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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Vahan_Nisanian on November 28, 2011, 09:01:58 PM
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And I don't mean the stuff you see on relationship game shows, such as TNG and TDG. Here's what I actually mean by that:
In an episode of Press Your Luck from near the end of the run in 1986, a woman named Peggy won the game at the end of a taping date. She was supposed to come back on the next taping date, but she showed up late. Apparently, she missed her flight from Africa, having just been on the African Safari that she won on the show. So three new contestants were brought in at the start of the next taping date, and when Peggy did eventually come back, she and the new champion went up against a new contestant (both of whom lost to said new contestant).
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In an episode of Press Your Luck from near the end of the run in 1986, a woman named Peggy won the game at the end of a taping date. She was supposed to come back on the next taping date, but she showed up late. Apparently, she missed her flight from Africa, having just been on the African Safari that she won on the show.
Because if Peter Tomarken said it, it must be true.
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And I don't mean the stuff you see on relationship game shows, such as TNG and TDG. Here's what I actually mean by that:
In an episode of Press Your Luck from near the end of the run in 1986, a woman named Peggy won the game at the end of a taping date. She was supposed to come back on the next taping date, but she showed up late. Apparently, she missed her flight from Africa, having just been on the African Safari that she won on the show. So three new contestants were brought in at the start of the next taping date, and when Peggy did eventually come back, she and the new champion went up against a new contestant (both of whom lost to said new contestant).
If I'm understanding you correctly, I don't see how any of that is possible for a number of reasons.
a) I can't see there being that much time between tape dates, especially if...
b) The show was near the end of the run, and...
c) I don't see Peggy being awarded the trip before the episode airs.
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c) I don't see Peggy being awarded the trip before the episode airs.
Protocol is exactly the opposite: you receive your prizes some time after the completion of your run. Our lover of game shows has been snookered.
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Here's a similar one: when Ralph Edwards added the $100,000 tune to Name That Tune, the show invited all of the contestants who won the Golden Medley but didn't win the $100,000 during the first $100,000 season back for a tournament in the second $100,000 season. However, one of the winners couldn't make it; it seems that he was about to depart on the 52-day Mediterranean Cruise that was one of the Golden Medley prizes.
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There was that one lady on Jeopardy! back in 2009 who fell ill between tapings and had to return at a later date.
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Here's a similar one: when Ralph Edwards added the $100,000 tune to Name That Tune, the show invited all of the contestants who won the Golden Medley but didn't win the $100,000 during the first $100,000 season back for a tournament in the second $100,000 season. However, one of the winners couldn't make it; it seems that he was about to depart on the 52-day Mediterranean Cruise that was one of the Golden Medley prizes.
Yeah, that's, um, not similar at all, at the minimum because that actually seems halfway plausible.
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There was a contestant on The Price Is Right recently who fell ill during the taping. After the first one-bid, her sister or some other relative came down to Contestants Row in her place. It was a good example, though, as to why they don't randomly pick contestants, rather the more exciting people.
And, permit me a twist on the original post, but there was an episode of Match Game where Charles Nelson Reilly was late to the set because he forgot to change his clock for daylight saving time. Johnny Olson filled in. (The intro is up on YouTube somewhere.)\
As for the Press Your Luck, it is entirely possible that a returning contestant straddled two seasons, thus the episode would have aired, and have been eligible for prize redemption. (Although someone with their episode guide at the ready will prove me wrong.) However, I would venture to guess that Peter Tomarken was spinning a little story, rather than being entirely truthful.
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As for the Press Your Luck, it is entirely possible that a returning contestant straddled two seasons, thus the episode would have aired, and have been eligible for prize redemption.
Except it's not because you don't get your winnings until the end of your run.
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My favorite candidate for this thread was the detective, nicknamed "Blackie", who was a contestant on "Whew!". The guy was jumping up and down so hard after he won the match, he blew out his knee, and couldn't run the Gauntlet after the commercial break. So they went right into a new match with two new players.
Blackie came back several weeks later (literally to "Pomp And Circumstance" playing in the background as he entered center stage), ran the Gauntlet and won the $25K on his first try!
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As for the Press Your Luck, it is entirely possible that a returning contestant straddled two seasons, thus the episode would have aired, and have been eligible for prize redemption.
