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Title: A Column Concerning a Canadian's Countless Changes
Post by: Mike Tennant on January 13, 2009, 04:48:54 PM

Here's (http://\"http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-evolution-of-alex-trebek,22212/\") a piece by Noel Murray about Alex Trebek and game shows in general, complete with YouTube clips that have probably already been linked here--including Malcolm!  (No mention of the Malcolm Jackpot, however.)  I found it via Jaime Weinman's blog (http://\"http://blog.macleans.ca/2009/01/13/i-remember-alex-trebeks-pitfall/\"), which also mentions that Pitfall was rerun (at least in Canada) after Trebek hit it big with Jeopardy!

Title: A Column Concerning a Canadian's Countless Changes
Post by: davemackey on January 14, 2009, 06:40:12 AM

Didn't Channel 55 on Long Island bring back "Pitfall" about the same time it dragged out the reruns of "The $20,000 Pyramid"?

Title: A Column Concerning a Canadian's Countless Changes
Post by: Ian Wallis on January 17, 2009, 11:49:41 AM

According to a few New York Metro TVGuides I have from the fall of 1985, "Pitfall" was no where to be seen on Ch. 55's schedule.  They started airing reruns of Cullen's "Pyramid" in Sept 1985 at 12:30 PM.  A show called "We're Cooking Now" preceded it.  The rest of the day primarily consisted of sitcom reruns, cartoons and movies.