Masquerade Party

*Masquerade Party*
Masquerade Party
	Panelist Ogden Nash and Dagmar, 1955
Presented by	Bud Collyer; Douglas Edwards; Peter Donald; Eddie Bracken; Robert Q. Lewis; Bert Parks; Richard Dawson;
Narrated by	Johnny Olson; Jay Stewart;
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	8
Production
Running time	22–25 minutes
Production company	Wolf Productions
Original release
Network	NBC (1952, 1957, 1958–59, 1960); CBS (1953, 1954, 1958, 1959–60); ABC (1954–1956);
Release	July 14, 1952 –; September 23, 1960

Masquerade Party was an American television game show. During its original run from 1952 to 1960, the show appeared at various times on every television network except DuMont (ABC, NBC, and CBS). A syndicated revival was produced for one season in 1974–75.

The gameplay consisted of a panel of celebrities attempting to guess the identity of a celebrity who was disguised with heavy make-up and/or a costume. The disguise would provide clues as to the celebrity's actual identity. For example, actor Gary Burghoff appeared in 1974 as a robot with a radar, alluding to his role as Radar O'Reilly on M*A*S*H. The panel asked yes-or-no questions of the disguised celebrity, after which they were given another clue. They then had one last chance to guess the identity, after which the celebrity revealed their true identity.

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