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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: Pyramid80 on August 23, 2003, 03:29:02 PM
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I was wondering if anyone knew of the where abouts of old set pieces. I know a lot of things were destroyed after shows were cancelled, but you never know if someone on the boards may have something.
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I've snuck into the dumpster here at NBC and at CBS a few times before, and I have:
4 wedges from the Wheel of Fortune Wheel
1 trilon from the Concentration Board
1 stool from the 20,000 Pyramid set
6 actual retail price tags from TPiR
1 TV screen from Tattletales
5 slides from the SNL Jeopardy! set
A few question cards from Match Game P.M.
And a few more other assorted stuff. You never know what you'll find in a dumpster!
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Well, it's not a set piece or even a prop, but a while back on Ebay, somebody who must have worked at an NBC affil. was selling promotional art cards, and I had the winning bid on one of them. I'm reasonably sure I am now the only person on the planet who has an art card for \"Mindreaders.\"
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[quote name=\'SimpsonGeek\' date=\'Aug 23 2003, 02:40 PM\'] I've snuck into the dumpster here at NBC and at CBS a few times before, and I have: ... And a few more other assorted stuff. You never know what you'll find in a dumpster! [/quote]
Wow, if I may say so, that sounds impressive to me. Neat stuff to have, especially for free.
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[quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Aug 23 2003, 02:29 PM\'] I was wondering if anyone knew of the where abouts of old set pieces. I know a lot of things were destroyed after shows were cancelled, but you never know if someone on the boards may have something. [/quote]
I remember reading back at ATGS that the Feud set was left in storage at ABC, or more like left out to rot; it was damaged by weather. IIRC, some of the Feud set was re-used for the CBS run, but after some \"modifications.\"
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I've snuck into the dumpster here at NBC and at CBS a few times before, and I have:
4 wedges from the Wheel of Fortune Wheel
1 trilon from the Concentration Board
1 stool from the 20,000 Pyramid set
6 actual retail price tags from TPiR
1 TV screen from Tattletales
5 slides from the SNL Jeopardy! set
A few question cards from Match Game P.M.
And a few more other assorted stuff. You never know what you'll find in a dumpster!
Whoa! :o
Do you have any pics of that cool stuff!? :)
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[quote name=\'joey7879\' date=\'Aug 23 2003, 04:36 PM\']
I've snuck into the dumpster here at NBC and at CBS a few times before, and I have:
4 wedges from the Wheel of Fortune Wheel
1 trilon from the Concentration Board
1 stool from the 20,000 Pyramid set
6 actual retail price tags from TPiR
1 TV screen from Tattletales
5 slides from the SNL Jeopardy! set
A few question cards from Match Game P.M.
And a few more other assorted stuff. You never know what you'll find in a dumpster!
Whoa! :o
Do you have any pics of that cool stuff!? :) [/quote]
No, I haven't got a digital camera or a scanner :(
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Was the trilon from \"Concentration\" from the Narz or Clayton run?
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Narz
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[quote name=\'SimpsonGeek\' date=\'Aug 23 2003, 02:40 PM\'] I've snuck into the dumpster here at NBC and at CBS a few times before, and I have:
4 wedges from the Wheel of Fortune Wheel
1 trilon from the Concentration Board
1 stool from the 20,000 Pyramid set
6 actual retail price tags from TPiR
1 TV screen from Tattletales
5 slides from the SNL Jeopardy! set
A few question cards from Match Game P.M.
And a few more other assorted stuff. You never know what you'll find in a dumpster! [/quote]
You mean you didn't get the entire set of the Mike Douglas Show? :-p
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In 1999, when my university residence was doing a mass clean out of its storage room I found quite the treasure: a fiberglass set piece from the old Reach for the Top series that had been used to designate Prince Edward Island. No idea why it was in a university in New Brunswick, though!
I also have two question cards from my visit to \"Questions pour un champion\" in Paris eighteen months ago.
The only time I wished that I had specifically asked for something GS set wise was during my appearance on Wheel of Fortune; if I had thought about it, I would have realized that the show would never again give away \"Luggature\" :)
Cheers,
Ryan :)
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I got an MG/HS Hour nametag.
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You mean you didn't get the entire set of the Mike Douglas Show? :-p
If you're making a Seinfeld reference here...I think it was the Merv Griffin show set, actually. Still...I laughed nonetheless! :-) This was the first thing I thought of when I read SimpsonGeek's post.
ITSBRY
itsbry@juno.com
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[quote name=\'SimpsonGeek\' date=\'Aug 23 2003, 05:10 PM\'] [quote name=\'joey7879\' date=\'Aug 23 2003, 04:36 PM\']
I've snuck into the dumpster here at NBC and at CBS a few times before, and I have:
4 wedges from the Wheel of Fortune Wheel
1 trilon from the Concentration Board
1 stool from the 20,000 Pyramid set
6 actual retail price tags from TPiR
1 TV screen from Tattletales
5 slides from the SNL Jeopardy! set
A few question cards from Match Game P.M.
