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Xanfan's
Game Show Trading Lounge
(C to D)
*I
AM NOT ACCEPTING TRADE OFFERS*
SORRY, NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE.
Caesar's
Challenge (Ahmad Rashad) - 1 episode
(Aired:
June 14 1993 to Jan 14 1994 on NBC)
Not all that bad an idea, with the word puzzles and the big slot
machine.
B - 1/14/1994: Finale. Debbie vs Daniel vs Denise. Opening/some parts garbled. {OB - 189.15}
Camouflage (Tom
Campbell) - 2 episodes
(Aired:
Feb 4 1980 to Apr 1980 Syndicated)
Interesting idea, but just too damn hard for my blood. (And too
confusing for some).
A -
1980: E.G. vs Brent. {GSN - 87.2}
A - 1980: Rhonda vs Alan. {GSN - 92.9}
Card Sharks (Jim
Perry) - 15 episodes
(Aired:
Apr 24 1978 to Oct 23 1981 on NBC)
The
best of them all! Funny, provocative questions, and a great host!
What more can you ask for?
A -
4/24/1978: Premiere. Susan vs Mark. {GSN - 49.3}
A - 4/25/1978: Susan vs Ray. {GSN - 50.6}
A - 1978: Al vs The Money Cards. {GSN - 55.7}
A - 1978: Debbie vs Pat. {GSN - 70.6}
A - 1978: Elaine vs Jeff. {GSN - 74.5}
A - 1978: Kacky vs Jill. {GSN - 85.3}
A - 11/3/1978: Becky vs Boston. {GSN - 113.3}
A - 11/4/1978: Boston vs Diana. $28,800 Money Cards WIN!! {GSN -
113.8}
A - 11/1978: Allison vs Jan. Higher than an ace? Jim thought so!
{GSN - 119.11}
A - 12/1978: Linda vs Kathy. An answer is hit right on the nose,
and an answer of zero! {GSN - 127.12}
A - 4/1979: Irene plays the Money Cards. {GSN - 169.7}
A - 4/1979: George vs Barbara. {GSN - 169.9}
B - 1979: George vs Arlene. President Reagan is
"discussed". hehe! {GSN - 61.9}
B - 9/1979: Debbie vs Grandy. {GSN - 31.6}
B - 10/23/1981: Finale. {SM - 194.9}
Card Sharks (Bob
Eubanks) - 7 episodes
(Aired:
Jan 6 1986 to Mar 31 1989 on CBS)
The
version I grew up with. Not terrible, but not the best, either.
B -
1/6/1986: Premiere. {GSN - 153.2}
B - 1986: Geanne vs Robert. Robert's got a modern look on life.
No introduction. {OB WOC - 124.3}
B - 1986: John vs Lynnette. From "Young People's Week".
{GSN - 31.10}
B - 6/7/1988: Jan vs Bernie. Ray Combs comes out to promote
"Family Feud". {OB WOC - 48.4}
B - 6/8/1988: Jan vs Kitty. Ray Combs comes out again to promote
the "Feud"! {OB WOC - 48.5}
C - 1988: Steve vs The Money Cards. TWO CARS WON!! {GSN - 57.7}
A - 3/31/1989: Finale, with a teary-eyed Bob Eubanks. {OB -
168.5}
Card Sharks (Bill
Rafferty) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Sept 8 1986 to Sept 1987 Syndicated)
If you are going to bother syndicating it, at least get a host
that LOOKS like he is having a good time. Eh.
B - 9/1987: Finale episode. No mention made, but a Jeep win! {GSN - 158.5}
Catch Phrase (Art
James) - 1 episode
{*Foreign
Episodes Availible!*}
(Aired:
Sept 16 1985 to Jan 10 1986 Syndicated)
For the mid 1980s, the computer technology was fantastic! The
show was a creative idea too!
C - 1985: Charley vs Susan. {OB - 80.3}
Celebrity
Charades (Jay Johnson) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Jan 1979 to Sept 1979 on Syndicated)
I said with "Body Language" that I don't like
pantamine-based games. This is a reason why.
A - 1/1979: Second episode in series. Rip Taylor, Bowser, Debra Clinger, etc... {GSN - 89.7}
Chain Reaction
(Bill Cullen) - 14 episodes
{*Pilot
Episode Availible!*}
(Aired:
Jan 14 1980 to June 20 1980 on NBC)
This
idea was very creative, and deserved a longer run, but NBC Game
Show Death Day occured.
