Who Am I? Week #554

[kingchuck69]

Welcome to the 554th edition of Who Am I?, the weekly game where I dish out a daily clue to a subject and you have to guess who or what it is.

Every day, the clues get easier. The winner of this week's game gets a piece of my gratitude.

This week's subject is a TITLE.

CLUE #1: I debuted in the 1960s and ran for five years.

 

[scotchandcigar]

The Brady Bunch

 

[HecticArt]

Combat!

I‘m amazed how many big name shows only had a couple of seasons.

 

[Aaron]

I Dream of Jeannie

 

[semipenguin]

Would you believe Get Smart?

 

[HecticArt]

I Dream of Jeannie

Who doesn’t?

 

[sadchild]

 

[Channel98]

Linc, Pete & Julie. The Mod Squad.

 

[kingchuck69]

CLUE #2: A documentary was made about my creator.

 

[HecticArt]

Peyton Place

 

[semipenguin]

Rowa and Martin’s Laugh In.

 

[MadisonRadio1]

mr. ed

 

[Channel98]

The Dick Van Dyke Show. "Oh, Rob!" Creator Carl Reiner was profiled in an HBO documentary, If You're Not In The Obit, Eat Breakfast.

 

[kingchuck69]

CLUE #3: I was created by a gay black man.

 

[scotchandcigar]

I can't believe Hectic's answer wasn't it.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Soul!

 

[Aaron]

Soul!

That checks all the boxes, looks to be right.

I've been wracking my brain trying to come up with something.

 

[kingchuck69]

Soul!

Congrats, Scotchandcigar!

This week's subject was Soul! (not to be confused with the current Disney film), the 1968-73 show that aired on many public broadcast stations. It was one of the first programs in television history to be produced by an African American, Ellis Haizlip, who also hosted most of the show's 39 episodes. Three years ago, a documentary on Ellis' life, "Mr. Soul!" premiered.

Among the guests on Soul! included Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Kool and the Gang and many poets and politicians. Soul! paved the way for many other African-American-produced shows such as Soul Train, Showtime At The Apollo, Oprah and the BET network.

Ellis Haizlip died of cancer in 1991 at the age of 61.



New game next week!

 

[scotchandcigar]

Nice! I abandoned my original idea of looking through lists of 60s shows. I found a list of 100 shows, and it got me nowhere. So I went right for the creator, and that worked! Great game King!

 

[semipenguin]

Great job, Scotch.

Thanks, King Chuck.