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Title: One-time celebs
Post by: MikeK on May 12, 2022, 07:26:57 AM
Spinning off the first appearances of celebs thread...

What celebs have been on only one show for one appearance/week?  I have 2 to start:

*  Linwood Boomer--appeared on the 2nd week of Celebrity Whew!, and was too good at it.  IIRC, he and his civilian partners won 4 Gauntlets that week and got to #10 on a fifth.
*  Florence Griffith-Joyner--appeared on Hollywood Squares early in its run in 1998.  At least part of that week was posthumously; Tom Bergeron and Whoopi referenced her untimely passing at the start of an episode.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: aaron sica on May 12, 2022, 08:44:54 AM
Would Tony Danza on the CBS $25K count?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BrandonFG on May 12, 2022, 09:02:38 AM
Did Robin Williams ever do anything other than Hollywood Squares in ‘98? It was a Comic Relief week with Whoopi and Billy Crystal.

Also, Whoopi on HS.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: MikeK on May 12, 2022, 09:34:20 AM
Would Tony Danza on the CBS $25K count?
IMDB says he was on both the Marshall and Davidson Squares, Wheel in 1996, and Just Men.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BillCullen1 on May 12, 2022, 09:37:12 AM
Are we counting celebs who were mystery guests on WML?  If so, then we can include John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and a slew of others.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 12, 2022, 09:52:55 AM
Are we counting celebs who were mystery guests on WML?  If so, then we can include John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart and a slew of others.
John Wayne was a panelist on Movie Game and Jimmy Stewart played Password as I recall.  Jack Benny did Password.
One that I wonder about is Jimmy Breslin on Moore TTTT. He only did a partial week. Did he get fed up or did he have something else to do.  Larry Blyden did the remainder of the week as I recall.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Bryce L. on May 12, 2022, 10:18:03 AM
One that I wonder about is Jimmy Breslin on Moore TTTT. He only did a partial week. Did he get fed up or did he have something else to do.  Larry Blyden did the remainder of the week as I recall.
Not sure that he "got fed up"; and I say that since I'm aware of other weeks with a mid-week panel switch, and if you were to look on Marshall Akers' site (1970-1971 season), you'd see that, the two weeks immediately following Breslin's week also had swap-outs after the lunch break as well.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: knagl on May 12, 2022, 03:43:29 PM
I'm certain there are folks who only did one week of Match Game. An episode guide database could help to generate a list.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: calliaume on May 12, 2022, 04:18:03 PM
Based on some of our discussions on other threads, I would venture a guess several of the celebrities on MG-HS Hour would fit this category. It would require some IMDB research to ascertain who.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: thomas_meighan on May 12, 2022, 07:27:19 PM
*Bing Crosby appeared on at least a couple episodes of “The Movie Game” that aired in LA in February 1970, and that was the only US game show he ever did — not even a WML? mystery guest spot. (http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/BingTV.htm (http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/BingTV.htm) indicates that he taped an episode of the Spanish-speaking “Los expertos contestan” in June 1964, but details are lacking.)

*On the other end of the fame continuum, Bennye Gatteys was on “Match Game” for a week in July 1976, and she’s probably one of the most obscure panelists they had during that run. She was a regular on “Days of Our Lives” at the time; her other TV parts all seem to have been one-off appearances. I’m not seeing any other game shows in her résumé.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BrandonFG on May 12, 2022, 08:03:32 PM
Would Tony Danza on the CBS $25K count?
IMDB says he was on both the Marshall and Davidson Squares, Wheel in 1996, and Just Men.
20K Pyramid (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QC7YseHnkag&t=0m37s) as well.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Stackertosh on May 12, 2022, 10:26:31 PM
Esther Rolle on Match Game early 70s.


Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: snowpeck on May 12, 2022, 11:10:38 PM
How about Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy? They booked him on Super Password at the height of his "1980s when anybody can be a celebrity" fame and I don't think he did any other games.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: MSTieScott on May 13, 2022, 01:49:45 AM
A lot of relatives who have appeared on Celebrity Family Feud likely only have that one game show appearance to their name.

Actually, now that I think about it, there's probably a sizable list of celebrities who appeared on a Combs-era Family Feud celebrity week (and probably some of the Dawson-era specials, too) who didn't make an appearance as a celebrity on any other game show.

I'm guessing that Kim Hood, from WTHR in Indianapolis, only did Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: WhammyPower on May 13, 2022, 08:34:54 AM
Actually, now that I think about it, there's probably a sizable list of celebrities who appeared on a Combs-era Family Feud celebrity week (and probably some of the Dawson-era specials, too) who didn't make an appearance as a celebrity on any other game show.
Well, that put me down a rabbit hole, but I've come out with a name:

Rod Roddy.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BillCullen1 on May 13, 2022, 08:37:41 AM
Possibly Norman Lloyd and Stan Freberg may count. Both appeared on MGHS Hour and to my knowledge, no other game show.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Bryce L. on May 13, 2022, 08:45:15 AM
Actually, now that I think about it, there's probably a sizable list of celebrities who appeared on a Combs-era Family Feud celebrity week (and probably some of the Dawson-era specials, too) who didn't make an appearance as a celebrity on any other game show.
Well, that put me down a rabbit hole, but I've come out with a name:

Rod Roddy.
Scratch that one; there's a 1997 episode of It Takes Two where both him and Janice Pennington appeared for a TPIR-related question.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 13, 2022, 09:08:11 AM
There were a few soap opera stars that only did one week of Match Game 90, including Jill Larson (All My Children), Perry Stephens (Loving), & Lauren-Marie Taylor (Loving).
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: aaron sica on May 13, 2022, 10:16:15 AM
Would Tony Danza on the CBS $25K count?
IMDB says he was on both the Marshall and Davidson Squares, Wheel in 1996, and Just Men.
20K Pyramid (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QC7YseHnkag&t=0m37s) as well.

