Talk:The French Chef

Possible Factual Error
While this page currently claims "The French Chef" as the first Closed Captioned television show, the "Closed Captioning" page contradicts such claims. Ptrimby 05:00, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

It confirms that it was the first captioned programme. (not closed-captioned).
 * While the closed captioning service was being developed, there were some programs with "open" captions airing on PBS. In 1972, The French Chef became the very first television program that was accessible to deaf and hard of hearing viewers.

Derekbd (talk) 23:02, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

what does this mean?

 * The show aired in one format, originally in black and white (later taped in color), and two
 * companion cookbooks were written along with the show.

Does the first phrase mean that the show retained the same format throughout its run? It could be more clear. Derekbd (talk) 22:43, 5 November 2010 (UTC)

Episode List
Where is there a complete list of original episodes and air dates? Even IMDB is quite vague/incomplete! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0163936/episodes -96.233.30.57 (talk) 13:51, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

76 episodes are listed here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0157463/filmoseries#tt0163936

But only three have dates:
 * The French Omelette (26 July 1962) - Herself - Host
 * Boeuf Bourguignon (11 February 1963) - Herself - Host
 * HB Eggs (1 January 1970) - Herself - Host

It may be that the article is wrong, and that the first episode "The French Omelette" was broadcast 26 July 1962. However, no other sources seem to agree on this point, so perhaps IMDB is mistaken? -96.233.30.57 (talk) 14:34, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

The episode list (as of 10/1/2017) is incorrect. The dates are wrong, for one thing. But more importantly, six (6) lost episodes are not included. These came between #7 Fruit Tarts and what should be #14 Chicken Breasts. In her book, The French Chef, p. vii, Child states that the first thirteen (13) episodes were lost, but somehow seven (7) of them survived. I have the full list from WGBH and I will correct this when I have some time. MonteGargano (talk) 18:40, 4 October 2017 (UTC)

Format
Another leitmotif of her show: the patch with the French legend she always wore on her blouse. Any information about that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.117.144.44 (talk) 15:37, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

The French Chef on Twitch
OK, so Twitch announced today, Tuesday, March 15th, 2016 that as of 2 PM PDT, they would air all 201 episodes of The French Chef. See http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2016/03/julia-child-is-the-next-pbs-star-to-get-a-twitch-marathon/ and https://blog.twitch.tv/julia-child-marathon-introducing-twitch-tv-food-with-a-marathon-of-the-french-chef-77939adf3919#.wjnmm8jyq

I'm just putting this in the talk so the pros don't have to go searching around. Now, if you excuse me, I need to go play a video game very fast.

Jcb cummings (talk) 22:04, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

I don't understand what this means
According to the page: "The August 27, 1968 episode of The French Chef (rerun from an episode sometime in 1965) ended with the unexpected collapse of an Apple Charlotte."

What exactly does this mean? How can the rerun of an episode end differently than when it was originally filmed? - 2600:1700:5EB0:2820:B10E:6E25:57B4:A8D9 (talk) 07:56, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

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