The Pet Shop

The Pet Shop
Presented by	Gail Compton Gay Compton
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	DuMont
Release	December 1, 1951 (1951-12-01) – March 14, 1953 (1953-03-14)

The Pet Shop is an American television program broadcast on the DuMont Television Network. The series ran from 1951 to 1953, and was a primetime series on pet care hosted by Gail Compton and his young daughter Gay. ^[1]

The program, produced in Chicago and distributed by DuMont, aired on Saturdays at 7:30 pm ET on most DuMont affiliates. ^[2] The series ran on the network from December 1, 1951 to March 14, 1953. ^[2] DuMont replaced the series with local (non-network) programming.

See also

• List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network
• List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts
• 1952-53 United States network television schedule

References

1. McNeil, Alex (1980). Total Television (4th ed.). New York: Penguin Books. ISBN   0-14-024916-8.
2. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. 2007. p. 1074. ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4 . Retrieved 2026-01-22.

Bibliography

• David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) ISBN   1-59213-245-6
• Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) ISBN   0-14-024916-8
• Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present, Ninth edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 2007) ISBN   978-0-345-49773-4

External links

• DuMont historical website