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Scoobiedoo30 · 01-26-2008, 02:04 AM

who did the cast of Benson play with on Family Feud

catlover79 · 07-03-2008, 04:07 PM

Our library still doesn't have this available - I'll check to see if Hollywood Video can get it for me.

catlover79 · 06-18-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BensonFan

I hope we eventually see that on DVD. I also hope that we see the next Family Feud All-Star Special released because I want to see the one where Benson wins it all and Missy hands out the trophies!

Same here!!

BensonFan · 06-20-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Oh my goodness, check out the hair and clothes. Yes, this was the 1980s!!!

Yeah but I'll tell you what...those were happier times and I think the general feel was reflected in the clothes, hairstyles, etc. It was just having fun, you know? I really miss those days sometimes although I personally never went overboard with it like some other people did.

catlover79 · 06-20-2009, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BensonFan

Yeah but I'll tell you what...those were happier times and I think the general feel was reflected in the clothes, hairstyles, etc. It was just having fun, you know? I really miss those days sometimes although I personally never went overboard with it like some other people did.

I noticed they shot that Benson vs. ODAAT episode on September 23, 1979. I was born exactly 3 days earlier - and was still in the hospital!!

catlover79 · 08-08-2010, 03:23 AM

Interesting trivia!!! I just finished reading Lewis Stadlen's memoir, Acting Foolish. He revealed that he had smoked weed right before the Benson cast taped their second appearance on Family Feud. He was completely high when Robert Guillaume pushed him into the spotlight with Richard Dawson to play Fast Money!! I guess Lewis was completely stoned when giving his answers, but thanks to Inga Swenson also playing Fast Money, the Benson team won. I have GOT to see this episode now!!!!! I've only seen the other one, where they were beat soundly by the One Day at a Time cast.

blink · 08-16-2010, 08:47 PM

Now that's some funny stuff!

Who would've ever thought Lewis was such a party animal in his younger days.
Considering some of the other Fast Money answers over the years, maybe he wasn't the only one who smoked weed before the show.

catlover79 · 08-17-2010, 02:01 AM

Well, according to the book, he really wasn't a party animal but drank and smoked weed recreationally at that time. He didn't like doing the show or his character (and Taylor was hands down the most under-developed, one-dimensional character in the bunch). During Lewis' one season on Benson, he was still married to his first wife, had a toddler-aged daughter and baby #2 was on the way. He also missed NYC and the stage. I think it was his way of rebelling and forcing the producers to let him go...and it worked.

To be fair, Lewis has nothing but kind things to say about his co-stars - James Noble, Inga Swenson, Caroline McWilliams and Missy Gold. He also mentions Bob Guillaume's considerable talent and "marvelous" singing voice, but that the two did butt heads on occasion. Lewis also mentions that during and after that Fast Money round, being high and giving so many inane answers, he was afraid to look at Bob.

JR1 · 03-04-2011, 11:37 AM

I may have to look into this at some point. Thanks for posting those pics.

When you say we don't hear from James or Inga in the episode on the DVD, they don't say a word? Not even in the intros?

The Benson cast must not have fared very well in that particualr episode, then. hehe

catlover79 · 03-28-2011, 12:47 AM

From the cast's first appearance on FF:

catlover79 · 03-28-2011, 01:21 AM

Robert Guillaume later appeared on FF as part of "Phyllis' (Diller's) Fighters" in the "Battle of the Perfect 10s". He appeared with then-LA Dodgers catcher Steve Yeager (who later had a small role as a coach in Major League), talk show host Gary Collins, and then-The Young & The Restless star (and son of former President Gerald Ford) Steven Ford.

catlover79 · 03-28-2011, 03:55 AM

Inga Swenson appeared again on FF in a "Heroes vs. Villains" special along with Katherine MacGregor (Little House on the Prairie), James Best (Dukes of Hazzard), and movie actors Paul L. Smith and Henry Silva.

catlover79 · 08-18-2012, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by blink

No she was the only child on the show, she was really smart you know. Anyway I put together some pic's. The one's on top are from the show that Missy was on, it's the one I recoreded off GNS a few years back and the one's one the bottom are from the show on the DVD.

