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The show was done live to videotape from start to finish, leaving little room for mistakes. Later, errors were still used as "teachable moments". Certain elements became ''."

Child was neither French nor a Chef , but had studied and taught cooking in France .

''The French Chef'' was in production and aired on the WGBH station of National Educational Television (which became PBS ) in Boston from 1963 to 1973. Reruns continued on PBS until 1987. A 1971 episode of ''The French Chef'' was the first television show to be Captioned for deaf viewers. The show aired in two formats, originally in Black And White and later in color, and two companion cookbooks were written along with the show. ''The French Chef Cookbook'' was a show-by-show breakdown of the black and white series, while ''From Julia Child's Kitchen'' was a somewhat more ambitious work that took its cues from the color series but also added considerable extra material.