And now we talk about one of the most enduring genres in the history of television...the game show.
Oh, yeah, I f***ing LOVE game shows! Now that reality crap like "Survivor" or "Big Brother," but such enduring classics as "The Price is Right", "Jeopardy!", "Wheel of Fortune", etcetera.
Now, what are my favorite game shows, you ask? Well, I'll tell you. Here are my top
- Beat the Clock
- The Big ShowDown
- Blockbusters
- Body Language
- Break the Bank (1976 version)
- Caesars Challenge
- Card Sharks
- Chain Reaction (1980 version)
- Concentration
- Cross-Wits (1975 version)
- The Dating Game (Jim Lange versions)
- Debt
- Double Dare (1976 version, hosted by Alex Trebek)
- Double Dare (Nickelodeon version, all versions hosted by Marc Summers)
- Face the Music
- Family Feud (except the Louie Anderson version)
- Gambit
- The Gong Show (1976 version)
- High Rollers
- Hit Man
- Hollywood Squares
- I've Got a Secret (1950-60s and 1972 versions)
- Jackpot!
- Jeopardy!
- The Joker's Wild
- Let's Make a Deal (Monty Hall versions; sorry, but nobody does LMaD like Monty)
- Lingo
- The Magnificent Marble Machine
- Match Game (all except the 1998 version)
- Name That Tune (Tom Kennedy and Jim Lange versions)
- The Newlywed Game (Bob Eubanks versions)
- Now You See It
- Pass the Buck
- Password
- Press Your Luck
- The Price is Right
- Sale of the Century
- Scrabble
- Shop Til You Drop (not the J.D. Roberto version)
- Split Second
- Supermarket Sweep (1990 version)
- Tattletales
- The $xxx,000 Pyramid
- Three on a Match
- Tic Tac Dough (mainly the 1978 version)
- To Tell the Truth
- Treasure Hunt (1970s and 1980s versions)
- What's My Line?
- Wheel of Fortune
- Whew!
- Win, Lose, or Draw
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
- Bob Barker
- Jack Barry
- Tom Bergeron
- Dick Clark
- Bud Collyer
- Ray Combs
- Bert Convy
- Bill Cullen
- John Charles Daly
- John Davidson
- Richard Dawson
- Geoff Edwards
- Bob Eubanks
- Monty Hall (no relation)
- Art James
- Dennis James
- Tom Kennedy
- Allen Ludden
- Peter Marshall
- Wink Martindale
- Garry Moore
- Jack Narz
- Jim Peck
- Jim Perry
- Regis Philbin
- Gene Rayburn
- Pat Sajak
- Peter Tomarken
- Alex Trebek
- Mark L. Walberg
- Chuck Woolery
1 comment:
It's impressive how much you know about old school game shows, given your age. Yes, GSN has provided access to shows that predate you, but sporadically. Yes, YouTube gives you access to poor quality video of select episodes of yesteryear, but that's hit and miss.
It's too bad you're too young to have grown up with daytime game shows. I remember there was a time when NBC would air three hours of game shows in the morning, and I remember when there'd be afternoon syndicated game shows on the local independent channel. I didn't always watch Price is Right as a teen because the shows on NBC were of more interest to me. Hard to believe TPIR is all we have for daytime games now. Sad, really.
I've read several of your blog entries and am enjoying it. I'll be pouring through others in the days to come.
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