Game Show Information

[Sitcomwriter]

Pick a game show and then tell people about it.

Show:Fast Click
Host:John-Paul Vitale
Centestents:Adults
Object of the game:2 Players compete in a homey set (Couch,TV,,Coffee Table,Newspapers,Coffee)to win cash prizes.The 2 players must answer questions that come out of the newspaper and TV.Then both contestents went to the big TV and tried to find "The perfect channel" (A Picture of Vitale).Then both players went into "The Thunder Bazzare" where they had to answer Television questions while maing a bed.Then one player would survive and go to the Bonus round.The bonus round was called "Shooobate".The prize there was 1 million dollars and a car.They went outside and the winning contestent has to nock down a fake house with shoes.
Catchphrase:"The click has to be fast or we wouldn'r call the show Fast Click"

[dawsongirl]

Oh, I'm so original. Here goes:

Show: Family Feud
Host: Richard Dawson (76-85, 94-95), Ray Combs (88-94), Louie Anderson (99- )
Contestants: Families
Object: 2 families of 5 compete in answering survey questions. They try to come up with the most popular answer in each survey. "Name a yellow fruit" and things like that. Winning family goes on to play fast money, for what else, money.
Catchphrase: Survey Says!!!!

[JT]

Match Game 7x (1973-79)
Host:Gene Rayburn
Regulars:Brett Somers,Charles Nelson Rielly,Richard Dawson (1975-78)
Game Play:Contestants answer questions like "Old Man Periwinkle married a 18 year old.When she said 'I do!' he said 'I ____'."
The contestant must fill in the blank while trying to match the celebrities.If the celebrity matched him/her the contestant was done with that player.Two round were played until the last round came.Whoever matched the most of the six celebrities won the game.Then the bonus game came.An audience match was played.This part of the show spawned the above game show "Family Feud".It was simple.They polled an audience on a question like "____ Angels" the contestants called on three celebs to answer the question.Then they could choose one of them or one of their own.The definative answer from 1976-79 would have been "Charlie's Angels" but from 1973-75 was was it?We'll never know......The next was a little complecated.From 1973-78 the contestants chose a player to match while Gene read a question similar to "Cookoo______".From 1978-79 there was the star wheel.If you spun it and it landed on double you doubled the amout one in the Audience match.
Memerable Quotes:The Karen Lesko incident:
Gene:You have wonderful nipples!(he meant to say dimples)
Kukla Fran and Ollie incident:
Gene:Cookoo BLANK
Contestant:Cookoo Friend and Ollie

THE PRICE IS RIGHT SHOWCASE; 2 contestants, who were up on stage compete,whoever comes CLOSER to the actual retail price of their showcase, WITHOUT GOING OVER, WINS! However; If you are the winner, and you bid less than $10.00(is that what it is?) difference of the actual retail price, YOU WIN BOTH SHOWCASES!!

[dawsongirl]

Show: Tattletales
Host: Bert Convy
Contestants: 3 celebrity couples and the studio audience.
Object: the celebs answered questions about their spouses and their lives together to win money for the section of the studio audience they were representing. At first, they did questions like Name a Memorable Anniversary, and someone would ring in, tell a story about said question, then they'd bring on the spouse that was in isolation and see who could guess that story was about them. Then they'd ask something like- "If your husband spotted a young female hitchhiker and she jumped in the car, put a 20 in his lap, and made him take her somewhere, what would your husband do? Take her there, take her to the police, or kick her butt out of the car?" Imagine asking that question to a woman who's husband was a TV cop! It happened.

Eventually they used those questions solely. Occasionally, girlfriend/boyfriend combos or best friends would play as well.

[willjarmon]

Blockbusters

Bill Cullen (1980-1982)Bill Raferty (1987)

Object: The object of the game was to make across the board in a path (Up, down or Left,right).In the 1987 version the contestantants would switch directions and in the tie breaker you went any direction for the win

Bonus Game: The Gold Run was played in all versions for $5,000. You would have to make a path across the board from left to right if you don't win for everyone you got right you win $100

[Ags2000]

Okay, this will be long, but here it goes.

Press Your Luck
Host: Peter Tomarken
Voice at beginning: Rod Roddy

At the beginning of each show before Nov. 83, the players were introduced by Rod Roddy who usually said something like "Returning champion (name) is looking to add to his/her winnings today, but (Player #2's name) is looking to change that, and (Player #3's name) has different plans for both of them!". After Nov. 84, the show opened with clips from previous shows. After November 1983, Rod then came in saying, "Today, these 3 players are after high stakes!" until Spring 1985. In Spring 1985, he began saying "Today, these 3 players are after big bucks!" After each of these, he then said "But, they'll have to avoid the whammy, as they play the most exciting game of their lives!" After fall 1985, when Rod said whammy, a whammy would come out and perform on the screen. The intro then continued: "From Television City in Hollywood, it's time to Press Your Luck!"-At which time the board, which had blank, but colored, slides showing, filled in with a special opening board, the actual theme music started, and the players who were facing the board at the time, were rotated to begin question round #1