I should be more specific; I was counting the CBS $25K Pyramid as a separate entity; I believe he was only on that one week of the run.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Bryce L. on May 13, 2022, 10:21:15 AM
Would Tony Danza on the CBS $25K count?
IMDB says he was on both the Marshall and Davidson Squares, Wheel in 1996, and Just Men.
20K Pyramid (http://youtube.com/watch?v=QC7YseHnkag&t=0m37s) as well.

I should be more specific; I was counting the CBS $25K Pyramid as a separate entity; I believe he was only on that one week of the run.
And with the way he behaved that week, would you have invited him back?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: aaron sica on May 13, 2022, 10:46:04 AM
And with the way he behaved that week, would you have invited him back?

Absolutely not.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: colonial on May 13, 2022, 10:52:42 AM
One game that could have a surprisingly high number of "one and done" celeb players is Betty white's "Just Men."

It only aired for 13 weeks (and I've only seen clips on YT, don't remember seeing it when it originally aired), but the seven panelists usually included at least 1-2 athletes, as well as a healthy diet of actors from NBC soaps and short-lived series.

There was a YT video of Jon-Erik Hexum (Voyagers) on the panel -- believe that was his only game show appearance before his passing at 26. Another YT clip had TV composer Mike Post as a panelist -- I'm not sure he's appeared on other games. On the sports front, IMDB mentions that George Brett and Dusty Baker appeared on Just Men, but don't feature any other game show credits for either.


JD
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 13, 2022, 11:43:38 AM
Moon Unit Zappa, Meredith Brooks, and George Thorogood only did a celebrity episode of Rock and Roll Jeopardy!.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 13, 2022, 12:52:52 PM
*Bing Crosby appeared on at least a couple episodes of “The Movie Game” that aired in LA in February 1970, and that was the only US game show he ever did — not even a WML? mystery guest spot. (http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/BingTV.htm (http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/BingTV.htm) indicates that he taped an episode of the Spanish-speaking “Los expertos contestan” in June 1964, but details are lacking.)

*On the other end of the fame continuum, Bennye Gatteys was on “Match Game” for a week in July 1976, and she’s probably one of the most obscure panelists they had during that run. She was a regular on “Days of Our Lives” at the time; her other TV parts all seem to have been one-off appearances. I’m not seeing any other game shows in her résumé. TV
Bennye Gatteys was on DeWitt Name That Tune circa 1956, but as a contestant.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: bclark71 on May 13, 2022, 01:15:19 PM
How about Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy? They booked him on Super Password at the height of his "1980s when anybody can be a celebrity" fame and I don't think he did any other games.

He did "Celebrity Bullseye" in the 1981-82 season.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: PYLdude on May 13, 2022, 01:25:40 PM
Actually, now that I think about it, there's probably a sizable list of celebrities who appeared on a Combs-era Family Feud celebrity week (and probably some of the Dawson-era specials, too) who didn't make an appearance as a celebrity on any other game show.
Well, that put me down a rabbit hole, but I've come out with a name:

Rod Roddy.

Could you also consider, though, his guest stint on Hollywood Squares during Game Show Week as a second appearance? Or is it more like a sub announcer stint and not part of it?

Speaking of that, I’m sure most of those panelists were on other game shows at least once (Peter Marshall did at least one week of Match Game that I’m aware of for example), but how many actually did another?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: JasonA1 on May 13, 2022, 02:07:24 PM
Could you also consider, though, his guest stint on Hollywood Squares during Game Show Week as a second appearance? Or is it more like a sub announcer stint and not part of it?

Speaking of that, I’m sure most of those panelists were on other game shows at least once (Peter Marshall did at least one week of Match Game that I’m aware of for example), but how many actually did another?

Is your question "Did the panelists on H2 Game Show Week(s) do more than 2 game shows?"

-Jason
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperSweeper on May 13, 2022, 02:36:58 PM
There were a few soap opera stars that only did one week of Match Game 90, including Jill Larson (All My Children), Perry Stephens (Loving), & Lauren-Marie Taylor (Loving).

I don't have a full list for the week she appeared, but Jill Larson did Wheel in 1992, during the Soap/College Challenge.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Scrabbleship on May 13, 2022, 03:03:05 PM
Actually, now that I think about it, there's probably a sizable list of celebrities who appeared on a Combs-era Family Feud celebrity week (and probably some of the Dawson-era specials, too) who didn't make an appearance as a celebrity on any other game show.
Well, that put me down a rabbit hole, but I've come out with a name:

Rod Roddy.

Since Rod Roddy's appearance on It Takes Two '97 invalidated this, may I toss three other names of similar circumstance: Marjorie Goodson (MG '90), David Ruprecht (MGHS), and Vicki McCarty (MGHS)? All three were one and done as guests in spite of other game show experience.

Two other names came instantly to mind reading this, both from Moore TTTT: Roger Grimsby and Ally Sheedy. Grimsby did one week that Buzzr should be near rerunning if they haven't done so already and Sheedy's half-week on the panel after her episode as a subject was in that portion of the run that has never been rerun.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 13, 2022, 03:54:14 PM
There were a few soap opera stars that only did one week of Match Game 90, including Jill Larson (All My Children), Perry Stephens (Loving), & Lauren-Marie Taylor (Loving).

