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09-15-2011, 08:01 PM
Hey guys,
25 years ago today,
The Dating Game comes back to life on syndication following the success of The New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks
The series was renamed The All New Dating Game w/the same as The Classic Original Dating Game with a new set of Bachelors and Bachelorettes as well as a Cool New Set, New Logo, a New Theme and a New Host
Jim Lange-The Original Host of The Dating Game during the 60's and 70's and Host of the Barry & Enright Cult Favorite BULLSEYE during the Early 80's was hosting The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime on syndication and Chuck Woolery who hosted The Dating Game from 1997-1999 was still hosting Love Connection for syndication and SCRABBLE for NBC Daytime
and so, Chuck Barris decided to call on Elaine Joyce to be the host of the show and soon, history was made as Elaine Joyce became the 1st woman to ever host The Dating Game
Elaine Joyce Pinchot better known to fans as simply Elaine Joyce is a well known actress appearing on such shows as Route 66, The Jack Benny Program, The Andy Griffith Show, Here Come the Brides, The Red Skelton Hour, Green Acres, The Original Love, American Style, The Original Kojak, Quincy, M.E., Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, Murder, She Wrote, "CHiPs", Hart to Hart, The Original Fantasy Island, The Oriɡinal Love Boat, Hotel, Police Story, The Original Hawaii Five-O, The Original Charlie's Angels, The Incredible Hulk, The Young and the Restless, Days of our Lives and The Original Beverly Hills 90210
She is also a well known Celebrity Game Show Player appearing on TV Game Shows such as What's My Line? w/the late Larry Blyden, Match Game & Match Game PM w/the late Gene Rayburn, TattleTales w/the late Bert Convy, You Don't Say w/Tom Kennedy, I've Got a Secret w/the late Bill Cullen, Showoffs w/her late husband Bobby Van, The Original Cross-Wits w/the late Jack Clark, 3 versions of Pyramid w/Dick Clark ($20k/$50k and The NEW $25k), The Original $25,000 Pyramid w/the late Bill Cullen, The Original Chain Reaction also w/Uncle Bill, The Chain Reaction Spin-off called GO w/Kevin O'Connell, Celebrity Hot Potato w/Uncle Bill, The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour w/the late Gene Rayburn and Jon Bauman, Password Plus w/the late Allen Ludden and Uncle Bill, Super Password w/the late Bert Convy and The NEW Hollywood Squares w/John Davidson
Elaine Joyce hosted The All New Dating Game during the 86/87 Season
Bob Hilton was the Announcer for both The All New Dating Game and The All New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks during the Gold Set Era
The All New Dating Game w/Elaine Joyce and The All New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks would run back to back on most TV Stations Across the Country
Joyce would host the show for 1 season before she was replaced by Jeff MacGregor (son of the late McLean Stevenson of TV's M*A*S*H Fame) and Hilton would be replaced by the late Charlie O'Donnell who became the announcer for The All New Dating Game, The All New Gong Show and The All New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks and Paul Rodriguez from 1987 until its cancellation in 1989
The Theme to The All New Dating Game and the theme to The New Newlywed Game were composed by Milton DeLugg and Lee Ringuette
The Set to The All New Dating Game which Features Neon Lights as well as Neon Hearts was designed by Legendary Art Director The Late Ed Flesh who also designed the set to The New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks as well as other Game Shows like SCRABBLE w/Chuck Woolery, The Original Chain Reaction, GO, The NEW $25k/$100,000 Pyramid w/Dick Clark, Time Machine w/John Davidson, Double Talk, Wheel of Fortune, The Better Sex w/Sarah Purcell and Bill Anderson and many others
He also designed the set to America's Top 10 w/Legendary DJ/Voice Actor Casey Kasem
Patty Enright handled the Cue Cards and the series was taped in Hollywood
Elaine Joyce's Wardrobe was Furnished by Flora Kung
The All New Dating Game w/Elaine Joyce and The New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks were Syndicated by Bel-Air Program Sales and Advertising Sales Clarion Communications
The All New Dating Game w/Elaine Joyce was Produced by Chuck Barris Productions and is owned by Columbia Tri Star Television
Elaine Joyce now known as Mrs. Neil Simon would always end every show wishing everyone a good time on those fabulous dates and ends with her trademark Catch Phrase "This Elaine Joyce saying See You Next Time and Straight Ahead" and just like other hosts of The Dating Game such as Jim Lange, Brad Sherwood and Chuck Woolery, Elaine Joyce would also end the show with the traditional Dating Game Kiss
The Premiere
Part 1
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Part 2
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The All New Dating Game Promo
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Another Episode w/Tom Payne
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Another Episode Segment
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and BTW, when The All New Dating Game w/Elaine Joyce Debut, during the 86/87 Season, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Murder, She Wrote and The Golden Girls became the Top 5 Shows of the Season, NBC also Debut Kissyfur, Foofur and Amen Starring Sherman Hemsley of The Jeffersons Fame joined NBC Saturday Night along w/the popular 227, The Facts of Life, The Golden Girls and HUNTER Starring Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer and we were also introduced to Jem which was Co-Produced by Marvel & Sunbow Productions Co-Producers of Transformers and G.I. Joe
