Game Show Finales
HatedHeart
Hey...
Have any game shows ever had "final episodes" in the sense that the run of the
series was acknowledged and there was a send-off of some kind? I already know
of a few... like Eubanks' "Card Sharks", "Super Password", and "Scrabble". Are
there any others? Did any of the "Match Game" incarnations have a finale?
Thanks!
BUTopTen
You can add:
Dream House
El Gran Juego de la Oca (show from Spain)
The All-New (1984-86) Let's Make a Deal
Hit Man (remember the ticket plug!)
--jonWood.
(This would make a great $illy $+a+i$+ic #10...)
Dave Mackey
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> hated...@aol.com (HatedHeart) wrote:
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>On the last episode of Blackout, Bob Goen told the winning contestant that
>they wouldn't get to return the following Monday, because they were going
off
>the air.
They absolutely knew that it was the last week. Bob gave his regrets that
Johnny Gilbert wasn't around for the final week of the show but thanked Jay
Stewart for filling in (his last time on the mike ever).
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KAREN O'SHEA
the last show. This was when it came back for thirteen weeks after it
replaced "Blackout".
Karen O'Shea
William S. Davis
>
> Hey...
>
> Have any game shows ever had "final episodes" in the sense that the run of the
> series was acknowledged and there was a send-off of some kind? I already know
> of a few... like Eubanks' "Card Sharks", "Super Password", and "Scrabble". Are
> there any others? Did any of the "Match Game" incarnations have a finale?
>
Add "Stumpers" to the list. I have audio of this one -- Bill Bixby pays
tribute to Allen Ludden as the best game show host in the business,
Allen talks about the enthusiasm that celebrities had for the game, and
finally he wishes everyone a safe and happy 1977. (The show aired Dec.
31, 1976).
Bill Davis
wsd...@voyager.net
William S. Davis
>
> I know that on the debut of Scrabble93, Chuck said it had been about three
> years since the "returning champion" had been on the show, which brings me to
> wondering:
>
> Why haven't I heard hosts mention that the debut episode is the first?
>
> Brandon
"Sale of the Century" did. Jim Perry came on and said he was glad to be
back on NBC with a new show (after "Card Sharks"), then introduced Sally
Julien (the original airhead blonde) as the cohost. Fortunately, saner
heads prevailed and Sally was quickly gone.
I have this on my "Noises" tape.
Bill Davis
wsd...@voyager.net
James H. Vipond
>I know I left out a few of the "classic" ones, but I never saw them - the
>last "Rhyme & Reason", for example
I noticed that no one had mentioned that. According to the Encyclopedia of
TV Game Shows, the celebrities dismantled the set of _Rhyme_&_Reason_
throughout the final episode.
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"When Did That Happen"--seemed like every third answer was a dig on their
being cancelled!
Terry Wilkie
Theres one that is missed in the list so far, "The Better Sex". Quite a tearful finale, with Bill singing a song to Sarah and choking up before the end. Also a long credit roll with staff members & Gene Wood in the shot...
Terry...
On 04 Dec 98 22:45:40 HatedHeart wrote about "Game Show Finales":
Annlindgk
>Hey...
>
>Have any game shows ever had "final episodes" in the sense that the run of
>the
>series was acknowledged and there was a send-off of some kind? I already
>know
>of a few... like Eubanks' "Card Sharks", "Super Password", and "Scrabble".
>Are
>there any others? Did any of the "Match Game" incarnations have a finale?
>
>Thanks!
On the final original (ABC daytime) "Newlywed Game" on December 20, 1974, Bob
Eubanks tried to thank everyone and say farewell, but he choked up. Watching
it, I did the same thing! (Obviously, he had no way of knowing then how many
times the show would get revived...)
Annl...@aol.com (Ann Linderman)
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got the combination." ----Greg Kinnear
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On the last episode of Blackout, Bob Goen told the winning contestant that
they wouldn't get to return the following Monday, because they were going off
the air.
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Splinky17
what did month say on the last one?
Djcorydude
"...FORGET IT!!" :-)
BroFrost1
<followed by canned standard NBC laughter> :)
Brandon
BUTopTen
>>The All-New (1984-86) Let's Make a Deal
>
>what did month say on the last one?