I don't have a full list for the week she appeared, but Jill Larson did Wheel in 1992, during the Soap/College Challenge.

You're right, I forgot Jill did that as well. For the record, the other soap stars during that week were Melissa Reeves (Days of our Lives), Michael Sabatino (Days of our Lives), Lauralee Bell (Young and the Restless), Scott Reeves (Young and the Restless), Richard Lawson (All My Children), Fiona Hutchison (Guiding Light), and Frank Dicopoulos (Guiding Light).
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Neumms on May 13, 2022, 04:45:12 PM
Since Rod Roddy's appearance on It Takes Two '97 invalidated this, may I toss three other names of similar circumstance: Marjorie Goodson (MG '90), David Ruprecht (MGHS), and Vicki McCarty (MGHS)? All three were one and done as guests in spite of other game show experience.

The lovely Miss McCarty did Robin Ward's TTTT as a central character: She was a law graduate who appeared in Playboy.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: PYLdude on May 13, 2022, 05:28:28 PM
Could you also consider, though, his guest stint on Hollywood Squares during Game Show Week as a second appearance? Or is it more like a sub announcer stint and not part of it?

Speaking of that, I’m sure most of those panelists were on other game shows at least once (Peter Marshall did at least one week of Match Game that I’m aware of for example), but how many actually did another?

Is your question "Did the panelists on H2 Game Show Week(s) do more than 2 game shows?"

-Jason

Pretty much. More like “was their appearance on H2 during those weeks the only time they were on a game show panel”.

I don’t think the total is very many, if any, but I’m curious.

The only one I was thinking of was Jim Lange, but apparently he also did one of the primetime Feud specials in the 1980s in addition to participating in the Card Sharks game show host tournament which I forgot he was a part of.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: JasonA1 on May 13, 2022, 06:25:18 PM
Pretty much. More like “was their appearance on H2 during those weeks the only time they were on a game show panel”.

I don’t think the total is very many, if any, but I’m curious.

The only one I was thinking of was Jim Lange, but apparently he also did one of the primetime Feud specials in the 1980s in addition to participating in the Card Sharks game show host tournament which I forgot he was a part of.

Yeah, Jim Lange was the only one I thought would correctly answer your question, but the Feud host special captured him and several others, like Bob Eubanks. Eubanks also did Liar's Club. Wink and Chuck Woolery were on Tattle Tales. Wink was also on Password Plus and Card Sharks. Peter Marshall did Baffle and The Last Word.

Game Show Week II skewed more towards regular panelists (Betty, Joanne, etc.) than hosts. Tom Kennedy was on Part Deux, and did lots of game shows as a guest. Monty Hall did Tattletales and Password.

So the ultimate answer is no, it was not the only game show appearance for anybody in the squares for those weeks.

-Jason
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 13, 2022, 06:29:01 PM
How about Jim Peck and Peter Tomarken?  I know they did Sparks Cross-Wits but any other?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Bryce L. on May 13, 2022, 06:33:05 PM
How about Jim Peck and Peter Tomarken?  I know they did Sparks Cross-Wits but any other?
Tomarken did a Game Show Week on Scrabble. And got along famously with Chuck, if memory serves.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Bobby B. on May 13, 2022, 06:59:10 PM
How about Jim Peck and Peter Tomarken?  I know they did Sparks Cross-Wits but any other?
Tomarken did a Game Show Week on Scrabble. And got along famously with Chuck, if memory serves.

I think he also did “Just Men!” during the time he was hosting Hit Man.  ISTR seeing a clip of an intro of JM! where he was one of the celebs.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: JasonA1 on May 13, 2022, 07:39:55 PM
How about Jim Peck and Peter Tomarken?  I know they did Sparks Cross-Wits but any other?

If it counts, Jim Peck was a celebrity bachelor questioning 3 ladies on The Dating Game. They were LA cheerleaders, if memory serves.

-Jason
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BillCullen1 on May 13, 2022, 08:34:46 PM
Kelly Ripa will host The Generation Gap on ABC later this year. But to date the only game show I believe she was on was Millionaire with host Regis.

Peter Marshall's nighttime HS had a few celebs who rarely did game shows. YouTube has episodes with Cher, Tina Turner and Walter Matthau. They may have done more than one episode but I don't recall them doing any other game show. IIRC Rock Hudson and Roy Clark were also on nighttime HS.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 13, 2022, 09:25:20 PM
Another comic that I only recall seeing on Celebrity Sweepstakes was Billy Braver.  He was the guy who always carried a lunch box on stage.  Also remember seeing Gianni Russo and William Smith on CS   Smith co-starred with Anitra Ford in "Invasion of the Bee Girls" in 1972
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: mmb5 on May 13, 2022, 09:41:19 PM
With Matt O. and I being the certified Billy Braver experts, we can confirm he also did a week of Hollywood Squares.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: PYLdude on May 13, 2022, 10:18:30 PM
How about Jim Peck and Peter Tomarken?  I know they did Sparks Cross-Wits but any other?
Tomarken did a Game Show Week on Scrabble. And got along famously with Chuck, if memory serves.

I think he also did “Just Men!” during the time he was hosting Hit Man.  ISTR seeing a clip of an intro of JM! where he was one of the celebs.