A -
1/14/1980: Premiere. $10 won in the bonus round! {GSN - 34.10}
A - 1/1980: Didi Conn, Robert Mandan, Joyce Bulifont. Linda at
bonus round. {GSN - 20.9}
A - 1/1980: Same celebs as above. Linda vs Debbie. {GSN - 20.12}
A - 2/1980: Lois Nettleton, Anita Gillette, Bart Braverman, Soupy
Sales. Carol at bonus. {GSN - 22.4}
D - 3/1980: Betty White, Allen Ludden, Brian Partick-Clarke.
Player is Susan. {USA - 12.1}
A - 3/1980: Patty Duke-Astin, Nipsey Russell, Joanna Gleason. Pam
vs Jane. $10k win! {GSN - 27.5}
A - 3/31/1980: Judy Norton-Taylor, Jay Johnson, Robert Pine. Jane
vs Linda. {GSN - 27.9}
A - 4/1980: Same celebs as above. Ed at bonus round. {GSN - 29.5}
A - 4/1980: Same celebs as above. Judy at bonus round. {GSN -
33.5}
B - 6/20/1980: Finale. With the classic last bonus round. {OB WOC
- 98.1}
{Geoff
Edwards Sub-Hosts}
A - 4/1980: Vicki Lawerence, Wesley Eure, Jack Carter. Victoria
vs Judy. {GSN - 36.9}
A - 4/1980: Same celebs as above. Marc vs Judy. {GSN - 37.5}
A - 4/1980: Constance McCashin, Robert Walden, JoAnne Worley.
Janet vs Stephanie. {GSN - 41.10}
A - 4/1980: Same celebs as above. Stephanie vs Diana. {GSN -
45.6}
Chain Reaction,
The New (Blake Emmons) - 2 episodes
(Aired:
Sept 29 1986 to 1986 on USA)
Where
the hell did this guy come from? Talk about the ultimate in
sleeping aids...
A -
9/29/1986: Premiere. Joanne/Allan vs Karen/Lorraine. {GSN - 91.3}
A - 9/30/1986: Karen/Lorraine vs Ada/Bob. {GSN - 159.4}
Chain Reaction,
The $40,000 (Geoff Edwards) - 1 episode
(Aired:
1986 to Sept 29 1991 on USA)
Geoff saves the show, and helps it enjoy a 5 year run! Not bad at
all!
C - 9/29/1991: Finale. Last day of $40,000 tournament. {USA - 161.4}
Cheap Show, The
(Dick Martin) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Sept 1978 to Sept 1979 Syndicated)
You will either sit there and yawn, or laugh your ass off. Me? I
laughed my ass off! :-)
C - 1978: Marta vs Jeff. With Rita Moreno & David Doyle. {OB - 80.1}
Child's Play
(Bill Cullen) - 4 episodes
{*Pilot
Episode Availible!*}
(Aired:
Sept 20 1982 to Sept 16 1983 on CBS)
Bill loved it, and why not? How can you not love a game show with
cute kids and funny definitions?
A -
9/20/1982: Premiere. Dawn vs Trudi. {GSN - 49.1}
A - 1982: Tammy vs Corky. {GSN - 135.9}
A - 9/1983: From finale week. Annie vs Judi. {GSN - 32.12}
A - 9/16/1983: Finale. Picture dark. Includes a promo for the
"Press Your Luck" debut! {OB 161.2}
Clash! (Billy
Kimball) - 2 episodes
(Aired:
May 1 1990 to Dec 28 1991 on Ha!/Comedy Central)
Very
loosely a Hot Potato ripoff, but the show was kinda dull in the
longrun. Neat try though.
B -
1990: Insurance Salesman vs People Who Have Accidents. Some video
problems. {OB WOC - 195.5}
A - 1991: Librarians vs Noisy People. {OB - 155.8}
Classic
Concentration (Alex Trebek) - 3 episodes
{*Foreign
Episodes Availible!*}
(Aired:
May 4 1987 to Sept 20 1991 on NBC)
Concentration came back, and for once, Alex looks like he is
having fun hosting a game show!
C -
5/4/1987: Premiere. Diana vs David. {OB - 79.10}
C - 1987: Scott vs Linda. {OB WOC - 21.10}
B - 1989: Episode from "College Week". Stephanie vs
Robert. {OB WOC - 58.5}
Click (Ryan
Seacrest) - 3 episodes
(Aired:
Sept 6 1997 to current Syndicated)
Interesting "internet" based game show, complete with
the sexiest host in game show history! ;-)
B -
9/6/1997: Premiere. {GSN - 110.15}
A - 1997: Melissa/Michael vs Nina/Angelina vs Mike/Simon. Ryan's
shirt is TIGHT! :-) {GSN - 142.1}
A - 1997: Another general episode. {GSN - 147.7}
Common Sence
(Mandel Ilagan) - 1 episode
{*Pilot
Episode Availible!*}
(Aired:
1997 to current? on HRTV; Harvard)
I have to say that Mandel has done a great job on this unique
game show format!
