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Post by billmcdee on Oct 10, 2020 4:32:54 GMT -5
For me, it was circa 1971 when I was 4 years old. I vividly remember my parents watching "To Tell The Truth" and "Truth Or Consequences", hence the explanation of my subject line.
I also remember vividly they would watch "What's My Line?" and my Dad, may he rest in peace, even made me a flip card scorekeeper thing out of wood and metal rings.
The other oldest game show memory I have is seeing reruns of the 1968/69 season of "Pay Cards!" on WNEW-TV Channel 5 out of New York.
I grew up near Trenton, NJ and we would get both New York and Philadelphia stations on the tube back then, during the B.C. years (Before Cable).
What are your earliest memories of game shows that you have?
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Post by fdriscoll22 on Oct 10, 2020 17:47:36 GMT -5
I believe I was 3 or so. My family would watch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune every night. That was back when Jeopardy had the sushi bar set. I also remember my family watching Hollywood Squares with Tom Bergeron. I remember watching it every night with Whoopi Goldberg as a 4 year old kid. It remains one of my all time favorites. I also have vague memories watching The Weakest Link with Anne Robinson when it was new. That also is on my list of all time favorites. I guess early influence really matters when favorites come in the question.
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Post by billmcdee on Oct 10, 2020 17:53:20 GMT -5
To be sure. Very true points indeed! Your mentioning of Hollywood Squares and Jeopardy! harkens me back to when I was in elementary school and those two programs were long time staples on NBC Daytime.
Paul Lynde was just sensational! Peter Marshall truly was the Master of the Hollywood Squares. And Art Fleming's Jeopardy, I would get so frustrated when they were like one or two answers away from clearing the entire board when the time's up bell would ring!
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Post by koopakid17 on Oct 10, 2020 18:56:47 GMT -5
My earliest memories were the wide palette of game shows from the early 90s. Such good memories.
-The syndicated giants of Jeopardy! and Wheel. The former had the high-tech set with the flashing red, white and blue letters and the latter was one of the ways I learned the alphabet.
-Daytime's last sunset with The Price is Right which is still going strong today. I also caught the Combs version of Family Feud which lasted a bit longer in syndication. I even vividly remember Family Secrets with Bob Eubanks.
-The diversity of cable shows. Nickelodeon had Double Dare (then Family Double Dare), Nick Arcade, Get the Picture and GUTS. Lifetime had Supermarket Sweep, Shop 'Til You Drop and Rodeo Drive. USA had reruns of Press Your Luck and The $25,000 Pyramid. One of my teachers in elementary school used Pyramid as a way to teach communication.
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Post by Bill Skinner on Oct 12, 2020 10:53:35 GMT -5
My first memories were the large variety of game shows in the late 70s and early 80s.
Goodson-Todman flagship shows The Price is Right and Family Feud. The former tested my knowledge of how much things cost, while the latter was faster-paced and had Richard Dawson to move things along.
Other G-T shows like Match Game, Card Sharks and Password Plus (which, IIRC, changed hosts midseason thanks to the unfortunate death of Allen Ludden; he was replaced by the late, great Tom Kennedy). I also remember fondly the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour, though I'd never put Jon Bauman on the same level as Gene Rayburn.
The dawn of syndicated mainstays Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. Still going strong after almost 40 years on the air. I also remember the time Wheel switched out Chuck Woolery with Pat Sajak, who was an unknown TV weatherman at the time, but used the show as his main claim to fame. Back then I wasn't sure what to make of Pat, but now he's a much better fit for the show than Chuck ever was, my sincere apologies to the man who started it all.
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