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Ian Wallis:
To follow Jimmy's thread about the first game show you could have seen, how about this -

What was the first game show you remember watching?

Some of the earliest memories I have are of shows like CBS's \"Joker's Wild\" and NBC's \"Baffle\", but the first game show I remember watching must have been:

\"Beat the Clock\" with Jack Narz.  It was on every day in late afternoon in my area, so I could watch it when I got home from school.  I remember watching it almost every day, and at that time I really thought the host's name was \"Jack Stars\"!  

Oh well...for young ears, I guess I couldn't quite make out what the announcer was saying!

DrBear:
Lord, I'm getting old ...

One of the first I remember was \"Video Village,\" mostly because of the big board, the cop character, and the big chuck-a-luck cage for rolling the dice I thought was really cool.

I also remember being scared by the \"Play Your Hunch\" lightbulb logo....it still looks like a demented bald guy.

And I vaguely remember when Password went to its best-known set on CBS with the logo on the football shaped sign behind Allen Ludden, and thinking CBS must have done that because it was football season and the Packers were on now...

aaron sica:
[quote name=\'Ian Wallis\' date=\'Oct 2 2003, 08:04 AM\'] To follow Jimmy's thread about the first game show you could have seen, how about this -

What was the first game show you remember watching?

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 First game show I remember watching is actually possibly a tie; members older than me can help.

It may possibly be \"Match Game\", until I hit the 'net, I thought I remembered the sign saying \"Match Game '80\", but I know now that's not true. I have very vague memories of the daytime version on CBS, but I remember the syndicated version more (I was fascinated with the wheel).

Now.......I also remember a prime-time show with Chuck Barris, and my TV research has led me to believe it may have been the \"Chuck Barris Rah-Rah Show\"...Did they ever play any games on that or do any \"Gong Show\" elements on it, or was it just pure variety?

KWJCDon:
I'm getting old too.

My first memory of a game show was Jeopardy with Art Fleming. My mother used to rattle off all of the answers and I thought she was so smart. This was back in the $10 days too. So I'm thinking somewhere about 1965 or so.

Then the time came when I could answer more questions that her. Boy, did I love that!

Don

The Ol' Guy:
Add me to Dr. Bear's timeframe -

Earliest faint memory is a few moments of daytime Strike It Rich with Warren Hull - would have been mid to upper 50s. Other minor flashes include The Big Payoff, Beat The Clock (Collyer), Split Personality, Your Surprise Package and Double Exposure. Better early long-form memories include Video Village, Concentration, and Play Your Hunch.

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