| Discovery | |
|---|---|
 Virginia Gibson andFrank Buxton with baby bloodhound, Corpuscle, 1962 | |
| Genre | Education Children's television series |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jules Power |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 1, 1962 (1962-10-01) – September 1971 (1971-09) |
Discovery is an American television program, produced byABC News, that was geared towards children and teenagers. The program began on October 1, 1962, as a weekday afternoon series. In September 1963, the show was moved to midday Sunday, and remained there until it was canceled in September 1971.[1]
The program was hosted by actor/announcerFrank Buxton and actress/vocalistVirginia Gibson. The show's original studio announcer was ABC staff announcerBill Owen, who replaced Buxton as host in 1966, continuing through 1971. The episodes hosted by Buxton were mostly studio productions, video taped in black-and-white with occasional out of studio segments shot on 16mm film. Beginning with Owen, the episodes were shot in color, and involved much travel to on-site locations around the world. The actual on-air title of the series was named according to each year it was produced, beginning withDiscovery '62 and ending withDiscovery '71 (syndicated reruns only had the titleDiscovery).
The show's executive producer was Jules Power, the former co-producer ofNBC'sMr. Wizard.[2] TheDiscovery format originally had Buxton and Gibson (joined by ahound dog named Corpuscle) in studio, exploring various topics in science, culture, history and the arts, often with special in-studio guests. Later seasons of the show had Buxton and Gibson (and later Owen and Gibson, and sometimes either one alone) traveling on location (without Corpuscle) to different destinations around the globe in a documentary format.
Discovery was cancelled in 1971 and replaced by another ABC News production,Make a Wish, which in turn was replaced byAnimals, Animals, Animals, broadcast from 1976 to 1981.
Discovery was nominated for theEmmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program several times, winning in 1964.[citation needed]
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