Game Time: Little Red Schoolhouse (1962)

Before Answers Please became a local staple, there was the Little Red Schoolhouse, WRGB's original high school quiz game, one of several series around the country inspired by the popular GE College Bowl, which aired nationally on CBS and NBC until the early 70's.

Schoolhouse began on radio on WGY-AM before shifting to WRGB in 1963. Answers Please, as previously documented, aired as a summer replacement series for adults until taking over the Schoolhouse time slot in 1970.

Video footage is not available, as local stations, much like their network parents, used the practice of "wiping", or eliminating existing footage to save money on fresh tapes, a practice discontinued years later.

Local historian and blogger Chuck Miller obtained the following photo and a few others from the Schenectady Museum to use on his blog:



Personally, I'd rather see someone find whatever footage exists and release it on DVD for future generations. No rating.