I bet it was May. :-D <ducking>
Monty started off by hinting about it, and then thanked his audience for
supporting him throughout all the years... I would have to watch the tape again
to see what else, but Jay Stewart & Carol Merrill do make cameos toward the
end.
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BroFrost1
>end.
And I suppose Carol had some dialogue this time?... <ducking>
And what was the one thing she actually did say on camera during the original
run, was it the announcement of her pregnancy?
Brandon
Jim
>
> Hey...
>
> Have any game shows ever had "final episodes" in the sense that the run of the
> series was acknowledged and there was a send-off of some kind? I already know
> of a few... like Eubanks' "Card Sharks", "Super Password", and "Scrabble". Are
> there any others? Did any of the "Match Game" incarnations have a finale?
>
> Thanks!
1.) Break The Bank w/ Tom Kennedy
In the middle of a game, the buzzer sounded. Tom announced that the
buzzer indicated time was running out for the day. He proceeded to say
that this epsiode was the final episode of BTB and they would end this
game today by having the contestants alternatively selecting boxes
without questions being asked (a la Barry's version).
2.) Stumpers
Allen Ludden thanked everyone. He argued with Anita Gillette not to
blame the corporate execs for not giving the show more of a chance.
Allen and the two celebrities had a champagne toast (it was New Year's
Eve) at the end and said goodbye.
3.) 50 Grand Slam
Tom Kennedy made a remark the last week of the show they wouldn't need
the set pieces much longer.
4.) Dream House
Eubanks announced this was the last show
5.) $25,000 Pyramid on CBS (after it came back and replaced Blackout)
At the very end as they were saying goodbye, Dick Clark said this was
the final show (without a whole lot of emotion, but I believe sincerely
was grateful for the fan's loyalty.)
6.) Blockbusters
Bill talked a while at the end and thanked people for watching.
7.) The New Battlestars
Alex announced at the start of the last show (of the revival) "Welcome
to The New Battlestars, soon to be known as The Old Battlestars" and
made various remarks this was the end.
8.) Password Plus w/ Tom Kennedy
A sentimental going off. Betty was the guest for the week. At the end,
they remembered all Allen had done and what Betty had done. (Not a dry
eye in the house.) THEN: After all the schmaltz, Kennedy starts yelling
to people offstage "Let's have a wrap party."
9.) original Jeopardy w/ Art
Fleming came out and announced this was the last show. They ran some
highlights. At the end, he gave some heartfelt words. At the end, the
credits ran against the backdrop of an empty stage.
QUESTION FOR Y'ALL
Joe Garagiola was said to have made a strange and rather long speech at
the end of the season of TTTT he hosted (his one and only). Has anyone
seen this episode?
Card Shark
>
>Hey...
>
>Have any game shows ever had "final episodes" in the sense that the run of the
>series was acknowledged and there was a send-off of some kind? I already know
>of a few... like Eubanks' "Card Sharks", "Super Password", and "Scrabble". Are
>there any others? Did any of the "Match Game" incarnations have a finale?
>
>Thanks!
On the final $20,000 Pyramid, the end of the series was acknowledged.
At the end of the show, after the final winner's circle round, Dick
Clark did a hillarious winners circle mock-round with funny categories
like "Japanese Rabbis," "Hit shows on N.BC. T.v," and "Oil companies
in bankruptcy.," It was funny as anything.
"Now let's open the board and get to the cards." Jim Perry on Card Sharks (1978-81)
Don Del Grande
>Have any game shows ever had "final episodes" in the sense that the run of the
>series was acknowledged and there was a send-off of some kind?
I've posted about "final episodes" a few times, but I couldn't find it on
DejaNews, but here are some of the ones I remember:
CBS's last "What's My Line?": host John Daly was the mystery guest. I'm
not sure if he said this in the show or it was revealed later, but the plan
was that if a mystery guest ever didn't make it (and at least one had
forgotten until just before airtime), he would be the "backup".
(original ABC) Let's Make A Deal - the only thing I remember is that Monty
Hall mentioned that Jay Stewart had never missed an episode (although he
didn't mention that the show did have the occasional repeat). I read
somewhere that there were no zonks on that episode.