also, the 86/87 Season also marked The Final Season of Scarecrow & Mrs. King, Gimme a Break! and The A-Team and Sheryl Lee Ralph of TV's Moesha Fame joined the cast of It's a Living when she replaced Ann Jillian, plus Mama's Family Starring Game Show Queen Vicki Lawrence and Ken Berry of TV's Mayberry RFD and F-Troop Fame also entered syndication
25 years ago today,
The Dating Game comes back to life on syndication following the success of The New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks
The series was renamed The All New Dating Game w/the same as The Classic Original Dating Game with a new set of Bachelors and Bachelorettes as well as a Cool New Set, New Logo, a New Theme and a New Host
Jim Lange-The Original Host of The Dating Game during the 60's and 70's and Host of the Barry & Enright Cult Favorite BULLSEYE during the Early 80's was hosting The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime on syndication and Chuck Woolery who hosted The Dating Game from 1997-1999 was still hosting Love Connection for syndication and SCRABBLE for NBC Daytime
and so, Chuck Barris decided to call on Elaine Joyce to be the host of the show and soon, history was made as Elaine Joyce became the 1st woman to ever host The Dating Game
Elaine Joyce Pinchot better known to fans as simply Elaine Joyce is a well known actress appearing on such shows as Route 66, The Jack Benny Program, The Andy Griffith Show, Here Come the Brides, The Red Skelton Hour, Green Acres, The Original Love, American Style, The Original Kojak, Quincy, M.E., Magnum, P.I., Simon & Simon, Murder, She Wrote, "CHiPs", Hart to Hart, The Original Fantasy Island, The Oriɡinal Love Boat, Hotel, Police Story, The Original Hawaii Five-O, The Original Charlie's Angels, The Incredible Hulk, The Young and the Restless, Days of our Lives and The Original Beverly Hills 90210
She is also a well known Celebrity Game Show Player appearing on TV Game Shows such as What's My Line? w/the late Larry Blyden, Match Game & Match Game PM w/the late Gene Rayburn, TattleTales w/the late Bert Convy, You Don't Say w/Tom Kennedy, I've Got a Secret w/the late Bill Cullen, Showoffs w/her late husband Bobby Van, The Original Cross-Wits w/the late Jack Clark, 3 versions of Pyramid w/Dick Clark ($20k/$50k and The NEW $25k), The Original $25,000 Pyramid w/the late Bill Cullen, The Original Chain Reaction also w/Uncle Bill, The Chain Reaction Spin-off called GO w/Kevin O'Connell, Celebrity Hot Potato w/Uncle Bill, The Match Game Hollywood Squares Hour w/the late Gene Rayburn and Jon Bauman, Password Plus w/the late Allen Ludden and Uncle Bill, Super Password w/the late Bert Convy and The NEW Hollywood Squares w/John Davidson
Elaine Joyce hosted The All New Dating Game during the 86/87 Season
Bob Hilton was the Announcer for both The All New Dating Game and The All New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks during the Gold Set Era
The All New Dating Game w/Elaine Joyce and The All New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks would run back to back on most TV Stations Across the Country
Joyce would host the show for 1 season before she was replaced by Jeff MacGregor (son of the late McLean Stevenson of TV's M*A*S*H Fame) and Hilton would be replaced by the late Charlie O'Donnell who became the announcer for The All New Dating Game, The All New Gong Show and The All New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks and Paul Rodriguez from 1987 until its cancellation in 1989
The Theme to The All New Dating Game and the theme to The New Newlywed Game were composed by Milton DeLugg and Lee Ringuette
The Set to The All New Dating Game which Features Neon Lights as well as Neon Hearts was designed by Legendary Art Director The Late Ed Flesh who also designed the set to The New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks as well as other Game Shows like SCRABBLE w/Chuck Woolery, The Original Chain Reaction, GO, The NEW $25k/$100,000 Pyramid w/Dick Clark, Time Machine w/John Davidson, Double Talk, Wheel of Fortune, The Better Sex w/Sarah Purcell and Bill Anderson and many others
He also designed the set to America's Top 10 w/Legendary DJ/Voice Actor Casey Kasem
Patty Enright handled the Cue Cards and the series was taped in Hollywood
Elaine Joyce's Wardrobe was Furnished by Flora Kung
The All New Dating Game w/Elaine Joyce and The New Newlywed Game w/Bob Eubanks were Syndicated by Bel-Air Program Sales and Advertising Sales Clarion Communications
The All New Dating Game w/Elaine Joyce was Produced by Chuck Barris Productions and is owned by Columbia Tri Star Television
Elaine Joyce now known as Mrs. Neil Simon would always end every show wishing everyone a good time on those fabulous dates and ends with her trademark Catch Phrase "This Elaine Joyce saying See You Next Time and Straight Ahead" and just like other hosts of The Dating Game such as Jim Lange, Brad Sherwood and Chuck Woolery, Elaine Joyce would also end the show with the traditional Dating Game Kiss
The Premiere
Part 1
J89nQmEpCow
Part 2
vkHJ4gPQOJE
The All New Dating Game Promo
wXIndxf_dm8
Another Episode w/Tom Payne
iiATHuz1uQc
Another Episode Segment
IeWhy91wP2Q
and BTW, when The All New Dating Game w/Elaine Joyce Debut, during the 86/87 Season, The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Murder, She Wrote and The Golden Girls became the Top 5 Shows of the Season, NBC also Debut Kissyfur, Foofur and Amen Starring Sherman Hemsley of The Jeffersons Fame joined NBC Saturday Night along w/the popular 227, The Facts of Life, The Golden Girls and HUNTER Starring Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer and we were also introduced to Jem which was Co-Produced by Marvel & Sunbow Productions Co-Producers of Transformers and G.I. Joe
also, the 86/87 Season also marked The Final Season of Scarecrow & Mrs. King, Gimme a Break! and The A-Team and Sheryl Lee Ralph of TV's Moesha Fame joined the cast of It's a Living when she replaced Ann Jillian, plus Mama's Family Starring Game Show Queen Vicki Lawrence and Ken Berry of TV's Mayberry RFD and F-Troop Fame also entered syndication