70s Game Shows
Tim Irvin
In article <53tgbn$5...@lal.interserv.com>, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus) wrote:
> X-no-archive:yes
>
> My favorite: The $10,000 Pyramid, hosted by Dick Clark
> Best Celebrity Players: Betty White and Adrienne Barbeau (Maude's tv
> daughter)
What are the odds they'd come up right? At least "Celebrity Sweepstakes"
posted odds. Seems like Joey Bishop was always 99-1...
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Risser
zig...@netgate.net (Tim Irvin) wrote:
>In article <53tgbn$5...@lal.interserv.com>, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus) wrote:
Have we talked about Match Game yet? I
remember everyone busting butt to get home as
see Match Game because it was so "risque' "!
And then they started naming it after the years it
was on: Match Game ' 74, etc. And Brett
Sommers was ALWAYS on there, although they
used to trot out Charles Nelson Riley regularly too.
Speaking of CNR and the Bic Bananna thread,
I have a wav of that whole commercial.
To hear at again after so many years was too much.
I have an old friend who does the "huh huuuuh!" CNR laugh impeccably.
Although he claims his is a "Ghost and Mrs. Muir" era "huh huuuh" and
not a later seventies "huh huuuh!" Even does the hand motions. It will
make you cringe.
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"Lonely and dreaming of the West coast..." Everclear
Risser
fictio...@mindspring.com
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Tim Irvin
In article <547nqh$i...@camel2.mindspring.com>, fictio...@mindspring.com
wrote:
> zig...@netgate.net (Tim Irvin) wrote:
>
> >In article <53tgbn$5...@lal.interserv.com>, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus)
wrote:
>
> Have we talked about Match Game yet? I
> remember everyone busting butt to get home as
> see Match Game because it was so "risque' "!
> And then they started naming it after the years it
> was on: Match Game ' 74, etc. And Brett
> Sommers was ALWAYS on there, although they
> used to trot out Charles Nelson Riley regularly too.
This is why it was risque. Between Brett Somers and
Charles Nelson Reilly, every other response was either
"boobs" or "buns."
Jeb
CHUCKIE CHUCKIE CHUCKIE!!!
YOU LOOK LIKE A PEACHIE AUDIENCE...
SOMEONE SHOULD CALL THE FUZZ!
RIM SHOT CHUCK!!!
THE GONG SHOW!!!!!
PauSto
I wanted to grow up to be Gene Rayburne! :)
Timothy P. Mcmenimen
>I wanted to grow up to be Gene Rayburne! :)
Have you looked into getting some counseling?
G. Jeffrey Gower
Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
frivolities back then!):
1. Bermuda Triangle - jeesh, what a crock - I went through the Bermuda
Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
5. Pyramid Power! - people actually took this seriously back then!
Any others?
Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
Maverick
On Mon, 14 Oct 1996 16:34:13 GMT, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus) wrote:
>X-no-archive:yes
>
>My favorite: The $10,000 Pyramid, hosted by Dick Clark
>Best Celebrity Players: Betty White and Adrienne Barbeau (Maude's tv
>daughter)
>
Do you remember Match Game PM? I remember the host carrying this
really thin mic around. He held it like a flower. Brett Sommers and
Charles Nelson Riley were always on!
Robert Merritt
On moon date Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:16:14 -0400, "G. Jeffrey Gower"
<jgo...@mtholyoke.edu> wrote:
The first and fifth were pure 70's I view Bigfoot as a 1960's mystery
because most Bigfoot books and newsletters were published in the 60's and
in the 70's there were only a few books published about the hairy myth.
>Any others?
>Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
Rob Merritt
Might and Magic lives at http://www.jagunet.com/~robertm/homm.html
Jason LeBouef
G. Jeffrey Gower wrote:
>
> Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
> originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
> frivolities back then!):
>
> 1. Bermuda Triangle - jeesh, what a crock - I went through the Bermuda
> Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
>
> 2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
>
> 3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
>
> 4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
>
> 5. Pyramid Power! - people actually took this seriously back then!
>
> Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
You're talking about "In Search Of..." hosted by Leonard Nimoy. Do I
believe in the monster/snowman/pyramids? YES! I guess, I dunno, I
never met them. If I do I'll let you know.
Sir Nose D'void of Funk.
I just felt like writing that.
db
db writes:
I know what you're talking about! As a matter of fact, Bob Barker used
to hold the same thin mike on "The Price Is Right". But, for the life of
me, I can't think of the nighttime host's name.
BTW, does anyone out there remember any of the absurd looking seventies
microphones on TV? Follow me on this one, groupies: Donny & Marie with
those bright white mikes, the flat ones on "The Hollywood Squares", and
two different ones on "The Price Is Right" -- Bob Barker's thin, long
one, and the nighttime version's Dennis James' short, fat one.
Yes, yes, I'm talking about their MICROPHONES!
Additions, anyone?
--db
Risser
db <tun...@xroads.com> wrote:
>BTW, does anyone out there remember any of the absurd looking seventies
>microphones on TV? Follow me on this one, groupies: Donny & Marie with
>those bright white mikes, the flat ones on "The Hollywood Squares", and
>two different ones on "The Price Is Right" -- Bob Barker's thin, long
>one, and the nighttime version's Dennis James' short, fat one.
<snip>
Now this I don't remember, probably because I didn't notice, but it's
interesting. What I am womdering is why in Hell didn't they use throat
mics or booms? Or was it cool to go around stringing your primitive
1970's mic cord behind you? Obviously some people in the seveties made
the corded mic a stage appliance (Roger Daultry) and I can just "see"
in my mind disco singers like Gloria Gaynor and Thelma Houston
fingering the mic cord with those long Dragon Lady nails. (sounds like
a Midnight Special memory. I remember being sick and sitting up
watching Minnie Riperton on The Midnight Special.)
Don't Leave me This Wa-a-ay....