(Jim Perry version) Card Sharks - in order to get one final Money Cards in,
the last game ended early, with all questions after a certain point played
as Sudden Death.
(NBC version) Chain Reaction - they ended with a special celebrity endgame
for charity, where the four celebrities played three at a time on each
word; after each word, they changed places. At the end, there was one last
"chain"; I think the last three words were "Neilsen", "cancelled", and
"goodbye".
(NBC version) The Gong Show - it was played as a fantasy of some sort (all
week, they had been bringing back past acts, including "The Worm", which
led to what I think was only the second time in the show's history where
all of the judged acts got gonged); at the end, Jaye P. Morgan appeared
onstage (for the first time since being fired from the show, I think).
Split Second - Monty Hall (one of the producers; Stefan Hatos may have been
there as well) appeared on the set, and they announced that the last
winner, who didn't win the car in the endgame, would get the car anyway,
but the cash bonus that went with it would be split between the two other
players.
Quite a few short-run series mentioned their last episodes, but in no
special way; I think "Blankety Blanks" just said something like "since this
is our last episode, if we can't finish our last game, whoever's ahead when
time runs out wins and keeps the money", and "All-Star Secrets" had a
secret about host Bob Eubanks "revealed".
Then again, some shows acted as if the show wasn't going anywhere:
The Moneymaze ran a week of repeats in its last week (good thing, too, as
the maze appeared to be falling apart in its last new episode)
The original Richard Dawson run of Family Feud acted as if the show would
be on on the next Monday
The last new Match Game with a year in its title had Gene, at the end of
the Friday show, introduce (like he always did) the contestants for the
next week; the screen went black for 10 seconds, then Gene returned to say
goodbye - and the next episode was a repeat of the year's first Monday
episode
The original (1970s) Sale Of The Century had the contestants (they had
switched to couples by then) say they would be coming back to play for a
trip, but the announcer said over the closing credits that since the show
had been cancelled, the producers had decided to give them the trip.
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BUTopTen
>And I suppose Carol had some dialogue this time?... <ducking>
>
Actually, she did! When she and Jay came out from behind the box, they gave
the contestant (who traded away a $1200+ gift certificate) a check for that
amount to go with the 200 pounds of bananas. She told Monty that the producers
told her to, or something to that nature.
WLTXPromo
Most I have seen have. Barker did it on "The New Price is Right," Ludden did
it on "Password Plus," and I think most shows do acknowledge the first episodes
because those are the shows where every little thing must be explained.
"Dora, I've been doing this show a long time...
but how I ever ran into you, I do not know!!!"
- Bob Barker to a confused contestant playing 'Temptation' on "The Price is
Right."
WLTXPromo
>the last show. This was when it came back for thirteen weeks after it
>replaced "Blackout".
>
And at the end of the first episode of the Pyramid's return, he said something
to this effect:
"Folks, pick up the phone and call your friends...tell them the Pyramid's back
on CBS. We have to pull back that audience that sorta drifted away. For now,
Dick Clark...so long."
In a way, it was kind of a slam against "Blackout," though I doubt he meant it
that way. Then again, since the show only lasted 13 weeks, it couldn't have
been much of a ratings magnet, could it?!? :)
Mark Sinsabaugh
Davidson's Hollywood Squares finale had a great end...The entire panel
singing "Happy Trails" while the credits roll with parts of the set,
audience disappearing while sound bytes from past episodes playing at
the end.
In the NYSI '89 finale, I seem to recall Chuck Henry making side
comments throughout the game, the end game being insultingly easy (The
jackpot was $35K IIRC), the entire crew is on stage prior to the closing
credits, and Don Morrow makes a comment thanking the viewers for
watching (or something like that) before saying NYSI is a MGTVP.
$25K Pyramid (Pre-Blackout), Dick Clark makes the "All good things must
come to an end" comment as if the show wasn't returning.
Mark S.
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Dave Mackey
>hated...@aol.com (HatedHeart) wrote:
>
>>Have any game shows ever had "final episodes" in the sense that the run of
the
>>series was acknowledged and there was a send-off of some kind?
