The show they discuss is The Name's the Same, a forgettable Goodson-Todman panel effort. The format was basically I've Got a Secret, except every contestant (at least the civvies) had the same secret. Their name was the same as some famous person or thing or place.
The Name's the Same limped through three seasons on ABC, then a weak fledgling network. ABC finally axed the show, but the network eventually brought it back for a fourth season with a parade of hosts. One (or actually two) of the hosts were the comedy team of Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding. They're the guys who get this week's induction into Game Show Garbage's hall of shame.
Still, the site goes soft on Bob and Ray and allows that they were a fine comedy team, though not suited to game show hosting. I agree with all that. But then the site really gets gushy and praises the show's final host, Clifton Fadiman. Sorry, but the owlish, academic Fadiman could bore the living daylights out of any TV audience.
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