Joe,

WSAZ-3 (Worst Station from A to Z) went on air in October, 1949. The other local station (WHTN-13) went on the air in 1955.

When one of the TV meteorologists from local station KTHV was caught in
a sex sting operation in North Little Rock, they not only fired him the
next day...but folks said the call letters should be changed to KT-HIV". <G>

Then, how about these classic game shows (most of the original hosts are

dead

and gone...some of the names escape me offhand...but this IS the
MEMORIES echo). In many cases, these were the ONLY host of the show.

Jeopardy! - Art Fleming (original host)

Watched that when I was home for lunch.

The answer is...Don Pardo. <G>

You Don't Say, Name That Tune, and Split Second - Tom Kennedy

At one time Tom Kennedy seemed to be every other game show on tv.
When I was a bit older than above I waited on the bus home in front
of a department store that had colour tv's on display and watched some game show or other. Couldn't hear, but hey, it was in COLOUR!

I wonder if some kids believed everything was in shades of black and white....after all, that's what was on TV. :P

Jackpot, The Gong Show, and Treasure Hunt - Geoff Edwards

Chuck Barris was the original host of The Gong Show. Loved that show and Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine.

Some referred to him as Chuck Bare-@$$. :P

Match Game - Gene Rayburn

Those are the net and watch one or two every week.

There was a big stink years ago, because the contestants constantly
picked Richard Dawson for the SuperMatch...but if Richard wasn't picked,
he got angry. It was if every one of them had an ego that needed to be
stroked.

Hollywood Squares - Peter Marshall

Another favourite.

Especially with Paul Lynde in the center square. <G>

What's My Line? - John Daily and Wally Bruner

The original with Daley was the best. The later syndicated show was
ok. It was more flashier and louder, I liked the more subdued version.

I couldn't remember how he spelled the name (Daley). Anyway, there was a female wrestler on there, and the contestants were trying to guess what she did. You had Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, and Groucho
Marx (what a motley crew <G>). Groucho was having a ball with being a smart aleck...and in one exchange, Dorothy Kilgallen asked the woman something
about having sex (slip of the tongue)...and it brought the house down!!
Groucho reached over, and shook her hand...and Dorothy said "He made me
say that!!". When it was revealed what she did, Daley cautioned Groucho
that she would put him on the floor if he didn't behave. <BG>

I've had a crush on Arlene Francis for years.

There was one comment about being from California, and she said "so
many people are"...it brought the house down!! <G>

From her wry comments from time to time she must of been a hoot off stage.

I would've loved to seen bloopers from those shows...I can imagine the
ones from The Carol Burnett Show.

To Tell The Truth - (the host name escapes me)
Beat The Clock - (the host name escapes me)

Both Bud Collyer.
He did a lot of radio before he went to tv and played Superman for several years.

I wanted to say it was someone else, but I can't think of the name.

You Bet Your Life - Groucho Marx

The one and only Groucho.

My favorite was one when one of the contestants was an actor in the
Dutch theatre...and of course, that piqued the interest of Groucho. The exchange went like this:

Groucho: What do you do in the theatre??
Contestant: I am the villain.
Groucho: Why are you the villain??
Contestant: Because I scare everybody.
Groucho: Oh, you couldn't scare anybody...I don't think...

The contestant rares back, raises his hands, and lets out this
blood curdling yell. Groucho rapidly gets up out of the chair,
runs toward the back of the stage, just as George Fennerman is
coming out...and Groucho is "screaming in terror" (the audience
is roaring in laughter at this whole thing). The look on George's
face was a classic WTH??!! <G> A moment later, Groucho peers out
from the behind the curtain, and asks "Is he gone??", and that
brought another round of laughter. <G>

Chuck Woolery did some of these, but I forget which ones.

Like Peter Marshall, he's from around here, from a nearby town in KY.
He's back in the area every now and then.

A few of the big stars have been from Arkansas, but not many.

Daryl

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Hello Daryl!

