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zachhoran:
[quote name=\'JRaygor\' date=\'Sep 25 2003, 05:52 PM\']
3: According to a fan site, they were planning a revival in 1997 with Richard Dawson as host.

-Joe R. [/quote]
 3. Dolly Parton hosted a Feud pilot in 1997, Dawson did not.

JasonA1:
I'm with you. I wanna know more about the '80 LMAD's set and flaws, but we'll wait until somebody who knows comes along...as for my usefulness here:

3. I believe this was around the time they (Pearson) announced they'd revive \"Feud\" with Dolly Parton as host. If a pilot was produced...here's betting Mr. Ottinger will know...

5. ...because he provided my answer for this one. According to a post I believe on ATGS, Matt said the pilot for \"Rock Feud\" was on Louie's set. I can't remember any other details other than the awful addition of a handheld cam that did some seisure inducing shots.

The only NTT pilot of somewhat recent time I can think of is the '89-90 area in which a pilot was done with Fred Allen. Its format was paralleled a deal in the CD-I game \"Name That Tune\" released in the mid-90s.

-Jason

PeterMarshallFan:
[quote name=\'JasonA1\' date=\'Sep 25 2003, 08:18 PM\']
The only NTT pilot of somewhat recent time I can think of is the '89-90 area in which a pilot was done with Fred Allen. Its format was paralleled a deal in the CD-I game \"Name That Tune\" released in the mid-90s.

 [/quote]
Fred Allen died in 1956. Peter Allen [who also hosted the pilot of The Hollywood Game] hosted the aforementioned NTT pilot.

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=peter+al...vard.edu&rnum=4

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=peter+al....aol.com&rnum=3

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=peter+al....aol.com&rnum=6

Skynet74:
2. Can someone either give details or forward me to a site that has pictures of the 1980 LMAD set? And, what made this version so bad, anyway?
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   It seems like most members here never even saw this version. So since I hardly missed an episode, perhaps this question is for me.  

  I don't think the 1980 version of Let's Make A Deal was bad at all. As a matter of fact it is my favorite version to Date! I'll tell you why. The show had a nice new feel from it's ABC Days. Revamped set. Awsome theme music. As a matter of fact all the music was updated. Much of that prize music made it's way to the The All New Let's Make A Deal from 1984-86 too.

 The 1980 version also wasn't taped in Los Angeles. It was taped in Vancouver Canada. So I think that added to the diversity of the contestants. The studio also seemed a tiny bit smaller. So it was more intimate as well. 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. Yes the prize amounts were nothing spectacular, but this was 1980. At that time they really didn't need to be. People were just happy with whatever they won. It was definately a good revival. A definate favorite of mine that I wish Game Show Network could get a hold of.




John

Don Howard:

--- Quote ---I don't think the 1980 version of Let's Make A Deal was bad at all. As a matter of fact it is my favorite version to Date!
--- End quote ---

I liked that version a lot, too. A UHF station in my area ran it at 10:30am followed by The Hollywood Squares from Las Vegas at 11am and The $50,000 Pyramid at 11:30am and I recall that game block fondly.
A highlight of LMAD '80 was during the quickie deals at the end, Monty Hall asked an elderly gentleman on the trading floor to whistle a particular tune (I forget which song) for $100. The old man then said, \"All right, but I'll have to take my teeth out first\", which he started to do [which, of course, was met with much laughter] but Monty stopped him and said, \"Just for saying that, you've already earned the $100\".

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