A - 1997: Premiere episode. {SM - 193.11}
Concentration
(Hugh Downs) - 2 episodes
(Aired:
July 28 1958 to Mar 23 1973 on NBC)
The classic game of the rebus is here! Hugh seemed to have some
fun with this show.
C -
1958: General episode. Has "Studio Counter" on screen.
{SM WOC - 79.2}
C - 1968: Dorothy vs Clara. From "Tournament of
Champions" week. {SM - 59.4}
Couch Potatoes
(Marc Summers) - 4 episodes
(Aired:
Jan 23 1989 to Sept 8 1989 Syndicated)
This can be called "Remote Control" for adults, and a
daily special guest. Pretty cool!
C -
1989: Designing Women vs Fithy Rich. w/Peter Marshall.
"Preview" episode. {OB WOC - 148.1}
B - 1989: Mavericks vs Petries. w/50's Superman guests. {OB -
117.17}
B - 1989: Mannix vs Love Connection. "Family Affair"
guests. {OB WOC - 145.14}
A - 5/16/1989: Filthy Rich vs All In The Family. w/Janice
Pennington! {OB WOC - 162.14}
Crosswits (Jack
Clark) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Dec 15 1975 to Sept 1980 Syndicated)
This version of Crosswits is really great! Jack was decent, and
sadly, only a partial is out there.
B - 12/17/1975: First half of the only survival. Jumpy video and screen uneven. {SM - 194.14}
Crosswits, The
New (David Sparks) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Sept 8 1986 to Sept 1987 Syndicated)
Doing crossword puzzles on TV with David Sparks isn't my idea of
a good time.
B - 1986: w/Tom Kennedy, Peter Tomarken, Jim Peck & Bob Goen! {OB WOC - 162.3}
Dating Game, The
(Jim Lange) - 3 episodes
(Aired:
Dec 20 1965 to July 3 1973 on ABC)
Do people REALLY have to go on national TV to tell the country
they are desperate for a date?
A -
7/11/1972: First set of bachelors are Pete, Tom & Mark. {GSN
- 25.4}
A - 1972: Michael Jackson is given a date. {GSN - 129.10}
A - 197X: First set of bachelors are Marv, Bill & Gary. {GSN
- 1.10}
Dating Game, The
(Brad Sherwood) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Sept 9 1996 to 1997 Syndicated)
Then to top it all off, they get some comic to host the show. And
you can judge on looks here now too.
A - 1997: First player is Brett. {OB WOC - 3.5}
Dating Game, The
(Chuck Woolery) - 1 episode
(Aired:
1997 to current Syndicated)
Chuck hosted Love Connection, so he's "perfect" here.
He hosted Scrabble too. Where's THAT now?
A - 1997: First player is Kiesha. {GSN - 40.1}
Dealer's Choice
(Jack Clark) - 1 episodes
(Aired:
Jan 21 1974 to Dec 12 1975 Syndicated)
Pretty neat gambling game show with lots of little
"mini" games thrown in. Jacks best hosting job!
D - 1974: Only known surviving episode. {SM - 137.6}
Debt (Wink
Martindale) - 11 episodes
(Aired:
June 3 1996 to Aug 14 1998 on Lifetime)
Wink had problems getting a hit after Tic Tac Dough, but Debt was
a big hit in my book!
A -
1996: Apryl vs David vs Kris. {OB WOC - 2.1}
A - 1997: Tracie vs Chase vs Shannon. {OB WOC - 2.7}
A - 1997: Brian vs Rachel vs Michael. {OB WOC - 3.7}
A - 1997: Karen vs Jeff vs Kathleen. {OB WOC - 3.12}
A - 1997: Amanda vs Greg vs Melissa. {OB WOC - 5.9}
A - 5/16/1997: Sam vs Shannie vs Joey. {OB WOC - 6.10}
A - 5/29/1997: Episode when the winner rips off his toupee! {OB
WOC - 9.1}
A - 6/6/1997: Leisa vs Jim vs Shelia. {OB WOC - 9.5}
A - 6/9/1997: Paul vs Dena vs Geoff. {OB WOC - 9.8}
A - 6/17/1997: A typical episode. {OB WOC - 11.9}
A - 8/14/1998: Final AIRED episode. From a 1997 Rerun. {RER -
132.4}
Decades (Peter
Tomarken) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Dec 1 1994? to 1996? on GSN)
The
original playbreaks were by far best, because a real host was
doing it.