And a few more other assorted stuff. You never know what you'll find in a dumpster!
Whoa! :o
Do you have any pics of that cool stuff!? :) [/quote]
No, I haven't got a digital camera or a scanner :( [/quote]
Oh man, surely you know someone who DOES have a digital camera or scanner? Jeeeeeeezzzz!
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[quote name=\'geno57\' date=\'Aug 23 2003, 07:11 PM\'] Oh man, surely you know someone who DOES have a digital camera or scanner? Jeeeeeeezzzz! [/quote]
And maybe he doesn't. I know I didn't, until I bought a digital camera myself.
With an attitude like that, I wouldn't blame him if he didn't want to go to the trouble.
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hmmm...SimpsonGeek...I'd probably buy you a digital camera to see all of that amazing stuff :)
The only thing I have set-related is an old WoF bonus round \"envelope\" (from the \"W-H-E-E-L\" bonus round) It's signed by Pat and Vanna and btw, the prize inside is \"Riviera\".
It's actually pretty neat to me, how it's made (just some cardboard with foil confetti-like shreds glued on it and what appears to be some kind of tape for the outer border. Inside is lime green cardboard with stick on letters like what people use for mailboxes and stuff, and the faint pencil line the props dept. used to guide the letters straight)
Yeah, that whole paragraph I just typed sounded dumb but I'm sorry, I'm easily amazed by how what you see on TV and what it really is differs. (as with many TPiR games)
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On my first visit to \"Price\" in 1996, I managed to get about 20-30 old style pricetags *before* they hit the dumpster. (Think of the kind used in 'Most Expensive' and 'Double Prices' among other games. These are the ones with the glued on plastic numbers as opposed to the stick-on numbers they use now.)
As for actual set pieces, Bob Boden is storing my collection in his garage... ;-)
JOSH
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As for actual set pieces, Bob Boden is storing my collection in his garage... ;-)
Isn't it nice of him to do that for you?
BTW, for those of you who don't know, among the items that Boden is...uh...storing for Josh (yeah, THAT'S the ticket!) are many major retired TPIR pieces, including an old Showcase podium, impossibly rare video that collectors would salivate over, and a near-infinite supply of art cards for prizes and lovely parting gifts.
The only one-of-a-kind item that I have wasn't used on the air. I have a notebook that Frank Wayne used back in the sixties to keep track of his celebrity bookings for Password. It's got about two years' worth of daytime and nighttime listings, including lots of corrections for last minute reschedulings or replacements.
And Jimmy Owen said:I'm reasonably sure I am now the only person on the planet who has an art card for \"Mindreaders.\"
Strangely, you'd be wrong. I picked one up last week on my vacation. I would also assume that my illustrious co-dictator on these boards would have kept one for himself. If not, it was my intent to send him the one I found.
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And if you can't find any set pieces....make em!
http://jrjgames.com/main/new/photos/feudset.html (http://\"http://jrjgames.com/main/new/photos/feudset.html\")
John
:)
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[quote name=\'jrjgames\' date=\'Aug 24 2003, 11:15 AM\'] And if you can't find any set pieces....make em!
http://jrjgames.com/main/new/photos/feudset.html (http://\"http://jrjgames.com/main/new/photos/feudset.html\")
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THAT is pretty damn cool. How long did the family podium take?
Good luck!
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[quote name=\'Pyramid80\' date=\'Aug 23 2003, 02:29 PM\'] I was wondering if anyone knew of the where abouts of old set pieces. I know a lot of things were destroyed after shows were cancelled, but you never know if someone on the boards may have something. [/quote]
I thought of another one...while working with MTV this past summer, I went up to one of the offices, and there was this oval shaped thingy, that said \"Team 1.\" It was said to be a prop from a game show called \"Spoonk.\" I think it aired on Noggin. Has ANYONE ever heard of this show?
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The pieces are all built...took 3 days total, now adding the finishing touches!
John
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Aug 24 2003, 11:23 AM\'] It was said to be a prop from a game show called "Spoonk." I think it aired on Noggin. Has ANYONE ever heard of this show? [/quote]
I have. Used to watch it when it was new, then it got boring.
EZBoard Spellcheck: it only has ONE \"o\", not two.
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[quote name=\'jrjgames\' date=\'Aug 24 2003, 12:25 PM\'] The pieces are all built...took 3 days total, now adding the finishing touches!
John [/quote]
Will you be putting up more photos for it? I'd love to see how it turned out. When set era did you model it from?