“Let’s Make a Deal" Hit With A Lawsuit - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-16-2012, 09:09 PM

A poplular CBS game show has been hit with a lawsuit, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The suit, filed Friday, contends that the show, “Let’s Make a Deal,” makes it difficult for people with disabilities to get on the show as contestants.

Two wheelchair-bound fans of the show, Arnie Pike and Christie Rudder, filed the suit against the show’s producers, CBS Broadcasting and FremantleMedia claiming that they had to negotiate their way across busy streets and up slippery ramps in their attempt to appear on the show, suffering embarrassment and being treated unfairly, the piece reports.

Citing the Americans with Disabilities Act and California's civil rights laws, the plaintiffs contend that the show failed to provide full and equal access to facilities and services. In the court documents, the plaintiffs tell of not having a parking facility for their handicap van, no accessible place for them to buy food, no handicap toilet and wheelchair ramps that were dangerous to use.

Furthermore, inside the studio, they were separated from other audience members and shunted into an "extremely dark" area that offered obstructed views because of cameras and equipment. The pair have sought an injunction that orders the defendants to alter their facilities, an injunction to shut everything down until the producers comply, and monetary damages.

CBS had yet to comment for the story while a Fremantle representative wasn't available when the publication made inquiries.

Court documents reportedly show that Pike and Rudder have a history of filing similar lawsuits against fitness clubs, hotels, beaches, grocery stores and libraries -- and Pike filed a suit against ABC's "Dancing with the Stars."

http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/

James · 06-02-2012, 02:21 PM

Are those two people really disabled, or do they just want a payday by "gaming the system"?

Regulus · 06-02-2012, 08:48 PM

I cannot remember the date (I believe it was the mid to late 1960s) but the Original LMAD was threatened with legal action when the recipient of a "Zonk Prize" found out that prize was worth considerably more than the $100.00 Consolation they originally offered him. This contestant picked a curtain, revealing an old, broken down Horse Drawn Milk Wagon. When offered the Consolation, this Contestant asked them to give him the wagon. (He ran a Children's Day-Care Center, and he figured the kids would love being able to play on the thing). That's when the trouble began. It turned out the Wagon wasn't just a Stage Prop, It was the real thing, made almost 100 years earlier, and it was on loan from a Museum, which had it insured for over $25,000.00.

(Bear in mind this was the 1960s, and "The Big Deal of the Day" was typically a Full-Size Car (Chevy Impala were popular prizes then), which retailed for around $5,000 at the time. Needless to say, when this contestant found that out he let it be known, Give him the Wagon, Or the Cash Value of the Wagon, OR ELSE!

05-16-2012, 09:09 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	“Let’s Make a Deal" Hit With A Lawsuit A poplular CBS game show has been hit with a lawsuit, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Hollywood, Esq. The suit, filed Friday, contends that the show, “Let’s Make a Deal,” makes it difficult for people with disabilities to get on the show as contestants. Two wheelchair-bound fans of the show, Arnie Pike and Christie Rudder, filed the suit against the show’s producers, CBS Broadcasting and FremantleMedia claiming that they had to negotiate their way across busy streets and up slippery ramps in their attempt to appear on the show, suffering embarrassment and being treated unfairly, the piece reports. Citing the Americans with Disabilities Act and California's civil rights laws, the plaintiffs contend that the show failed to provide full and equal access to facilities and services. In the court documents, the plaintiffs tell of not having a parking facility for their handicap van, no accessible place for them to buy food, no handicap toilet and wheelchair ramps that were dangerous to use. Furthermore, inside the studio, they were separated from other audience members and shunted into an "extremely dark" area that offered obstructed views because of cameras and equipment. The pair have sought an injunction that orders the defendants to alter their facilities, an injunction to shut everything down until the producers comply, and monetary damages. CBS had yet to comment for the story while a Fremantle representative wasn't available when the publication made inquiries. Court documents reportedly show that Pike and Rudder have a history of filing similar lawsuits against fitness clubs, hotels, beaches, grocery stores and libraries -- and Pike filed a suit against ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/tvbizwire/
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06-02-2012, 08:48 PM	#3
Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	I cannot remember the date (I believe it was the mid to late 1960s) but the Original LMAD was threatened with legal action when the recipient of a "Zonk Prize" found out that prize was worth considerably more than the $100.00 Consolation they originally offered him. This contestant picked a curtain, revealing an old, broken down Horse Drawn Milk Wagon. When offered the Consolation, this Contestant asked them to give him the wagon. (He ran a Children's Day-Care Center, and he figured the kids would love being able to play on the thing). That's when the trouble began. It turned out the Wagon wasn't just a Stage Prop, It was the real thing, made almost 100 years earlier, and it was on loan from a Museum, which had it insured for over $25,000.00. (Bear in mind this was the 1960s, and "The Big Deal of the Day" was typically a Full-Size Car (Chevy Impala were popular prizes then), which retailed for around $5,000 at the time. Needless to say, when this contestant found that out he let it be known, Give him the Wagon, Or the Cash Value of the Wagon, OR ELSE!
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06-02-2012, 02:21 PM	#2
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Are those two people really disabled, or do they just want a payday by "gaming the system"?