Which did you like? 1-The ORIGINAL CBS version 1956-1967 2-The CBS Daytime version from 1962-1968 3-The syndicated version from 1969-1977 4-All the OTHER versions? I liked versions 1,2,and 3.How about the rest of you.Feel free to post.

I liked the "original" edition (1956-'68)- however, the daytime version was similar to the evening edition, except for the fact it lasted 25 minutes every weekday as opposed to a full half-hour in prime-time [this was because the five-minute "CBS AFTERNOON NEWS WITH DOUGLAS EDWARDS" followed it at 3:25pm(et)]...and there were more "interruptions" because of additional commercial breaks. Usually, during the daytime show, in "game two", there was a long gap between the time the contestants sat down after Bud read their affadavits to the panel- to accomodate a sponsor I.D. {"The first portion of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' was brought to you by.......stay tuned for the second half of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH', following station identification"}, a "live" network I.D. {"Another unbelievable and ridiculous episode of 'THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS SHOW' comes your way tonight....on CBS."}, followed by a 20 second "station break" ["WCBS-TV, Channel 2, New York"], then Johnny Olson informing us, "This portion of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' is brought to you by.....and here again is your host, Bud Collyer!". After all that, Bud FINALLY start the questioning.....but I still liked the show, no matter when it was on....

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Which did you like? 1-The ORIGINAL CBS version 1956-1967 2-The CBS Daytime version from 1962-1968 3-The syndicated version from 1969-1977 4-All the OTHER versions? I liked versions 1,2,and 3.How about the rest of you.Feel free to post.

I really liked the syndicated version of To Tell the Truth. Garry Moore was an outstanding host and the regular panelists Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass and Kitty Carlisle had great chemistry and played the game well. Coming off Goodson-Todman's first syndicated success in What's My Line, lightning struck twice with another free wheeling hit.

My vote goes to the 1990-91 NBC daytime version. Yes, this version had three different hosts in just that one year (Gordon Elliott, Lynn Swann, & Alex Trebek), but it was the most enjoyable to me. Also, look closely at this panel guide right here and try to find a certain actress who was on the panel for one of the pilots, one Gordon Elliott week, and three Lynn Swann weeks.

http://www.ttttontheweb.com/tttt90log.html

I really liked the syndicated version of To Tell the Truth. Garry Moore was an outstanding host and the regular panelists Bill Cullen, Peggy Cass and Kitty Carlisle had great chemistry and played the game well. Coming off Goodson-Todman's first syndicated success in What's My Line, lightning struck twice with another free wheeling hit.

I agree with this 110%. The Collyer versions comes second. I read the when NBC was thinking of bringing back TTTT in 1990, Bill Cullen & Gene Rayburn went to the G-T offices to do trial runs of the show. Then there's O'Hurley's 2000 version and the little remembered 1980 version with canadian host Robin Ward and the disco theme. Different panelists each week. Cullen, Cass and Carlisle were on, but never together the same week.

I liked the "original" edition (1956-'68)- however, the daytime version was similar to the evening edition, except for the fact it lasted 25 minutes every weekday as opposed to a full half-hour in prime-time [this was because the five-minute "CBS AFTERNOON NEWS WITH DOUGLAS EDWARDS" followed it at 3:25pm(et)]...and there were more "interruptions" because of additional commercial breaks. Usually, during the daytime show, in "game two", there was a long gap between the time the contestants sat down after Bud read their affadavits to the panel- to accomodate a sponsor I.D. {"The first portion of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' was brought to you by.......stay tuned for the second half of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH', following station identification"**, a "live" network I.D. {"Another unbelievable and ridiculous episode of 'THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS SHOW' comes your way tonight....on CBS."**, followed by a 20 second "station break" ["WCBS-TV, Channel 2, New York"], then Johnny Olson informing us, "This portion of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' is brought to you by.....and here again is your host, Bud Collyer!". After all that, Bud FINALLY start the questioning.....but I still liked the show, no matter when it was on....

