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Aug 1951

Juvenile Jury

Bernadette appeared as a contestant at least once and possibly twice on this children's game show hosted by Jack Barry and broadcast as a primetime summer replacement series on NBC in the summers of 1951-1954. She probably appeared in the 1951 and/or 1952 season, but exact date(s) still unknown.

Mar 29, 1954

Name That Tune

Bernadette appeared on Name That Tune when she was five and a half. The popular game show was broadcast in primetime on NBC and hosted by Red Benson. Bernadette and her fellow contestant Gus won $800.

Sep 1954

Horn & Hardart Children's Hour

Bernadette appeared for a time as a regular on this local Sunday morning children's variety show, broadcast in the New York City area on WNBC and hosted by Ed Herlihy. It was sponsored by the popular automat chain. In later interviews Bernadette has recalled singing "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," doing Sophie Tucker impressions, and portraying Brunhilde in a Wagnerian opera spoof.

(Time is very approximate--still need exact dates)