Is The Name's the Same coming back?
The Name's the Same (1951–1955) on ABC
The answer: Concluded October 7, 1955.
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About The Name's the Same
The Name's the Same ended on October 7, 1955, after its four-season run on ABC.
This game show featured guests who shared the same name as famous persons, fictional characters, or things. Celebrity panelists attempted to identify these guests' names through a quiz format, making it an engaging and humorous program for viewers from 1951 to 1955.
The show was a variety series that aired for 30 minutes per episode, beginning in December 1951. It was hosted by a series of hosts including Robert Q. Lewis, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Clifton Fadiman, and Dennis James. The program also featured announcers Lee Vines, Bob Shepard, and Lee Goodman. Although it did not have a rated score available, the show remains a notable part of early television game show history.
The Name's the Same episode schedule
197 aired
Aired · 197
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 22, 1955 | S4·E8 | Episode 8 |
| November 15, 1955 | S4·E7 | Arlene Francis |
| November 8, 1955 | S4·E6 | Episode 6 |
| November 1, 1955 | S4·E5 | Edward G. Robinson |
| October 25, 1955 | S4·E4 | Boris Karloff |
| October 18, 1955 | S4·E3 | Gabby Hayes |
| October 11, 1955 | S4·E2 | Fernando Lamas |
| October 7, 1955 | S4·E54 | Gil Hodges |
| October 4, 1955 | S4·E1 | Episode 1 |
| September 30, 1955 | S4·E53 | George Raft |
| September 23, 1955 | S4·E52 | Episode 52 |
| September 16, 1955 | S4·E51 | Episode 51 |
| September 6, 1955 | S4·E50 | Ken Murray |
| August 30, 1955 | S4·E49 | Eddie Albert |
| August 23, 1955 | S4·E48 | Margaret O'Brien |
| August 16, 1955 | S4·E47 | Chico Marx |
| August 9, 1955 | S4·E46 | Hoagy Carmichael |
| August 2, 1955 | S4·E45 | Episode 45 |
| July 26, 1955 | S4·E44 | Episode 44 |
| July 19, 1955 | S4·E43 | Joe E. Brown |
| July 12, 1955 | S4·E42 | Sheree North |
| July 5, 1955 | S4·E41 | Peggy King |
| June 28, 1955 | S4·E40 | Terry Moore |
| June 20, 1955 | S4·E39 | Episode 39 |
| June 13, 1955 | S4·E38 | Spike Jones |
| June 6, 1955 | S4·E36 | Barbara Britton |
| May 30, 1955 | S4·E35 | Henny Youngman & Rocky Graziano |
| May 23, 1955 | S4·E34 | Jack E. Leonard |
| May 16, 1955 | S4·E33 | Van Johnson |
| May 9, 1955 | S4·E32 | Eddie Bracken |
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| May 2, 1955 | S4·E31 | Joan Alexander |
| April 25, 1955 | S4·E30 | Emmett Kelly |
| April 18, 1955 | S4·E29 | Leo Durocher |
| April 11, 1955 | S4·E28 | Rhonda Fleming |
| April 4, 1955 | S4·E27 | Keenan Wynn |
| March 28, 1955 | S4·E26 | Ezio Pinza |
| March 21, 1955 | S4·E25 | Jerry Colonna |
| March 14, 1955 | S4·E24 | Gregory Ratoff |
| March 7, 1955 | S4·E23 | Tony Bennett |
| February 28, 1955 | S4·E22 | Episode 22 |
| February 21, 1955 | S4·E21 | Pearl Bailey |
| February 14, 1955 | S4·E20 | Donald Crisp |
| February 7, 1955 | S4·E19 | Sam Levenson |
| January 31, 1955 | S4·E18 | Giselle MacKenzie |
| January 24, 1955 | S4·E17 | Jayne Meadows |
| January 17, 1955 | S4·E16 | George Montgomery |
| January 10, 1955 | S4·E15 | Lauritz Melchior |
| January 3, 1955 | S4·E14 | Salvador Dali |
