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Game Shows on Christmas Day
Ian Wallis:
--- Quote ---I'll mention two from 1974, "The Big Showdown" was elaborately decorated all around the set and "The Money Maze" had a Christmas tree in the middle of the maze on top of a tower.
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And what made those shows somewhat unique is that they only went on the air on December 23, 1974 - so the very first week they had to decorate the set for Christmas!
SRIV94:
[quote name=\'gameshowguy2000\' date=\'Dec 4 2003, 11:10 PM\'] Oh, Password Plus aired on Christmas Day? Was that the one with Carol Burnett and Bert Convy from the "12 Games" Marathon on GSN?
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Yup. But the Xmas Eve episode from that week was also a treat (Convy walks off the set for the briefest moment when Burnett nails a puzzle off the first word, sending Mother McKenzie into the bales of high-pitched laughter usually reserved for HSq or GONG; also the winning contestant wears fuzzy slippers as a good-luck charm for Alphabetics).
Switching gears, I thought $otC was always pre-empted for NBC's Washington Cathedral Xmas celebration (as was any NBC show that aired in the 10AM and 10:30AM ET slots).
Doug -- soon to celebrate 200 posts
BrandonFG:
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Dec 5 2003, 10:17 AM\']Switching gears, I thought $otC was always pre-empted for NBC's Washington Cathedral Xmas celebration (as was any NBC show that aired in the 10AM and 10:30AM ET slots).
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You might be right. The X-Mas $ale ep. I saw was on USA about 10 years ago, and it aired in 1988. I remember Jim Perry bringing most, if not, all the staff on stage, and gave a small speech. Looking at my comp's calendar, X-Mas was on a Saturday, so it had to be X-Mas eve that I saw.
zachhoran:
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Dec 5 2003, 10:50 AM\'] [quote name=\'SRIV94\' date=\'Dec 5 2003, 10:17 AM\']Switching gears, I thought $otC was always pre-empted for NBC's Washington Cathedral Xmas celebration (as was any NBC show that aired in the 10AM and 10:30AM ET slots).
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You might be right. The X-Mas $ale ep. aired in 1988. Looking at my comp's calendar, X-Mas was on a Saturday, so it had to be X-Mas eve that I saw. [/quote]
It would have been the 12/23/88 episode, as Xmas fell on Sunday in 1988.
ChuckNet:
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")
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