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ABOUT FACES [1 episode]
Interesting revamp of Place the Face with several variants on the idea, though one was pretty much a direct copy of the predecessor's format. (NOTE: The below file is corrupt on the DVD I got (the person who sent it to me noted as much) and won't work no matter where I load it from, so this is only listed for posterity's sake. The below description is from a copy that's online already.)
* March 17, 1960 (Tom Kennedy hosts!): Grew Up To Be... (Larry/Dennis/possibly someone else), Place the Face (Margaret O'Brien, placing Sam Taylor), Faces Past and Present (Mrs. Park), "Experiment Setup" (Bibi). Original commercials (including an American Bandstand promo with Dick Clark!), last segment or so missing. [D-27.8]
THE AMAZING RACE [1 episode]
Not a fan of this one at all. Not even sure why I have it, especially given how big of a flop the below season was.
Season 8: Family Edition (September-December 2005)
* November 22, 2005 (Leg #8/"How's That Face Feel?"): Teams must work their way from the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Lake Powell...all in Arizona. Very dull, very pointless Non-Elimination Leg; yaaay. Taped from WPEC, with commercials. [52.3/OB]
AMERICAN INVENTOR [2 episodes]
Good concept, lame execution - from the judging to the editing to the clear preference for "wacky"/bad inventions and inventors that don't have a chance of getting through, not to mention the manipulative attitude of both winners.
Season 2 (June-August 2007)
* June 27, 2007: New York (with raindrops edited out) and Chicago. Taped from WPLG, with commercials. [36.6]
* July 11, 2007: Tampa and Houston, Part 1. Taped from WPLG, with commercials. [37.2]
ANYONE CAN WIN! [1 episode]
Short-lived series hosted by Al Capp, with an intriguing "mystery celebrity" contest and credits that scroll down.
* August 18, 1953: Lorraine Day vs. Jackie Cooper vs. Wendy Barrie vs. "Hairless Joe". Lorraine gets into an argument with Al over a question! Original commercials, ends during credits. [D-24.5,6]
THE APPRENTICE [1 episode]
Semi-decent series that appeared to have broken the curse of going to all-celebs (in fact, the last time they tried using civilians, the show bombed in the ratings).
Season 7: The Celebrity Apprentice I (January-March 2008)
* January 3, 2008 (Celebrity Premiere): Candidates are Lennoz Lewis, Tiffany Fallon, Tito Ortiz, Marilu Henner, Trace Adkins, Piers Morgan, GENE SIMMONS, Jennie Finch, Stephen Baldwin, Nely Galan, Carol Alt, VINCENT PASTORE, Nidia Comanaci, Omarosa. Taped from WPTV with commercials, grainy-but-watchable video that screws up at times. [55.2]
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER? (FOX, 2007-09) [4 episodes]
Kinda ripped off WinTuition, and wasn't bad until it decided to spoil both $1,000,000 winners.
Season 1 (February-September 2007; Kids: Marki/Kyle/Jacob/Alana/Spencer)
* June 28, 2007: Begins with Andy at $10,000. Taped from WFLX with commercials, including what seems to be a network promo for Fox Box series Viva Pinata. [36.8]
* September 28, 2007 (Season Finale/"Graduation Night"): Begins with Josh at $100,000. Closing segment has a look at the cross-country search for the next class. Taped from WFLX, with commercials. [44.8]
Season 2 (October 2007-January 2009; Kids: Cody/Mackenzie/Sierra/Nathan/Olivia)
* November 1, 2007 (Celebrity Premiere): Contestant is Clay Aiken. Features a "True or False?" question about True and False (which confuses Jeff) and a redneck joke about Antonym. Taped from WFLX, with commercials. [49.2]
* November 1, 2007 (Celebrity Show #2): Contestant is REGIS PHILBIN! Very weird episode with a funny exchange after Sierra asks Regis "You had a knife in school?" Taped from WFLX with commercials, ends during credits. [49.3]
THE BABY GAME [1 episode]
Pretty obscure show hosted by "America's Favorite Babysitter", the television set Richard Hayes. It's inoffensive, but scarce.
* January 15, 1968: George & Carolyn vs. Gloria & Lloyd. Original commercials. [D-11.6]
BEAT THE CLOCK (Syndication, 1969-74) [5 episodes]
Two different sets, two different intros, and a bunch of low payouts, but it's still a really fun show. (All of the below are from GSN airings.)
Jack Narz (1969-72, Seasons 1-3)
* 1971 (Singles Day): Bernie & Lorraine vs. David & Janet. Special Guest: Gene Rayburn. First Edition home Game is plugged, plus a very strange cake-decorating contest! Low audio. [D-22.4]
* 1971: George & Audrey vs. Howard & Ruth. Special Guest: Tom Kennedy, who Jack calls "Jim-Tom" at one point. HILARIOUS fourth stunt! Average quality, video stops/skips for first two minutes. [D-22.5]
Gene Wood (1972-74, Seasons 4-5)
* 1972: Max & Louise vs. Glenn & Diane. Special Guest: Richard Dawson. Second Edition home game is plugged, and the $200 card is found! [D-22.1]
* 1972: Ron & Louise vs. Rick & Joanne. Special Guest: Richard Dawson. Highly recommended for those who like fast wins! Has an Inquizition promo (yay?). [D-22.2]
* 1972: Alan & Lori vs. Claude & Doreen. Special Guest: Richard Dawson. $200 card is found! [D-22.3]
BEAT THE ODDS (KTLA-5 {Los Angeles, California}, 1961-63) [1 episode]
One of those great local game shows I wish I had more of.