Yup, the first batch of pictures would be the show where Lewis Stadlen was as high as a kite!! Not a very good example to the little miss to his right!!

fdc8888 · 07-12-2020, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by blink

I'd just turned 9 and didn't even know what Benson was.

...Anyway here's those pic's from 1984 when Missy Gold was on Super Teen Famliy Feud. This was one of those five segment deals were they probably taped all the games on the same day and had the players change cloths between games so they could air them as five different shows.
I don't know if any one else ever did it in the history of Famliy Feud but poor Missy sure had her doubts rather or not that stupid button was working right or not.

Could you explain the weird twist of missy gold's left foot!？In the second segment of Super Teen Famliy Feud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRQlPAlTzHo at 2:09
Could you please check your own record and find the scary scene？
There is an other photo of her in 2014：https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...20000..&type=3
the same weird thing happened to her right foot!

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08-17-2010, 02:01 AM	#38
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Well, according to the book, he really wasn't a party animal but drank and smoked weed recreationally at that time. He didn't like doing the show or his character (and Taylor was hands down the most under-developed, one-dimensional character in the bunch). During Lewis' one season on Benson, he was still married to his first wife, had a toddler-aged daughter and baby #2 was on the way. He also missed NYC and the stage. I think it was his way of rebelling and forcing the producers to let him go...and it worked. To be fair, Lewis has nothing but kind things to say about his co-stars - James Noble, Inga Swenson, Caroline McWilliams and Missy Gold. He also mentions Bob Guillaume's considerable talent and "marvelous" singing voice, but that the two did butt heads on occasion. Lewis also mentions that during and after that Fast Money round, being high and giving so many inane answers, he was afraid to look at Bob.
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03-28-2011, 12:47 AM	#40
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	From the cast's first appearance on FF: Attached Images

03-28-2011, 01:21 AM	#41
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Robert Guillaume later appeared on FF as part of "Phyllis' (Diller's) Fighters" in the "Battle of the Perfect 10s". He appeared with then-LA Dodgers catcher Steve Yeager (who later had a small role as a coach in Major League), talk show host Gary Collins, and then-The Young & The Restless star (and son of former President Gerald Ford) Steven Ford. Attached Images

08-08-2010, 03:23 AM	#36
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Interesting trivia!!! I just finished reading Lewis Stadlen's memoir, Acting Foolish. He revealed that he had smoked weed right before the Benson cast taped their second appearance on Family Feud. He was completely high when Robert Guillaume pushed him into the spotlight with Richard Dawson to play Fast Money!! I guess Lewis was completely stoned when giving his answers, but thanks to Inga Swenson also playing Fast Money, the Benson team won. I have GOT to see this episode now!!!!! I've only seen the other one, where they were beat soundly by the One Day at a Time cast.

08-16-2010, 08:47 PM	#37
blink Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 17, 2004 Location: Texarkana AR. Posts: 950	Now that's some funny stuff! Who would've ever thought Lewis was such a party animal in his younger days. Considering some of the other Fast Money answers over the years, maybe he wasn't the only one who smoked weed before the show.

03-04-2011, 11:37 AM	#39
JR1 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 07, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 742	I may have to look into this at some point. Thanks for posting those pics. When you say we don't hear from James or Inga in the episode on the DVD, they don't say a word? Not even in the intros? The Benson cast must not have fared very well in that particualr episode, then. hehe

03-28-2011, 03:55 AM	#42
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Inga Swenson appeared again on FF in a "Heroes vs. Villains" special along with Katherine MacGregor (Little House on the Prairie), James Best (Dukes of Hazzard), and movie actors Paul L. Smith and Henry Silva. Attached Images