Indeed he did; not sure specifically when though.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: PYLdude on May 13, 2022, 10:21:54 PM
Re: Winker on P+: the one thing I remember about that (other than his being on with Gene Rayburn) is that there were two botches during the course of that particular week; one where Tom forgot whose turn it was and one where they didn’t record one of the puzzles.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: snowpeck on May 13, 2022, 10:26:59 PM
Kelly Ripa will host The Generation Gap on ABC later this year. But to date the only game show I believe she was on was Millionaire with host Regis.
She was on the daytime version once as well when Terry Crews was hosting. Not sure how you want to count that.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: ET206 on May 14, 2022, 02:23:51 AM
Jean Bruce Scott appeared one week on $25K Pyramid with Jay Johnson (I think).  Did she ever guest on any other games?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 14, 2022, 03:21:03 AM
Leonard Maltin on 25k Pyramid.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: whewfan on May 14, 2022, 06:41:45 AM
While Groucho had also appeared on WML, he only appeared once on HS. Peter said Groucho failed to understand that he couldn't just eat up time talking... he just had too much to say, not that he wasn't funny. Peter had initially thought Groucho would return for another appearance, and Groucho told Peter "The only time I'll see you again is socially." So obviously Groucho didn't particularly like being on HS.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperSweeper on May 14, 2022, 06:59:05 AM
Leonard Maltin on 25k Pyramid.

He also did Super Password.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 14, 2022, 09:10:30 AM
Leonard Maltin on 25k Pyramid.

He also did Super Password.
Okay, thanks. It seemed that TTTT 80 and 90 tried to cultivate new faces as panelists. John Wade, Stephani Cook, Tiiu Leek, Joel Seigel, Pat Collins on 80 and David Niven Jr, Dana Hill, Jennifer Valoppi, Dennis Wolfberg, Mother Love.  Thanks to Marshall Akers for the info.  The current show has panelists I haven't seen on other game shows.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 14, 2022, 10:29:55 AM
^Dana Hill did do a celebrity teen week of Hot Potato as well.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 14, 2022, 04:56:34 PM
Here a few possible candidates from Nickelodeon game shows:

Wild And Crazy Kids (1990-92 version) - Brandon Call, Tobey Maguire, Luke Edwards, & Ashley Johnson

Get The Picture - Chris Lobban and Sean O'Neal

Family Double Dare - Zachery Ty Bryan, Chelsea Hertford, Mark David, & Natalie Nucci

Nick Arcade - Megan Berwick, Heidi Lucas, Rick Galloway, Jill Setter, Mike Speller, Nick Caruso, Elizabeth Hess, & Joe O'Connor

Nickelodeon All-Star Challenge (1994) - Adam Wylie, Jeremy Jackson, & Christopher Castile

Figure It Out (1997-99 version) - Vanessa Baden, Penny Hardaway, Hardy Rawls, Judy Grafe, & Michael Maronna

Double Dare 2000 - Brandon Gilberstadt, Morgan Kibby, Jade Yorker, Zena Grey, No Authority (the music band), N-Toon (the music band), Khaliah Adams, LaTangela, Christina Vidal, Chris Knowings, Willie Green, Rachel Roth, Stacy Meadows, & Phillip Van Dyke

Wild And Crazy Kids (2002 version) - The A*Teens (the music band), Alvin Alvarez, Jeffrey Licon, Bode Miller, & Hannah Hardaway
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 14, 2022, 05:32:46 PM
Also, Katie Wagner only did an episode of Rock and Roll Jeopardy! as well.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperSweeper on May 14, 2022, 05:52:02 PM
I've found at least three from Super Password - Susan Scannell, Paul Eiding, and Alix Elias.

I'm going to guess most of the examples we haven't mentioned are going to come from post-1990, given the abundance of celebrity game shows at the time and the (relative) scarcity since.

So far from 25 Words or Less, we've gotten Illeana Douglas (quite possibly the worst celebrity I've ever seen playing a word game), Jonathan Bennett, Jessica Tuck, and (for now - he just made his first appearance this month) Chris Diamantopoulos.

I'd imagine primetime Millionaire has a few people that qualify.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Winkfan on May 14, 2022, 05:53:34 PM
From the "Game Show Crossover Dept": John Charles Daly did I've Got A Secret twice. That was probably the only game show he guested on away from What's My Line.

Cordially,
Tammy
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 14, 2022, 07:09:14 PM
One more possibility from Match Game 90 - Vince Champ.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: That Don Guy on May 14, 2022, 07:49:28 PM
How many times did Inga Swenson appear on CBS Password? I only remember seeing her once in the reruns, and I don't remember her being on anything during her Benson run.

Kukla & Ollie (of Kukla, Fran & Ollie fame) appeared for a week on '70s Match Game (and they did bring out Burr Tillstrom at the end of the week).

I vaguely remember Danny Bonaduce from The Partridge Family making a "guest appearance" on an episode of Runaround, and I don't think he was in anything else.

All six of the "original Brady kids" were on Celebrity Bowling, and I don't remember them being on any other show except for the three who appeared with "replacement Jan" Geri Reuschel on two episodes of All-Star Anything Goes. (I'm pretty sure Barry Williams and Christopher Knight were on ASAG, but I can't remember the third, except that it wasn't Eve Plumb.)

John Wayne was a panelist on Movie Game and Jimmy Stewart played Password as I recall.  Jack Benny did Password.

