The Name's the Same
| The Name's the Same | |
|---|---|
Host Robert Q. Lewis with celebrity guest Dagmar, 1952 | |
| Directed by | Jerome Schnur Herbert Hirschman |
| Presented by | Robert Q. Lewis Dennis James Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding Clifton Fadiman |
| Narrated by | Lee Vines |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Mark Goodson Bill Todman |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | December 5, 1951 – October 7, 1955 |
The Name's the Same is an American game show produced by Goodson-Todman for the ABC television network from December 5, 1951 to August 31, 1954, followed by a run from October 25, 1954 to October 7, 1955. The premise was for contestants to guess the names of persons whose actual name corresponded to a famous person, celebrity, a place, common object or action.
It was originally sponsored by Bendix home appliances (a division of Avco), then on alternate weeks for the next two years by Swanson canned and frozen poultry, and by Johnson Wax. After a brief hiatus in late 1954, the series returned under the new sponsorship of Ralston Purina; Clorets and Chicken of the Sea tuna also signed on as sponsors.