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Most obscure game shows
TLEberle:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on March 20, 2020, 09:43:57 AM ---PM was an ESPN game* that aired in fall ‘94, and was hosted by Ken Ober. IIRC, it was similar to Tomarken’s “Wipeout”. In round 1, two men competed, in round 2, two women. In the bonus round, they teamed up to play for a trip. I think I got that right.
*/“Obscure ESPN game show” is redundant
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Much like Trivial Pursuit on Family Channel, Perfect Match would take time out from the proceedings* to entreat home viewers to play a version of the game from home with an eye towards a cash prize for the Friday winner. Given that the game play was four rounds of 45 seconds for each semi-final heat, then a final round with a trip prize for matching all of the elements on the board to Ken's clues there was a lot of time for ads and interactive games.
For me the ESPN game shows go: Two Minute Drill, Sports on Tap, Dream League, (field).
The Ol' Guy:
Man, this thread brings back a lot of memories, having seen a handful of these shows, like Telequest, Alumni Fun, and Tell Me Something Good. Some other awfully obscure ones come to mind - an old satellite network ran The Shopping Game, hosted by Art James. A Nicholson-Muir production, this was one of the earliest shows to merge a game show with call and order shopping, before the Home Shopping Game later with Bob Goen. 4 players answered questions to build up a bankroll, which they would use to bid for the items that, after the bidding, would be offered to home viewers. The idea was, since none of the players knew how much money each other had, a player could attempt to bluff a bid, offering more than they had, to win the prize. IIRC, a player's bid could be challenged. Memory fades a bit from there. If I had two Holy Grail shows I'd like to see in this category, it would be Barry & Enrights "High-Low", and Ed Wolf's "Keep Talking". I believe a touch of video exists for both, as "Gilmore Box" has the High-Low open on You Tube, and another famous collector included a tiny clip of the Carl Reiner version in a montage of shows. There's hope. One more oldie comes to mind - a CBS Saturday afternoon kids quiz around the early to mid-60s following all the cartoon blocks called "Do You Know?" Had a vocal theme song.
Jamey Greek:
Love at First Sight a short-lived dating-relationship show with Jeff MacGregor as host from 1992.
Blanquepage:
--- Quote from: The Ol' Guy on March 21, 2020, 10:23:29 AM ---If I had two Holy Grail shows I'd like to see in this category, it would be Barry & Enrights "High-Low"
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Well now, I could arrange that one. Keep an eye out on the video forum page, I coincidentally just re-digitized an episode of this recently.
The Ol' Guy:
And with that, Blanquepage, I thank you very much! Watching it after reading the "Misdemeanors" book mentioned in another post was interesting. Truly appreciate you serving that up.
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