| December 27, 1954 | S4·E13 | Dennis O'Keefe |
| December 20, 1954 | S4·E12 | Denise Darcel |
| December 13, 1954 | S4·E11 | Yvonne DeCarlo |
| December 6, 1954 | S4·E10 | Zsa Zsa Gabor |
| November 29, 1954 | S4·E9 | Rocky Graziano |
| August 31, 1954 | S3·E40 | Charles Coburn |
| August 24, 1954 | S3·E39 | Episode 39 |
| August 17, 1954 | S3·E38 | Episode 38 |
| August 10, 1954 | S3·E37 | Dennis O'Keefe |
| August 3, 1954 | S3·E36 | Gabby Hayes |
| July 27, 1954 | S3·E35 | Roy Campanella |
| July 20, 1954 | S3·E34 | Bob Cummings |
| July 13, 1954 | S3·E33 | Episode 33 |
| July 6, 1954 | S3·E32 | Les Paul & Mary Ford |
| June 29, 1954 | S3·E31 | Peter Lawford |
| June 22, 1954 | S3·E30 | Van Johnson |
| June 15, 1954 | S3·E29 | Jack Dempsey |
| June 8, 1954 | S3·E28 | Dane Clark |
| June 1, 1954 | S3·E27 | Rita Gam |
| May 25, 1954 | S3·E26 | Rory Calhoun |
| May 18, 1954 | S3·E25 | Don Ameche |
| May 11, 1954 | S3·E24 | Vaughn Monroe |
| May 4, 1954 | S3·E23 | Marie McDonald |
| April 27, 1954 | S3·E22 | Ralph Bellamy |
| April 20, 1954 | S3·E21 | Thomas Mitchell |
| April 13, 1954 | S3·E20 | Laraine Day |
| April 6, 1954 | S3·E19 | Art Carney |
| March 30, 1954 | S3·E18 | Billie Burke |
| March 23, 1954 | S3·E17 | Jean Hersholt |
| March 16, 1954 | S3·E16 | Jack Carson |
| March 9, 1954 | S3·E15 | Eddie Albert |
| March 2, 1954 | S3·E14 | Mickey Rooney |
| February 23, 1954 | S3·E13 | Episode 13 |
| February 16, 1954 | S3·E12 | Phil Silvers |
| February 9, 1954 | S3·E11 | Mickey Spillane |
| February 2, 1954 | S3·E10 | Merle Oberon |
| January 26, 1954 | S3·E9 | Paul Douglas |
| January 19, 1954 | S3·E8 | Salvador Dali |
| January 12, 1954 | S3·E7 | Snooky Lanson |
| January 5, 1954 | S3·E6 | Kathryn Murray |
| December 29, 1953 | S3·E5 | Rocky Graziano |
| December 22, 1953 | S3·E4 | Kirk Douglas |
| December 15, 1953 | S3·E3 | Terry Moore |
| December 8, 1953 | S3·E2 | Judy Holliday |
| December 1, 1953 | S3·E1 | George Raft |
| November 24, 1953 | S2·E52 | Herb Shriner |
| November 17, 1953 | S2·E51 | Paul Whiteman |
| November 10, 1953 | S2·E50 | John Payne |
| November 3, 1953 | S2·E49 | Jan Murray |
| October 27, 1953 | S2·E48 | Joe Louis |
| October 20, 1953 | S2·E47 | Guy Lombardo |
| October 13, 1953 | S2·E46 | Victor Moore |
| October 6, 1953 | S2·E45 | Brian Aherne |
| September 29, 1953 | S2·E44 | Phil Rizzuto |
| September 22, 1953 | S2·E43 | George Jessel |
| September 15, 1953 | S2·E42 | Evelyn Ay (Miss America 1954) |
| September 8, 1953 | S2·E41 | David Wayne |
| September 1, 1953 | S2·E40 | Ann Sothern |
| August 25, 1953 | S2·E39 | Franchot Tone |
| August 18, 1953 | S2·E38 | Charles Ruggles |
| August 11, 1953 | S2·E37 | Burt Lancaster |
| August 4, 1953 | S2·E36 | Gloria DeHaven |
| July 28, 1953 | S2·E35 | Mel Tormé |
| July 21, 1953 | S2·E34 | Ronald Reagan |
| July 14, 1953 | S2·E33 | Steve Allen |
| July 7, 1953 | S2·E32 | Peter Lawford |
| June 30, 1953 | S2·E31 | Gracie Fields |
| June 23, 1953 | S2·E30 | Zsa Zsa Gabor |
| June 16, 1953 | S2·E29 | Harry James |
| June 9, 1953 | S2·E28 | Eve Arden |
| June 2, 1953 | S2·E27 | Episode 27 |
| May 26, 1953 | S2·E26 | Mickey Mantle |
| May 19, 1953 | S2·E25 | Brian Donlevy |
| May 12, 1953 | S2·E24 | Marilyn Maxwell |