>(original ABC) Let's Make A Deal - the only thing I remember is that Monty
>Hall mentioned that Jay Stewart had never missed an episode (although he
>didn't mention that the show did have the occasional repeat). I read
>somewhere that there were no zonks on that episode
That is, during such time that Jay Stewart was the announcer. The original
LMAD announcer was Wendell Niles.
>(NBC version) The Gong Show - it was played as a fantasy of some sort (all
>week, they had been bringing back past acts, including "The Worm", which
>led to what I think was only the second time in the show's history where
>all of the judged acts got gonged); at the end, Jaye P. Morgan appeared
>onstage (for the first time since being fired from the show, I think).
The last show was framed as an episode-long "Chuckie's Fable" hosted by
Larry Gotterer playing the role of Fenwick Gotterer. Fenwick devised the
show to entertain the king of the land of Ferb. Among the acts that final
day: The Hollywood Cowboys (Chuck and half of the Band With A Thug) singing
"Take This Job And Shove It". Johnny Jacobs began the contestant plug, "If
you're in the Land of Ferb and have a good or unusual act...." (because they
still needed acts for the syndicated "Gong"). At one point during the show,
Chuck gave the finger. It was OOPSed out on air. Gene Patton came out at the
end and gave the fable's moral: "Never bet against the Minnesota Vikings at
home in the wintertime!" Jaye P. Morgan dressed as Gene-Gene danced at the
end of the show. GSN will probably be showing this episode within a few
weeks. Alerts when it happens.
>Split Second - Monty Hall (one of the producers; Stefan Hatos may have been
>there as well) appeared on the set, and they announced that the last
>winner, who didn't win the car in the endgame, would get the car anyway,
>but the cash bonus that went with it would be split between the two other
>players.
That last episode, with Judd Rose as one of the contestants, is circulating
among traders, one of the few "Split Second" episodes that is. I wish there
were more because "SS" was a great show and Tom Kennedy was at the top of
his form.
>Then again, some shows acted as if the show wasn't going anywhere:
>The Moneymaze ran a week of repeats in its last week (good thing, too, as
>the maze appeared to be falling apart in its last new episode)
And no mention was made by Nick Clooney or Alan Kalter that it was the end
of the line. It left me feeling a little empty because "Moneymaze" was one
of my favorite shows of that 1974-1975 era.
Kris "Xanfan" Lane
>TV Game Shows, the celebrities dismantled the set of _Rhyme_&_Reason_
>throughout the final episode.
Thats what they did tonight on When Did That Happen. They all were taking
parts of the set down as they were saying their final goodbyes and the
like...
Kris
Terry Knab
: CBS's last "What's My Line?": host John Daly was the mystery guest. I'm
: not sure if he said this in the show or it was revealed later, but the plan
: was that if a mystery guest ever didn't make it (and at least one had
: forgotten until just before airtime), he would be the "backup".
It was very clear that it was teh finale. John stated that in the
beginning, and also the first guest was from teh NY State Unemployment
office. Also MG/BT showed up to say good bye as well
I have this particular ep.
: The original Richard Dawson run of Family Feud acted as if the show would
: be on on the next Monday
Incorrect! On the last RD Feud, he gave a tearful farewell speech. He
knew it would be the finale.
: The last new Match Game with a year in its title had Gene, at the end of
: the Friday show, introduce (like he always did) the contestants for the
: next week; the screen went black for 10 seconds, then Gene returned to say
: goodbye - and the next episode was a repeat of the year's first Monday
: episode
Legend has it that when MG 7x was removed from CBS, the following monday
it was replaced with a show this group has a specific liking for. Whew!
I said it!
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John Sergent
BroFrost1 wrote:
> I know that on the debut of Scrabble93, Chuck said it had been about three
> years since the "returning champion" had been on the show, which brings me to
> wondering:
>
> Why haven't I heard hosts mention that the debut episode is the first?
>
> Brandon
Generally it isn't necessary, unless it is a revival.
CatLuver74
>: not sure if he said this in the show or it was revealed later, but the plan
>: was that if a mystery guest ever didn't make it (and at least one had
>: forgotten until just before airtime), he would be the "backup".
