Of all the game shows the late Bill Cullen did AFTER - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Rezny@gmail.com · 01-23-2011, 02:23 AM

his 9-year run as host of the original "The Price is Right"(1956-1963 NBC and 1963-1965 ABC)which were your favorites?I liked his1)1966-1969 NBC game show "Eye Guess" 2)His 1971-1974 NBC show "Three on a Match",3)The 1974 -1975 NBC show(that is,before they changed the rules,then it went downhill)"Winning Streak"4)The regrettably short-lived 1980 NBC game he did called "Chain Reaction" (after the change in the bonus game,,it was great-his first from Los Angeles),and the 1980-1982 Los Angeles-based NBC game "Blockbusters".The rest of them were so-so,"Pass the Buck"wasn't bad,but I did not care for "Blankety Blanks"or "Hot Potato".

howilu · 01-23-2011, 11:23 AM

The two post Price is Right game shows that were hosted by Bill Cullen that I really like were Eye Guess and Blockbusters. Blockbusters was a very good show that would have had a longer run if didn't replace the ill-fated David Letterman talk show and more affiliates wouldn't have blacked it out for syndicated talk shows.

Rezny@gmail.com · 01-23-2011, 07:50 PM

And I liked Bill Cullen's version of "Blockbusters"(also Los-Angeles Based like NBC's 1980 version of "Chain Reaction"),FAR better than the short-lived 1987 version with Bill Rafferty(what became of him?).

Heidi Dawn · 01-24-2011, 01:44 PM

From what I've seen on YouTube and watching GSN occasionally when I visit my grandparents (they've got that channel on 24/7), I really liked Child's Play. Who can resist those little kids with their cute answers.

BillCullen1 · 01-24-2011, 03:17 PM

Bill was one of those hosts that kept working, like Wink Martindale and Tom Kennedy, but just couldn't get the hit show that runs a long time. He did host more shows than anyone else, a total of 23 I believe. His post TPIR shows that I liked were The $25,000 Pyramid, Chain Reaction, Blockbusters and Child's Play. He took over of host of The Joker's Wild after Jack Barry died. Pyramid was a once-a-week nighttime version of the daytime show.

Winning Streak kept changing the format too often for me to enjoy it. Someone told me they had to stop tape during a taping of WS because Bill didn't understand the rules, because they changed it so often. That says something, not necessarily Cullen's fault.

Cullen's longest TV runs were not as a host, but as a panelist. He was on I've Got a Secret from 1952 - 1967 and on To Tell The Truth from 1969 - 1978. A total of 24 years. Not bad for sitting behind a panel desk and asking questions.

Jude The Obscure · 01-24-2011, 08:06 PM

Pass the Buck should have ran a lot longer. I think that show would work great if they revived it.

biffbronson · 01-25-2011, 06:32 PM

As far as hosting, I remember him from The $25,000 Pyramid.

But mainly I remember his being on the panel of To Tell The Truth. "You're gonna have to tell the truth!"

KurtfromPitts · 01-26-2011, 12:31 PM

I liked Eye Guess and Three On A Match.

AMackII · 06-11-2018, 09:51 PM

I believed Blockbusters was Bill Cullen’s very best game show that he ever hosted because it was filmed in Los Angeles.

icecream · 06-13-2018, 01:15 AM

Blockbusters is good. I would like to see his $25,000 Pyramid and Chain Reaction.

01-23-2011, 02:23 AM	#1
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	Of all the game shows the late Bill Cullen did AFTER his 9-year run as host of the original "The Price is Right"(1956-1963 NBC and 1963-1965 ABC)which were your favorites?I liked his1)1966-1969 NBC game show "Eye Guess" 2)His 1971-1974 NBC show "Three on a Match",3)The 1974 -1975 NBC show(that is,before they changed the rules,then it went downhill)"Winning Streak"4)The regrettably short-lived 1980 NBC game he did called "Chain Reaction" (after the change in the bonus game,,it was great-his first from Los Angeles),and the 1980-1982 Los Angeles-based NBC game "Blockbusters".The rest of them were so-so,"Pass the Buck"wasn't bad,but I did not care for "Blankety Blanks"or "Hot Potato".

01-24-2011, 01:44 PM	#4
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01-25-2011, 06:32 PM	#7
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06-13-2018, 01:15 AM	#10
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01-23-2011, 11:23 AM	#2
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,962	The two post Price is Right game shows that were hosted by Bill Cullen that I really like were Eye Guess and Blockbusters. Blockbusters was a very good show that would have had a longer run if didn't replace the ill-fated David Letterman talk show and more affiliates wouldn't have blacked it out for syndicated talk shows.

01-23-2011, 07:50 PM	#3
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	And I liked Bill Cullen's version of "Blockbusters"(also Los-Angeles Based like NBC's 1980 version of "Chain Reaction"),FAR better than the short-lived 1987 version with Bill Rafferty(what became of him?).

01-24-2011, 03:17 PM	#5
BillCullen1 Game show fan Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2010 Location: New York Cuty Posts: 171	Bill was one of those hosts that kept working, like Wink Martindale and Tom Kennedy, but just couldn't get the hit show that runs a long time. He did host more shows than anyone else, a total of 23 I believe. His post TPIR shows that I liked were The $25,000 Pyramid, Chain Reaction, Blockbusters and Child's Play. He took over of host of The Joker's Wild after Jack Barry died. Pyramid was a once-a-week nighttime version of the daytime show. Winning Streak kept changing the format too often for me to enjoy it. Someone told me they had to stop tape during a taping of WS because Bill didn't understand the rules, because they changed it so often. That says something, not necessarily Cullen's fault. Cullen's longest TV runs were not as a host, but as a panelist. He was on I've Got a Secret from 1952 - 1967 and on To Tell The Truth from 1969 - 1978. A total of 24 years. Not bad for sitting behind a panel desk and asking questions.

01-24-2011, 08:06 PM	#6
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,520	Pass the Buck should have ran a lot longer. I think that show would work great if they revived it.

01-26-2011, 12:31 PM	#8
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,535	I liked Eye Guess and Three On A Match.

06-11-2018, 09:51 PM	#9
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,222	I believed Blockbusters was Bill Cullen’s very best game show that he ever hosted because it was filmed in Los Angeles.