Every Sunday afternoon, I remembered that theme song from the program that was sponsored by Geritol. Back then, little did I know that it had the format of programs during the early days of television, where a single company had all the rights to the advertising. Also, back then I did not know that Ted Mack was an icon of television. What I also loved about this program was at the end, Ted Mack had all of the afternoon's guests parade to the audience. Interestingly enough, he was born in Greeley, Colorado, in which his original name was William Edward Maguinness. Interestingly enough, so many of those who were guests became famous such as Gladys Knight and Raul Julia. This was a program that was to have something for everybody. Indeed, this program that originated from radio's Major Bowes' Amateur Hour so many decades ago evolved into a program that should not be a forgotten part of television history.