Tony Carr
"G. Jeffrey Gower" <jgo...@mtholyoke.edu> wrote:
>5. Pyramid Power! - people actually took this seriously back then!
>Any others?
Here in Toronto, the Leafs hockey team who were coached by Red Kelly
at the time (1974) used "pyramid power" against the Philadelphia
Flyers in the playoffs. It all started when Kelly brought in a pyramid
and one of the players (Darryl Sittler) put his stick under/over it
and scored a few goals that night. From that point on in the playoffs,
the damn things were in the dressing room as well as on the bench.
Suffice it to say the Leafs did not win the series and the pyramids
were never seen or mentioned again.
Charles Board
In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.961021...@mhc.mtholyoke.edu>, "G. Jeffrey Gower" <jgo...@mtholyoke.edu> writes:
|> Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
|> originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
|> frivolities back then!):
|>
|> 1. Bermuda Triangle - jeesh, what a crock - I went through the Bermuda
|> Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
|>
|> 2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
|>
|> 3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
|>
|> 4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
|>
|> 5. Pyramid Power! - people actually took this seriously back then!
|>
|> Any others?
How 'bout the whole "chariots Of The Gods" phenonemon which piled up all this
"evidence" that mankind was seeded on earth by space-faring aliens.
Then there was the armageddon is coming craze led by Hal Lindsey with "The Late
Great Planet Earth" and a few billion sequels....
Andrea McKenna
In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.961021...@mhc.mtholyoke.edu>,
jgo...@mtholyoke.edu says...
>
>Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
>originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
>frivolities back then!):
>
on earth and taught our ancient civilizations their technological
secrets, like mathematics, science and medicine. Too bad our ancient
civilizations forgot to write it all down... ;-)
Andrea
Ter...@nexus.net
In article <54ib4k$c...@skydiver.jaguNET.com>, rob...@jagunet.com (Robert
Merritt) wrote:
> On moon date Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:16:14 -0400, "G. Jeffrey Gower"
> <jgo...@mtholyoke.edu> wrote:
>
> >Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
> >originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
> >frivolities back then!):
>
> >1. Bermuda Triangle - jeesh, what a crock - I went through the Bermuda
> >Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
>
> >2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
>
> >3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
>
> >4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
>
> >5. Pyramid Power! - people actually took this seriously back then!
>
> The first and fifth were pure 70's I view Bigfoot as a 1960's mystery
> because most Bigfoot books and newsletters were published in the 60's and
> in the 70's there were only a few books published about the hairy myth.
>
> >Any others?
> >Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
D.B. Cooper, the guy that stole money and jumped out of a jet.
gooshie
--
"I don't understand why he couldn't have waited until Monday to kill himself!"
-Larry
lyasmar9
I remember the big deal over "In Search of...Noah's Ark!" I was just a
kid and therefore believed every word of these shows, and I was so
flabbergasted that they'd actually found Noah's Ark! I couldn't
understand why it wasn't in all the papers and on the news!!!
susannah
Bryan Cowan
In article <TerraJ-2310...@ana1056.deltanet.com>,
Ter...@nexus.net wrote:
Metaphysics was big in the 70s, and it was a little more organized than
the hippie stuff of the 60s. Edgar Cayce was very popular in the 70s (even
though he died in 1945), and a lady named Ruth Montgomery (?) was poopular
too. And don't forget Erich von Daniken, a Swiss loser (he was in and out
of debtor prisons, among other things) who became world famous by
postulating that aliens had visited early humans millions of years ago and
taught them civilization. Ancient astronaut stuff was in vogue, a guy
whose name I can't remember wrote a book called *Colony: Earth!* in which
he claimed that humans were descendants of extraterrestrials who settled
on Earth several hundred thousand years ago. Major Donald Kehoe published
*Aliens from Space* in the 70s, too; it was one of many books purporting
to tell the secrets of alien visitation that the evil feds have kept from
us. I believe alien abduction *researcher* Budd Hopkins published *Missing
Time* about 1978.
djd
In <TerraJ-2310...@ana1056.deltanet.com> Ter...@nexus.net
writes:
>gooshie
>
D.B. Cooper is no myth. He did parachute out of the rear exit of a
Boeing 727 over the Cascades. Whether or not he *survived* is the
myth, not the fact that he did it.
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
djd
In <54m5qq$b...@Masala.CC.UH.EDU> amck...@kuht.uh.edu (Andrea McKenna)
writes:
>>originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
>>frivolities back then!):
>>
arrived
>on earth and taught our ancient civilizations their technological
>secrets, like mathematics, science and medicine. Too bad our ancient
>civilizations forgot to write it all down... ;-)
>
>Andrea
>
"Chariots of the Gods" by Erich Van Daniken (sp?) was supposedly a
scientific investigation of the mysterious lines on the high plains of
the Andean Mountain Range. They can only be viewed (in a fashion that
makes sense of them) from a very high altitude and no technology
existed at the time to *get* to a high altitude. So how did they get
there and how did the look at them, and why? He also goes into the
etchings found on the interior walls of the Aztec and Mayan pyramids.
One, of the fire god Quetzeqotl, appears to show Q inside an enclosed
craft and operating pedals while peering out a window at the stars as
flames shoot out his craft. (Bet you thought I was gonna' say his
butt, eh?)
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
G. Jeffrey Gower
On 25 Oct 1996, Charles Held wrote:
> Don't forget Paul Ehrlich, the environmental wacko who predicted an ice age
> during the 70's. In the 80's he then spearheaded the global warming bandwagon.
> Wonder if last winter's 15 Nor'Easters has put him back on the ice age kick?
> Only his disciple Al Gore knows for sure, I guess...
Haha! That's right - global cooling was the thing in the 70s, then
global warming in the 80s. Of course, the media never reminded us in the
80s of the previous decade's antithesis. Jeesh.
