Why Old Game Shows Were The Best...

[The_Reaper]

I miss Richard Dawson...

 

[jwest]

ive never been a fan of family feud... i loved richard more on match game though. thats the best old game show

 

[Sausy]

I loved the Match Game,Password,Jeopardy,The Price Is Right,and What's My Line growing up.A few years back.

 

[jwest]

ah!! whats my line..now that was a great show...i loved dorothy and arlene

 

[J-23]

They just came out with a Match Game DVD that's full of all sorts of cool extras. I just might have to add that to my Christmas list this year.

 

[Sausy]

ah!! whats my line..now that was a great show...i loved dorothy and arlene

Yea,and Bill Cullen too.I loved the challenge,especially of those contestants who weren't well known,to quickly get to the answer.Thinking on your feet and taking unexpected twists...I love games where getting to the answer was the most fun,even as the viewing audience knew the identity.

 

[ronboy]

OMG! Match Game was the best! I thought Gene Rayburn (may he rest in peace) was the best host! And where are you going to find regular panelists like Bret Somers Klugman, Fannie Flagg, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Richard Dawson? It always rocked!

Speaking of game show hosts, who remembers Wink Martindale, Jack Barry, Jim Perry, Garry Moore, Tom Kennedy, Bert Convy, Geoff Edwards, Chuck Woolery, Jim Lange. Bob Eubanks, Chuck Barris, Allen Ludden, and Bill Cullen?
They were all contemporaries of the current legendary titans of game shows, Bob Barker, Alex Trebek, Pat Sajack, and Vanna White!

"I'll take Musketeer Sex Rituals for a thousand, Alex....."

 

[Sausy]

OMG! Match Game was the best! I thought Gene Rayburn (may he rest in peace) was the best host! And where are you going to find regular panelists like Bret Somers Klugman, Fannie Flagg, Charles Nelson Reilly, and Richard Dawson? It always rocked!

Speaking of game show hosts, who remembers Wink Martindale, Jack Barry, Jim Perry, Garry Moore, Tom Kennedy, Bert Convy, Geoff Edwards, Chuck Woolery, Jim Lange. Bob Eubanks, Chuck Barris, Allen Ludden, and Bill Cullen?
They were all contemporaries of the current legendary titans of game shows, Bob Barker, Alex Trebek, Pat Sajack, and Vanna White!

"I'll take Musketeer Sex Rituals for a thousand, Alex....."

I remember Jack Barry and "the Joker's Wild"....Garry Moore and "To Tell The Truth"!"/...Bert Convy and "Tattletales",Chuck Woolery hosting the original "Wheel of Fortune".....Jim Lange and "The Dating Game".....Bob Eubanks and "The Newlywed Game".....Chuck Barris and "The Gong Show"....Allen Ludden and "Password"(he was married to great comedienne and game show regular Betty White)....Alex Trebek hosting "The Wizard of Odds" AND "Concentration"!Bob Barker doing "Truth or Consequences"....Richard Dawson in "Masquerade Party!"Did Tom Kennedy do "Name That Tune'?!

 

[NedNickerson]

Three of my all-time favorites were:

Password with Allen Ludden. Two celebrity-contestant teams would compete to guess words by giving one-word clues.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password_(game_show)

The Match Game hosted by Gene Rayburn. Six celebrity guest stars would be given a humorous phrase with one word missing. The stars write down what they think would be most appropriate for the missing word, and then two contestants try to guess what the stars have chosen. A point is given for each correct match, and the one with the most points wins.

Concentrationwas a game where contestants would choose a pair of squares from a grid of 30. Under each square was a prize. If the prizes matched, the contestant got to keep them, and a piece of the rebus puzzle underneath the squares was revealed. The contestant who was able to solve the rebus was the winner of the game and won all the prizes they accumulated during the course of the game.

The celebrity guest stars provided lots of laughs and the puzzles didn't require a college education to figure out.

 

[Sausy]

Who was the first host of "Jeopardy" and he also did "Concentration"?Game show legend.....Art Perry?And who can forget "Let's Make A Deal" with with Monty Hall!I'll take what's behind door number two! Damn I had to cheat on this one,it was Art Fleming!

 

[jwest]

no.. the goats always behind door 2

 

[Sausy]

no.. the goats always behind door 2

Now you tell me!

 

[jwest]

you shouldve kept the altoid tin filled with cash

 

[Sausy]

you shouldve kept the altoid tin filled with cash

Come all this way to look like a doofus to get enough attention Monty would call on me....should have kept the $500 in that tin can....remember how they counted each hundred with great excitement!

 

[jwest]

aw, it was great...

 

[Sausy]

aw, it was great...

At least you've got the Game Show Channel....I remember all this stuff the first time they aired!

 

[jwest]

no need for such icons..im rather jealous

 

[Sausy]

no need for such icons..im rather jealous

I guess that's why they are classics....they hold up very well today.You don't have this kind of great stuff on anymore.Price Is Right is still okay,and Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune are still pretty good,but it's not the same anymore.

 

[jwest]

not at all... the new idea of a game show is something like deal or no deal..

 

[Sausy]

not at all... the new idea of a game show is something like deal or no deal..

Agreed.Too glitzy,shallow,greed-oriented.Everything is too stressful,too competitive,supersize and corporate.Well,sometimes time doesn't bring progress.The older game shows just were more fun and involving...you had a good time watching and playing along.Thankfully we do have the Game Show Network to keep the classics alive for new generations to enjoy...maybe someday,programming will be made by those who grew up on the classics there.Old things can become new again!