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Game Shows on Christmas Day
trainman:
I'd say it depends on what your definition of "special" is.
On one hand, they're in the regular time slot and have regular contestants and regular game play, so one could make the argument that they're regular episodes.
On the other hand, they have special set decorations and/or special prizes and/or special puzzles and/or whatever other special happenings they can come up with within the regular framework, so one could make the argument that they're special episodes.
So I think you and your family are both right. Now make up and watch some special regular Christmas game shows together.
clemon79:
[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 7 2003, 09:55 PM\'] My family says that those episodes airing during on Christmas Day are just regular episodes. They keep telling me, "They're taped. They were just slated/scheduled to air on Christmas Day."
I say that they're special episodes.
[/quote]
Good Lord, what difference does it make?
gameshowguy2000:
[quote name=\'zachhoran\' date=\'Dec 6 2003, 07:48 PM\'] [quote name=\'ChuckNet\' date=\'Dec 6 2003, 07:14 PM\'] Both daytime Dawson and Combs FF did Christmas eps...during the latter era, Ray would usually bring his family onstage at the end, and during the first year, he actually dressed as Santa for one ep during that wk.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby") [/quote]
The first three or four Combs Syndie seasons had Xmas episodes IIRC. The last two Combs Syndie seasons and Dawson 1994-95 did not have Xmas episodes(though 1994-95 did have a Halloween show). I suspect the current Feud run will be in reruns at Xmastime. [/quote]
I doubt that happened last year. I went to the Stormseeker.com Daytime page, and in the days that passed, they managed to put up a summary of that day's episode, Floyds vs. Ragusas.
In that episode the $550+ champ Floyds were dethroned by the Ragusas, who'd beat them 426-70, and in Fast Money, would win only $735.
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 7 2003, 11:55 PM\'] In addition, the board read MERRY across, and XMAS up and down. There is a clip of a Christmas PYL opening at gscentral.net, including a picture of it in the PYL Photo Gallery.
On another note, somewhat related, my family and I keep fighting over whether or not game shows airing on Christmas are considered special or regular.
My family says that those episodes airing during on Christmas Day are just regular episodes. They keep telling me, "They're taped. They were just slated/scheduled to air on Christmas Day."
I say that they're special episodes.
Who's right and who's wrong? [/quote]
They had some garland on the contestant/host island in Xmas 1985 on PYL, which was not the case the first two years.
The only syndie shows these days that haved Xmas-themed episodes on Xmas week are WOF and J!. Jeopardy!'s concession to Xmastime will be a few Xmas themed categories on a board where the category names are Xmas related. Squares, MIllionaire, and Pyramid I think are in reruns, Feud might not be in reruns, but there won't be an Xmas themed episode that week. Squares is scheduled to be in reruns from 12/15-1/2, but perhaps this week will pay homage to Xmas(as Squares has paid homage to Xmas a couple times in recent years). TPIR usually does a week of Xmas shows, but in some cases they only did one new Xmas show or showed all reruns at that time.
The first syndicated game shows to pay homage to Xmas on Xmas week were IIRC Davidson Squares and Rafferty Card Sharks in 1986. Before the mid 80s, many syndie game shows were bicycled, meaning shows could air one week in one city and another week in another city, and shows were taped not knowing when they would air.
aaron sica:
I know that the Eubanks CS featured kids playing near Christmas time, and I'm damn near positive that Davidson Squares did too; did Rafferty CS have kids playing at Christmas too?
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