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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: BrandonFG on April 18, 2021, 01:01:57 AM
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I'm watching an early episode of The $1M Chance of a Lifetime, and during the credits, I notice something very random.
At about the 27:18 mark, Jim Lange goes into an alert for a missing girl from Staten Island, NY. Now, I know in the 80s PSAs were a big thing, where children's sitcoms or cartoons always did "very special episodes" or included a safety tip at the end to teach kids a lesson. But I think this is the first time I've ever seen a game show lend itself to such a heavy cause. Was this a regular occurrence on Chance?
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7uaexy
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What I get out of this:
1) Holy crap the prototype Lorimar-Telepictures logo was used, with the respective jingles. I thought Johnny talked over them instead.
2) This version of the theme = the superior version.
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But I think this is the first time I've ever seen a game show lend itself to such a heavy cause. Was this a regular occurrence on Chance?
To answer the original question, I remember watching this show several times between WAVE-TV in Louisville and KHJ in LA (army kid), and no, I don't recall seeing any missing children bumpers come up during the run. That being said, the theme music was playing as Jim read the copy.
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But I think this is the first time I've ever seen a game show lend itself to such a heavy cause. Was this a regular occurrence on Chance?
To answer the original question, I remember watching this show several times between WAVE-TV in Louisville and KHJ in LA (army kid), and no, I don't recall seeing any missing children bumpers come up during the run. That being said, the theme music was playing as Jim read the copy.
I was rereading the thread about the discovery of 1974 Joker's Wild episodes, and some ended with an American Heart Association spiel.
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Was the girl ever found?
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What I get out of this:
1) Holy crap the prototype Lorimar-Telepictures logo was used, with the respective jingles. I thought Johnny talked over them instead.
2) This version of the theme = the superior version.
A random missing child PSA on a game show and that's what you got out of this? :P
Was the girl ever found?
As of a few years ago, I'm afraid not (https://www.silive.com/news/2017/07/36_years_later_the_whereabouts.html).
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But I think this is the first time I've ever seen a game show lend itself to such a heavy cause. Was this a regular occurrence on Chance?
To answer the original question, I remember watching this show several times between WAVE-TV in Louisville and KHJ in LA (army kid), and no, I don't recall seeing any missing children bumpers come up during the run. That being said, the theme music was playing as Jim read the copy.
I was rereading the thread about the discovery of 1974 Joker's Wild episodes, and some ended with an American Heart Association spiel.
I'm just gonna say it. 2 posts that have nothing to do with the original post. PJTP. #Throwback
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What I get out of this:
1) Holy crap the prototype Lorimar-Telepictures logo was used, with the respective jingles. I thought Johnny talked over them instead.
2) This version of the theme = the superior version.
I'm genuinely curious -- do you even grasp how much of a jackass it makes you look like when you respond to a post about what's essentially an Amber Alert by yammering on about logos and music?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgGXVyju99U
Here is another PSA featured on "Chance of a Lifetime." Per the description, these were done off-and-on during the first season of the show on behalf of "Find The Children," a non-profit group founded by the late TV producer and casting director Linda Otto.
http://findthechildren.com/about-us
JD
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Joker's Wild had a PSA. $1M had a PSA.
A game show that had a PSA. Yeah, totally different things, totally off-topic. Got it.
I am big enough to admit/apologize that my other post was totally OT, fine. I'll give you that one, even say I was kinda out of line to mention a non-$1MCOAL example here (...but name calling because of it? Not so much.)
That said, I'll gladly move along.
I do vaguely remember the COAL examples. Don't remember if anyone else did it.
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I do vaguely remember the COAL examples. Don't remember if anyone else did it.
...and thats what you should have said from the jump.
The problem is that there's been a shift in the community to derail conversations and discuss minute details that had nothing to do with the conversation or "flex" on what they know. Keep in mind, this isn't a slam at you, its something that I and others have noticed and its just...frustrating.