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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| show_name = Juvenile Jury
| image = Juvenile jury.jpg
| caption = Jack Barry with guest [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]] (from the 1970–71 syndicated version)
| image = Juvenile jury.jpg
| caption = Jack Barry with guest [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]
| genre = [[Game show]]
| genre = [[Game show]]
| presenter = [[Jack Barry (game show host)|Jack Barry]]<br>[[Nipsey Russell]]
| narrated =
| presenter = [[Jack Barry (game show host)|Jack Barry]] (1947-1954, 1970-1971)<br>[[Nipsey Hussell]]<br>(1983-1984, 1989-1991)
| narrated =
| runtime = 23–25 minutes
| runtime = 23-25 minutes
| country = United States
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| channel = [[NBC]] (1947–1953)<br>[[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]] (1954)<br>[[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] (1983–1984)<br>[[broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] (1970–1971, 1989–1991)
| country = United States
| first_aired = {{Start date|1947|04|03}}
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1947|04|03}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1954|08|01}}
| num_seasons =
| last_aired = {{End date|1954|08|01}}
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| related = ''[[Life Begins at Eighty]]''<br>''[[Wisdom of the Ages]]''
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'''''Juvenile Jury''''' is an [[Americans|American]] children's [[game show]] which originally ran on [[NBC]] from April 3, 1947, to August 1, 1954. It was hosted by [[Jack Barry (game show host)|Jack Barry]] and featured a panel of kids aged ten or less giving advice to solve the problems of other kids. The show began in 1946 as a radio program on WOR in New York,<ref>"Radio: Juvenile Jury" ''Time magazine'', June 17, 1946.</ref> but then successfully made the transition to television.<ref>Juvenile Jury. TV.com, retrieved Aug. 28, 2012.</ref> It continued to be broadcast as a radio program until 1953.<ref name="Sies">Sies, Luther F. ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960.'' McFarland & Co. 2000. p. 301.</ref>
'''''Juvenile Jury''''' was an American children's [[game show]] that originally ran on [[NBC]] from April 3, 1947, to August 1, 1954.<ref name="Woolery">{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series |date=1985 |publisher=The Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1651-2 |pages=258–259}}</ref> It was hosted by [[Jack Barry (game show host)|Jack Barry]] and featured a panel of children aged ten or less giving advice to solve the problems of other children. Celebrity guests appeared on the show, including [[Eddie Cantor]], [[Red Skelton]] and [[Milton Berle]].<ref name=Woolery/>

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The show began in 1946 as a radio program on WOR in New York,<ref>"Radio: Juvenile Jury" ''Time magazine'', June 17, 1946.</ref> but then successfully made the transition to television. It continued to be broadcast as a radio program until 1953.<ref name="Sies">Sies, Luther F. ''Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920–1960.'' McFarland & Co. 2000. p. 301.</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
In a 1953 episode,{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} four-year-old panelist Michelle Fogel claimed that she was told the questions/"problems" the night before, and further claimed that her answer to the first problem was what "my mommy told me to say"; Barry then, and again several times during the remainder of the episode, tried to assure the audience that what Fogel said was not the case.
In a 1953 episode, four-year-old panelist Michelle Fogel claimed that she was told the questions/"problems" the night before, and further claimed that her answer to the first problem was what "my mommy told me to say"; Barry then, and again several times during the remainder of the episode, tried to assure the audience that what Fogel said was not the case.


Barry was later involved in the [[quiz show scandals]], and in 1958 testified before a congressional committee about his involvement.
Barry was later involved in the [[quiz show scandals]], and in 1958 testified before a congressional committee about his involvement.

==Legal cases==
In the late 1940s, ''Juvenile Jury'' was the subject of two court cases. The jury in a New York Federal Court rejected William Evans's suit for $600,000 damages. He said that when Barry and other defendants began ''Juvenile Jury'' on WOR, the program's concept was one that he had created but was rejected after he submitted it to WGN a few months prior to ''Juvenile Jury'''s debut. Meanwhile, a New York Supreme Court case had Carol Marshall suing for piracy, saying that she created an unproduced radio program, ''Junior Judges'', on which ''Juvenile Jury'' infringed.<ref name=v>{{cite magazine |date=January 5, 1949 |page=97 |title=Jury Disagrees on 600G Suit vs. 'Juvenile Jury' |magazine=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety173-1949-01/page/n96/mode/1up?view=theater }}</ref>


==Revivals==
==Revivals==
The show was revived twice in syndication, once from 1970-1971 hosted again by Barry, and again from 1989-1991 (renamed ''The New Juvenile Jury'') hosted by [[Nipsey Russell]]. Incidentally, Russell hosted another version in 1983 under the title ''Nipsey Russell's Juvenile Jury'' created specifically for broadcast on cable network [[Black Entertainment Television|Black Entertainment Television (BET)]], who co-produced the show with [[Barry & Enright Productions]]. This rendition, though short-lived, was the first original game show for the fledgling network, and one of the few in game show history to feature a predominantly [[African-American]] audience. As its theme song, ''Nipsey Russell's Juvenile Jury'' utilized the theme music of another short-lived Barry & Enright game show, ''[[Play the Percentages|Play The Percentages]]'' from 1980.
The show was revived twice in syndication, once from 1970-1971 hosted again by Barry,<ref name=Daytime>{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/244/mode/2up|accessdate=22 March 2020|page=245}}</ref> and again from 1989-1991 (renamed ''The New Juvenile Jury'') hosted by [[Nipsey Russell]]. Incidentally, Russell hosted another version in 1983 under the title ''Nipsey Russell's Juvenile Jury'' created specifically for broadcast on cable network [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]], who co-produced the show with [[Barry & Enright Productions]]. This rendition, though short-lived, was the first original game show for the fledgling network, and one of the few in game show history to feature a predominantly [[African-American]] audience. As its theme song, ''Nipsey Russell's Juvenile Jury'' utilized the theme music of another short-lived Barry & Enright game show, ''[[Play the Percentages|Play The Percentages]]'' from 1980.


