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>Could somebody please list the gameshows that aired on the USA Network
during
> the 1980s?
Sure. These were all taken from the September issues of TV Guide. Here
goes ...
1985
----
4:00 Joker's Wild
4:30 Bullseye
5:00 Make Me Laugh
5:30 Gong Show
(This was the beginning of USA's game show lineup. There were no
gameshows in '84-'85.)
1986
----
3:00 Liar's Club
3:30 Joker's Wild
4:00 Bullseye
4:30 Jackpot
5:00 Chain Reaction
5:30 All-Star Blitz
1987
----
12:30 Anything For Money
1:00 Gong Show
1:30 Let's Make a Deal
2:00 Hot Potato
2:30 Press Your Luck
3:00 Play the Percentages
3:30 Jackpot
4:00 Bumper Stumpers
4:30 Chain Reaction
1988
----
12:30 Anything For Money
1:00 Let's Make a Deal
1:30 Play the Percentages
2:00 Hot Potato
2:30 Press Your Luck
3:00 Tic Tac Dough
3:30 Jackpot
4:00 Chain Reaction
4:30 Bumper Stumpers
1989
----
12:00 Chain Reaction
12:30 Bumper Stumpers
1:00 Name That Tune
1:30 Wipeout
2:00 Tic Tac Dough
2:30 $25,000 Pyramid
3:00 High Rollers
3:30 Press Your Luck
4:00 New Hollywood Squares
4:30 Couch Potatoes
1990
----
same as 1989 - different order, though, and
no Couch Potatoes
1991
----
2:00 Chain Reaction
2:30 Win Lose or Draw
3:00 Hollywood Squares
3:30 Scrabble
4:00 $25,000 Pyramid
4:30 Press Your Luck
That covers the 80's plus some.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Face the Music aired at 1:30.
IIRC, Wipeout didn't begin airing until September of that year.
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Charles Donegan wrote in message <62ah6p$8...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>...
>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Face the Music aired at 1:30.
>IIRC, Wipeout didn't begin airing until September of that year.
Read the message again. I said the information was taken from September
issues of TV Guide. Beyond that, I don't know what shows were on.
Then, reruns of Chain Reaction began in October, along with Jackpot.
They moved into the 4 and 4:30 time slots, respectively, and TJW and
Bullseye moved to 3 and 3:30, respectively.
>
> 1986
> ----
> 3:00 Liar's Club
> 3:30 Joker's Wild
> 4:00 Bullseye
> 4:30 Jackpot
> 5:00 Chain Reaction
> 5:30 All-Star Blitz
Then, in March of 1987, Play the Percentages moved into the 3:30 time
slot. Liar's Club was then moved back to 2:30, with USA's original game
show Love Me, Love Me Not airing at 2. The All-New LMaD aired at 5.
>
> 1987
> ----
> 12:30 Anything For Money
> 1:00 Gong Show
> 1:30 Let's Make a Deal
> 2:00 Hot Potato
> 2:30 Press Your Luck
> 3:00 Play the Percentages
> 3:30 Jackpot
> 4:00 Bumper Stumpers
> 4:30 Chain Reaction
>
> 1988
> ----
> 12:30 Anything For Money
> 1:00 Let's Make a Deal
> 1:30 Play the Percentages
> 2:00 Hot Potato
> 2:30 Press Your Luck
> 3:00 Tic Tac Dough
> 3:30 Jackpot
> 4:00 Chain Reaction
> 4:30 Bumper Stumpers
Then, in October (I think), The $25K Pyramid moved into the 4:30 time
slot. Don't remember what time changes took place because of it.
In Jan. 1989, The $100,000 Name That Tune and Face the Music moved into
the 1 and 1:30 time slots.
Hey Brian, sorry I forgot to read the part where it said "these were
taken from Sep. issues of TV Guide".
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T. Jay
Again, from September TV Guides: in 1984, CBN had "Face the Music"
at 4:30, and "LMaD" at 5:30. FtM was also present on CBN in Sept. 1985.
I, too, don't ever remember seeing FtM on USA at all.
LMaD was a repeat of the "classic" Monty Hall run, with Jay and Carol,
and featured some of the Las Vegas episodes as well.
SL
It was first on CBN in 1983-84 (I think), then on USA in 1989 and 1990,
and then on FAM in 1995.
> LMaD was a repeat of the "classic" Monty Hall run, with Jay and Carol,
> and featured some of the Las Vegas episodes as well.
