Treasure Hunt question

[TimK2003]

Another Treasure Hunt question: how did they always wind up with female contestants when there were both genders in the "studio audience"?

Geoff himself told me via ICQ chat that males were not chosen due to possible harm they could cause from getting klunked, so not an internet myth.

Another Treasure Hunt question: how did they always wind up with female contestants when there were both genders in the "studio audience"?

Geoff himself told me via ICQ chat that males were not chosen due to possible harm they could cause from getting klunked, so not an internet myth.

Still a myth. Why, then, would Monty pick males as contestants on LMAD? Gotta apply some common sense. Have you ever heard of a losing male contestant kicking any emcee on any show?

I think Geoff was making a joke, not stating gospel.

Monty picked his traders on the fly, which gave him more disgression.  ISTR most of the time, when Monty chose a male trader, it was part of a husband and wife team.

[Dbacksfan12]

Another Treasure Hunt question: how did they always wind up with female contestants when there were both genders in the "studio audience"?

Geoff himself told me via ICQ chat that males were not chosen due to possible harm they could cause from getting klunked, so not an internet myth.

Another Treasure Hunt question: how did they always wind up with female contestants when there were both genders in the "studio audience"?

Geoff himself told me via ICQ chat that males were not chosen due to possible harm they could cause from getting klunked, so not an internet myth.

Still a myth. Why, then, would Monty pick males as contestants on LMAD? Gotta apply some common sense. Have you ever heard of a losing male contestant kicking any emcee on any show?

I think Geoff was making a joke, not stating gospel.

Consider the source (not Geoff).

Monty picked his traders on the fly, which gave him more disgression.  ISTR most of the time, when Monty chose a male trader, it was part of a husband and wife team.

There's plenty of episodes out there where the male deals solo.

[rebelwrest]

I believe Geoff. The biggest difference between Let's Make a Deal and The New Treasure Hunt is the build up.  The reveals on LMAD were immediate and the consequences were felt quickly afterwards.  TNTH decided to do a comedic skit between the decision and the reveal which lasted several minutes, and if you think some men would not get angry after being led on that they won a big prize but ended up getting klunked, then in the 1970s, you were surrounded by some well adjusted men.  Yes I know times have changed, but I'd believe it then.

[chris319]

How many times has Barker or Drew been kicked or punched by a losing male TPIR contestant?

[rebelwrest]

How many times has Barker or Drew been kicked or punched by a losing male TPIR contestant?

How long is the build up from Barker or Drew?

[jjman920]

Another Treasure Hunt question: how did they always wind up with female contestants when there were both genders in the "studio audience"?

The "how" is easy. They gave the 10 wrapped boxes to 10 females every half.

I now recall the Geoff's safety bit, but similar to BillCullen1, I just assumed Chuck wanted the emotion they figured females always exhibited. Unlike LMAD and Price who built their shows around the contestants, prizes and the games, there was no game to Treasure Hunt. It was just "pick-a-box." So, it relied on the prizes, skits, Geoff and crew's delivery of those skits and, most importantly, the reaction of the contestant. While the men on TPIR and LMAD would love a living room, dining room or a fur coat to give to their wives, they weren't always as expressive as the females that could win and use those items more. As was also stated, it also allowed them to tailor skits around women. Also, let's not pretend advertisers didn't still covet the housewife demographic back then. I bet they were awfully more likely to tune in if they constantly saw women participating and think, "I'm watching this because that could be me up there one day." It was a ploy and given it's Chuck Barris, I'm not surprised.

[Dbacksfan12]

How many times has Barker or Drew been kicked or punched by a losing male TPIR contestant?

How long is the build up from Barker or Drew?

Drew not so much, but Barker did that build up business (sans props) plenty of times. 

The difference is I don't recall him doing it as much when the contestant lost, with Shell Game perhaps being the exception.

[Ian Wallis]

Another Treasure Hunt question: how did they always wind up with female contestants when there were both genders in the "studio audience"?

The "how" is easy. They gave the 10 wrapped boxes to 10 females every half.

I now recall the Geoff's safety bit, but similar to BillCullen1, I just assumed Chuck wanted the emotion they figured females always exhibited. Unlike LMAD and Price who built their shows around the contestants, prizes and the games, there was no game to Treasure Hunt. It was just "pick-a-box." So, it relied on the prizes, skits, Geoff and crew's delivery of those skits and, most importantly, the reaction of the contestant. While the men on TPIR and LMAD would love a living room, dining room or a fur coat to give to their wives, they weren't always as expressive as the females that could win and use those items more. As was also stated, it also allowed them to tailor skits around women. Also, let's not pretend advertisers didn't still covet the housewife demographic back then. I bet they were awfully more likely to tune in if they constantly saw women participating and think, "I'm watching this because that could be me up there one day." It was a ploy and given it's Chuck Barris, I'm not surprised.

It seems pretty obvious that most '70s daytime game shows were primarily geared towards the housewife, which is one major reason why many of those shows featured mostly women contestants.  Does anybody know who exactly the prime access "checkerboard" shows were geared at?  The nighttime Let's Make a Deal and Price is Right sometimes did feature more men contestants than on the daytime version, but it was still the majority women.  Since most of those shows were aired at 7:30 at night, you'd figure it would be an even split since men were home with their families at that time.

[TLEberle]

Name That Tune seemed to be exclusively men against women.

[TimK2003]

As far as nighttime, 2-player shows, Cross Wits was always Men vs Women.  Barry BtB, Nighttime HSq and High Rollers were M vs W as well.  Not sure of nighttime Celebrity Sweepstakes.

Not sure what the overall Female to Male ratio was after a full season of The $128K Question, or the 70s Liar's Club.

[chris319]

Another Treasure Hunt question: how did they always wind up with female contestants when there were both genders in the "studio audience"?

The "how" is easy. They gave the 10 wrapped boxes to 10 females every half.

I now recall the Geoff's safety bit, but similar to BillCullen1, I just assumed Chuck wanted the emotion they figured females always exhibited. Unlike LMAD and Price who built their shows around the contestants, prizes and the games, there was no game to Treasure Hunt. It was just "pick-a-box." So, it relied on the prizes, skits, Geoff and crew's delivery of those skits and, most importantly, the reaction of the contestant. While the men on TPIR and LMAD would love a living room, dining room or a fur coat to give to their wives, they weren't always as expressive as the females that could win and use those items more. As was also stated, it also allowed them to tailor skits around women. Also, let's not pretend advertisers didn't still covet the housewife demographic back then. I bet they were awfully more likely to tune in if they constantly saw women participating and think, "I'm watching this because that could be me up there one day." It was a ploy and given it's Chuck Barris, I'm not surprised.

Geoff does state that they pre-select 10 members of the studio audience, presumably all women who receive the small boxes.

I assume the producers correctly felt they would get better reactions from women.

[SRIV94]

As far as nighttime, 2-player shows, Cross Wits was always Men vs Women.  Barry BtB, Nighttime HSq and High Rollers were M vs W as well.  Not sure of nighttime Celebrity Sweepstakes.

Bear in mind that M v W was standard for daytime HSq too.  However, by the time of the second run of HR, not all of the games were M v W.