Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Secrets of Carnival Games (1950s)

This live clip from the 1950s TV show You Asked for It provides a demonstration of various carnival games and how they are rigged. It featured Robert "Bob" Haskell, who was the Vice President of the Society of American Magicians. You Asked for It was a popular TV show created and hosted by Art Baker. Initially titled The Art Baker Show, the program originally aired on American television between 1950 and 1959.