Jeff
Steve and Cara
Von Daniken also had some fascinating theories like the following:
Moses had a laser. It says in the bible that he had a stick, and when he
pointed it at his enemies they fell down. Yep, sounds like a laser to
me.
Here's my favorite. At one of the sites they found a small metal object
with porcelain around its top and base. It dated back to before the
Incan Empire. His conclusion?? A spark plug from a space-ship. "Uh,
Zork, did you remember to change the plugs on the warp-drive?"
Steve
Kent Parks
G. Jeffrey Gower (jgo...@mtholyoke.edu) wrote:
: Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
: frivolities back then!):
ESP was 'big' then (as opposed to today's 'psychic hotline' image); I
haven't actually heard the term "ESP" used in quite a while, even though
of course the concept of psychic abilities is still around.
Kent
Hobbs
G. Jeffrey Gower wrote:
>
> Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
> originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
> frivolities back then!):
>
> 5. Pyramid Power! - people actually took this seriously back then!
>
I remember the hoo-haa about "pyramid power" (To the
uninitiated--pyramid
shaped containers supposedly had "magical" powers, based on the fact
that the Egyptian tombs were pyramid shaped, and the mummies therein
were so well preserved. I think a lot of this interest in "pyramid
power"
happened after the King Tut tour here in the US)
Anyway, people were selling pyramid shaped containers (plastic, glass,
etc.) and claiming that they could magically enhance items placed
inside of them (plants would grow better, food wouldn't spoil,
razor blades would sharpen themselves, etc)
I was given a glass pyramid as a gift in 1978. I vagely remember doing
a few experiments with it, but not getting any spectactular results.
Then, I read in another cheap paperback that electrical wires would
interfere with the "pyramid power", and that the pyramid had to be
oriented a certain way, and all that jive. Killed my interest in the
thing.
Charles P. Hobbs
Charles Board wrote:
thers?
>
> How 'bout the whole "chariots Of The Gods" phenonemon which piled up all this
> "evidence" that mankind was seeded on earth by space-faring aliens.
>
> Then there was the armageddon is coming craze led by Hal Lindsey with "The Late
> Great Planet Earth" and a few billion sequels...
They're still out there. . .not too long ago, there was this Korean
Cult that had many people convinced that the world would end in
October 1992. Kids were passing out tracts from this group everywhere,
in LA and Tijuana (El Rapto! El Rapto!)
And, there are still others who try to set a date for "the end of
the world" and embarass themselves.
(I read, and still have a copy of, a book called "666" by Salem
Kirban. It's a novel dealing with Armageddon. You'd be amazed at
how many themes from other S.F. books are in there!)
Charles P. Hobbs
Risser wrote:
Anyone remember these game shows
Concentration
Crosswits
Joker's Wild
Shoot For The Stars
$100,000 Pyramid
The Better Sex
Donegal
> > Merritt) wrote:
> >
> > > On moon date Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:16:14 -0400, "G. Jeffrey Gower"
> > >
> > > >Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
> > > >originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
> > > >frivolities back then!):
> > >
> > > >Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
> > >
> > > >2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
> > >
> > > >3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
> > >
> > > >4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
> > >
> > >
> > > because most Bigfoot books and newsletters were published in the 60's and
> > > in the 70's there were only a few books published about the hairy myth.
> > >
> > > >Any others?
> > > >Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
> >
> >
> > D.B. Cooper, the guy that stole money and jumped out of a jet.
>
> the hippie stuff of the 60s. Edgar Cayce was very popular in the 70s (even
> though he died in 1945), and a lady named Ruth Montgomery (?) was poopular
> too. And don't forget Erich von Daniken, a Swiss loser (he was in and out
> of debtor prisons, among other things) who became world famous by
> postulating that aliens had visited early humans millions of years ago and
> taught them civilization. Ancient astronaut stuff was in vogue, a guy
> whose name I can't remember wrote a book called *Colony: Earth!* in which
> he claimed that humans were descendants of extraterrestrials who settled
> on Earth several hundred thousand years ago. Major Donald Kehoe published
> *Aliens from Space* in the 70s, too; it was one of many books purporting
> to tell the secrets of alien visitation that the evil feds have kept from
> us. I believe alien abduction *researcher* Budd Hopkins published *Missing
> Time* about 1978.
> > Merritt) wrote:
> >
> > > On moon date Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:16:14 -0400, "G. Jeffrey Gower"
> > >
> > > >Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
> > > >originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
> > > >frivolities back then!):
> > >
> > > >Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
> > >
> > > >2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
> > >
> > > >3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
> > >
> > > >4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
> > >
> > >
> > > because most Bigfoot books and newsletters were published in the 60's and
> > > in the 70's there were only a few books published about the hairy myth.
> > >
> > > >Any others?
> > > >Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
> >
> >
> > D.B. Cooper, the guy that stole money and jumped out of a jet.
>
> the hippie stuff of the 60s. Edgar Cayce was very popular in the 70s (even
> though he died in 1945), and a lady named Ruth Montgomery (?) was poopular
> too. And don't forget Erich von Daniken, a Swiss loser (he was in and out
> of debtor prisons, among other things) who became world famous by
> postulating that aliens had visited early humans millions of years ago and
> taught them civilization. Ancient astronaut stuff was in vogue, a guy
> whose name I can't remember wrote a book called *Colony: Earth!* in which
> he claimed that humans were descendants of extraterrestrials who settled
> on Earth several hundred thousand years ago. Major Donald Kehoe published
> *Aliens from Space* in the 70s, too; it was one of many books purporting
> to tell the secrets of alien visitation that the evil feds have kept from
> > Merritt) wrote:
> >
> > > On moon date Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:16:14 -0400, "G. Jeffrey Gower"
> > >
> > > >Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
> > > >originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
> > > >frivolities back then!):
> > >
> > > >Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
> > >
> > > >2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
> > >
> > > >3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
> > >
> > > >4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
> > >
> > >
> > > because most Bigfoot books and newsletters were published in the 60's and
> > > in the 70's there were only a few books published about the hairy myth.
