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[[Image:Comedian Fred Allen.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Fred Allen hosted the NBC quiz program, ''Judge for Yourself.'']]

[[Image:Comedian Fred Allen.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Fred Allen hosted the NBC quiz program, ''Judge for Yourself.'']]

'''''Judge for Yourself''''', at first subtitled '''The Fred Allen Show''', is a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman [[television]] series which focuses on a nontraditional court show and quiz program, with comedian Fred Allen (1894-1956) as the emcee. It aired on [[NBC]] from August 18, 1953, to May 11, 1954. Don Pardo (1918-2014) was the announcer, with Dennis James (1917-1997) doing plugs for the primary sponsor, Old Gold [[cigarette]]s.<ref name=guide>''Judge for Yourself,'' in Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, A Complete Directory to Prime Time Cable and Network TV Shows, 1946 – Present, 2003. p. 622.</ref> <ref name=amtt>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television," p. 441.</ref>

'''''Judge for Yourself''''', at first subtitled '''''The Fred Allen Show,''''' is a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman [[television]] series which focuses on a nontraditional court show and quiz program, with comedian Fred Allen (1894-1956) as the emcee. It aired on [[NBC]] from August 18, 1953, to May 11, 1954. Don Pardo (1918-2014) was the announcer, with Dennis James (1917-1997) doing plugs for the primary sponsor, Old Gold [[cigarette]]s.<ref name=guide>''Judge for Yourself,'' in Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, A Complete Directory to Prime Time Cable and Network TV Shows, 1946 – Present, 2003. p. 622.</ref> <ref name=amtt>Alex McNeil, ''Total Television," p. 441.</ref>

Each week three performers – [[singer]]s, [[Dancing|dancers]], [[music]]ians, or [[Comedy|comedians]] – were judged by two panels, one of professional entertainers and the other from the studio audience. If one of the amateur judges rated the acts 1, 2, or 3 in the same order as the celebrities, that individual would win a $1,000 prize. Two instrumental jazz groups that appeared on ''Judge for Yourself'' had considerable success thereafter, libraphonist  Terry Gibbs and the Marian McPartland Trio.<ref name=guide/>

Each week three performers – [[singer]]s, [[Dancing|dancers]], [[music]]ians, or [[Comedy|comedians]] – were judged by two panels, one of professional entertainers and the other from the studio audience. If one of the amateur judges rated the acts 1, 2, or 3 in the same order as the celebrities, that individual would win a $1,000 prize. Two instrumental jazz groups that appeared on ''Judge for Yourself'' had considerable success thereafter, libraphonist  Terry Gibbs and the Marian McPartland Trio.<ref name=guide/>