderson also co-produced the talent contest, You Can be a Star, and we'll take a look at that another day.
Rating: A.
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