Question Rounds: The players were asked 4 buzz-in questions. The first player to buzz in gave his/her answer. That answer, along with 2 other answers, were then given to the other 2 players. If time ran out before anybody buzzed-in, 3 multiple choice answers were given to all 3 players. If a player buzzed-in and got a question right, then he/she picked up 3 spins, a player who answered a multiple-choice answer correctly earned 1 spin. Spins were kept in the middle of 3 boxes lined horizontally in front of the players. The boxes were beneath the player's scoreboard, which was covered with the word "SPINS" during the question round. When a player buzzed in, a neon pink light, which surrounded the word "SPINS" would light up. After all 4 questions had been asked, the player island, which also included Peter Tomarken's podium, woukd turn around to face the board, and the show would break for its first commercial.

Round #1: The board ranged from having $13,000 in the early years of the show to having $50,000 in fall '85. Dollar values ranged from $100+spin to $1250 in 1983 and then up to $1500 in fall '83, along with 9 whammies. In 1985, trips worth more than $2,000 were added to the board, usually in square #10. Usually, Peter would open the round saying something like "Remember, you can pass your remaining spins at any time during your turn if you have a fear of the whammy, and 4 (four) whammies will put you out of the game!" Earned spins were designated by a yellow box in front of the contestant, and passed spins were designated by a red box. In the middle of these two boxes, the light-red box which kept track of spins in the question rounds was replaced with a yellow arrow saying "Earned" pointing to the earned column, and a red arrow saying "Passed" pointing to the passed column. A player could pass his/her spins, but had to pass ALL of his/her spins at that time. The spins went to the player with the highest amount of money, or if the player passing already is in 1st place, the spins went to the player with the next highest amount of money. If there was a tie between the contestants with the highest or next highest amount of money, the player could choose who would receive his/her spins. All passed spins must be taken. If a player whammied while taking passed spins, the remaining passed spins were converted to earned spins, at which point, the contestant did NOT have to take any more spins, he/she could pass them. Each square had 3 different awards. The player who earned the fewest number of spins in the question round was to play his/her spins first, then the player with the next highest total, then the player with the highest total. In case of a tie, the player to Peter's farthest left played first. The board was stopped by the contestant who hit a red plunger in front of them, and a red light in front of the plunger lit up when the plunger was hit.. He/She won what was showing in the square where the light stopped. Players had no idea on the actual cash value of prizes or trips, and when a prize/trip was won, Peter had to look at a monitor placed in his podium for the value, which was put up by someone in the control room. Prizes were changed immediately after a player hit it. If the contestant hit a whammy, a whammy came out in front of them and performed something and he/she lost ALL of their game winnings up to that point, including any prizes won during that game. During play of spins, if a contestant was to hit 2 whammies in round 1, Peter would always warn the contestant with the phrase "You want to be careful about picking up a 3rd whammy in round 1" The player who ended up with the highest dollar total in this round would play last in round 2. After everyone had extinguished all of their spins, the show went to its second commercial and the contestants rotated to the question round position.

The second question round was then played. Played same as the first question round.

Round #2-The board ranged from having $50,000 in 1983, to $80,000 in 1984, and finally $100,000 in 1985. During one show in 1985 or 86, Peter remarked "We did have one player win $100,000, so it is possible!", referring to Michael Larson. In 1984, Peter often remarked "One prize up there is worth more than $5,000", which was a Nissan Sentra valued at $5199!!!!!!! As more and more prizes topped the $5,000 mark, Peter stopped remarking "One prize is worth more than $5,000". Dollar values on the board ranged from $500 to $5000+spin, along with 8 whammies in fall-spring '84, and 9 whammies before and after fall '83-spring'84. The player who earned to most money in round 1 got to play last in this round, regardless of his/her spin total. However, in the case of a tie, the player to Peter's farthest left played 1st. If ALL 3 players were tied at $0 at the end of round 1, then the round 1 rules applied, and the player with the most spins played last. The same rules applied for stopping the board. Four whammies would put a contestant out of the game, and a player must take all passed spins until he/she whammies, at which point, the spins are converted to earned spins. The player who had the most money after all of the spins were used up won the game. Once a player won the game, all of the squares on the board flashed, and the show went to another commercial and the players rotated to the question round position.

Prize description: At the end of the show, any prizes/trips that a contestant won were described by Rod Roddy, and a special prize description theme played while Rod was describing them. Sometimes, after the prizes/trips had been shown, Peter would read a poem or limerick written by a viewer, which usually had something to do with whammies . The credits were then shown, and the show ended.

I think that covers it.

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