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That is interesting..so they had station identification at the halfway point, rather at the end of the show? the soap operas did that too...Dan McCullough would do the same thing on ATWT ("The first portion of "As The World Turns" was brought to you by(insert sponsor.).. stay tuned for the second half of "As The World Turns", following station identification" and then you might have my CBS station, WSPA which was in Asheville/Greenville/Spartanburg do a 20 second "station break"("WSPA, channel 7 Spartanburg") then Dan McCullough would say "This portion of "As The World Turns" is brought to you by...(insert sponsor)" Johnny Olsen did the same thing with "To Tell the Truth" at the halfway point...and i'm sure Dwight Weist or Alan Berns did the same thing with "Search For Tomorrow" or "The Guiding Light" back then.

I agree with this 110%. The Collyer versions comes second. I read the when NBC was thinking of bringing back TTTT in 1990, Bill Cullen & Gene Rayburn went to the G-T offices to do trial runs of the show. Then there's O'Hurley's 2000 version and the little remembered 1980 version with canadian host Robin Ward and the disco theme. Different panelists each week. Cullen, Cass and Carlisle were on, but never together the same week.

I thought by 1990, Bill Cullen was retired and subsequently died that very same year?

Anyway, my votes go to the 1990s, 1969-78 and then Bud Collyer's versions.

1980s seemed rushed and a bit disjointed, especially with a mediocre host and different panel every week. The only saving grace was the set with the individual swinging doors for the players and panelists and theme song.

2000-02 was mostly plagued by panelists who seemed too busy trying to play "Can You Top This?" in trying to be funny instead of actually caring about the game. That especially applied to Paula Poundstone, who is the single most annoying TTTT panelist out there. By the time the 2nd seasons came and the panelists took the game more seriously, it was too little, too late to save it.

The current 2016 version took the only problem with the 2000-02 version and made it even more disjointed 10-fold. The only good things were Betty Whiteand host Anthony Anderson. Just about everything else was either meh, so-so, disjointed or plain terrible.

I grew up with the '70s syndicated version, with Garry Moore. Music: "You're gonna have To Tell the Truth!"

I grew up with the '70s syndicated version, with Garry Moore. Music: "You're gonna have To Tell the Truth!"


Same here! The one I grew up on! ;) Loved the late 60's -early 70's version with Gary Moore ,watched it all the time when I was a kid! :) ! Also I love the very old ones they play now on BUZZR! ( early 60's)! ;)

Early 2000's ,the version with John O' Hurley was pretty cool, ;) didn't last long though!:( The newest version I actually only saw once ,and it entertained me, but I wasn't that impressed by it obviously if I only watched it once ! :confused:

I really don't remember TTTT in the 80's or 90's? :confused:

every classic version of it prior to 1990

I used to have a few daytime TTTT episodes in color from 68-my parents had a few in their possession, i remember seeing them. One of them was the finale with Eileen Heckart as the first subject. What was interesting was the original commercials were on the tape. some of the products i saw were either outdated or had changed brands. does anyone remember who sponsored the last daytime "TTTT"?

I liked the "original" edition (1956-'68)- however, the daytime version was similar to the evening edition, except for the fact it lasted 25 minutes every weekday as opposed to a full half-hour in prime-time [this was because the five-minute "CBS AFTERNOON NEWS WITH DOUGLAS EDWARDS" followed it at 3:25pm(et)]...

The same thing happened w/Whew! w/Tom Kennedy from 1979-80; it only ran for 25 min., with the remaining 5-min. interval of the half-hour allotted to the CBS Mid-Morning News with Douglas Edwards, before TPIR started @ 11.

I do like the John O'Hurley TTTT revamp (2000-2001).

If I ever have my late-night TV Show...I'd like to have the Alex Trebek TTTT (1990-1991) because the panelists for the most part would be...Kitty Carlisle, Orson Bean, Nell Carter, and...wait for it...Sean Connery!

So in a way, It'll be like the SNL Jeopardy!

I'm kind of partital to the Collyer daytime epsodies i had on color vidoetape from late 60s-but i do like Garry Moore better than Bud. maybe it's me but Garry was a lot less stiff than Bud was.

Which did you like? 1-The ORIGINAL CBS version 1956-1967 2-The CBS Daytime version from 1962-1968 3-The syndicated version from 1969-1977 4-All the OTHER versions? I liked versions 1,2,and 3.How about the rest of you.Feel free to post.3 I guess (I didnt ever see the original B/W version but I bet it was excellent!!)

