I\'m fascinated by the amount of pilot work this guy has under his belt. Has he ever played anything for real?
Has he ever played anything for real?
The world's reigning champ of fake cash and prizes! If that was indeed a pilot, that makes at least 8 for the best damn lawyer in Southern California.Let's see...Blank Check #1, Second Chance #3, Card Sharks #1, Press Your Luck, the 1983 and '84 Jeopardy! pilots...that's six, all of which are among collectors. What's the seventh?
Has he ever played anything for real?According to Matt Ottinger two years ago (http://www.gameshowforum.org/index.php/topic,21307.msg256377.html#msg256377), he may have been on the 1978-79 Jeopardy! after being on its pilot. This might be the seventh pilot Jason was counting.
This weekend, I was looking over an old VHS tape for gems. In the breaks of the NBC soaps were promos for game show premieres that Monday - Hit Man, Just Men and $ale of the Century. Hit Man and Just Men definitely used their pilots for the material, based on visual and audible differences. Assuming $ale did the same, Jim asks a contestant if they\'re ready to continue playing. Who says they're ready to go?Personally, I'd love to see those promos. :)
Jack Campion.
What\'s the seventh?
This weekend, I was looking over an old VHS tape for gems. In the breaks of the NBC soaps were promos for game show premieres that Monday - Hit Man, Just Men and $ale of the Century. Hit Man and Just Men definitely used their pilots for the material, based on visual and audible differences. Assuming $ale did the same, Jim asks a contestant if they\'re ready to continue playing. Who says they\'re ready to go?
Jack Campion.
The world\'s reigning champ of fake cash and prizes! If that was indeed a pilot, that makes at least 8 for the best damn lawyer in Southern California.
-Jason
Will/can you post?
Bumping with the video:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhY-nSwQwd4[/youtube]
It\'s possible $ale never had a pilot. I know they put together a pitchfilm to put the show back on the air here in America. The pitchfilm featured clips from the Australian (1980-2001) and British (1971-1983) versions, and the 1973-1974 Syndicated version with Joe Garagiola.
Now I have some observations...
I know the first episode (or week of episodes) offered the maroon Mercedes Benz in that clip...unless of course, the promo used a mix of pilot and premiere week clips. Looking at it again, I think the aired episodes also used the shot of the couple on the sailboat.
I also noticed Sale\'s trademark clear briefcase cash...wasn\'t it a few months before the cash jackpot was offered. If so, that could indeed be from a pilot...
I also noticed Sale\'s trademark clear briefcase cash...wasn\'t it a few months before the cash jackpot was offered. If so, that could indeed be from a pilot...
Nope, they still had the cash briefcase in the first four months. (The final level was all of the prizes plus ~$7,000 in cash for a even total of $95,000.)
A ticket for what appears to be a taping of the Just Men! pilot sometimes turns up on eBay. The date of the ticket was Sunday November 7, 1982. All three shows presumably began actual production in mid-December of that year.
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Sudden thought ... wouldn\'t Jack Campion make a great main figure on To Tell The Truth? \"I\'ve been on more game shows than any contestant in history...\"
\"I\'ve been on more game shows than any contestant in history...
...but most people have never seen me in them!\" :D
Daphne Hudson-Fowler would also make a great candidate for that on the US version, since many viewers here may not be familiar with Eggheads or her other quiz appearances.
Sudden thought ... wouldn\'t Jack Campion make a great main figure on To Tell The Truth? \"I\'ve been on more game shows than any contestant in history...\"
He would have been a great fit on the 1990 version, since they also had someone whose claim to fame was having been an impostor three times (maybe more). His impostors were two of the central characters!
I told Matt O. once that I thought he\'d be a good central character, between the Bill Cullen page and giving Ken Jennings a run for his money.
Sudden thought ... wouldn\'t Jack Campion make a great main figure on To Tell The Truth? \"I\'ve been on more game shows than any contestant in history...\"He would have been a great fit on the 1990 version, since they also had someone whose claim to fame was having been an impostor three times (maybe more). His impostors were two of the central characters!
I remember that episode. The spot didn\'t really work very well as the panelists really didn\'t know what to ask.
Sudden thought ... wouldn\'t Jack Campion make a great main figure on To Tell The Truth? \"I\'ve been on more game shows than any contestant in history...\"
\'Cept that there are others who might challenge him for that specific title. When you add pilots and aired shows, our own Mr. West has been in plenty.
You could safely say \"I, Jack Campion, am a professional game show contestant...\" (or words to that effect) and go on to explain how he\'s called in for pilot after pilot. Especially back on the old versions, you didn\'t need a bonafide record, or a new book coming out, to be a central subject.
-Jason
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