> > >
> > > >Any others?
> > > >Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
> >
> >
> > D.B. Cooper, the guy that stole money and jumped out of a jet.
>
> the hippie stuff of the 60s. Edgar Cayce was very popular in the 70s (even
> though he died in 1945), and a lady named Ruth Montgomery (?) was poopular
> too. And don't forget Erich von Daniken, a Swiss loser (he was in and out
> of debtor prisons, among other things) who became world famous by
> postulating that aliens had visited early humans millions of years ago and
> taught them civilization. Ancient astronaut stuff was in vogue, a guy
> whose name I can't remember wrote a book called *Colony: Earth!* in which
> he claimed that humans were descendants of extraterrestrials who settled
> on Earth several hundred thousand years ago. Major Donald Kehoe published
> *Aliens from Space* in the 70s, too; it was one of many books purporting
> to tell the secrets of alien visitation that the evil feds have kept from
> us. I believe alien abduction *researcher* Budd Hopkins published *Missing
> Time* about 1978.
Bryan Cowan wrote:
>
> In article <TerraJ-2310...@ana1056.deltanet.com>,
> Ter...@nexus.net wrote:
>
> > In article <54ib4k$c...@skydiver.jaguNET.com>, rob...@jagunet.com (Robert
> > Merritt) wrote:
> >
> > > On moon date Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:16:14 -0400, "G. Jeffrey Gower"
> > > <jgo...@mtholyoke.edu> wrote:
> > >
> > > >Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
> > > >originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
> > > >frivolities back then!):
> > >
> > > >1. Bermuda Triangle - jeesh, what a crock - I went through the Bermuda
> > > >Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
> > >
> > > >2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
> > >
> > > >3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
> > >
> > > >4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
> > >
> > > >5. Pyramid Power! - people actually took this seriously back then!
> > >
> > > The first and fifth were pure 70's I view Bigfoot as a 1960's mystery
> > > because most Bigfoot books and newsletters were published in the 60's and
> > > in the 70's there were only a few books published about the hairy myth.
> > >
> > > >Any others?
> > > >Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
> >
> >
> > D.B. Cooper, the guy that stole money and jumped out of a jet.
>
> Metaphysics was big in the 70s, and it was a little more organized than
> the hippie stuff of the 60s. Edgar Cayce was very popular in the 70s (even
> though he died in 1945), and a lady named Ruth Montgomery (?) was poopular
> too. And don't forget Erich von Daniken, a Swiss loser (he was in and out
> of debtor prisons, among other things) who became world famous by
> postulating that aliens had visited early humans millions of years ago and
> taught them civilization. Ancient astronaut stuff was in vogue, a guy
> whose name I can't remember wrote a book called *Colony: Earth!* in which
> he claimed that humans were descendants of extraterrestrials who settled
> on Earth several hundred thousand years ago. Major Donald Kehoe published
> *Aliens from Space* in the 70s, too; it was one of many books purporting
> to tell the secrets of alien visitation that the evil feds have kept from
> us. I believe alien abduction *researcher* Budd Hopkins published *Missing
> Time* about 1978.
Thanks: I really enjoyed this post!
ttmitchell
"G. Jeffrey Gower" <jgo...@mtholyoke.edu> wrote:
>Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
>originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
>frivolities back then!):
>1. Bermuda Triangle - jeesh, what a crock - I went through the Bermuda
>Triangle on July 13, 1974 in a boat - it was a Friday the 13th! Haha.
>2. BigFoot (Sasquatch) - hoo boy.....
Legend of Boggy Creek; that movie scared me a lot!
>3. Abominable SnowMan - even more hoo boy....
>4. LochNess Monster - okeedokee...
>5. Pyramid Power! - people actually took this seriously back then!
I remember there was a scam where people could order a pyramid they
could sit under for peace, yet what they got was a cardboard thing
that wouldn't stay up on its own.
>Any others?
>Jeff (I really should get a life :-)
Weren't mood rings from the 70's?
Chris Holland
"Charles P. Hobbs" <tra...@primenet.com> wrote:
>Risser wrote:
>Anyone remember these game shows
>Concentration
With Jack Narz....the set had tons of mirrors.
>Crosswits
With Jack Clark....Glass Blocks and Neon
>Joker's Wild
With Jack "the Devil" Barry.....the set was blood red and bathed in
lights.
>Shoot For The Stars
With Geoff Edwards....was reincarnated in the 80s as Double Talk
>$100,000 Pyramid
This didn't appear until 1985, but we did have the $10000 and $20000
Pyramid with Dick Clark
>The Better Sex
A bizarre theme song....Men versus Women....who is the Better Sex?
With Sarah Purcell and Bill Anderson
Chris Holland
chrish...@wow.com
jim and/or ann
> On Mon, 14 Oct 1996 16:34:13 GMT, ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus) wrote:
> >My favorite: The $10,000 Pyramid, hosted by Dick Clark
> >Best Celebrity Players: Betty White and Adrienne Barbeau (Maude's tv
> >daughter)
And Nipsey Russell.
jim
Keith Privett
db <tun...@xroads.com> wrote in article <326DC1...@xroads.com>...
> Maverick wrote:
> > >My favorite: The $10,000 Pyramid, hosted by Dick Clark
> > >Best Celebrity Players: Betty White and Adrienne Barbeau (Maude's tv
> > >daughter)
> >
> > Do you remember Match Game PM? I remember the host carrying this
> > really thin mic around. He held it like a flower. Brett Sommers and
> > Charles Nelson Riley were always on!
>
> db writes:
> I know what you're talking about! As a matter of fact, Bob Barker used
> to hold the same thin mike on "The Price Is Right". But, for the life of
> me, I can't think of the nighttime host's name.