| May 5, 1953 | S2·E23 | Xavier Cugat |
| April 28, 1953 | S2·E22 | Eva Gabor |
| April 21, 1953 | S2·E21 | Diana Lynn |
| April 14, 1953 | S2·E20 | Charles Coburn |
| April 7, 1953 | S2·E19 | Denise Darcel |
| March 31, 1953 | S2·E18 | Gypsy Rose Lee |
| March 24, 1953 | S2·E17 | Episode 17 |
| March 17, 1953 | S2·E16 | Edward Everett Horton |
| March 10, 1953 | S2·E15 | Frances Langford |
| March 3, 1953 | S2·E14 | Leslie Caron |
| February 24, 1953 | S2·E13 | Morton Downey |
| February 17, 1953 | S2·E12 | Dennis O'Keefe |
| February 10, 1953 | S2·E11 | Robert Montgomery |
| February 3, 1953 | S2·E10 | Chester Morris |
| January 27, 1953 | S2·E9 | June Havoc |
| January 20, 1953 | S2·E8 | Piper Laurie |
| January 13, 1953 | S2·E7 | Monty Wooley |
| January 6, 1953 | S2·E6 | Arthur Treacher |
| December 30, 1952 | S2·E5 | Jeanette MacDonald |
| December 23, 1952 | S2·E4 | Joe E. Brown |
| December 16, 1952 | S2·E3 | Caesar Romero |
| December 9, 1952 | S2·E2 | ZaSu Pitts |
| December 2, 1952 | S2·E1 | Nelson Eddy |
| November 26, 1952 | S1·E52 | Dick Haymes |
| November 19, 1952 | S1·E51 | Hoagy Carmichael |
| November 12, 1952 | S1·E50 | Episode 50 |
| November 5, 1952 | S1·E49 | Maxie Rosenbloom |
| October 29, 1952 | S1·E48 | David Niven |
| October 22, 1952 | S1·E47 | Jean Sablon |
| October 15, 1952 | S1·E46 | Episode 46 |
| October 8, 1952 | S1·E45 | Lauritz Melchior |
| October 1, 1952 | S1·E44 | Yogi Berra |
| September 24, 1952 | S1·E43 | Corinne Calvet |
| September 17, 1952 | S1·E42 | Melvyn Douglas |
| September 10, 1952 | S1·E41 | Eddie Bracken |
| September 3, 1952 | S1·E40 | Johnny Mercer |
| August 27, 1952 | S1·E39 | Sir Cedric Hardwicke |
| August 20, 1952 | S1·E38 | Burgess Meredith |
| August 13, 1952 | S1·E37 | Victor McLaughlin |
| August 6, 1952 | S1·E36 | Barry Fitzgerald |
| July 30, 1952 | S1·E35 | Episode 35 |
| July 23, 1952 | S1·E34 | Episode 34 |
| July 16, 1952 | S1·E33 | Episode 33 |
| July 9, 1952 | S1·E32 | Episode 32 |
| July 2, 1952 | S1·E31 | Episode 31 |
| June 25, 1952 | S1·E30 | Episode 30 |
| June 18, 1952 | S1·E29 | Episode 29 |
| June 11, 1952 | S1·E28 | Episode 28 |
| June 4, 1952 | S1·E27 | Episode 27 |
| May 28, 1952 | S1·E26 | Episode 26 |
| May 21, 1952 | S1·E25 | Episode 25 |
| May 14, 1952 | S1·E24 | Episode 24 |
| May 7, 1952 | S1·E23 | Episode 23 |
| April 30, 1952 | S1·E22 | Episode 22 |
| April 23, 1952 | S1·E21 | Episode 21 |
| April 16, 1952 | S1·E20 | Episode 20 |
| April 9, 1952 | S1·E19 | Episode 19 |
| April 2, 1952 | S1·E18 | Episode 18 |
| March 26, 1952 | S1·E17 | Episode 17 |
| March 19, 1952 | S1·E16 | Episode 16 |
| March 12, 1952 | S1·E15 | Episode 15 |
| March 5, 1952 | S1·E14 | Episode 14 |
| February 27, 1952 | S1·E13 | Episode 13 |
| February 20, 1952 | S1·E12 | Episode 12 |
| February 13, 1952 | S1·E11 | Episode 11 |
| February 6, 1952 | S1·E10 | Episode 10 |
| January 30, 1952 | S1·E9 | Episode 9 |
| January 23, 1952 | S1·E8 | Episode 8 |
| January 16, 1952 | S1·E7 | Episode 7 |
| January 9, 1952 | S1·E6 | Episode 6 |
| January 2, 1952 | S1·E5 | Episode 5 |
| December 26, 1951 | S1·E4 | Episode 4 |
| December 19, 1951 | S1·E3 | Episode 3 |
| December 12, 1951 | S1·E2 | Episode 2 |
| December 5, 1951 | S1·E1 | Episode 1 |
