Ten Little Indians – Ten Little Indians is a failed pilot for a game show, dating from 1964, that had a pretty novel concept – 10 contestants are assembled together in a row and have to throw out short answers to questions thrown at them by the host, in order, and any flubs get them eliminated. The questions can involve anything from the names of states, pieces of ordinary household furniture, political slogans etc., but the answers are spoken almost like operatic recitative, in cadence, with little bits of musical accompaniment behind each word. The array of contestant is also very entertaining, young “bachelorettes,” as they used to be called; taciturn housewives; quirky guys and slick young executives – one of them even gives a plug for then presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. The questions and comments are very politically correct (like the name of the show), dealing with such sexist subjects as “women drivers.”The Canadian Howdy Doody – Howdy Doody was such a popular program, that the CBC licensed it from NBC to produce a Canadian version. The Peanut Gallery is present along with Howdy, who has a more wholesome voice and appearance – the folksy, unaffected Timber Tom is the host, in place of Buffalo Bob, and the supporting players, in addition to a Clarabel, include Howdy’s friend Dilly, Flubadub the singing dog, and Madame Willow. In this half-hour installment, Howdy and his friends are trying to restore the swimming activities to Doodyville, and Timber Tom gives advice about safety that should always be obeyed.