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Most obscure game shows
MikeK:
NBC shows from the early 70s appear to be those which rank quite high on the obscurity list. As far as I know, there is no video or audio from Words and Music and Joe Garagiola's Memory Game, nor has there been much discussion about those shows in the 15+ years I've been on these internets. There are smatterings of audio from Baffle and the original $ale of the Century out there, though those two series aren't nearly as obscure as the first two mentioned.
Matt Ottinger:
--- Quote from: MikeK on July 23, 2011, 10:17:37 AM ---NBC shows from the early 70s appear to be those which rank quite high on the obscurity list. As far as I know, there is no video or audio from Words and Music and Joe Garagiola's Memory Game, nor has there been much discussion about those shows in the 15+ years I've been on these internets. There are smatterings of audio from Baffle and the original $ale of the Century out there, though those two series aren't nearly as obscure as the first two mentioned.
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It's weird, I think of myself as having been a game show fan all my life, and I would have been ten when Words and Music was on, but I have absolutely no memory of it whatsoever. Granted, there would have been few chances for a schoolkid to have seen it, since it only had a September-February run. I have only the dimmest of memories of Joe Garagiola's Memory Game (which was on for part of the summer of 1971) and Sale of the Century. I actually remember Joe's syndicated Sale a little better.
I hadn't heard that there was audio for Sale, but I have heard that there is audio of Memory Game. I've not had the chance to listen to either one, and I would love to! As I mentioned earlier in this thread, there is at least one episode of Baffle in existence.
Ian Wallis:
--- Quote ---Another short-lived syndicated show was "All About The Opposite Sex" Two teams consisting of 7 men and 7 women competed to see who knew more about the opposite sex, only lasted for two months.
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As obscure as that was, GSN actually aired a few episodes of it during their Faux Pause days in the late '90s. I don't think it ever aired in my area when it was in first-run.
Ian Wallis:
--- Quote ---Has anyone ever seen "Anything You Can Do."? Lasted from 71 to 74 with Gene Wood and later Don Harron. Canadian production that ABC Films and later Worldvision syndicated to the US. Both WABC and WCBS played it off and on.
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Oddly enough, I remember the Don Harron version quite well. I was surprised to find out Gene Wood ever hosted the show. A few years ago an episode of Gene's version popped up in the trade curcuit. I remember reading that Gene left the show after the first year because he was worried people could get injured doing some of the stunts. I believe the episode we have is one of those episodes in question.
Jimmy Owen:
--- Quote from: Ian Wallis on July 23, 2011, 11:39:26 AM ---
--- Quote ---Has anyone ever seen "Anything You Can Do."? Lasted from 71 to 74 with Gene Wood and later Don Harron. Canadian production that ABC Films and later Worldvision syndicated to the US. Both WABC and WCBS played it off and on.
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Oddly enough, I remember the Don Harron version quite well. I was surprised to find out Gene Wood ever hosted the show. A few years ago an episode of Gene's version popped up in the trade curcuit. I remember reading that Gene left the show after the first year because he was worried people could get injured doing some of the stunts. I believe the episode we have is one of those episodes in question.
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Probably for evidence in the case. :)
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