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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: JMFabiano on February 28, 2014, 08:21:44 AM
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Does one exist? With Jim Lange's passing, I was curious as to the celebs used on the series.
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You may just be the first person to ask the question :)
In all seriousness, I'm not aware of one. I could only make it through a couple of episodes (barely).
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Well, let's make this easier then:
Was this show daily or weekly?
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Daily. I remember Pat Carroll and Nipsey being on a lot.
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Ian Wallis' site said that they only aired about 27 episodes. That adds up to about six weeks of shows.
1975 Pilot (Shown on Faux Pause): Anne Meara, Nipsey Russell, Jimmie Walker, Sally Struthers, and Bobby Morse
Week 01 (Premiere): Jaye P. Morgan, Buddy Hackett, Marcia Wallace, Jan Murray, Pat Carroll, and Anson Williams
Week 02: Elaine Joyce, Buddy Hackett, Jaye P. Morgan, Jan Murray, Pat Carroll, and Nipsey Russell
Week 03: Jan Murray, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nipsey Russell, Marcia Wallace, Buddy Hackett, and Michele Lee
Week 04: Robert Reed, Pat Carroll, Nipsey Russell, JoAnn Pflug, Jack Carter, and Jaye P. Morgan
Week 05: Meredith MacRae, Milton Berle, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Abe Vigoda, Pat Carroll, and Nipsey Russell
Week 06: Jaye P. Morgan, Jan Murray, Barbara Rhoades, Dick Smothers, Pat Carroll, and Tommy Lasorda
Week 15: Jan Murray, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Anson Williams, Pearl Bailey, Buddy Hackett, and Madlyn Rue
Week 16: Rita Moreno, Buddy Hackett, Barbara Rhoades, Jan Murray, Pat Carroll, and Orson Bean
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1975 Pilot (Shown on Faux Pause): Anne Meara, Nipsey Russell, Jimmie Walker, Sally Struthers, Bobby Van
The fifth celebrity was Bobby Morris, not Bobby Van.
Week 15: Jan Murray, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Anson Williams, Pearl Bailey, Buddy Hackett, and Madlyn Rue
Week 16: Rita Moreno, Buddy Hackett, Barbara Rhoades, Jan Murray, Pat Carroll, and Orson Bean
-Jason
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If you can tolerate/skip over the inane humor, here's part 1 of that Faux Pause episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PoyiKMZ2Zk
UCLA has *a* "Hollywood Connection" pilot (whether the same as GSN's, I don't know); their entry shows May 20, 1975 as the record date.
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This is one of those rare cases where the target of mockery was as good as Faux Pause.
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Awful game, but damn does that set beat the crap out of what they went to air with.
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It's like All Star Secrets and Eye Guess gave birth to the ugliest child in the world.
Was this B&E's replacement for Break the Bank after it went belly up in syndication after a season?
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The fifth celebrity was Bobby Morris, not Bobby Van.
We'll get it right eventually. Bobby Morse, legendary Broadway actor who now appears on Mad Men.
I was so turned off by the quality of the humor of Faux Pause that I didn't make a point of watching. Unlike some people, I didn't mind that they were making fun of old game shows, I was just so offended that they did it so badly. Sorry to see that I missed this unusual pilot, which I assume hasn't been seen intact otherwise?
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Wasn't the main game (their version of the Super Match was better than what they cribbed from, in my own opinion) essentially Mindreaders? Contestant picks a row and is given a binary-choice situation (such as if you're winning at a casino do you pack it in or try to double it up?). Celebrities write their answers and the contestants try to predict how each one responded. Is that about right?
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"Break the Bank" aired weekly and "Hollywood Connection" was a strip, so it probably wasn't a direct replacement. HC launched at about the same time as the revived "Joker's Wild"; perhaps B&E made some effort to sell them in tandem.
I was so turned off by the quality of the humor of Faux Pause that I didn't make a point of watching. Unlike some people, I didn't mind that they were making fun of old game shows, I was just so offended that they did it so badly. Sorry to see that I missed this unusual pilot, which I assume hasn't been seen intact otherwise?
I've never seen the whole pilot in anyone's trade list, so it doesn't seem likely that GSN ever ran it intact. I was somewhat disappointed that it never showed up as a Faux Pause Pick.
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Talk Soup did a much better job of mocking shows 15-20 years ago. The shows being mocked most likely deserved it, but I want to see the abysmal game shows, not the weak attempts at comedy.
I did like the pilot set better...
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You may just be the first person to ask the question :)
In all seriousness, I'm not aware of one. I could only make it through a couple of episodes (barely).
Ah, I knew I'd be looked at funny. And thanks to all who gave some help. Anyway, the question came about because of this:
http://dustyspringfield.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6138
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Ian Wallis' site said that they only aired about 27 episodes. That adds up to about six weeks of shows.
They aired this Sunday nights in tandem with Break the Bank during what some people refer to as "the dark period" ... which really wasn't so dark, as it was our only chance to see these shows in GSN's history.
Granted, Hollywood Connection wasn't the best of shows, but Break the Bank seems highly regarded around here. It still saddens me that Break the Bank has never gotten a complete run on GSN, and that they never went back to it. I always thought they could find a place on the weekend schedule for it and run it for a while.
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Interesting note, based on the link I posted: if it were true, then 1) this would be the second time Jim and Dusty Springfield appeared on a show together. And 2) Now that I think of it, I had a friend who swore that Dusty was on the Match Game panel once. Perhaps he was thinking of HC?