Don't forget Benny's appearance as a contestant on The $64,000 Question - he answered his $64 question, and then stopped and went home with the $64.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperSweeper on May 14, 2022, 08:02:52 PM
How many times did Inga Swenson appear on CBS Password? I only remember seeing her once in the reruns, and I don't remember her being on anything during her Benson run.

Kukla & Ollie (of Kukla, Fran & Ollie fame) appeared for a week on '70s Match Game (and they did bring out Burr Tillstrom at the end of the week).

I vaguely remember Danny Bonaduce from The Partridge Family making a "guest appearance" on an episode of Runaround, and I don't think he was in anything else.

All six of the "original Brady kids" were on Celebrity Bowling, and I don't remember them being on any other show except for the three who appeared with "replacement Jan" Geri Reuschel on two episodes of All-Star Anything Goes. (I'm pretty sure Barry Williams and Christopher Knight were on ASAG, but I can't remember the third, except that it wasn't Eve Plumb.)

John Wayne was a panelist on Movie Game and Jimmy Stewart played Password as I recall.  Jack Benny did Password.

Don't forget Benny's appearance as a contestant on The $64,000 Question - he answered his $64 question, and then stopped and went home with the $64.

Inga Swenson and three of the Brady Kids (Maureen, Christopher, and Susan) all did Dawson Feud. Chris also did Definition - a week that BonusRound has dug up.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: TLEberle on May 14, 2022, 08:11:49 PM
I don't recall where I read this, but Pictionary '98 seemed to go for celebrity partners that were off-the-wall choices, or ones that weren't frequently called upon.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperSweeper on May 14, 2022, 08:17:31 PM
I don't recall where I read this, but Pictionary '98 seemed to go for celebrity partners that were off-the-wall choices, or ones that weren't frequently called upon.

If someone has an episode guide for Pictionary, I would love to see it. It seemed like every celebrity who appeared on that show had been out of work for a decade or more. It makes 25 Words or Less look like Daly What’s My Line.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: thomas_meighan on May 14, 2022, 08:51:14 PM
Another one I thought of is Jean Stapleton. She did at least one syndicated "Hollywood Squares" in 1972, but apparently no other games. In the episode I saw, she was called on just once at the end of the program.

Have the celebrities for "Win, Lose or Draw" been cataloged anywhere online? That show could be another source of one-time-only game show celebs (or might disprove some of the ones in this thread).
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BrandonFG on May 14, 2022, 09:56:26 PM
The current [TTTT] has panelists I haven't seen on other game shows.
Ditto Baldwin's MG.

Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: colonial on May 14, 2022, 10:13:18 PM
I don't recall where I read this, but Pictionary '98 seemed to go for celebrity partners that were off-the-wall choices, or ones that weren't frequently called upon.

There was one week of Pictionary 97-98 where the celebs were all creators of famous comic strips. Jim Davis (Garfield) and Russell Myers (Broom Hilda) were two of the celebrity players. I would doubt any of them appeared as a celebrity player on other shows.

Back to "Just Men" for a second. Looking at its episode guide, for a show that last 13 weeks and used ~85 different celebs, it definitely had a high percentage of celebrity player "one-and-doners" (if IMDB and my memory are accurate) ...


George Brett, David Mason (unsure who this is -- don't believe it's the singer), Fernando Allende, Jon-Erik Hexum, Michael Warren, Ted McGinley, Sam J. Jones, Randy Hamilton, Taurean Blacque, Darrow Igus, Charlie Zimmer, Martin Hewitt, Tom Sullivan, Dusty Baker, Steve Day, Timothy Patrick Murphy, Mike Adamle, Bill H. Myers, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Reggie Theus, Mike Post, Eric Brown, Paul Linke, Robert Shields.


JD
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: TimK2003 on May 14, 2022, 10:51:35 PM
I don't recall where I read this, but Pictionary '98 seemed to go for celebrity partners that were off-the-wall choices, or ones that weren't frequently called upon.

ISTR a decent sized roster of one-and-dones on Donnymid as well.

Was Pictionary Bill Maher's only game show appearance?  I don't recall seeing him on anything else.


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There was one week of Pictionary 97-98 where the celebs were all creators of famous comic strips. Jim Davis (Garfield) and Russell Myers (Broom Hilda) were two of the celebrity players. I would doubt any of them appeared as a celebrity player on other shows.

The original Password did something similar for a week as well ‐‐ (comic creators).

Speaking of Garfield, I don't know if Lorenzo Music (longtime animated voice of the cat) ever appeared on anything outside of Tattletales, but it's odd that someone who was famous for not being seen (Rhoda) was seen once on a game show.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: MikeK on May 14, 2022, 11:05:28 PM
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Reggie Theus
This would be tough to verify, but I recall him on Dream League.  Gaylord Perry too.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BrandonFG on May 14, 2022, 11:12:44 PM
Was Pictionary Bill Maher's only game show appearance?  I don't recall seeing him on anything else.
Bergeron's Squares (https://www.imago-images.com/st/0130081500).

Thinking back, there's a couple people from that run who I don't recall doing any other shows. Patrick Swayze comes to mind.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: knagl on May 14, 2022, 11:41:55 PM
I'm not especially familiar with his career, but did George Peppard appear on any other game shows besides that ill-fated week of Password Plus+?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: TLEberle on May 15, 2022, 12:49:09 AM
I would imagine that lots of the question readers on Two Minute Drill have not appeared on a game show before or since.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Eric Paddon on May 15, 2022, 01:18:58 AM
I'm not especially familiar with his career, but did George Peppard appear on any other game shows besides that ill-fated week of Password Plus+?