>
> BTW, does anyone out there remember any of the absurd looking seventies
> microphones on TV? Follow me on this one, groupies: Donny & Marie with
> those bright white mikes, the flat ones on "The Hollywood Squares", and
> two different ones on "The Price Is Right" -- Bob Barker's thin, long
> one, and the nighttime version's Dennis James' short, fat one.
>
> Yes, yes, I'm talking about their MICROPHONES!
> Additions, anyone?
Well, in order use cross-posting properly for once, I'm posting this to let
all my
friends on Alt.tv.game-shows have a response...
--
Keith Privett
Ke...@Privett.Com
robbin decker
"Charles P. Hobbs" <tra...@primenet.com> wrote:
>Risser wrote:
>Anyone remember these game shows
>Concentration
We had the "home version" of this, as i remember it had a miniature
version of the electronic game board and everything,big fun!!!
>Crosswits
>Joker's Wild
>Shoot For The Stars
>$100,000 Pyramid
This had a pretty long run, into the 80's, didn't it?
>The Better Sex
I'm not gonna TOUCH this one, even though my mind is running wild.
Which brings to mind a real 70's term "Male Chauvinist Pig":)
ttmitchell
pa...@ruby.ils.unc.edu (Kent Parks) wrote:
>G. Jeffrey Gower (jgo...@mtholyoke.edu) wrote:
>: Remember these silly "mysteries" of the 70s (perhaps some did not
>: originate in the 70s, but I remember a BIG deal being made of these
>: frivolities back then!):
>ESP was 'big' then (as opposed to today's 'psychic hotline' image); I
>haven't actually heard the term "ESP" used in quite a while, even though
>of course the concept of psychic abilities is still around.
Uri Geller and telekinesis was big back then also. On a different
front, anyone else remember Ewell Gibbons and his edible trees?
buck
Talking about game shows, my favorite was "Password". Betty White and
Nipsy Russell were couple of the players. Can't remember the hosts' last
name though....Alan.....? Remember "Wonderama" ...Kids are people too with
Bob McAllister? Amy am...@enter.net
nas...@nando.net
Who could ever forget Match Game. I can remember when it was called Match Game 73, I was 14
years old. I remember Richard Dawson the best. He used to get away with saying things on that
show that I still dont know how they got around the censors. Wesley
gord klassen
In article <01bbc667$ad0a86e0$691e...@buck.enter.net>, bu...@enter.net says...
Hi,
I remember this one too, The hosts name was Alan Ludden, he was in
fact Betty Whites husband, he died in 1980 or so.
I remember a game show hosted by Joe Garagiola, can't remember the name.
There was also a show called....??? At the end there were five cars
and the winner had to pick the proper key to start the car..it was
pretty good.
See ya
Gordo
Jim Rappaport
Here are my top 5 70's game shows.....
1)"Showdown"....with Alex Trebek. You rolled dice to knock off nine
numbers.
2).....The one with Jim Perry (I forgot the name). "Higher than an 8!!!"
3)"To Tell The Truth".....with Bill Cullen. Remember Kitty Carlisle?
4)Joker.....Joker.......Joker!!!! "Jokers Wild".
5)TattleTales.....with Bert Convey. Rememer those BIG headsets they had
to wear?
Honorables.....Jim Lange's Dating Game, anything by Chuck Barris,
.....and the show with Bobby Van?
Chew on that!
Michael Klauss
gkla...@wpcusrgrp.org (gord klassen) wrote:
.
>There was also a show called....??? At the end there were five cars
>and the winner had to pick the proper key to start the car..it was
>pretty good.
There were many game shows where 5 cars were available and a
contestant picked a key. From the 1980's, there was "Hollywood
Squares" hosted by John Davidson. I believe the show you are
referring to is "Split Second". It was hosted by Tom Kennedy, and ran
in the mid-70's (1974-77, I believe.) It was revived by Monty Hall in
1986, but with 5 screens, where 1 said "CAR" and the others had money.
Hope that helped a bit!
Michael
buck
Hi Gordo,
Could it have been "Let's make a Deal"? Doesn't sound like this was
it though. Amy
Chris Holland
"buck" <bu...@enter.net> wrote:
>Talking about game shows, my favorite was "Password". Betty White and
>Nipsy Russell were couple of the players. Can't remember the hosts' last
>name though....Alan.....? Remember "Wonderama" ...Kids are people too with
>Bob McAllister? Amy am...@enter.net
Allen Ludden was host of Password AND Betty White's husband. Betty
had recently divorced and Allen's wife had recently died. They met
during a summer theatre program, and went on their first date after
her appearance on Password (the 3rd week of the show in 1961). The
married later, and were dubbed the "1st Couple of Game Shows".
Allen died in 1981 of cancer, leaving both Betty and Password (at that
time Password Plus) behind.
Chris Holland
chrish...@wow.com
James di Paulo
db
db writes:
I think #1 was actually called "High Rollers". It WAS a cool show
though...almost like being in Vegas, betting on a craps table.
Also, the Bobby Van show might have been "Make Me Laugh". It did
everything but!
Michael Klauss
It sounds to me like you are talking about "Tattletales". It was
hosted by Bert Convy (most famous for Super Password and Win,m Lose,
or Draw). "Tattletales" ran from the mid 1970's (77?) to the early
1980's (82, if I'm correct).
Michael
ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus) wrote:
>X-no-archive:yes
>What was the show that had three celebrity couples on it each week and
>was kind of like 'The Newlywed Game', but they could have been married
>for decades. It seemed like every other week Lynda Day George and
>(Chris??George) were on it. I think Gene Rayburn and his wife turned
>up on it a few times. I can't remember the name of it.