A - 6/1995: Collection of 6 Playbreaks. Interview w/a Winner too. {GSN - 1.2 and beyond}
Diamond Head
Game, The (Bob Eubanks) - 3 episodes
(Aired:
Jan 6 1975 to Sept 1975 Syndicated)
The show wasn't ALL that bad, but it was still boring. But the
infamous cash grab booth was classic!
A - VTR
1974: Robert vs Sandy. {GSN - 89.11}
A - 1975: Don vs Noel. {GSN - 25.7}
A - 1975: Doris vs Janis. {GSN - 45.7}
Do You Trust Your
Wife? (Edgar Bergen) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Jan 3 1956 to Mar 26 1957 on CBS)
Not as stereotypical as it sounds.
Pretty neat show with Murphy Brown's father as host. :)
A - 1956: General episode. {RER - 158.3}
Doctor IQ (Tom
Kennedy) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Dec 15 1958 to Mar 23 1959 on ABC)
Audience participation game with loads of shiny Silver Dollars to
hand out!
C - 12/1958: Typical episode. {SM WOC - 79.8}
Dollar A Second
(Jan Murray) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Sept 20 1953 to Sept 28 1957 on ABC/NBC/DuMont)
Not
all that bad, but it could have become a ruckus at some times.
Still fun to watch though.
C - 1955: The outside event is a model train running. {SM WOC - 78.6}
Dotto (Jack Narz)
- 1 episode
(Aired:
Jan 6 1958 to Aug 15 1958 on NBC)
This show was pretty cool! Just a shame that it was rigged, and
took Tic Tac Dough & 21 along with it.
B - 1958: Connie vs John. {SM WOC - 168.7}
Double Dare (Alex
Trebek) - 3 episodes
(Aired:
Dec 13 1976 to Apr 29 1977 on CBS)
You won't find kids or slop here, but it was a pretty neat
isolation game. Just needed slamming doors!
A -
12/13/1976: Premiere. {GSN - 86.12}
A - 12/14/1976: Janna vs Garry. {GSN - 92.7}
A - VTR 12/16/1976: Alan Lusher vs Tony. w/Slate & Ticket
Plug. {SM - 34.6}
Double Dare (Marc
Summers) - 6 episodes
(Aired:
Oct 6 1986 to Mar 15 1991 on Nickelodeon)
You'll find the kids and mess here! With Marc having OCD, its
nice to see he didn't let it get to him here.
{Nickelodeon
"Classic" Version}
B - 10/6/1986: First AIRED episode. Bengals vs Wizards. {OB -
64.5}
A - 1988: Celebrity episode w/Staci Keenan & David Faustino.
{OB - 57.6}
{Nickelodeon
"Super Sloppy" Version}
B - 1987: Infamous episode when Robin is at
a loss for words and just goes, "Hey!" {OB - 191.5}
A - 1987: Infamous episode when Marc gives Robin her book,
"Hey! Robin Speaks!" {OB - 193.4}
{"Family
Double Dare"}
A - 1990: This episode uses the 3 digit scoreboards, and $1,000+
was won! {RER - 194.4}
B - 1990: Dream Team vs Baggy Blues. {RER - 11.5}
Double Talk
(Henry Polic II) - 3 episodes
(Aired:
Aug 18 1986 to Dec 19 1986 on ABC)
The show isn't as bad as everyone says it is. The hosting however
IS as bad as everyone says it is.
A - 8/18/1986: Premiere. {GSN - 87.6}
{"Celebrity
Double Talk"}
B - 1986: Fri - "ABC Soaps" week.
One Life To Live, All My Children, General Hospital. {OB WOC -
181.2}
B - 12/19/1986: Finale. {OB WOC - 162.4}
Dream House (Mike
Darrow) - 1 episode
(Aired:
Mar 27 1968 to Jan 2 1970 on ABC)
The
concept of winning a house has always been great to me. But Mike
Darrow is so dry.
A - 1968: Doyle/Pam vs Susan/Jerry. {SM WOC - 156.1}
Dream House (Bob
Eubanks) - 3 episodes
{*Pilot
Episode Availible!*}
(Aired:
Apr 4 1983 to June 29 1984 on NBC)
Eubanks
did a nice job here. Went from telling couples more about each
other, to giving them a home!
B -
1984: One of the first episodes with the second format. {OB WOC -
138.2}
B - 6/27/1984: Norris/Kelly vs Curt/Mary. {OB - 190.9}
B - 6/29/1984: Finale with a surprising house win! {OB - 42.8}
Dueling For
Playmates (Lonnie Shorr) - 1 episode
{Note:
Series contains total female nudity and partial male nudity}
(Aired:
Aug 7 1983 to Aug 30 1988 on Playboy)
It's from Playboy folks. If you don't know what it is all about,
then you seriously need some help.
B - 1983: Patrick vs Creagan. {OB - 194.10}
