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The return of the Not-so-easy questions
bricon:
--- Quote ---5. Weren't there pilots for Rock Pyramid, Rock Feud and a new version of Name That Tune? And if so, were pilots ever shot?
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A demo tape was made for Rock & Roll Pyramid (only one game), a pilot was made of Rock Feud, and indeed the last version of Name That Tune to be put on tape was the Peter Allen hosted pilot in 1989. A syndicated version was being prepared in 1991 or so, and a 13-week revival was announced for summer 1998, but neither came to pass. The 1991 version came about three weeks from taping date when the plug was pulled.
ChuckNet:
--- Quote ---4. From the one I remember from c. 1992, yes, Bob did acknowledge it as a special half-hour ep.
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They also did half-hour TPiRs in 1988, 1990, and 1994...Rod's opening spiel was even modified to begin \"Here it comes...a special half-hour edition of television's most exciting show, the fabulous PiR!\"
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious \"Chuckie Baby\")
ChuckNet:
--- Quote ---The announcer Chuck Chandler did an awsome job. Just like Jay Stewart, I remember Chuck being a husky guy with a booming voice. He did a great job.
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For those who've never seen the 1980 version, Chandler was best described by the GSC-X gang as \"looking like Jay Stewart and sounding like Brian Cummings\". :-)
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious \"Chuckie Baby\")
vtown7:
--- Quote ---6. BONUS: was ever there a version of TPIR in Canada?
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There was... sort of. Television Quatre Saisons, a Quebec television network, did \"Misez Juste\" in the early nineties. It wasn't half bad, actually. Pricing games were changed accordingly - grand game, for example, offered a prize of $2000 CDN. This I would think was to parallel their grand prize of $2000 on La Guerre des Clans (Family Feud). Interesting to note as well that you only got $1000 on the wheel if you got the $1 in one spin. No bonus spins either.
Tis Canada, after all!
Most of the other info relating to this can be found on Chris L!'s TPIRFaQ.
Cheers,
Ryan :)
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