He'd been on ABC Password a few times I think, which is why he got booked on Password Plus.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Kevin Prather on May 15, 2022, 01:24:51 AM
All six of the "original Brady kids" were on Celebrity Bowling, and I don't remember them being on any other show except for the three who appeared with "replacement Jan" Geri Reuschel on two episodes of All-Star Anything Goes. (I'm pretty sure Barry Williams and Christopher Knight were on ASAG, but I can't remember the third, except that it wasn't Eve Plumb.)

Inga Swenson and three of the Brady Kids (Maureen, Christopher, and Susan) all did Dawson Feud.

All six of the Brady kids did an episode of Weakest Link.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 15, 2022, 04:15:14 AM
Was Pictionary Bill Maher's only game show appearance?  I don't recall seeing him on anything else.
Bergeron's Squares (https://www.imago-images.com/st/0130081500).

Thinking back, there's a couple people from that run who I don't recall doing any other shows. Patrick Swayze comes to mind.

Bill Maher also did Celebrity Jeopardy! in Nov. 1995 & Nov. 1997 as well.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperSweeper on May 15, 2022, 07:27:01 AM
I don't recall where I read this, but Pictionary '98 seemed to go for celebrity partners that were off-the-wall choices, or ones that weren't frequently called upon.

ISTR a decent sized roster of one-and-dones on Donnymid as well.

Was Pictionary Bill Maher's only game show appearance?  I don't recall seeing him on anything else.

One of the strangest Donnymid one-and-dones was Morgan Fairchild. I was absolutely shocked that she has no other known game show appearances, given her long association with soaps.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 15, 2022, 07:38:13 AM
J.C. Wendel, Joe E. Tata, Michael Tucci, Gunnar Nelson, & Matthew Nelson only did an hour-long celebrity special of Shop 'til You Drop in Dec. 1993.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 15, 2022, 07:57:26 AM
Joe Walsh, Dave Mustaine, George Clinton, W. Earl Brown, & Art Alexakis are some more possible candidates for Rock and Roll Jeopardy! as well.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 15, 2022, 08:04:24 AM
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf only did an episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! in Nov. 1994.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 15, 2022, 08:37:52 AM
You're right, I forgot Jill did that as well. For the record, the other soap stars during that week were Melissa Reeves (Days of our Lives), Michael Sabatino (Days of our Lives), Lauralee Bell (Young and the Restless), Scott Reeves (Young and the Restless), Richard Lawson (All My Children), Fiona Hutchison (Guiding Light), and Frank Dicopoulos (Guiding Light).

Going back to this, it looks like Richard Lawson is the only one from the WOF Soap/College Challenge week to qualify for this thread. All the other soap stars mentioned did do at least one other game show.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 15, 2022, 08:44:13 AM
Chad Allen and Ami Foster are possible candidates for a celebrity episode of I'm Telling! in 1988.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: MikeK on May 15, 2022, 08:55:15 AM
One of the strangest Donnymid one-and-dones was Morgan Fairchild. I was absolutely shocked that she has no other known game show appearances, given her long association with soaps.
Not an appearance as a panelist or game player, but Fairchild did a walk-on after the Match Game part of MGHS, on the Monday show of the final week.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SamJ93 on May 15, 2022, 10:26:37 AM
Sports Challenge may also be a good source of one-shot celebs.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SRIV94 on May 15, 2022, 11:21:40 AM
J.C. Wendel, Joe E. Tata, Michael Tucci, Gunnar Nelson, Matthew Nelson, & Farrah Forke only did an hour-long celebrity special of Shop 'til You Drop in Dec. 1993.

Didn’t Forke do the opening week of SCATTERGORIES?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 15, 2022, 11:42:48 AM
^Nope, the opening week of Scattergories had Brian Austin Green, Anne-Marie Johnson, Chuck Woolery, Eleni Kelavis (another possible candidate for this thread?), and Kelsey Grammer.

ETA: Turns out Farrah Forke did do the Feb. 15-19, 1993 week of Scattergories, which takes her out of being a candidate for this thread.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: calliaume on May 15, 2022, 11:45:10 AM
All six of the "original Brady kids" were on Celebrity Bowling, and I don't remember them being on any other show except for the three who appeared with "replacement Jan" Geri Reuschel on two episodes of All-Star Anything Goes. (I'm pretty sure Barry Williams and Christopher Knight were on ASAG, but I can't remember the third, except that it wasn't Eve Plumb.)

Inga Swenson and three of the Brady Kids (Maureen, Christopher, and Susan) all did Dawson Feud.

All six of the Brady kids did an episode of Weakest Link.
Five of the six (Maureen McCormick excluded; she may have been touring her autobiography at the time) did Trivial Pursuit: American Plays, which Knight was hosting. Somebody apparently put together an hour and a half of that week on YouTube, but we're best served by this NSFW blooper.

https://youtu.be/UBqLxQYGImo (https://youtu.be/UBqLxQYGImo)
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SRIV94 on May 15, 2022, 12:30:23 PM
^Nope, the opening week of Scattergories had Brian Austin Green, Anne-Marie Johnson, Chuck Woolery, Eleni Kelavis (another possible candidate for this thread?), and Kelsey Grammer.

