Ad and Lib

Ad and Lib
Starring Larry D. Mann
Joe Austin[1]
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
Production
Producer(s) Leo Orenstein
Running time 15 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel CBC Television
Original run 12 April 1954 – 28 June 1954
Chronology
Preceded by Let's See

Ad and Lib was a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 1954.

Premise

General store operators Ad (Joe Austin) and Lib (Larry D. Mann) are located in a somewhat rural setting. Their improvised dialogue discusses the difference between urban and rural lifestyles.[2]

Production and scheduling

Leo Orenstein produced Ad and Lib.[3]

The series aired weekdays at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern). After little more than three months, CBC cancelled the programme without warning.[4]

Critical reception

Ottawa Citizen television critic Bob Blackburn described the series as CBC's "second biggest turkey" of 1954, behind Clarke, Campbell & Co..[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rutherford, Paul (1990). When Television Was Young: Primetime Canada 1952-1967. University of Toronto Press. p. 194. ISBN 0-8020-5830-2.
  2. ↑ Wedge, Pip (October 2004). "Ad and Lib". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ↑ Miller, Mary Jane (1987). Turn Up the Contrast - CBC Television Drama Since 1952. Vancouver: UBC Press / CBC Enterprises. p. 304. ISBN 0-7748-0278-2.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blackburn, Bob (7 July 1954). "Televiews: Late Show Improving With Time". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 21 June 2010.

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