Take A Good Look was a parody of the Goodson-Todman panel game shows of the era, To Tell the Truth, I've Got a Secret, and What's My Line?.
Kovacs, who appeared on What's My Line?
ten times as a guest panelist (July–November 1957) and twice as the show's Mystery Guest (September 6, 1956 and September 7, 1957), produced and hosted a format similar to those shows: a panel of celebrities attempted to guess a secret about a seemingly ordinary person brought onstage.

In early episodes, the clues were presented by way of props and short video clips that had no cast, but eventually the show switched to using films of short comedy blackout gags starring Kovacs and a regular cast of Peggy Connelly, Jolene Brand, and Bobby Lauher.
The clips pertained only vaguely to the person about whom guesses were being made.
For example, for a woman whose secret was that she was a harness track jockey, Kovacs would show a short skit about two competing chariot racers trying to sabotage each other during a race.
Another example was for a champion bubble blower, Kovacs showed a skit regarding a model train set for a movie scene; the sole hint was the sound a train makes, "choo-choo", and the extreme vagueness of this clue suggests that the skits were meant to be recycled.

Some of the people who were the focus of the guessing game were ordinary people who had experienced an extraordinary event, recently been in the news, or enjoyed a distinction of some kind.
A panelist would be awarded one point if they guessed the person's identity/secret.
At the end of the show, prizes would be awarded to the home viewer represented by the panelist with the most points.
Take A Good Look was a parody of the Goodson-Todman panel game shows of the era, To Tell the Truth, I've Got a Secret, and What's My Line?. Kovacs, who appeared on What's My Line? ten times as a guest panelist (July–November 1957) and twice as the show's Mystery Guest (September 6, 1956 and September 7, 1957), produced and hosted a format similar to those shows: a panel of celebrities attempted to guess a secret about a seemingly ordinary person brought onstage.
In early episodes, the clues were presented by way of props and short video clips that had no cast, but eventually the show switched to using films of short comedy blackout gags starring Kovacs and a regular cast of Peggy Connelly, Jolene Brand, and Bobby Lauher. The clips pertained only vaguely to the person about whom guesses were being made. For example, for a woman whose secret was that she was a harness track jockey, Kovacs would show a short skit about two competing chariot racers trying to sabotage each other during a race. Another example was for a champion bubble blower, Kovacs showed a skit regarding a model train set for a movie scene; the sole hint was the sound a train makes, "choo-choo", and the extreme vagueness of this clue suggests that the skits were meant to be recycled.
Some of the people who were the focus of the guessing game were ordinary people who had experienced an extraordinary event, recently been in the news, or enjoyed a distinction of some kind. A panelist would be awarded one point if they guessed the person's identity/secret. At the end of the show, prizes would be awarded to the home viewer represented by the panelist with the most points.
Take a Good Look (TV series)