Except that Press Your Luck didn't do summer reruns (I think...I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong), so it isn't.
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As for the Press Your Luck, it is entirely possible that a returning contestant straddled two seasons, thus the episode would have aired, and have been eligible for prize redemption.
Except that Press Your Luck didn't do summer reruns (I think...I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong), so it isn't.
Come to think of it, didn't most game shows of the time (Price, I think, is the exception) have new episodes all year round, especially those with returning champions?
The only time I can think of reruns coming into play is if the show was put on hiatus due to various factors (last year of Daytime Wheel, Las Vegas Gambit, PYL)
(and yes, I mean strictly daytime- because someone will bring up syndicated series if I don't clarify. No, it's not sarcasm, it's just being realistic.
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Charles Nelson Reilly was late to the set because he forgot to change his clock for daylight saving time.
It was Gary Burghoff who was late.
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Charles Nelson Reilly was late to the set because he forgot to change his clock for daylight saving time.
It was Gary Burghoff who was late.
Tom Hanks is referring to this incident:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbNf_cgy2II[/media]
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Come to think of it, didn't most game shows of the time (Price, I think, is the exception) have new episodes all year round, especially those with returning champions?
Yes, back in the day, all game shows -- even Price -- aired new material year-round. I'm sure someone here can tell us when Price started doing summer reruns. I seem to recall something about Classic Concentration taking a big chunk of their episodes and airing them again in order, defending champions and all, and that the ratings weren't terribly different the second time around.
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There was an infamous episode on Hollywood Squares with Jan Murray. They ran into sundown on at the start of Yom Kippur, and Jan couldn't work any longer. Peter explained where Jan went and they just turned off his square, the upper right. That was fine for two games, but the third ended up a four-squares-to-four tie! They paid each player $50 a square as on the nighttime game and everyone had a good chuckle over it.
Much later in the run, it happened again, again with Jan Murray! That time, fortunately Waylon and Madame were on the second tier, so they simply had Madame move upstairs to Jan's square. Vincent Price made a point of putting black tape over Madame's name on the sign, but they didn't have a chance to switch out Jan Murray's name, so Madame got a lot of material out of that!
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I'm sure someone here can tell us when Price started doing summer reruns.
Hello. :-)
July 5, 1976 -- the first summer of the hour format.
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There was a contestant on Global GUTS who was injured after the second event and had to be replaced by another player.
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Charles Nelson Reilly was late to the set because he forgot to change his clock for daylight saving time.
It was Gary Burghoff who was late.
Tom Hanks is referring to this incident:
It was indeed Gary Burghoff who was late that day. I even remember seeing this episode when it first aired.
There was one occasion when CNR was late because he was getting his toupee sewn on, and Mark Goodson filled in for the first round.
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There was one occasion when CNR was late because he was getting his toupee sewn on, and Mark Goodson filled in for the first round.
Ah, Halloween 1974. I remember it like it was yesterday.
/Or maybe GSN showed it yesterday.
//Or not.
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Except that Press Your Luck didn't do summer reruns (I think...I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong), so it isn't
They didn't, but during the summer of '86 for some reason they went to reruns in August, then the last month of new episodes in Sept. The repeated episodes were the College Week of '85 then a block of episodes from '84.
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They didn't, but during the summer of '86 for some reason they went to reruns in August, then the last month of new episodes in Sept. The repeated episodes were the College Week of '85 then a block of episodes from '84.
Carruthers produced the Daytime Emmys at the time, so most likely the show was taping close to air at that point. Rather than producing a bunch with the show likely canceled at that point, CBS decided to air reruns. Or something like that.
Tyshaun
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Anyone else remember the incident where I believe William Shatner walked off "Wheel of Fortune", and they brought in Richard Simmons to replace him?
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Anyone else remember the incident where I believe William Shatner walked off "Wheel of Fortune", and they brought in Richard Simmons to replace him?
I was told that Julie Pinson took his place.
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It was indeed Gary Burghoff who was late that day. I even remember seeing this episode when it first aired.
But then why'd Gene refer to the missing party as "somebody who usually sits in that seat"?
The ever-reliable Wikipedia confirms it was Charles who was late. If it was Burghoff, you need to have a sit-down chat with Mr. Benfield and have this unfortunate mistake remedied.