>
>It was very clear that it was teh finale. John stated that in the
>beginning, and also the first guest was from teh NY State Unemployment
>office. Also MG/BT showed up to say good >bye as well
U misread the original post...he was saying that the plan always was that John
was the emergency mystery guest.....he didn't say that it wasn't mentioned that
it was the last ep...Cat
Djcorydude
>
>Brandon
>
In some respects, a few of my favorite weeks of the original Scrabble were when
they didn't bother to sweeten the auidence. Does anyone know why, for a few
weeks, the NBC shows didn't use the canned responses (before reverting back to
their use)?
Chuck Donegan
>
> >The All-New (1984-86) Let's Make a Deal
>
> what did month say on the last one?
Actually, there was really no indication that it was the last ep.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
John Brocato
HatedHeart wrote:
> Hey...
>
> Have any game shows ever had "final episodes" in the sense that the run of the
> series was acknowledged and there was a send-off of some kind? I already know
> of a few... like Eubanks' "Card Sharks", "Super Password", and "Scrabble". Are
> there any others? Did any of the "Match Game" incarnations have a finale?
>
Seems like I remember something strange about the last "Hot Potato." At the
beginning of the show when Cullen was talking with the contestants and
celebrities, they were talking about upcoming plans and he said he would be there
on Monday reading the questions. Then much to our surprise, later on he announced
that it was the final show. The match was tied 1-1, so the two contestants split
the $1000 for winning the game.
John Brocato
s94...@hotmail.com
Randy Amasia
<19981205121833...@ng120.aol.com>...
>> The last new Match Game with a year in its title had
Gene, at the end of
>>: the Friday show, introduce (like he always did) the
contestants for the
>>: next week; the screen went black for 10 seconds, then
Gene returned to say
>>: goodbye -
>
advance who the stars
>would be for the next week, other than BS, CNR, and RD
before he left. Is that
>true?
He may have had had some inkling or even been told, but he
may not have always known it off the top of his head..
Randy Amasia
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Jax
says...
>
>Also, on MGHS Hour's finale, instead of inviting us to "tune in tomorrow",
Gene
>just simply says "so long for MG"; Bauman always said "so long for HS"; do
>you think they knew at the point MGHS was canned?
>
>Rick
I don't know, because there was a ticket plug at the end.
- Jaxxy
CatLuver74
>He may have had had some inkling or even been told, but he
>may not have always known it off the top of his head..
Yeah, Gene's memory wasn't always the best...for example...he would often
confuse PM with the daytime version...would sometimes even tell the contestants
that this was their last chance in round 2 when PM had 3 rounds...Cat
C Alliaume
>In the middle of a game, the buzzer sounded. Tom announced that the
>buzzer indicated time was running out for the day. He proceeded to say
>that this epsiode was the final episode of BTB and they would end this
>game today by having the contestants alternatively selecting boxes
>without questions being asked (a la Barry's version).
And one of the contestants wound up breaking the bank as a result. Tom
acknowledged that it was their last show, but they hoped to be back with us
again real soon -- a subtle acknowledgement that the game, if not Tom, would be
back within a few months.
>5.) $25,000 Pyramid on CBS (after it came back and replaced Blackout)
>At the very end as they were saying goodbye, Dick Clark said this was
>the final show (without a whole lot of emotion, but I believe sincerely
>was grateful for the fan's loyalty.)
For The $10,000 Pyramid's last CBS show, Dick Clark also acknowledged it was
the last episode, and Soupy Sales started going on about what a great show it
was and hopefully it would be back soon. Chris Lambert had a .wav file of this
on his site a couple of years back.
>9.) original Jeopardy w/ Art
>Fleming came out and announced this was the last show. They ran some
>highlights. At the end, he gave some heartfelt words. At the end, the
>credits ran against the backdrop of an empty stage.
And the Final Jeopardy question was "What is 'Tomorrow is another day'?". It
was a marvelous send-off.
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ALockh13
On the Narz "Now You See It", Jack mentioned early on that the day's broadcast
would be the last one. He was wearing a gray suit, but he should have been
wearing a black one, since it was the last episode!