I VAGUELY remember watching one of the Vegas eps. on CBN (I was only 4
at the time), and now I wish I'd had a VCR back then...
>Again, from September TV Guides: in 1984, CBN had "Face the Music"
>at 4:30, and "LMaD" at 5:30. FtM was also present on CBN in Sept. 1985.
>I, too, don't ever remember seeing FtM on USA at all.
Before the days of the Internet, I had a game show tape which is long
gone.....I taped it on January 2, 1989 (a Monday, the day of bowl
games...I didn't like football then). It was USA's big long block of
shows. FtM was one of the shows on the tape....
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>>Again, from September TV Guides: in 1984, CBN had "Face the Music"
>>at 4:30, and "LMaD" at 5:30. FtM was also present on CBN in Sept. 1985.
>>I, too, don't ever remember seeing FtM on USA at all.
According to EoTVGS, FtM did air on USA, although the exact dates escape me
because I'm at school and don't carry EoTVGS around with me everywhere. =^D
For the record, FtM's last appearance on air was from January 3, 1995 to
October 3, 1995 (specific days may vary a little) on FAM.
Your mileage may vary. =^)
TND
oh, yes it was!. FtM was on USA in 1989-1990. I was 9 years old when it was on.
In 1994, Ftm was on FAM. I really liked that show when i was younger.
Ken
In a previous article, tdi...@aztec.astate.edu (TROY N. DIGGS) says:
>
>So, this brings up a question... what other games did ya'll like as kids? I'
>m not talking "Double Dare" or "Finder's Keepers" or "I'm Telling" (
>Zach)... =^)
>
Randy Amasia's list is like a bibliography of my misspent youth. I remember
most of the shows he named. My personal favorites:
Concentration (Hugh Downs, later Bob Clayton)
Password
Match Game and You Don't Say (unlike most g.s.'s that I usually saw only
during vacation, these were after-school treats)
Jeopardy! (used to go home for lunch and watch the original)
Seven Keys
Video Village (the granddaddy to Peer Pressure?)
Stump the Stars
Eye Guess (not to mention almost anything with Bill Cullen -- does anyone
else thing Drew Carey looks like Cullen's illegitimate son?)
In later youth, of course, were Squares, Pyramid, Celebrity Sweepstakes,
but these were probably during my teen-age years (which probably accounted
for my intense interest in Carol Wayne).
And although Troy wanted to eliminate kids' games, I have to add
Shenanigans to my list. (It was, after all, a reworking of the kids'
version of "Video Village", complete with Kenny Williams.)
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>In article <19971019222...@ladder02.news.aol.com> boso...@aol.com (Bosox1256) writes:
>
>>oh, yes it was!. FtM was on USA in 1989-1990. I was 9 years old when it was
>>on.
>> In 1994, Ftm was on FAM. I really liked that show when i was younger.
>
>Oh, hell, I did too... I had no idea what was going on (and, as I found out
>later, that was probably a good thing =^D), but just the flashing lights and
>the bleepy buzzers got my attention. =^)
Same thing with me, I was in kindergarten when FtM first made its presence known
in 1980-1981. I remember seeing Sarabeth win ten games the first time around. I
remember all that weird music and the "I GOT IT!" stuff...
The novelty wears off, though, after 17 years :)
>So, this brings up a question... what other games did ya'll like as kids? I'
>m not talking "Double Dare" or "Finder's Keepers" or "I'm Telling" (
>Zach)... =^)
Before I got to know TPiR, my absolute favorite game shows I watched when I was
but a toddler were High Rollers and Card Sharks. (It's also how I learned to
love math so much.) I also liked Password Plus because of Alphabetics. Made
learning the alphabet for me even easier. :)
(Why, oh why, didn't they call Super Password's end game Alphabetics? They still
called Family Feud's end game Fast Money after all those years...)
Other games I loved watching: Pyramid and Press Your Luck. EVERYONE who was 8-10
years old--- heck, everyone who remembers missing school to watch game shows---
watched Press Your Luck.
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Does anyone remember the show that had adults trying to guess what words
several children were trying to define? for the life of me, i can't
remember the name of the show.
I freely admit to be a virtual game show junkie from virtually right out of the
womb. I have personal favorities, like PYRAMID, YOU DON'T SAY, and PASSWORD,
but virtually any non-relationship game show caught my attention and my
eye--and I didn't avoid the others, either.