Chris Holland
ca...@sprynet.com (Al Camus) wrote:
>X-no-archive:yes
>What was the show that had three celebrity couples on it each week and
>was kind of like 'The Newlywed Game', but they could have been married
>for decades. It seemed like every other week Lynda Day George and
>(Chris??George) were on it. I think Gene Rayburn and his wife turned
>up on it a few times. I can't remember the name of it.
That would be Tattletales, hosted by Bert Convy. Three couples would
represent a section of the audience and compete against each other,
answering questions about their relationships. One spouse would
predict what the other would say in certain situations, while the
other was secluded off stage.
The set was mostly lime green. The audience "routing" sections were
divided into Red, Blue, and Yellow colors. The show ran from
1974-1978 and was revived in 1982 and ran until 1984.
Chris Holland
chrish...@wow.com
Michael Klauss
>Jim Rappaport wrote:
>>
>> Here are my top 5 70's game shows.....
>>
That's "Card Sharks". It ran in the late 70's and early 80's and was
revived with Bob Eubanks as host in the mid to late 80's.
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Michael Klauss
e-mail: got...@chelsea.ios.com
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Tom Parks: Your 15 year old son wants
to be a game show host.
Contestant: That's O.K.
Tom Parks: Of course that's O.K.!
--from "Wait Till You Have Kids!"
November 1, 1996
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Chris Holland
db <tun...@xroads.com> wrote:
>Jim Rappaport wrote:
>>
>> Here are my top 5 70's game shows.....
>>
>> 1)"Showdown"....with Alex Trebek. You rolled dice to knock off nine
>> numbers.
There was The Big Showdown with Jim Peck that also had a dice
premise....at the end, if the player rolled "Show and Down" on the 1st
role, they won $10,000, and had 30 seconds to roll "Show and Down" for
$5000.
>> 2).....The one with Jim Perry (I forgot the name). "Higher than an 8!!!"
Card Sharks
>>
>> 3)"To Tell The Truth".....with Bill Cullen. Remember Kitty Carlisle?
>>
>> 4)Joker.....Joker.......Joker!!!! "Jokers Wild".
>>
>> 5)TattleTales.....with Bert Convey. Rememer those BIG headsets they had
>> to wear?
>>
>> Honorables.....Jim Lange's Dating Game, anything by Chuck Barris,
>>
>> .....and the show with Bobby Van?
>>
This could be Showoffs (charades) or Make Me Laugh.
>db writes:
>I think #1 was actually called "High Rollers". It WAS a cool show
>though...almost like being in Vegas, betting on a craps table.
>Also, the Bobby Van show might have been "Make Me Laugh". It did
>everything but!
Chris Holland
chrish...@wow.com
Theresa Bruce
Does anyone remember "Truth or Consequences" hosted by Bob Barker?
Contestants had to do strange stunts to win prizes..
I also remember a show where celebs had to lie about what different objects
were and the contestants had to guess who was lying.. Betty White was on
it all the time.. Was it called "The Liar's Club" or something like that..
"Match Game" was the best!!!! I also liked "Name that Tune" and
"Joker's Wild"
Whatever happened to game shows? I guess they were taken over by Sleaze TV..
what a shame..
PeaceDove
Chris Holland
Theresa Bruce <peac...@delphi.com> wrote:
>Whatever happened to game shows? I guess they were taken over by Sleaze TV..
>what a shame..
Game Shows were killed partly by Sleaze, and partly for lack of
viewers. Sony has created Game Show Network, a 24-hour
cable/satillite channel to bring back the genre. Call your cable
operator and demand it. They have over 50,000 episodes, from 1950 to
today. They also have free, live interactive games!
Some titles from the 1970s in their library include:
Match Game
Tattletales
Password Plus
To Tell The Truth
The Price is Right
The Joker's Wild
Tic Tac Dough
Bullseye
Play the Percentages
The Gong Show
The Newlywed Game
The Dating Game
Now You See It
Beat the Clock
Chris Holland
chrish...@wow.com
Charles Hobbs
Richard Dawson. . .We remember him from "Family Feud", in which he'd
kiss all the female players . . .and we'd pretend to be shocked. .. .
Charles Hobbs
Theresa Bruce wrote:
> Whatever happened to game shows? I guess they were taken over by Sleaze TV..
> what a shame..
>
There used to be game shows all throughout the day, and
in the evening, too. Now, the only ones I know of are "Jeopardy",
"Wheel of Fortune", and I *think* "The Price Is Right" still comes
on.
helena
Card Sharks
Tim Irvin
In article <55hatc$6...@camel1.mindspring.com>, tou...@mindspring.com wrote:
> I always found it disgusting that Richard D would have to kiss all the
> women on his show, it was a deep set desire that just one of them
> would haul off and give him a fist on the lips.
I always thought about that too. Or better yet, to see a horribly
ugly woman with halitosis try to slip him the tongue.
--
Tim Irvin, zig...@netgate.net ::: http://www.netgate.net/~ziggy29/
We did it again! Softball '96: 44G / 30-13-1 / .537, 3 HR
Dole? Clinton? Perot? Puh-leeeeze. You have other choices!
http://www.netgate.net/~ziggy29/whythird.html
buck
Amazing Randy was also a "Fraud"...
Trudi Marrapodi
In article <ZPDT-hS....@delphi.com>, Theresa Bruce
<peac...@delphi.com> wrote:
> Does anyone remember "Truth or Consequences" hosted by Bob Barker?
> Contestants had to do strange stunts to win prizes..
I remember that one so well! Pretty weird when you think about it...it was
like an adult version of "Truth or Dare." Either you told the "truth," or
you paid the "consequences." I remember one quite funny stunt in which a
bunch of men in their 40s or so had to take one young kid apiece and teach
the kid by the end of the show (they were allowed to do the "training" off
camera) how to sing their college's Alma Mater, and the kid who gave the
best performance at the end of the show would win a prize for both himself
and the adult he sang for. I still remember the kid who got the Purdue
Alma Mater and broke up the audience: "Hail, hail to old Purdue-due..."
