Daily Archives for 10 August 2012


August 10: “Smile, You’re on Candid Camera”

On 10 August 1948, Candid Camera made its television debut. It had previously been a radio show known as Candid Microphone. The show filmed ordinary people in unusual situations such as one featuring a woman with a monkey on her head. Sometimes a twist would be added to an otherwise ordinary situation such as when […]