Later Versions
After ABC canceled the original show in 1959, various revivals have aired in the decades since:
- An all-new version of You Asked For It began to air in syndication in 1972, and was also hosted by Jack Smith.
- In 1981, another syndicated version went on the air as The New You Asked For It, with impressionist Rich Little as the host and Jayne Kennedy as co-host. Jack Smith served as a narrator on this version, voicing the clips from the older shows. In the show's second season he took over as host. This incarnation lasted until the summer of 1983.
- The Family Channel had a version of their own from 1991-1992 called You Asked For It, Again with Jimmy Brogan as the host.
- In spring of 2000, a short-lived version, hosted by comedian Phil Morris, aired on NBC.
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