> I also remember a show where celebs had to lie about what different objects
> were and the contestants had to guess who was lying.. Betty White was on
> it all the time.. Was it called "The Liar's Club" or something like that..
Yeah, I remember that. There were four celebrities on the panel and two
contestants. An object would be brought out, and only one celebrity would
describe what it actually was; the other three had to make up lies about
it and it was the contestants' job to figure out who was telling the
truth. It was fun to see the stars wrack their imaginations trying to come
up with quick lies to "describe" an object. Sometimes the truth was
stranger than the fiction!
I will never forget the night they had a skating scribe on the show (used
to trace figure eights on the ice--it's kind of a "cheat" for skaters to
make a tracing to follow in practice). I recognized it right away.
jim and/or ann
Theresa Bruce wrote:
> Whatever happened to game shows? I guess they were taken over by Sleaze TV..
Actually, they're making a bit of a comeback, what with the
Dating/Newlywed Hour going well in syndication and the various ripoffs
of MTV's "Singled Out." More are in development, precisely because the
proliferation of sleaze TV has made them attractive alternatives to
transvestites who hate the way they look, and so forth.
jim
("I'll take 'transvestites who hate the way they look' for 400, Alex")
Bryan Cowan
In article <01bbc9e3$30aca2c0$641e...@buck.enter.net>, "buck"
<bu...@enter.net> wrote:
> Amazing Randy was also a "Fraud"...
I believe that Randi later renounced magic and devoted his life to
exposing various scams, including sleight of hand scams.
jaymike
The show was full of double entrendres, especially bold for an early
afternoon game show.
Gene Rayburn was the host of it, as well as being the host of the
original Match Game in the 1960's (much tamer then)
jmb
___________________________________________
"TB or not TB, that is congestion"
---------Pertussus
___________________________________________
John M. Baran
Atlanta, Georgia
aym...@atl.mindspring.com
Kathleen Shinners
How about "Concentration" with host Hugh Downs--of today's 20/20!
Kathy
Jeff Bunney
On Wed, 30 Oct 1996, Jim Rappaport wrote:
> Here are my top 5 70's game shows.....
>
> 1)"Showdown"....with Alex Trebek. You rolled dice to knock off nine
> numbers.
>
> 2).....The one with Jim Perry (I forgot the name). "Higher than an 8!!!"
>
> 3)"To Tell The Truth".....with Bill Cullen. Remember Kitty Carlisle?
>
> 4)Joker.....Joker.......Joker!!!! "Jokers Wild".
>
> 5)TattleTales.....with Bert Convey. Rememer those BIG headsets they had
> to wear?
>
>
> Honorables.....Jim Lange's Dating Game, anything by Chuck Barris,
>
> .....and the show with Bobby Van?
>
> Chew on that!
>
>
Bobby Van hosted "Make Me Laugh". Had Gallagher, and some other pretty
funny people trying to make the contestants laugh by telling them jokes 2
feet from their face. They couldn't crack a smile or they would lose. We
used to do that on Saturdays with my mom as the contestant. We'd go dress
up funny and make faces. Fun!
*******************************************************************************
Jeff Bunney "Watching the label spinning on my turntable
University of Washington there's no call-waiting on my headphones"
School of Pharmacy -Jeff Tweedy
*******************************************************************************
Mark S Metzler
In article <moo-051196...@sl10.midtown.net>, m...@midtown.net (Bryan
Cowan) wrote:
Yes, Randi renounces "magic" and has devoted his life to exposing scams.
He is awesome to see in person. He does all the usuals..like "bending
spoons", etc. Randi doesn't go around telling how illusions like David
Copperfields are done (see alt.magic.secrets or www.ralph.inter.net for
that), he just exposes the psychic and mystic crap.
One I remeber is this: There are some goofs who say they can see your
aura. (Right!) Randi said "How far above my skin and head does it shine?"
The goofs said, "Oh, about 3 or 4 inches." Randi said OK, I'm gonna stand
behind one of those curtians, and they are only 1 inch above my head. Tell
me, by seeing my aura, which curtain I am behind." The goofs guessed
right one out of four times (there were four curtains)!!
--
% exit marco
Perry and Lauri
www...@frontiernet.net (Trudi Marrapodi) wrote:
>In article <ZPDT-hS....@delphi.com>, Theresa Bruce
><peac...@delphi.com> wrote:
>> Does anyone remember "Truth or Consequences" hosted by Bob Barker?
>> Contestants had to do strange stunts to win prizes..
My favorite stunts were the ones when the wife was surprised by her
husband who would be back from Vietnam. (Does this make sense)
Lauri
Shane Hill
I've seen the Match Game in re-runs on the Game Show Network - I think they
changed the name every year because I've seen Match Game '74, '75 - '79.
Richard Dawson was always on the panel. Betty White was on there quite
alot. I swear in one episode Richard Dawson stated that he way gay.
Anyone know if this was true?
nas...@nando.net wrote in article <5588pt$1u...@rtpnews.raleigh.ibm.com>...
djd
In <327C1C...@lafn.org> Hobbs <ab...@lafn.org> writes:
>
>ttmitchell wrote:
>of course the concept of psychic abilities is still around.
>>
>> Uri Geller and telekinesis was big back then also.
>
>Wasn't he debunked by someone called "The Amazing Randy"?
>
"The Amazing Randi" aka James Randi is a famous debunker of many
so-called telekinetic and unexplained events. He has done a number of
specials on TV and is quite active on the net BTW.
Uri Geller was very publicly debunked and embarrassed on the Tonight
Show by Johnny Carson (himself a former magician - The Great Carsoni)
when Geller was unexpectedly challenged to determine which container of
a number of containers held water. Geller had not "prepared" i.e. set
up, the event and failed miserably. He calimed the "waves" weren't
right and was getting "interference." The video footage is quite
embarassing for Geller.