Fine—but a cursory glance at YouTube finds that Forke did do a week (2/15-19/93) with Alfonso Ribeiro, Carol Potter, Rick Dees, and Woolery.  So she didn’t do the opening week, but she doesn’t qualify as a one-time appearer.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 15, 2022, 01:06:40 PM
Sports Challenge may also be a good source of one-shot celebs.
Anybody got episode guides for "Pro-Fan" or "All-Star Anything Goes"?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BillCullen1 on May 15, 2022, 07:14:46 PM
I vaguely remember Danny Bonaduce from The Partridge Family making a "guest appearance" on an episode of Runaround, and I don't think he was in anything else.

Danny hosted Starface on GSN circa 2006, but most of us don't remember that. Some of us on purpose.

Recently, they aired Whew with Jon Walmsley from The Waltons. I don't recall him on any other game show.

I remember Robin Quivers on Scattergories. Not sure if she did any other game show.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 15, 2022, 07:30:00 PM


I remember Robin Quivers on Scattergories. Not sure if she did any other game show.
Well, she did play "Match Game" on radio with Howard Stern.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Bryce L. on May 15, 2022, 07:33:10 PM
Sports Challenge may also be a good source of one-shot celebs.
Anybody got episode guides for "Pro-Fan" or "All-Star Anything Goes"?
Sure, let me dig through my Rolodex for Maxene Fabe's number.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 15, 2022, 07:44:50 PM
I remember Robin Quivers on Scattergories. Not sure if she did any other game show.

Robin Quivers did do Celebrity Jeopardy! in Apr. 1997, Apr. 1998, and Nov. 2009, and also did Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in Nov. 2001 as well.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperSweeper on May 15, 2022, 11:02:36 PM
I vaguely remember Danny Bonaduce from The Partridge Family making a "guest appearance" on an episode of Runaround, and I don't think he was in anything else.

Danny hosted Starface on GSN circa 2006, but most of us don't remember that. Some of us on purpose.

Recently, they aired Whew with Jon Walmsley from The Waltons. I don't recall him on any other game show.

I remember Robin Quivers on Scattergories. Not sure if she did any other game show.

I think all of the Waltons kids, excluding Richard Thomas, did Dawson Feud.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BrandonFG on May 16, 2022, 12:57:16 AM
Doing a little reading on The Office reminded me that the cast appeared on Celebrity Feud in 2008. According to IMDb, that was Creed Bratton and Phyllis Smith's only game show appearance.

That episode also featured the cast of My Name is Earl, and I imagine not too many of that show's cast did anything else, esp. considering one of the teams consisted of occasional supporting characters.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: snowpeck on May 16, 2022, 01:04:57 AM
I vaguely remember Danny Bonaduce from The Partridge Family making a "guest appearance" on an episode of Runaround, and I don't think he was in anything else.
He did The Dating Game as a celebrity bachelor at least twice.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Kevin Prather on May 16, 2022, 01:15:22 AM
I'm sure The Dating Game adds quite a few to this list. Karen and Richard Carpenter did The Dating Game and nothing else.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 16, 2022, 02:49:06 AM
On Marshall Squares, Bob Monkhouse and Vic Braden.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: doctorwho on May 16, 2022, 12:28:34 PM
On Marshall Squares, Bob Monkhouse

Bob was a What's My Line panelist here at least once.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperMatch93 on May 16, 2022, 02:34:10 PM
Ghislaine Alexander, perhaps? She wasn't a guest panelist on our What's My Line in the traditional sense, but she sat in for a round after being a contestant.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Jimmy Owen on May 16, 2022, 03:07:30 PM
Ghislaine Alexander, perhaps? She wasn't a guest panelist on our What's My Line in the traditional sense, but she sat in for a round after being a contestant.
Possible. I'm only aware of US shoes, but if you open it up to the UK, there are more than the few we have found so far.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: That Don Guy on May 16, 2022, 04:32:38 PM
I vaguely remember Danny Bonaduce from The Partridge Family making a "guest appearance" on an episode of Runaround, and I don't think he was in anything else.
He did The Dating Game as a celebrity bachelor at least twice.

That's right - one of them was during a week of TV celebrity "kids" (Maureen McCormick was one of them); Danny's appearance was just after his show did an episode at Marineland, and the trip was to...Sea World
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: clemon79 on May 16, 2022, 05:47:45 PM
Indeed he did; not sure specifically when though.

Very early on, IIRC. Like one of the first couple of weeks, if not THE first week.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: PYLdude on May 16, 2022, 06:10:01 PM
Re: Pictionary:

One I’m legit curious about is Shawn Michaels; I would figure that’s his only credit, no? I don’t think he ever did anything else like the wrestling Family Feud specials.

Edit: according to IMDB he did appear on one episode of Feud. Amazingly it doesn’t list his appearance on Pictionary though. Weird.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BrandonFG on May 16, 2022, 07:08:40 PM
Indeed he did; not sure specifically when though.

Very early on, IIRC. Like one of the first couple of weeks, if not THE first week.
Concur. Years ago, Brad Francini posted the intros for the NBC games from January '83 plus Wheel. IIRC, outside of Wheel they were all from the premieres...I know the $ale clip came from the first episode.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: JasonA1 on May 16, 2022, 07:17:05 PM
Indeed he did; not sure specifically when though.

Very early on, IIRC. Like one of the first couple of weeks, if not THE first week.
Concur. Years ago, Brad Francini posted the intros for the NBC games from January '83 plus Wheel. IIRC, outside of Wheel they were all from the premieres...I know the $ale clip came from the first episode.