==Episode status==
==Episode status==
The NBC version is believed to be [[wiping|destroyed]], as per network practices. Two episodes (including the aforementioned 1953 episode) have been released on [[DVD]], while two others are held by [[The Paley Center for Media]].
The NBC version is believed to have been [[Lost television broadcast#Wiping|destroyed]], as per network practices. Two episodes (including the aforementioned 1953 episode) have been released on [[DVD]], while two others are held by [[The Paley Center for Media]].


[[Game Show Network]] aired most of the 1970s version (including the premiere) and 1980s Nipsey Russell version during the network's "Dark Period", from fall 1997 to spring 1998. Clips from both were also used occasionally on the late 1990s GSN original series ''As Seen On''.
[[Game Show Network]] aired most of the 1970s version (including the premiere) and 1980s Nipsey Russell version during the network's "Dark Period", from fall 1997 to spring 1998. Clips from both were also used occasionally on the late 1990s GSN original series ''As Seen On''.
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* [https://archive.org/details/JuvenileJury1953 The 1953 "Michelle Fogel" episode] at the [[Internet Archive]]
* [https://archive.org/details/JuvenileJury1953 The 1953 "Michelle Fogel" episode] at the [[Internet Archive]]


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Latest revision as of 19:27, 16 December 2024

Juvenile Jury
Jack Barry with guest Zsa Zsa Gabor (from the 1970–71 syndicated version)
GenreGame show
Presented byJack Barry
Nipsey Russell
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time23–25 minutes
Original release
NetworkNBC (1947–1953)
CBS (1954)
BET (1983–1984)
Syndicated (1970–1971, 1989–1991)
ReleaseApril 3, 1947 (1947-04-03) –
August 1, 1954 (1954-08-01)
Related
Life Begins at Eighty
Wisdom of the Ages

Juvenile Jury was an American children's game show that originally ran on NBC from April 3, 1947, to August 1, 1954.[1] It was hosted by Jack Barry and featured a panel of children aged ten or less giving advice to solve the problems of other children. Celebrity guests appeared on the show, including Eddie Cantor, Red Skelton and Milton Berle.[1]

The show began in 1946 as a radio program on WOR in New York,[2] but then successfully made the transition to television. It continued to be broadcast as a radio program until 1953.[3]

Controversy

[edit]

In a 1953 episode, four-year-old panelist Michelle Fogel claimed that she was told the questions/"problems" the night before, and further claimed that her answer to the first problem was what "my mommy told me to say"; Barry then, and again several times during the remainder of the episode, tried to assure the audience that what Fogel said was not the case.

Barry was later involved in the quiz show scandals, and in 1958 testified before a congressional committee about his involvement.

[edit]

In the late 1940s, Juvenile Jury was the subject of two court cases. The jury in a New York Federal Court rejected William Evans's suit for $600,000 damages. He said that when Barry and other defendants began Juvenile Jury on WOR, the program's concept was one that he had created but was rejected after he submitted it to WGN a few months prior to Juvenile Jury's debut. Meanwhile, a New York Supreme Court case had Carol Marshall suing for piracy, saying that she created an unproduced radio program, Junior Judges, on which Juvenile Jury infringed.[4]

Revivals

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The show was revived twice in syndication, once from 1970-1971 hosted again by Barry,[5] and again from 1989-1991 (renamed The New Juvenile Jury) hosted by Nipsey Russell. Incidentally, Russell hosted another version in 1983 under the title Nipsey Russell's Juvenile Jury created specifically for broadcast on cable network BET, who co-produced the show with Barry & Enright Productions. This rendition, though short-lived, was the first original game show for the fledgling network, and one of the few in game show history to feature a predominantly African-American audience. As its theme song, Nipsey Russell's Juvenile Jury utilized the theme music of another short-lived Barry & Enright game show, Play The Percentages from 1980.

Episode status

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The NBC version is believed to have been destroyed, as per network practices. Two episodes (including the aforementioned 1953 episode) have been released on DVD, while two others are held by The Paley Center for Media.

Game Show Network aired most of the 1970s version (including the premiere) and 1980s Nipsey Russell version during the network's "Dark Period", from fall 1997 to spring 1998. Clips from both were also used occasionally on the late 1990s GSN original series As Seen On.

References

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  1. ^ a b Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 258–259. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
  2. ^ "Radio: Juvenile Jury" Time magazine, June 17, 1946.
  3. ^ Sies, Luther F. Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920–1960. McFarland & Co. 2000. p. 301.
  4. ^ "Jury Disagrees on 600G Suit vs. 'Juvenile Jury'". Variety. January 5, 1949. p. 97.
  5. ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1997). The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television. Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 245. ISBN 978-0823083152. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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