The Ronnie Prophet Show | |
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Genre | music variety |
Written by | Bill Lynn Gerry O'Flanagan |
Presented by | Ronnie Prophet |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Production | |
Producer | Bill Lynn |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 21 June – 6 September 1974 |
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