Game Shows from Earlier Times

[SeeDisney]

i like classic concertration. Always enjoyed the older vintage game shows that i used to watch on the buzz channel. I hate, hate, hate, how disgusting lascivious the Family Fued has gotten.

 

[RedAngie]

Remember when they had a "shopping round" and they used to have to spend their winning on furniture and stuff?

Yeah, and the prices of the junk they bought were inflated 5000%. Reminds me of the "Compare At" prices on the tags at TJMaxx/Home Goods or Marshalls. Does anybody really do comparison shopping for ceramic dalmatians??

 

[RangerPooh]

Yeah, and the prices of the junk they bought was inflated 5000%. Reminds me of the "Compare At" prices on the tags at TJMaxx/Home Goods or Marshalls. Does anybody really do comparison shopping for ceramic dalmatians??

I look at the 'compare at' prices and laugh. They're looking for a sucker.

 

[RedAngie]

I enjoyed the older Password and Match Game. The originals, not the revived ones in the late 70s.

Plus $10,000/$25,000/$50,000 + Pyramid.

 

[ChrisFL]

Remember when they had a "shopping round" and they used to have to spend their winning on furniture and stuff?

wow, yes I remember that...

My Favorites:
Classic Concentration
Sale of the Century
Press Your Luck
Tic Tac Dough
The Price is Right
Supermarket Sweep

and an odd one: Remote Control on MTV

 

[RedAngie]

There was a Rock 'n Roll Jeopardy for a short while. Hosted by Jeff Probst, who later went on to host Survivor.

I also remember a kid's version of Hollywood Squares. Tween or younger contestants, and the stars in the squares were characters like Cinderella or one of the actors from The Brady Bunch.

 

[BrianL]

I have recently been obsessed with watching clips from What's My Line. That show is amazing! I have been fascinated by how intelligent and classy it is. Dorothy Kilgallen is a fascinating person as well. It is a treat to watch them interact with each other and the guests. Of course, the clips all started when I came across one with Walt Disney. The show is really much before my time, but it's absolutely fantastic!

 

[Squirlz]

I remember one called Split Second that was created by Monty Hall. The Champion at the end got a set of car keys and picked from 5 cars displayed on the stage. If the keys started the car, they won the car. As a car obsessed child I always hoped they would win the Corvette and not the Vega.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Remember when they had a "shopping round" and they used to have to spend their winning on furniture and stuff?

https://images.aspireauctions.com/auctions/2004NOV/large/7475-01.jpg

 

[kaytieeldr]

Candlepins for Cash (Bowling for Dollars). Channel 38 in Boston. The best bowler in the world could win up to $50 or so.

Bob Gamere, DUI.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

I loved supermarket sweep, double dare, and let's make a deal.

I'm glad someone mentioned that whole shopping thing they used to do on wheel of Fortune - it was so long ago sometimes I wondered if I was remembering that right or had just dreamed it!!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Exactly! I used to feel kind of bad for people, because I *think* they had to keep spending until there was nothing left they could afford and they'd end up with goofy stuff, however I now think it would be pretty cook to have a 30+ year old WoF ceramic Dalmatian in your house!

Nothing on ebay . People finally got smart and started buying the cheap stuff, first, to take home as much actual cash as possible.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Yeah, and the prices of the junk they bought was inflated 5000%. Reminds me of the "Compare At" prices on the tags at TJMaxx/Home Goods or Marshalls. Does anybody really do comparison shopping for ceramic dalmatians??

I'll take the cookie Jar for $350 Chuck.

The original concept was named Shoppers Bazaar, but Merv Griffin didn't like it. So they revamped it into Wheel of Fortune. This was the pilot for shopper's Bazaar.

A lot of the time though, they didn't even get the prize. They got a gift certificate in the amount of the prize. So ironically, they won fake money, which they had to use to buy prizes at full suggested retail rather than what they sold for, many of which were fake prizes where they got a gift certificate instead. HAHA. The shopping round was eliminated because people were getting all these gift certificates and trips and the like and well they have to come up with real money for the taxes on them. They also felt that the shopping rounds were too slow paced and wanted more wheel spinning and puzzle solving. Many of the better prizes went onto the wheel as special prizes. As on most game shows, the value given was the suggested retail prize which at the time, nobody actually ever sold anything for. That is what was so difficult about the price is right. What's the price of that toaster. I'll say $10 bob. Note that it indeed sold at $10.
Meanwhile.

Ohhhh kimmie. The actual suggested retail price was $35. I'm so sorry.

 

[snoodledoo]

Pyramid
Newlywed Game
Name that Tune
Jokers Wild

 

[RedAngie]

I remember one called Split Second that was created by Monty Hall. The Champion at the end got a set of car keys and picked from 5 cars displayed on the stage. If the keys started the car, they won the car. As a car obsessed child I always hoped they would win the Corvette and not the Vega.

If you won five straight games, you automatically won a car. You could choose among any of the five displayed cars. I remember a guy picking the station wagon instead of the Camaro!!!!

In 7th grade, three other girls and I did a skit in history class based on the Split Second format. The cars were those battery powered Hot Wheels with a switch on the bottom to make them run. I didn't win.

 

[Squirlz]

I loved supermarket sweep, double dare, and let's make a deal.

I'm glad someone mentioned that whole shopping thing they used to do on wheel of Fortune - it was so long ago sometimes I wondered if I was remembering that right or had just dreamed it!!

I was reminded of that just a couple weeks ago. We started watching our DVD set of It's Garry Shandling's Show and the very first episode had Garry moving into Vanna's old condo. The next day someone had stolen all his stuff, then this happens:

 

[hereyago]

Loved Supermarket Sweep!

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[Adelle Dazeem]

I have recently been obsessed with watching clips from What's My Line. That show is amazing! I have been fascinated by how intelligent and classy it is. Dorothy Kilgallen is a fascinating person as well. It is a treat to watch them interact with each other and the guests. Of course, the clips all started when I came across one with Walt Disney. The show is really much before my time, but it's absolutely fantastic!

I assume you have read about her "suspicious" death?

 

[Adelle Dazeem]

i like classic concertration. Always enjoyed the older vintage game shows that i used to watch on the buzz channel. I hate, hate, hate, how disgusting lascivious the Family Fued has gotten.

Agreed - I can't even have it on the TV when DD is in the room. Why does every question have to be sexual?

I loved To Tell the Truth, but the newest version is HORRIBLE. Anthony Anderson is not a good host and his "momma". UGH - get rid of her please. They need to have some kind of "rules" during the questioning. It's a free for all and Momma throwing in the gross sexual innuendo every round that makes me want to vomit. It's so disappointing because the premise of the show is so great. The only gameshow re-book I can stomach is Pyramid with Michael Strahan and even then I often skip the prelims and go straight to the bonus round.

 

[msjprincess]

I liked

Match Game
Tattletales
Name That Tune