tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post4116620467447937882..comments2024-03-20T19:06:59.758-07:00Comments on Classic Television Showbiz: It's Tough To Be White... The Wit of John Barbour (1965)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-91967174654207647842008-07-17T16:24:00.000-07:002008-07-17T16:24:00.000-07:00John Barbour also had a minor role in the 1974 TV-...John Barbour also had a minor role in the 1974 TV-movie schlock epic PRAY FOR THE WILDCATS.ajmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290036970774359522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-27580700150726063622008-07-15T18:37:00.000-07:002008-07-15T18:37:00.000-07:00Who won an Emmy Award for emceeingand producing Re...Who won an Emmy Award for emceeing<BR/>and producing Real People, NBC's hit That's Incredible rip-off featuring Sarah Purcell, Bryon Allen and a pre-Every Second Counts<BR/>Bill Rafferty?<BR/><BR/>Make no mistake... his name was the<BR/>great John Barbour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-61394946281361595022008-07-09T20:33:00.000-07:002008-07-09T20:33:00.000-07:00Exactly. Not only was he a producer on the show, ...Exactly. Not only was he a producer on the show, he was one of the hosts along with Sarah Purcell, Skip Stephenson and Byron Allen.greg6363https://www.blogger.com/profile/01333310434804458515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-29062494813878322352008-07-09T08:11:00.000-07:002008-07-09T08:11:00.000-07:00Interesting piece. I know this comment falls in th...Interesting piece. I know this comment falls in the "You're Missing the Point" category. But, you state, "He won an Emmy for his work on a That's Incredible knock-off called Real People." Actually, it was the other way around: That's Incredible was a knockoff of Real People. RP was the first series, it was a huge, suprising and somewhat inexplicable success -- an early forerunner to the reality programming of today (as dubious an achievement as that is).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com