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07-08-2003, 09:10 PM
GAME SHOW NETWORK’S SUMMER SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE SPECIAL CELEBRITY EPISODES OF ‘NATIONAL LAMPOON’S FUNNY MONEY’ AND ‘CRAM’
NETWORK WILL AIR SPECIAL MATCH GAME MARATHON IN HONOR OF 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘MATCH GAME ‘73’
GSN DEVOTES WEEK TO ‘WHAMMY!’ TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
AND TOURNAMENT OF LOSERS
HOLLYWOOD, CA, July 7, 2003 -- This summer GSN will air special celebrity episodes of NATIONAL LAMPOON’S FUNNY MONEY and CRAM, as well as pay tribute to MATCH GAME ’73 and one of television’s favorite hosts, Gene Reyburn, with a 30-episode marathon featuring panelist favorites Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Richard Dawson and Betty White. The network will also air the WHAMMY! Tournament of Champions and the Tournament of Losers over five nights.
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S FUNNY MONEY, hosted by stand-up comedian Jimmy Pardo, airs special celebrity episodes taped at the Improv in Las Vegas on Sunday nights at 10 PM ET/PT and other new episodes weeknights at 10 PM ET/PT. The following are upcoming celebrity episodes:
Sunday, July 13 “Animal House” cast mates Martha Smith (Babs) vs. Stephen Furst (Flounder)
Sunday, August 10 Evan Marriott (“Joe Millionaire”) vs. Darva Conger (Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?)
Sunday, August 24 Alex Michel (“The Bachelor”) vs. Charlie Maher (“The Bachlorette”)
Wednesday, August 6 Walter Koenig vs. Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek
CRAM, the sleep-deprivation original game show hosted by Graham Elwood, airs new celebrity episodes on Sunday nights at 10:30 PM ET/PT and non-celebrity episodes weeknights at 10:30 PM ET/PT. The following are upcoming celebrity-studded episodes:
Sunday, July 13 Reality Stars Corey Feldman (“The Surreal Life”) vs. Billie Jeanne Houle (“Married by America”)
Sunday, July 20 Former Child Stars Todd Bridges (“Diff’rent Strokes) vs. Johnny Whitaker (“Family Affair”)
Wednesday, Sept. 3 GSN Hosts Jimmy Pardo (NATIONAL LAMPOON’S FUNNY MONEY) vs. Kennedy (FRIEND OR FOE?)
In honor of the 30th anniversary of "Match Game '73," GSN plans to air a special MATCH GAME MARATHON on Monday, July 28 from 9:00 AM to Midnight. Hosted by game show legend Gene Rayburn, "Match Game '73" premiered on CBS in 1973 as a revised version of "The Match Game" (NBC, 1962-1969) and became the number-one daytime television show within months. Among the regular panelists was the now famous trio of Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Richard Dawson and Betty White. Highlights of the 30 marathon episodes include the premiere episode; the first show with Somers, Reilly and White; an appearance by Burt Reynolds; a New Year's Eve show for 1977; Jack Klugman running wild on the set; Jenny Jones and Kirstie Alley as contestants before they were celebrities and one with the entire cast of "The Carol Burnett Show." These historical, all-around hilarious favorite episodes will remind viewers why "Match Game" continues to delight viewers of all ages.
NETWORK WILL AIR SPECIAL MATCH GAME MARATHON IN HONOR OF 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ‘MATCH GAME ‘73’
GSN DEVOTES WEEK TO ‘WHAMMY!’ TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
AND TOURNAMENT OF LOSERS
HOLLYWOOD, CA, July 7, 2003 -- This summer GSN will air special celebrity episodes of NATIONAL LAMPOON’S FUNNY MONEY and CRAM, as well as pay tribute to MATCH GAME ’73 and one of television’s favorite hosts, Gene Reyburn, with a 30-episode marathon featuring panelist favorites Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Richard Dawson and Betty White. The network will also air the WHAMMY! Tournament of Champions and the Tournament of Losers over five nights.
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S FUNNY MONEY, hosted by stand-up comedian Jimmy Pardo, airs special celebrity episodes taped at the Improv in Las Vegas on Sunday nights at 10 PM ET/PT and other new episodes weeknights at 10 PM ET/PT. The following are upcoming celebrity episodes:
Sunday, July 13 “Animal House” cast mates Martha Smith (Babs) vs. Stephen Furst (Flounder)
Sunday, August 10 Evan Marriott (“Joe Millionaire”) vs. Darva Conger (Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?)
Sunday, August 24 Alex Michel (“The Bachelor”) vs. Charlie Maher (“The Bachlorette”)
Wednesday, August 6 Walter Koenig vs. Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek
CRAM, the sleep-deprivation original game show hosted by Graham Elwood, airs new celebrity episodes on Sunday nights at 10:30 PM ET/PT and non-celebrity episodes weeknights at 10:30 PM ET/PT. The following are upcoming celebrity-studded episodes:
Sunday, July 13 Reality Stars Corey Feldman (“The Surreal Life”) vs. Billie Jeanne Houle (“Married by America”)
Sunday, July 20 Former Child Stars Todd Bridges (“Diff’rent Strokes) vs. Johnny Whitaker (“Family Affair”)
Wednesday, Sept. 3 GSN Hosts Jimmy Pardo (NATIONAL LAMPOON’S FUNNY MONEY) vs. Kennedy (FRIEND OR FOE?)
In honor of the 30th anniversary of "Match Game '73," GSN plans to air a special MATCH GAME MARATHON on Monday, July 28 from 9:00 AM to Midnight. Hosted by game show legend Gene Rayburn, "Match Game '73" premiered on CBS in 1973 as a revised version of "The Match Game" (NBC, 1962-1969) and became the number-one daytime television show within months. Among the regular panelists was the now famous trio of Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly, Richard Dawson and Betty White. Highlights of the 30 marathon episodes include the premiere episode; the first show with Somers, Reilly and White; an appearance by Burt Reynolds; a New Year's Eve show for 1977; Jack Klugman running wild on the set; Jenny Jones and Kirstie Alley as contestants before they were celebrities and one with the entire cast of "The Carol Burnett Show." These historical, all-around hilarious favorite episodes will remind viewers why "Match Game" continues to delight viewers of all ages.