My mother, rest her soul, swore she taught me my alphabet through PASSWORD and
my numbers through CONCENTRATION (with HOWDY DOODY thrown in for good
measure). Given how I've turned out, I assume she told he truth
SL
Randy's and Tom's lists pretty much parallel mine.
Concentration
Jeopardy!
Eye Guess (Drew Carey is Bill's illegitimate son if the mother was Totie
Fields)
What's My Line?
$ale of The Century
To Tell the Truth
Pay Cards!
Beat the Clock
The Who, What or Where Game
Password
Three on a Match
The Joker's Wild
Runaround (big favorite on Saturdays)
Pyramid
Match Game
Name That Tune
The Big Showdown
The Money Maze (all-time short run favorite, and I could watch it at 4
every day)
Showoffs
You Don't Say '75
The Magnificent Marble Machine
Almost Anything Goes (sort of a game show)
Three for the Money
Break the Bank '76
The Gong Show (a big favorite too)
Family Feud
Way Out Games (another kiddie hit for me)
Stumpers
50 Grand Slam
To Say the Least
Password Plus
-- Curt Alliaume
Just about every one of 'em!!
I did love "The Joker's Wild", and I may have spawned my very first
YKYAGSNI when I used to pretend that the big-ass clutch in my dad's van
was the bonus round spinner.
However, my personal fave was "Pitfall". There's just something about a
big bridge with bright colors, flashing lights, and those cool elevators
that strikes you as addicting when you're 6 years old.
Did you like its Canadian-produced revival some 13 years later as well?
What about its hostess? Can't remember her name...
You're thinking of CHILD'S PLAY. It was hosted by Bill Cullen. It only
lasted one season, but it was an often funny show.
One show I liked as a kid was Rayburn's version of Break the Bank. I got
a kick out of seeing Gene back on TV, and enjoyed watching some of those
stunts, but today, it's easy to see how uncomfortable Gene was with the
show, and the same stunts I liked as a kid seem rather moronic today.
This should tell you about my tastes...
To Tell The Truth (used to watch primetime when about 6 yrs old)
Concentration
Showdown (not The Big Showdown, this was the one with Joe Pyne)
He Said, She Said
Beat The Odds
Hollywood Squares
Can You Top This?
Beat The Clock (Jack Narz/Gene Wood)
Pay Cards
Eye Guess
Who What Or Where
Name Droppers
The Joker/Price/Gambit trinity
Baffle
The Money Maze
Dealer's Choice
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>
>This should tell you about my tastes...
>
>He Said, She Said
After I posted my list, I realized this was one I forgot ... "Tattletales"
without the banana section. Also brings to mind "Joe Garagiola's Memory
Game" with the same host ... another summertime favorite.
>Beat The Clock (Jack Narz/Gene Wood)
Would I be dating myself to say I have vague memories of Bud Collyer in the
1960's version? Yes, and I'm not ashamed!
>Pay Cards
>Who What Or Where
Two more forgotten titles -- both Art James, by the way.
>Dealer's Choice
Not exactly a "childhood" memory (I was in high school by then), but I used
to love this one. It ran back-to-back with "Best of Groucho" shows in Miami,
10:00 at night.
Two more I thought of after posting:
"The Rebus Game" -- I thought the board for this was neat: the sections
could be turned like Concentration board numbers to provide a clean surface
to draw
And one of my all-time favorite shows "Truth or Consequences" which might not
technically be a game show -- they used to call it "America's #1 Fun Show" --
but deserves a mention. It was another lunch hour viewing habit, probably
before Jeopardy! premiered. (Really dating myself here!)
Y'know, speaking of CBN, this thread has brought back so many memories that I'd
like to throw in my own question, which is related NOT to Game Shows on USA,
but to Game Shows on CBN (now FAM). Does anyone know which game shows aired
on CBN in the 80s and 90s (and possibly earlier)? What kind of lineup did
THEY have?
Anyway, I'd say that my clear TV watching memories began around '82/'83, so I'd
have to say that as a kid, I used to like watching:
The New Battlestars
Go
Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (or as I call these three, the Class of '83)
Family Feud
$25,000 Pyramid
Card Sharks (although I didn't like the TPIR losing music as a kid, which of
course was on CS as well. Anyway, this was when various channels were still
rerunning CS two years after it left the air. Here, it was the then-NBC Philly
KYW-3)
Match Game syndicated
Super Password (me and my friend, whenever we went in an elevator, pretended it
was the doors the celebs walked through)
Press Your Luck
Child's Play
Tattletales; the '80's version, of course
Hot Potato
Sale of the Century
Scrabble
Tic Tac Dough
The Joker's Wild
Jim Lange's $100K NTT
Since I'm assuming we're talking grade school, later favorites (up to '88)
included WordPlay, Couch Potatoes, Bob's Card Sharks, Ray's Family Feud, All
Star Blitz, Jackpot USA, and a lot of the reruns on USA and CBN/FAM, especially
Bullseye and Chain Reaction.