Mike Stokey (1961-62)
* July 21, 1961: Arnold vs. Mildred, continued from yesterday (900-900) with Lee and Paul playing later. TRIP WIN! Original commercials and a Contest Plug! [D-10.3/KIN]
THE BIG SPIN (local California lottery show) [3 episodes]
Great lottery show with lots of fun side games! (Well, at least until the 2004 overhaul...)
Larry Anderson (1995-96)
* August 24, 1996: $2M Spin (Nancy Woodworker), Dream Machine #1 (Bob Roark), Dream Machine #2 (Jean Jones), Winner's Circle #1, Winner's Circle #2. Larry shows a bizarre trick during the credits! Taped from KRON with commercials, plus a brief local news report before the show. [D-20.1,2]
Pat Finn (1999-2009)
* November 2, 2002: California Gold (Drew/Bezhan Moqimi/Sixto/Cheryle/Heather/Lisiate/Patricia/Firas/Leopoldo/Dana), Dream Machine #1 (Bill Barteld), Dream Machine #2 (Gary Foster), Weekly $2,000 Payday Raceway (Maria/Brenda/Lupe, one of whom will win $2,080,000!). Some really weird stuff today... Taped from KPIX with commercials, first second or two missing. [D-20.3]
* November 30, 2002: Special episode with nothing but $3M Spins! Spinners: Veries Echols, Ann Tran, Frank McGrath, Alfonso Martinez, Marsha Bible, Charles Blanton, Gilbert Salinas. Also has lots of clips, including the first seven-digit win (10/28/85) and the $15,220,000 win (1986)! Taped from KPIX with commercials, first few seconds or so missing. [D-20.4]
BLIND DATE (Arlene Francis/ABC, 1949-51) [1 episode]
Boy meets girl, boy dates girl, boy climbs into bed with girl... Oh, sorry, that's the Roger Lodge show of the same name. The "set", apparently supposed to be Arlene's house, works pretty well.
* May 31, 1951 (Father's Night): Begins with Alice Murphy and her father. Next week will feature people from the US Military and Navy - and Arlene talks into the wrong end of the phone! Original commercials, green-tinted video for first two seconds. [D-24.4]
CAMOUFLAGE (ABC, 1961-62) [1 episode]
Answer a question, try to find a hidden picture. Neat show, though the prizes can be a bit odd (seriously, 48 pounds of ham?!).
* January 8, 1962 (1st-Anniversary Show, with Johnny Gilbert hosting): Begins with Johnny talking to champ Wendy Taylor and running down what she won the previous Friday, then Marita vs. Bette. Some original commercials. [D-8.5]
CONCENTRATION (NBC Daytime, 1958-73) [2 episodes]
Pick two squares and hope they match, then try to solve the rebus puzzle underneath. Fun, though the original series is a bit sluggish by comparison to the revivals.
Hugh Downs (1958-69)
* October 15, 1958: Robert (Champ) vs. Walter, with Pat playing later. Sample Rebus: "It Happened One Night". Original commercials and timecode! [D-8.4]
* September 13, 1963 (Challenge of Champions I, Finals): Ralph Branca vs. Arthur Levine, continued from yesterday. Original commercials, fades out during credits. [D-9.1]
CONCENTRATION (Syndication, 1973-78) [1 episode]
Great revamp by Goodson-Todman which added "head starts", Free Look spaces, and the Double Play bonus round. Had NBC done this circa 1971, Lin Bolen might not have canned it.
Three picks per turn in Game 1, Double Play has nine-square preliminary game (1977-78)
* 1978: Linda vs. Randy. Car: Chevy Chevette. Double Play winner surprises Jack by leaving early! [D-19.1]
CLASSIC CONCENTRATION [2 episodes]
Still awesome, although it couldn't seem to figure out how it wanted to handle returning champs.
Original Format (May 1987-March 1988)
* May 22, 1987: Begins with Barry (Game 2) vs. Jan (Game 5). 29-SECOND CAR WIN! Taped from WKEF with a Contestant Plug, first few seconds or so missing. [D-17.3]
"Two Strikes" Format, revisited (began 6/29/90, #797)
* 1991: Begins with Ben (No Strikes) vs. Susan (One Strike). Ben is a JERK. Ends during credits. [D-19.2]
CROWNED: THE MOTHER OF ALL PAGEANTS [1/2 an episode]
More like The CW's illegitimate child of Queen For A Day and Mark Burnett. Eight-episode series where mother-daughter teams compete to be "crowned" and win $100,000 while whining, moaning, getting "de-sashed", etc. The worst part is that I think this paved the way for Toddlers & Tiaras...
* January 30, 2008 (Finale): Who will win, and who cares? Taped from WSFL with commercials (which are better than the show itself!), last 26:23 only. [56.2]
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