Broadcasting Magazine

[Twentington]

... Pages 15-17 has an ad for the syndicated Win, Lose, or Draw with DuckTales.

Duck Tales?  I thought Convy hosted WLoD.  Or was that just a nickname he had...?

I lol'd.

[1984Gameshowsfan]

... Pages 15-17 has an ad for the syndicated Win, Lose, or Draw with DuckTales.

Duck Tales?  I thought Convy hosted WLoD.  Or was that just a nickname he had...?

When I met DuckTales, I met the Disney cartoon show: DuckTales, there's an ad for both shows on pages 15-17.

Correct; by the way, as it says in the ad(which i''ve taken a look at already) WLoD and Duck Tales were both distributed by Buena Vista Television, who if i'm not mistaken also distributed The Challengers with Dick Clark(someone can correct me if i'm wrong on that).

Slightly OT: Speaking of Ducktales, that show was the first of what would later be part of the The Disney Afternoon block to premiere in syndication(the Disney Afternoon block itself debuted in 1990); Gummi Bears was on NBC for a few years and then went to ABC and then became a part of the the Disney Afternoon in Fall 1990, Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers was the second show from Disney to launch in first run syndication and then go to the Disney Afternoon block.

Rescue Rangers launched in Fall 1989 by the way; I know it's not related to game shows, but it's an interesting tidbit on Syndicated TV history nonetheless.

[1984Gameshowsfan]

One thing i've been interested in since I started reading these broadcasting magazines with the game show ads is if any stations picked up these unsold shows when they were in the pilot stages(the syndicated shows of course). Or if any stations were committed to these shows or signed to carry them when they were pulled from distribution, or when it was decided that the show(whatever show it was) wouldn't premiere in a certain year, or wouldn't premiere at all.

Like the Peter Tomarken Monopoly for instance, I wouldn't mind knowing if any stations picked up that show or committed to that show when it was pitched; another couple shows I think would be interesting to find out if any stations were committed to picking them up when they were pitched are some of the late 80s shows, like the unsold revivial of Gambit, or Name That Tune with Peter Allen, or that Late Night Lotto show.

I would imagine quite a few stations would want to pick up the last show listed because of its possible time slot(8 PM or 11 PM local time) and the fact it could have been a decent alternative to Carson or whatever was on CBS or ABC at that time of night, or the FOX show with Joan Rivers(believe me I would rather have watched Card Sharks 2001 then a talk show with Joan Rivers, ugh).

[Jamey Greek]

Pages 12-13 there are pictures of the Trivial Pursuit pilot and of gameplay!

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-03-30.pdf

[Jamey Greek]

In Page 86 of this issue, there is talk about the following game shows offered for Fall 1988: Family Feud, Monopoly, Yahtzee, Double Up It is a Dick Clark Production involving married couples competing for $10k, Also they talk about a game show hosted by Kenny Rogers and similar to Win Lose or Draw.

[BrandonFG]

In Page 86 of this issue, there is talk about the following game shows offered for Fall 1988: Family Feud, Monopoly, Yahtzee, Double Up It is a Dick Clark Production involving married couples competing for $10k, Also they talk about a game show hosted by Kenny Rogers and similar to Win Lose or Draw.

Link?

[J.R.]

Link?

Just ignore him, It's not worth the headache.

[Jamey Greek]

In Page 86 of this issue, there is talk about the following game shows offered for Fall 1988: Family Feud, Monopoly, Yahtzee, Double Up It is a Dick Clark Production involving married couples competing for $10k, Also they talk about a game show hosted by Kenny Rogers and similar to Win Lose or Draw.

Link?

woops!  I forgot the link!

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-08-17.pdf

Whoomp!  There it is!

[Jamey Greek]

In Page 86 of this issue, there is talk about the following game shows offered for Fall 1988: Family Feud, Monopoly, Yahtzee, Double Up It is a Dick Clark Production involving married couples competing for $10k, Also they talk about a game show hosted by Kenny Rogers and similar to Win Lose or Draw.

There's the link now

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-08-17.pdf

[Jamey Greek]

In this issue, there is an article on Wheel  Page 54 talking about the changes they are making from 1987

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-09-28.pdf

talking about the all-cash format and stuff

[Jamey Greek]

Page 29, There is an ad for a Chuck Barris game show called The Vaudeville Game Distributed by Coca-Cola Telecommunications

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-11-02.pdf

[Jamey Greek]

Page 27 there is an ad for Triple Threat

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-11-09.pdf

[Jamey Greek]

I forgot to mention that in Page 83 in Broadcasting's Syndication Marketplace in the same issue there is news for a show called Who's Baby?  Distributed by D.L Taffner Syndication produced by Mark Maxwell Smith.  As well as a show called Eavesdroppers produced by Wink Martindale and hosted by Tom Kennedy.

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-11-09.pdf

[Jamey Greek]

On Pages 7, and 9 there is an ad for Blackout.  Kinda strange ya know.  But it says that it's from the creator of Trivial Pursuit.  Now we know that never came about.

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-12-28.pdf

[GSRebich]

Pages 64-65 has an ad for "Wipeout".

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-11-09.pdf