Two contestants managed to lick the "Solo Round" of the game and won the
entire jackpot of money. At the end of the final commercial break, Jack said
again, with his eyes shining with tears, that this was the final episode of
"Now You See It". He thanked the producers, CBS, and the viewers "for the
wonderful support", and told everyone to keep writing to him. As the show
ended, the set was black with the red neon lights and a solemn, sad-faced Jack
stood alone at the podium. (I own this episode, by the way.)
Also, on a post a while back on a subject similar to this, it was said that on
the last episode of "Three On a Match", Bill Cullen announced that it would be
the last show, and the contestants each kept all money they had generated
throughout the show.
Andrea
Boone News-Republican
I remember watching a game show back in the mid-1970s, where the celebrity guests
ended up destroying most of the set on what ended up being its last show. They
would destroy lights and the contestant/celebrity podiums, tear up the carpet,
destroy the game board, etc., as the show progressed.
That game show, of course, was "Rhyme and Reason," hosted by Bob Eubanks. This
was the only game show which actually had its set destroyed as the last show
progressed.
In my-then 4-year-old eyes, it was a frightening experience. I don't know why,
but perhaps it was the sparks flying from what used to be the lights as the
celebrity guests (I forget who they were, except one was Nipsey Russel) destroyed
the lighting, or that pyrotechnics were used on the last show to destroy parts of
the set (that, to my knowledge, didn't actually happen). To me, it seemed as if
it were a scene out of an "end-of-the-world"-type movie.
For some reason, I thought they had destroyed the sets of other game shows on
their finales. But according to the Game Show Encyclopedia, "Rhyme and Reason"
was the only game show which had its set destroyed.
Also:
柊s for the LMaD '84 finale, Jay Stewart and Carol Merrill were the guest
announcer and model for the final show, aired in May 1986.
柊s discussed on this newsgroup before, Richard Dawson choked up as he was making
his farewell speech on the finale of the ABC "Family Feud" in June 1985.
紐emembering the finale of the $20,000 Pyramid in June 1980 (just days after my
second grade year ended), Dick Clark gave how much contestants had won since the
first show (I believe they had paid more than $1,000,000 to lucky contestants).
On the final $25,000 Pyramid in July 1988, Clark said that this time, it was
good-bye for good (at least as far as his hosting of the show went).
Any others people remember?
Brian Rathjen
boon...@opencominc.com
Bill Mcdaniel
Betty White destroyed the "magic toaster" device of the CA$HWORD, and she
said how she always hated that part of the game! It was hilarious to me.
Sadly, on that same day, Sale of the Century had IT'S last show too,
which I have STILL yet to see. Stupid jerk George Bush interrupted the
final show, about half way thru. I don't even recall the USA network
airing the very LAST show. Did anyone perhaps on the WEST COAST see that
final Sale of the Century? What happened? I've been wondering for
nearly a DECADE now!!!!!
David Johnson
original morning Hollywood Squares seemed to spend about half its air
time with Peter and the stars not playing the game, but simply talking
and reminiscing...of course, that show had been on such a long time, and
it was perhaps the last of the big hit games from the 1960s to call it
quits in the original run.
--David Johnson
KAREN O'SHEA
Polic handed out flowers to the guests, staff and contestants at the
end.
Karen O'Shea
Card Shark
Didn't Peter spend a fair bit of time bashing N.B.C.?
Matt Kaiser
>
> On Mon, 7 Dec 1998 22:01:36 -0600 (CST), DPJO...@webtv.net (David
> Johnson) wrote:
>
> >Though I didn't catch it from the beginning, the last edition of NBC's
> >original morning Hollywood Squares seemed to spend about half its air
> >time with Peter and the stars not playing the game, but simply talking
> >and reminiscing...of course, that show had been on such a long time, and
> >it was perhaps the last of the big hit games from the 1960s to call it
> >quits in the original run.
> > --David Johnson
> >
> Didn't Peter spend a fair bit of time bashing N.B.C.?
Not so much NBC, but Fred Silverman. Waylon and Madame were chosen for
one of the bonus prizes (on the last ep., both contestants were allowed a
bonus prize) and when Madame opened the envelope, she says: "It's a note
from Silverman, he says he's sorry."
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year, expanded it to a five-day-a-week series and produced it at the Riviera
Hotel in Las Vegas. Paul Lynde, the famous center square, returned and
Marshall continued as host.