In his TV special James Randi also shows how Geller bent spoons and
keys with his touch and all other kinds of foolishness.
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
djd
In <01bbc9e3$30aca2c0$641e...@buck.enter.net> "buck" <bu...@enter.net>
writes:
>Amazing Randy was also a "Fraud"...
Actually not. James "The Amazing Randi" Randi is famous in certain
circles as a debunker of fraud. He is also an accomplished magician
that makes no claims about doing actual "magic." He states quite
clearly that everything he does is simple slight-of-hand and
tomfoolery.
And be careful, he is active on the net. You never know when he might
be lurling about. ;)
Duane
djd...@ix.netcom.com
Laura
And did you notice what a drunk he was? His speech was always slurred.
--laura
Tim Irvin
> The show was full of double entrendres, especially bold for an early
> afternoon game show.
>
> Gene Rayburn was the host of it, as well as being the host of the
> original Match Game in the 1960's (much tamer then)
I didn't know there was one in the '60s.
Stay tuned for Match Game '62, right after Ozzie and Harriet, Father
Knows Best and Leave It To Beaver...yep, I guess it was more tame.
djd
In <55qo2h$m...@dfw-ixnews12.ix.netcom.com> djd...@ix.netcom.com(djd)
writes:
>
>Duane
>djd...@ix.netcom.com
>
>
'scuse me. Lurking.
-DD
buck
You're right..."Randy, I apologize for not completing my statement about
you." You are an illusionist and you do actively expose so call magics.
I remember seeing a special on Amazing Randy and have never had an
opportunity to see him live. I've wanted to visit also the Magic Castle in
CA (the hangouts for local and popular magicians), neat things and gadgets
in there too. Anyway, I wanted to clear the statement about Amazing Randy
that I had previously posted guys...Thanks ; ) Amy
Chris Holland
"Shane Hill" <sh...@inetp.com> wrote:
>I've seen the Match Game in re-runs on the Game Show Network - I think they
>changed the name every year because I've seen Match Game '74, '75 - '79.
>Richard Dawson was always on the panel. Betty White was on there quite
>alot. I swear in one episode Richard Dawson stated that he way gay.
>Anyone know if this was true?
Richard Dawson is happily married with I believe 2 kids. He married
one of his contestants on Family Feud, Gretchen Johnson. Look for
Richard live on Game Show Network this Thanksgiving.
Chris Holland
chrish...@wow.com
Keith Privett
Chris Holland <chrish...@wow.com> wrote
> That would be Tattletales, hosted by Bert Convy. Three couples would
> represent a section of the audience and compete against each other,
> answering questions about their relationships. One spouse would
> predict what the other would say in certain situations, while the
> other was secluded off stage.
>
> The set was mostly lime green. The audience "routing" sections were
nitpick: "rooting"
> divided into Red, Blue, and Yellow colors. The show ran from
Close... Red Section, Blue Section and the BANANA Section! :>
Shirley Jones and Marty Ingels were on there way too frequently though.
Keith Privett
Trudi Marrapodi <www...@frontiernet.net> wrote
> Theresa Bruce peac...@delphi.com> wrote:
> > I also remember a show where celebs had to lie about what different
objects
> > were and the contestants had to guess who was lying.. Betty White was
on
> > it all the time.. Was it called "The Liar's Club" or something like
that..
>
> Yeah, I remember that. There were four celebrities on the panel and two
> contestants. An object would be brought out, and only one celebrity would
> describe what it actually was; the other three had to make up lies about
> it and it was the contestants' job to figure out who was telling the
> truth. It was fun to see the stars wrack their imaginations trying to
come
> up with quick lies to "describe" an object. Sometimes the truth was
> stranger than the fiction!
You may recall that Larry Hovis from "Hogan's Heroes" was a frequent
panelist
during it's 70's run. Why? He was also executive producer. And yes,
Letterman
was a panelist.
Remember the bonus round was with a painting from the ?Walter Findlay
Galleries? or something like that, and each would explain the title of the
piece.
Chris Holland
"Keith Privett" <Ke...@Privett.com> wrote:
>> The set was mostly lime green. The audience "routing" sections were
> nitpick: "rooting"
>> divided into Red, Blue, and Yellow colors. The show ran from
>Close... Red Section, Blue Section and the BANANA Section! :>
Since when was BANANA a color? They were the BANANA section....
Chris Holland
chrish...@wow.com
john baran
Back in the late 1970's, I was living in Los Angeles, trying to make
it as an actor, through a combination of extra work, stage plays, and
films. In one of the trades, called Drama-logue, an ad would run
every week for actor/contestants to try out for the Barry/Enright
productions of "Joker's Wild" and Tic-Tac-Dough. Going through the
screening process was easy... you had to be an idiot not to be able to
answer the questions...but you also had to be a member of the AFTRA
union. They never told you that in the trades.
jmb
_______________________________________
"TB or not TB, that is congestion"
-----Pertussus
_________________________________________
JM Baran
Atlanta, Georgia
John Saponaro
john baran wrote:
>
> Back in the late 1970's, I was living in Los Angeles, trying to make
> it as an actor, through a combination of extra work, stage plays, and
> films. In one of the trades, called Drama-logue, an ad would run
> every week for actor/contestants to try out for the Barry/Enright
> productions of "Joker's Wild" and Tic-Tac-Dough. Going through the
> screening process was easy... you had to be an idiot not to be able to
> answer the questions...but you also had to be a member of the AFTRA
> union. They never told you that in the trades.
Gosh, I thought Barry/Enright gave up that fixed stuff from TWENTY-ONE.
Nevertheless, I hear there are CD games of the Barry/Enright empire from
Sony on its video game system and I can't wait until they make them
available for real computers.