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aaron sica:
--- Quote from: BrandonFG on April 01, 2021, 09:21:59 AM ---On a similar note, I thought the "Changing Keys" remix and contestant backdrops switched to the chevrons in January of 1989. I'm guessing that changed when the daytime version went to CBS, with the nighttime version switching over that fall.
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That's exactly when it changed. I remember instantly not being a fan of the new remix upon hearing it with the CBS daytime debut. I was hoping that maybe it wouldn't carry over to the nighttime version in the fall, which of course, it did.
Clay Zambo:
--- Quote from: ActualRetailMike on April 01, 2021, 02:46:06 AM ---The Numbers Game. The TPiR home game from 1973 had, for some strange reason, different names for the familiar pricing games than were used on TV. One example was the Any Number game, which they called "The Numbers Game". Yet I have a distinct memory of it being titled The Numbers Game at one point on the show.
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Pretty sure it was never labeled that way on the show, but it *was* on the home game.
Allstar87:
--- Quote from: JMFabiano on March 11, 2021, 10:37:01 AM ---I do remember my own grandparents and aunt watching Treasure Hunt too. They did have cable long before us, so it could have been CBN reruns. Didn't Barris have "best of" packages that ran in syndication?
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It was in syndicated repeats in early 1984; a few episodes circulate from those. That may very well be what you saw.
That Don Guy:
--- Quote from: ActualRetailMike on April 01, 2021, 02:46:06 AM ---The Numbers Game. The TPiR home game from 1973 had, for some strange reason, different names for the familiar pricing games than were used on TV. One example was the Any Number game, which they called "The Numbers Game". Yet I have a distinct memory of it being titled The Numbers Game at one point on the show.
Door Number 4 on LMaD. I wonder if this was an April Fools gag? I distinctly remember Monty telling the contestant that they won Door Number Four, possibly with a "Let's see what's behind Door No. 4" added in. But this was not the signature sliding door. It was actually a turntable, with a bluish, curved concealing wall on one side. I think this was used in late-60s/early-70s episodes for regular games, but here, they had slyly placed a numeral 4 on the outer wall. As for what was behind the door, well, if this half-century old memory is correct, the prize itself wasn't high-end, like a car or appliances, but rather an assortment of clothes. Yes, clothes. But neatly displayed on hangers in a boutique-like setting, with Jay describing each article. It didn't come across as a zonk, so perhaps they were designer labels.
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Dennis James called Any Number "Any Number Wins" in at least one of the earliest episodes. He also called Most Expensive "All or Nothing at All" a few times. I do remember one half-hour episode when, after the second pricing game, Bob told the viewers that the showcases would be next, only to correct himself and say that "Most Expensive" was next, so that title was in use early on.
Also, "Door #4" was used at least one year in the 1970s syndicated version of LMAD; a random studio audience member was chosen (either by seat number or some sort of ticket number), and I think that behind the door was a giant wheel with money amounts and, usually, a car.
Bryce L.:
--- Quote from: That Don Guy on April 01, 2021, 09:31:54 PM ---Also, "Door #4" was used at least one year in the 1970s syndicated version of LMAD; a random studio audience member was chosen (either by seat number or some sort of ticket number), and I think that behind the door was a giant wheel with money amounts and, usually, a car.
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Sounds almost verbatim like what they did for the 1984-1986 run. Did this wheel also have Zonk spaces?
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