Number Please

Television series

Started: January 30, 1961
Ended: December 29, 1961
Network: American Broadcasting Company
Country of origin: United States

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Number Please is a Goodson-Todman Productions game show hosted by Bud Collyer which aired at 12:30 p.m. weekdays on ABC from January 30 to December 29, 1961. It replaced Collyer's Beat the Clock when that series ended its run on ABC. Number Please was an early predecessor of Wheel of Fortune and other word-puzzle programs.

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Production company: Fremantle
Presenter: Bud Collyer

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