J.F.
Daytime shows that I watched at one time or another in the 1980s included
The (New) $25,000 Pyramid, Child's Play, Press Your Luck, Card Sharks
(with Bob Eubanks), Family Feud (with Ray Combs), Now You See It (with
Chuck Henry), and (of course) TPiR on CBS. Heck, occasionally I would
flip from TPiR and the CBS shows to catch some of the NBC game shows:
WoF, Scrabble, $ale of the Century, Dream House (although I only recall
seeing that once), Hot Potato, Time Machine... and, after school in the
second grade, the Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour. Even if I did watch
TPiR, I'd flip to Super Password on NBC afterwards. I also liked Double
Dare and Finders Keepers on Nickelodeon as a sixth-grader. Then there
were the after-school re-runs on CBN, and later USA, that I would catch
when I wasn't watching cartoons: Tic Tac Dough, Bullseye, Chain
Reaction, Card Sharks (with Jim Perry), Go!, Hot Potato, PYL, Pyramid,
etc...
Having GSN over the summer (before they dropped the G/T library <sniff>)
brought back some fond memories of staying home from school to watch game
shows -- and it even got me attracted to a few shows that I don't recall
seeing as a kid, like Match Game '7_ (I only remembered the MG/HS Hour
and the ABC version of MG before) and Blockbusters (which I don't recall
seeing as a kid, even when CBN ran re-runs of it). At least I took four
six-hour tapes of GSN-recorded shows with me to school so I'd have
something to watch whenever I was bored with college life. :)
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TADXN wrote in message <19971024222...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
>Y'know, speaking of CBN, this thread has brought back so many memories that
I'd
> like to throw in my own question, which is related NOT to Game Shows on
USA,
> but to Game Shows on CBN (now FAM). Does anyone know which game shows
aired
> on CBN in the 80s and 90s (and possibly earlier)? What kind of lineup did
> THEY have?
Again, from September issues of TV guide, here's what I know for certain
from
the 80's:
1984
----
4:30 Face the Music
5:00 Tic Tac Dough
5:30 Let's Make a Deal
6:00 Hot Potato
1985
----
5:00 Tic Tac Dough
5:30 Face the Music
6:00 Name That Tune (Lange)
1986
----
12:30 Tic Tac Dough
1:00 Break the Bank (eek!! Rayburn/Farago)
There are other shows I _know_ aired on CBN, but I'm not sure exactly when:
the Cullen Chain Reaction, Treasure Hunt (this aired for a long time),
the Cullen Blockbusters, and occasionally episodes of some Pyramid version,
probably the $50,000 one. The big problem is that CBN listings, and lots of
other cable stations, were not included in TV Guide until 1984.
>So, this brings up a question... what other games did ya'll like as kids?
I've NEVER seen a game show I didn't like! When I was a kid, my faves were
Break the Bank '76, Whew!, and Family Feud.
When my niece was a baby, we could never get her to be quiet for more than
a few seconds...unless Press Your Luck was on! We'd just bring her car seat
inside and put her in it in front of the TV, and we'd have a half hour of
quiet to do whatever we wanted...which was watch Press Your Luck!
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>1984
>----
>4:30 Face the Music
>5:00 Tic Tac Dough
>5:30 Let's Make a Deal
>6:00 Hot Potato
>
>1985
>----
>5:00 Tic Tac Dough
>5:30 Face the Music
>6:00 Name That Tune (Lange)
>
>1986
>----
>12:30 Tic Tac Dough
>1:00 Break the Bank (eek!! Rayburn/Farago)
>
>There are other shows I _know_ aired on CBN, but I'm not sure exactly when:
>the Cullen Chain Reaction, Treasure Hunt (this aired for a long time),
>the Cullen Blockbusters, and occasionally episodes of some Pyramid version,
>probably the $50,000 one. The big problem is that CBN listings, and lots of
>other cable stations, were not included in TV Guide until 1984.
Don't forgot Card Sharks, Go (they called it "The Go Show"), Bullseye, You
Bet Your Life, and the Martindale/Gilden-produced Second Honeymoon.
-C
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