Peter Tomarken was on week 8 of Just Men.

-Jason
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: PYLdude on May 16, 2022, 07:28:01 PM
Indeed he did; not sure specifically when though.

Very early on, IIRC. Like one of the first couple of weeks, if not THE first week.
Concur. Years ago, Brad Francini posted the intros for the NBC games from January '83 plus Wheel. IIRC, outside of Wheel they were all from the premieres...I know the $ale clip came from the first episode.

The intro to Hit Man, if I remember right, was from the finale.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BrandonFG on May 16, 2022, 07:32:40 PM
Indeed he did; not sure specifically when though.

Very early on, IIRC. Like one of the first couple of weeks, if not THE first week.
Concur. Years ago, Brad Francini posted the intros for the NBC games from January '83 plus Wheel. IIRC, outside of Wheel they were all from the premieres...I know the $ale clip came from the first episode.

The intro to Hit Man, if I remember right, was from the finale.
I stand corrected.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: JMFabiano on May 17, 2022, 09:53:25 AM
Re: Pictionary:

One I’m legit curious about is Shawn Michaels; I would figure that’s his only credit, no? I don’t think he ever did anything else like the wrestling Family Feud specials.

Edit: according to IMDB he did appear on one episode of Feud. Amazingly it doesn’t list his appearance on Pictionary though. Weird.

Finally, my wrestling obsession comes in handy! 

He was indeed on a WWF themed week in 1993.  This one was "Good vs. Evil" as it had one team of WWF babyfaces against a team of heels. 

And it was a who's who of Wrestlecrap inductions to boot, especially on the "evil" side (Papa Shango!  Repo Man!  IRS!) 

As a matter of fact... http://wrestlecrap.com/inductions/induction-wwffamilyfeud1993/
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: clemon79 on May 17, 2022, 02:29:41 PM
Peter Tomarken was on week 8 of Just Men.

Really. Man. Just doesn't seem right. Remind me when Just Men premiered? I distinctly remember watching it live, and it was on a month-long trip to Iowa I took during the school year when my grandmother had surgery and my mom had to play caretaker. I THOUGHT the trip was during the premiere window for Hit Man and Just Men but maybe I'm misremembering in my old age.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: JasonA1 on May 17, 2022, 02:41:54 PM
Remind me when Just Men premiered? I distinctly remember watching it live, and it was on a month-long trip to Iowa I took during the school year when my grandmother had surgery and my mom had to play caretaker. I THOUGHT the trip was during the premiere window for Hit Man and Just Men but maybe I'm misremembering in my old age.

January 3, 1983. Peter's week would have started on February 21.

-Jason
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: PYLdude on May 17, 2022, 09:50:25 PM
Re: Pictionary:

One I’m legit curious about is Shawn Michaels; I would figure that’s his only credit, no? I don’t think he ever did anything else like the wrestling Family Feud specials.

Edit: according to IMDB he did appear on one episode of Feud. Amazingly it doesn’t list his appearance on Pictionary though. Weird.

Finally, my wrestling obsession comes in handy! 

He was indeed on a WWF themed week in 1993.  This one was "Good vs. Evil" as it had one team of WWF babyfaces against a team of heels. 

And it was a who's who of Wrestlecrap inductions to boot, especially on the "evil" side (Papa Shango!  Repo Man!  IRS!) 

As a matter of fact... http://wrestlecrap.com/inductions/induction-wwffamilyfeud1993/

And if you want to see more? Even WCW got in on that Feud money. And GLOW. http://wrestlecrap.com/inductions/induction-wcwglowfamilyfeud/

(Surprising that only this particular week got coverage; I couldn’t find anything on WCW’s first go round on the Feud.)
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 18, 2022, 04:09:59 PM
How about Sarah Palin on Match Game in 2016?
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: SuperMatch93 on May 19, 2022, 07:12:11 AM
How about Sarah Palin on Match Game in 2016?

Do we consider The Masked Singer a game show?

/Honest question, I've never seen it
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: Long live Jeopardy! on May 19, 2022, 07:33:16 AM
^I personally consider The Masked Singer a reality show myself (since it takes the whole season to determine the winner).
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: BillCullen1 on May 19, 2022, 09:00:41 AM
^I personally consider The Masked Singer a reality show myself (since it takes the whole season to determine the winner).

I'm with you on this, though the format is similar to Masquerade Party, a game show of yesteryear.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: PYLdude on May 19, 2022, 01:06:48 PM
^I personally consider The Masked Singer a reality show myself (since it takes the whole season to determine the winner).

So did American Gladiators and any show with a season ending tournament of champions.

I think Masked Singer falls into the more game side of the reality competition series, where the game is more the focus than any extracurricular stuff (like on Survivor) and thus Mama Grizzly doesn’t qualify.

So I would say “it’s your choice," but consider the way the show is structured.
Title: Re: One-time celebs
Post by: tyshaun1 on May 19, 2022, 08:54:34 PM
Peter Tomarken was on week 8 of Just Men.

Really. Man. Just doesn't seem right. Remind me when Just Men premiered? I distinctly remember watching it live, and it was on a month-long trip to Iowa I took during the school year when my grandmother had surgery and my mom had to play caretaker. I THOUGHT the trip was during the premiere window for Hit Man and Just Men but maybe I'm misremembering in my old age.
I recall on Kris Lane's old page that Tomarken was on Week *2* of Just Men! Besides, by Week 8 they'd had to have known if was worth putting him on at that point.