ABC Daytime TV ad from 1975 (at Eyes of a Generation)

[Bob Zager]

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The promotions for the "Brady Bunch" daytime reruns, and the new game show "Showoffs," really caught my eye.

The "Special summer run," of "Brady Bunch" was due to the cancellation of "Blankety Blanks" which originally replaced "Brady Bunch" reruns.  In September of that year, "Brady Bunch" reruns went into syndication, and were replaced on ABC Daytime with "Happy Days" reruns.

The promo for "Showoffs" says it's a game of "body language for the uninhibited."  Sounds very familiar, huh?

[Matt Ottinger]

I love that the promo copy for You Don't Say ("How can the celebrity players convey a word or phrase without actually saying it to the contestants?") could apply equally to two other programs in the same ad.

[TLEberle]

I thought it was always a name to be conveyed; was that not the case?

[Matt Ottinger]

I thought it was always a name to be conveyed; was that not the case?

Strictly speaking, the celebrities are conveying sound-near-alike clues, not the proper names themselves.

Also, I doubt the ABC copywriters were too concerned about the nuance.

[TLEberle]

I should have reconfigured; was it ever the case that they conveyed phrases, or places, or things as opposed to proper names.

[Matt Ottinger]

I should have reconfigured; was it ever the case that they conveyed phrases, or places, or things as opposed to proper names.

Places were occasionally used in the 70s version, but as far as I know (and in the one 60s show I just skimmed on YouTube) it was just names in the original.  Real or fictional, and in that one show, even a fictional animal (Moby Dick).

[Eric Paddon]

No, places were also used in the original run.    One of the late 60s shows has "Oregon" as a bonus round name.