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The French Chef(TV show/series, 1963-1972)

FSK: 6+ years
| 28min per episode | Genre: Reality-TV

Documentation in 10 seasons with 204 episodes

The French ChefRating: 3.5/5 (with 3 votes)
The French Chef is an American television cooking show created and hosted by Julia Child, produced and broadcast by WGBH, the public television station in Boston, Massachusetts, from February 11, 1963 to January 14, 1973. It was one of the first cooking shows on American television. The French Chef was first shown with a pilot on July 26, 1962. After two more episodes were broadcast in the summer, the show premiered as a regular weekly series on February 11, 1963. The immensely popular show went on to air for 206 episodes. It is credited with convincing the American public to try cooking French food at home. The show grew out of a special presentation Child gave on WGBH based on the book Mastering the Art of French Cooking which she co-authored. The French Chef was produced from 1963 to 1973 by WGBH for National Educational Television (and later for PBS). Reruns continued on PBS until 1989, and were airing on Cooking Channel as of 2010. As of September 2016, episodes were being rerun on the new Canadian cooking channel Gusto, and later, Makeful. As recently as March 2017, reruns of the show were also seen on the American Public Television Create channel. The original episodes were avai... ()
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About The French Chef

The French Chef is a television cooking show created and hosted by Julia Child, and produced and broadcast by WGBH, the public television station in Boston, Massachusetts, from February 11, 1963 to 1973. It was one of the first cooking shows on American television. The show grew out of some special presentations that Child did based on the book Mastering the Art of French Cooking, which she had co-authored. The French Chef was produced from 1963 to 1973 by WGBH for National Educational Television. Reruns continued on PBS until 1989, and currently air on Cooking Channel as of 2010.

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The French Chef Seasons and Episodes

10/01/1972Season 10 - 13 episodes
#1Ham Transformation
#1 | 10/01/1972For Working Guys And Gals
#2Ice Cream
#2 | 10/08/1972Small Kitchen, Big Ideas
#3 | 10/15/1972Coffee And Brioche
#4 | 10/22/1972Brunch For A Bunch
#5 | 10/29/1972VIP Cake
#6 | 11/05/1972To Ragoût a Goose
#7 | 11/12/1972Sudden Company
#8 | 11/19/1972First Course Sit Down Dinner
#9 | 11/26/1972Main Course Sit Down Dinner
Creating a main course featuring a beef tenderloin.
#10 | 12/03/1972Grand Finale Sit Down Dinner
#11 | 12/10/1972Kids Want To Cook
#12 | 12/17/1972Two Dollar Banquet
#13 | 12/24/1972Puff Pastry To Go
11/03/1971Season 9 - 22 episodes
03/17/1971Season 8 - 20 episodes
10/07/1970Season 7 - 23 episodes
05/11/1966Season 6 - 20 episodes
11/24/1965Season 5 - 21 episodes
03/31/1965Season 4 - 20 episodes
10/21/1964Season 3 - 20 episodes
11/30/1963Season 2 - 20 episodes
02/02/1963Season 1 - 25 episodes
?Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Made by: WGBH Boston
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 02/02/1963
Last episode released on: 12/24/1972
Presenter/Host: Julia Child
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"The French Chef with Julia Child"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:5336, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024