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tvmitch:
--- Quote from: isucgv on March 31, 2020, 11:31:36 AM ---Thanks for sharing this! I “checked out” and read Gil Fates’ book. A very easy and amusing read - I enjoyed it thoroughly.
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The Gil Fates book is an especially good find here, because of its relative rarity. Copies go for $100 on Amazon right now, and I recall seeing higher price tags in the past.
BrandonFG:
I haven't read Susan Sackett and Cheryl Blythe's book in close to 30 years. It's a fun read, having seen so many of these shows on GSN/Buzzr/Youtube, something I never thought would be possible as a child.
On page 38, she mentions that Battlestars contestants received $800 worth of parting gifts. Having wondered the actual amount of these gifts, was that the norm for most shows of that era? Most credit rolls I remember seeing offered the Lee Press-On nails, Ragu spaghetti sauce and pizza mix, and the Hawaiian Tropic towel.
Neumms:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on March 31, 2020, 09:19:45 PM ---Most credit rolls I remember seeing offered the Lee Press-On nails...
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You need 10 at a time, so maybe you hit $800 pretty fast.
Joe Mello:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on March 31, 2020, 09:19:45 PM ---On page 38, she mentions that Battlestars contestants received $800 worth of parting gifts. Having wondered the actual amount of these gifts, was that the norm for most shows of that era? Most credit rolls I remember seeing offered the Lee Press-On nails, Ragu spaghetti sauce and pizza mix, and the Hawaiian Tropic towel.
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It probably depends on the show. Just as an example, I remember Whew! parting gifts to be some pretty hefty stuff. Plus, there's the possibility of returning champs accumulating parting gifts; do I need (an excuse) to break out the Bob Harris video again?
Mr. Armadillo:
I mean, Prisoner of Trebekistan *is* in the list of books in the OP...
/Great book, highly recommend it
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