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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: whewfan on March 14, 2015, 07:53:02 AM
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When the second season of J! began, they had the champion at the right instead of the left. When did they go back to the other way?
I've been watching Jim Lange NTT on YouTube and I am wondering, besides The Gong Show, what game show made use of a lot of confetti? Speaking of NTT, they really went overboard with confetti and balloons, to the point that you could barely see Jim and the winning contestant. The raining of confetti and balloons continued while Jim Lange was going through his spiel about the necklace, cash, and car.
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besides The Gong Show, what game show made use of a lot of confetti?
Do we count shows guest starring Rip Taylor?
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One of Jim Lange's other shows, $1MCoaL, had confetti drops and indoor pyrotechnics.
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I've been watching Jim Lange NTT on YouTube and I am wondering, besides The Gong Show, what game show made use of a lot of confetti?
I'd say any of the million dollar games. I think Donnymid used confetti for the tournaments, as well. The short-lived Trashed on MTV had a very unique confetti "celebration". From what I remember, one of the assistants would drop paper into what looks like a leafblower and spray the set with confetti. Around the 29:24 mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdVnMdoFYSo&t=29m24s
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Hopefully no one had confetti allergies. :)
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Hopefully no one had confetti allergies. :)
Good times. (http://www.gameshowforum.org/index.php/topic,24304.0.html)
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Jon Wood had a list about that on his old website:
http://web.archive.org/web/20040109162426fw_/http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/andorra/57/slystat1.html (http://web.archive.org/web/20040109162426fw_/http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/andorra/57/slystat1.html)
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When the second season of J! began, they had the champion at the right instead of the left. When did they go back to the other way?
I'm not certain on the exact date, though I do know the switch back had happened by Chuck Forrest's first day.
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besides The Gong Show, what game show made use of a lot of confetti?
Do we count shows guest starring Rip Taylor?
I suppose another Barris "gem", $1.98 Beauty Show, would qualify because Rip threw confetti at the start of each show. Confetti also fell at the end of the Stumpers finale, prompting Allen Ludden to quip "I feel like I'm on the Gong Show."
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The jeopardy champ on the right....
I don't recall that lasting more than 2 or 3 weeks at the most
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Did Barris's version of "Treasure Hunt" use confetti? If I know Chucky Baby, it wouldn't surprise me.
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Did Barris's version of "Treasure Hunt" use confetti?
Yes.
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Since I know a few people here have kept Sale of the Century episode guides, I was curious: does anyone have an idea of how frequently Instant Bargains had a Sale Surprise attached to them? If I had to guess, I would say about 1 in 5 bargains did, but I was just wondering if that's a statistic anyone had kept track of.
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If I had to guess, I would say about 1 in 5 bargains did, but I was just wondering if that's a statistic anyone had kept track of.
I'd say that sounds about right. I know for certain I've never seen two of them in the same show, for what it's worth.
Don't have any hard numbers, but I could look through my collection to see...
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Don't have any hard numbers, but I could look through my collection to see...
OK, just did some quick checking, and here's what I could find (I'd have done all of Season 1, but I'm in a time crunch right now...). Forgive the minor spoilers...
Episode S-1 (1/7/85, Jack/Andra/Buck)
2nd, $800, bought
Episode S-2 (1/8/85, Paul/Colleen/Buck)
None.
Episode S-3 (1/9/85, Glenn/Audrey/Paul)
2nd, $700, bought
Episode S-4 (1/10/85, Ric/Ellen/Paul)
3rd, $900, bought
Episode S-5 (1/11/85, Jeff/Judy/Paul)
None.
Episode S-6 (1/14/85, Phyllis/Vince/Judy)
None.
Episode S-7 (1/15/85, Randi/Nick/Phyllis)
1st, $700, bought
Episode S-8 (1/16/85, Gerry/Wanda/Nick)
None.
Episode S-9 (1/17/85, Greg/Joy/Gerry)
None.
Episode S-10 (1/18/85, Robert/Maggie/Greg)
3rd, $800, passed up
Episode S-11 (1/21/85, Hal/Mariann/Greg)
2nd, $600, bought
Episode S-12 (1/22/85, Jean/Bill/Mariann)
None.
Episode S-13 (1/23/85, Beth/Ron/Mariann)
None.
Episode S-14 (1/24/85, Dennis/Judith/Ron)
None.
Episode S-15 (1/25/85, John/Susie/Ron)
1st, $700, bought
Episode S-16 (1/28/85, John Gose/Alex/Ron)
2nd, $600, bought
Episode S-17 (1/29/85, Clay/Donna/John Gose)
3rd, $900, bought
Episode S-18 (1/30/85, Tom/Diana/John Gose)
None.
Episode S-19 (1/31/85, Pat/Yooh/John Gose)
None.
Episode S-20 (2/1/85, David/Catherine/John Gose)
2nd, $800, passed up
Episode S-21 (2/4/85, Van/Sandra/John Gose)
None.
Episode S-22 (2/5/85, ?/?/John Gose)
No information on this episode, since neither GSN nor Buzzr aired it.
Episode S-23 (2/6/85, Chip/Naomi/John Gose)
None.
Episode S-24 (2/7/85, Bill/Pam/Ed)
3rd, $800, bought
Episode S-25 (2/8/85, Nick/Rose/Ed)
2nd, $700, bought
Episode S-26 (2/11/85, Bob/Debrah/Nick)
None.
Episode S-27 (2/12/85, Ron/Nancy/Bob)
3rd, $500, bought
Episode S-28 (2/13/85, Steve/Wanda/Ron)
1st, $700, passed up
Episode S-29 (2/14/85, Stan/Hilary/Ron)
None.
Episode S-30 (2/15/85, Don/Diana/Preston)
3rd, $900, bought
Episode S-31 (2/18/85, George/Helaine Lowey/Preston)
None.
Episode S-32 (2/19/85, Rhonda/Anthony/Helaine Lowey)
2nd, $800, passed up
Episode S-33 (2/20/85, Laurie/Dave/Helaine Lowey)
3rd, $600, passed up
Episode S-34 (2/21/85, Susan/Eric/Helaine Lowey)
None.
Episode S-35 (2/22/85, Kit/Rick/Helaine Lowey)
2nd, $700, passed up
Episode S-36 (2/25/85, Jack/Dick/Helaine Lowey)
None.
Episode S-37 (2/26/85, Renee/David/Helaine Lowey)
None.
Episode S-38 (2/27/85, Karin/Vince/Helaine Lowey)
None.
Episode S-39 (2/28/85, Emory/Linda/Skip Jordan)
3rd, $1,000, bought
Episode S-40 (3/1/85, Danny/Judy/Skip Jordan)
2nd, $700, passed up
I'll share more later, if you'd like.
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So that means if you are up for an instant bargain there’s a 50/50 shot your episode would have one.
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OK, just did some quick checking, and here's what I could find (I'd have done all of Season 1, but I'm in a time crunch right now...). Forgive the minor spoilers...
Much appreciated! It definitely gives a good idea of how often they popped up.
The Australian show occasionally gave away small prizes as Surprises, I always wondered why the American show didn't do that.
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I presume that it is hard enough to find three things to offer for sale every day.
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One question I have about the Sale Surprises... did Jim know going into the game, which items had Surprises and which didn't?
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I'm leaning towards no, because the envelope was hidden onstage with the prize rather than in his pocket where you'd expect to be if he knew ahead of time. That and he never made any sort of segue to "I'm glad you bought that ceramic fish head, because now..." as though he had foreknowledge that the bell would ring.