I liked the "original" edition (1956-'68)- however, the daytime version was similar to the evening edition, except for the fact it lasted 25 minutes every weekday as opposed to a full half-hour in prime-time [this was because the five-minute "CBS AFTERNOON NEWS WITH DOUGLAS EDWARDS" followed it at 3:25pm(et)]...and there were more "interruptions" because of additional commercial breaks. Usually, during the daytime show, in "game two", there was a long gap between the time the contestants sat down after Bud read their affadavits to the panel- to accomodate a sponsor I.D. {"The first portion of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' was brought to you by.......stay tuned for the second half of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH', following station identification"}, a "live" network I.D. {"Another unbelievable and ridiculous episode of 'THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS SHOW' comes your way tonight....on CBS."}, followed by a 20 second "station break" ["WCBS-TV, Channel 2, New York"], then Johnny Olson informing us, "This portion of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' is brought to you by.....and here again is your host, Bud Collyer!". After all that, Bud FINALLY start the questioning.....but I still liked the show, no matter when it was on....

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The nighttime show didn't have as many "interruptions" since primetime shows had lesser ad time than daytime shows. So the daytime TTTT isn't as good as the primetime version (not Bud Collyer's fault per see, despite the great job he does on both versions), not to mention the long gap between the time the contestants sat down after Bud read their affadavits to the panel- to accommodate a sponsor I.D. {"The first portion of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH' was brought to you by.......stay tuned for the second half of 'TO TELL THE TRUTH', following station identification" (which wasn't needed in primetime, as the station ID was at the end, not in the middle.) If you watch the 60s game shows, the primetime versions were much better paced than daytime shows.

Not having watched much TTTT, I do remember the 25 minute daytime version as a child.

A few 1968 shows (color AND videotape quality!) have shown up on YouTube. What I didn’t like about the ‘68’s was a short questioning with a person who was associated with the real person involved prior to Game One. Totally unnecessary, and took some of the mystery away.

Also, I read that Bert Convy replaced Tom Poston as apparently a move to get younger female viewers. I used to ask myself what happened to Tom.

I did see a Super Password rerun on Buzzr, hosted by Convy, where Poston was one of the two celebs—so at least there was no lifetime grudge; good to know.

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I mi$$ that show!!!!!


I wish I had some recorded from analogue tv!!!

I mi$$ that show!!!!!


I wish I had some recorded from analogue tv!!!

Do you have the BUZZR TV channel in your market? Each weekday (and maybe more often) they show two 1970’s episodes in the evening + one 50s/60s episode with original commercials in overnight. If it’s a subchannel on a regular TV station there, you only need a regular antenna.

You don’t even need that! You can watch on your PC or
smartfone:

www.buzzrtv.com/watch

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Thank you my friend :)

I have seen all versions through out the year but one week recently on Buzzr they ran a few episodes of the 1990 years and the stage has this huge stairway. The panelists would in the opening of the show walk down the stairs. I thought here is Kitty Carlyle possibly in her mid to late 70's or maybe even older walking down the stairs. Sometimes David Niven Jr would be a panelist and hold her hand. I thought the sets have changed to make it harder for all. On the Garry MOore version which i see a lot the panelists sauntered across the stage at a easy pace.

I have seen all versions through out the year but one week recently on Buzzr they ran a few episodes of the 1990 years and the stage has this huge stairway. The panelists would in the opening of the show walk down the stairs. I thought here is Kitty Carlyle possibly in her mid to late 70's or maybe even older walking down the stairs. Sometimes David Niven Jr would be a panelist and hold her hand. I thought the sets have changed to make it harder for all. On the Garry MOore version which i see a lot the panelists sauntered across the stage at a easy pace.

I saw the 1990 version during its run, and thought the same thing about Kitty. Very dangerous.

As to the Moore run, Bill Cullen had a limp, from his childhood, due to polio. Notice how the camera moves on ASAP as Bill is shown. TV did as much as it could to avoid showing Bill walking. In fact, there are times I don’t even see Bill at the ending where everybody gathered.

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All the pre-1990 versions.

I even saw the Anthony Anderson version where they had 3 panelists. Not bad but the newer game shows now, that last an hour all need to tighten up the show. Too much chitchat and the shows stretch out.