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It was indeed Gary Burghoff who was late that day. I even remember seeing this episode when it first aired.
But then why'd Gene refer to the missing party as "somebody who usually sits in that seat"?
The ever-reliable Wikipedia confirms it was Charles who was late. If it was Burghoff, you need to have a sit-down chat with Mr. Benfield and have this unfortunate mistake remedied.
Gary sat in that chair while CNR was out (I believe he was doing a Broadway show), FWIW.
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It was indeed Gary Burghoff who was late that day. I even remember seeing this episode when it first aired.
But then why'd Gene refer to the missing party as "somebody who usually sits in that seat"?
The ever-reliable Wikipedia confirms it was Charles who was late. If it was Burghoff, you need to have a sit-down chat with Mr. Benfield and have this unfortunate mistake remedied.
Gary sat in that chair while CNR was out (I believe he was doing a Broadway show), FWIW.
Indeed... Gary filled in for CNR for about 5 months at the start of 1975. The episode in question aired in March, right in the middle of Gary's tenure.
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Since no one else has mentioned it, I'll throw this in. Keif Ferrendini was scheduled to return as the champion on the November 23, 1987, episode of The $100,000 Pyramid. However, she knew Terry Lester, so she had to wait till the following week. This resulted in an embarrassing incident for Dick, who told the viewers what happened but failed to introduce the contestant sitting next to Mr. Lester until after the other team had played!
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Carruthers produced the Daytime Emmys at the time, so most likely the show was taping close to air at that point. Rather than producing a bunch with the show likely canceled at that point, CBS decided to air reruns. Or something like that
To me, it would have made more sense if they had aired repeats from earlier in '86, rather than jumping back as far as they did. There were noticeable changes in the set (colors on the board especially) and Peter looking a bit younger.
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Carruthers produced the Daytime Emmys at the time, so most likely the show was taping close to air at that point. Rather than producing a bunch with the show likely canceled at that point, CBS decided to air reruns. Or something like that
To me, it would have made more sense if they had aired repeats from earlier in '86, rather than jumping back as far as they did. There were noticeable changes in the set (colors on the board especially) and Peter looking a bit younger.
The neon colors during 1986 seemed a bit more faded than they were when they first showed up last year. I'd still love to see the final year of PYL on GSN one day in its entirety. I consider it the best part of the shows' run, even if the board in round 2 started getting cheaper, even if Pick-A-Corner started to break more and more.
I'd also be able to find out if there were any other episodes that were taped in August 1986, but never shown.
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There was that one lady on Jeopardy! back in 2009 who fell ill between tapings and had to return at a later date.
Ah, yes. The Jim Jensen look-a-like.
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It was indeed Gary Burghoff who was late that day. I even remember seeing this episode when it first aired.
But then why'd Gene refer to the missing party as "somebody who usually sits in that seat"?
The ever-reliable Wikipedia confirms it was Charles who was late. If it was Burghoff, you need to have a sit-down chat with Mr. Benfield and have this unfortunate mistake remedied.
The unreliable Wikipedia in this case. I happen to have the program from the next day and Burghoff acknowledges his absence, and also the reference guide notes that this was program #416 which is smack dab in the middle of CNR's absence which was shows #331-470.
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The unreliable Wikipedia in this case. I happen to have the program from the next day and Burghoff acknowledges his absence, and also the reference guide notes that this was program #416 which is smack dab in the middle of CNR's absence which was shows #331-470.
Cool beans. I knew Burghoff subbed for CNR in '75, but didn't know when. Shame on Gene for misleading me, and shame on Wikipedia for leading me down the primrose path of my obstinance.
But mostly, shame on Benfield for not fixing the entry yet.
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Perhaps he accidentally nominated himself for deletion?
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There was that one lady on Jeopardy! back in 2009 who fell ill between tapings and had to return at a later date.
Ah, yes. The Jim Jensen look-a-like.
Oh, Lord, Don, what is wrong with you? :)
(I really shouldn't pick on people's looks- considering that I'm not the most attractive man on planet Earth by a long shot- but I do have to say the woman did look particularly manly. Sorry, Priscilla. But you were a good player.)
/yes, I'm going to Hell when I die
//you don't need to tell me twice