** On Friday 04.12.20 - 14:18, Daryl Stout wrote to JOE MACKEY:

Chuck Barris was the original host of The Gong Show.
Loved that show and Gene, Gene the Dancing Machine.

Some referred to him as Chuck Bare-@$$. :P

I never heard of that nickname. But I enjoyed the weird stuff
on the Gong Show. I'd watch it after coming home from school.
Chuck seemed to have better days than others - mode of the
time he seemed to be drunk. But he demonstrated a lot of
energy, enthusiasm, and humour.

Hollywood Squares - Peter Marshall

Another favourite.

The wit wrt to some of the answers was pretty good.


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August,

Some referred to him as Chuck Bare-@$$. :P

I never heard of that nickname. But I enjoyed the weird stuff
on the Gong Show. I'd watch it after coming home from school.

I thought it was rather "hokey".

Chuck seemed to have better days than others - mode of the
time he seemed to be drunk. But he demonstrated a lot of
energy, enthusiasm, and humour.

Reminds me of the late George Jones (aka "the possum"), the
country-western singer. Many times, he'd get so drunk, that he
would never show up for his concerts...so he got the moniker
"No Show Jones". :P

Hollywood Squares - Peter Marshall

Another favourite.

The wit wrt to some of the answers was pretty good.

According to what Peter Marshall said when the "secret square"
was revealed to the home audience, "the stars are briefed, before
the show to help them with their bluffs". Basically, the object
of the game was to get a tic-tac-toe, with 3 "stars" either
horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. But sometimes, it was who got
the most squares...the game never ended in a "cat" (I have a
Tic-Tac-Toe related door on the BBS). However, it was up to the
contestant to figure out if the star was giving a correct answer
to the question, or making one up. If they were right, they got
the square. It usually a male in the X, and a female in the O.

There are numerous clips from the show on YouTube...and I have
to admit my favorite ones are those with the late Paul Lynde. He
admitted years later that "he never knew how they got away with
the comments they made, with the censors". Those comments would
be greeted with a "MEH!" today.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

I enjoyed the weird stuff
on the Gong Show. I'd watch it after coming home from school.

I thought it was rather "hokey".

That was the whole point of the show. It was a satire of game shows and
all in fun.
There were a few times I could tell (unless they were very good actors
too) how disappointed some contestants were when they either lost or worst, were gonged off the stage.
The gong, of course, goes back to Major Bowles Amateur Hour on radio
where contestants were judged by the audience and if the act was really bad Bowles would strike a small gong on his desk to dismiss them. Barris simply had a huge gong a panel member woul
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Aug wrote --

But I enjoyed the weird stuff on the Gong Show. I'd watch it after coming home from school.

I watched it on my lunch break.

Chuck seemed to have better days than others - mode of the time he seemed to be drunk.

I seem to recall reading years ago that Barris didn't intend to host the show, but produce or something. The host hired didn't show up one time and Barris filled in and the rest is history. It was more of an actual talent
show at first.
Barris often did have a few glasses before air time.
Shows were taped back to back in one day, five shows a day.
There would be a lunch break where often the panel would have a few.
One can tell which shows were done after lunch. :)
The same thing with The Match Game with Gene Rayburn. The
Thursday/Friday shows were usually more loosey-goosey and giggly.

But he demonstrated a lot of energy, enthusiasm, and humour.

Yes he did. :)
Joe
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Daryl wrote --

Jeopardy! - Art Fleming (original host)

Watched that when I was home for lunch.

The answer is...Don Pardo. <G>

Pardo was the announcer, never the host, AFAIK.

I wonder if some kids believed everything was in shades of black and white....after all, that's what was on TV. :P

When I was young, and so was tv, I believed whatever was seen in that
magic box was live and happening at that moment. And a lot of tv was live at the time.
I was confused how a filmed show set in daylight could be happening
since it was dark out, and vice versa. Maybe it was dark/daylight on the other side of town, I didn't know.
I only knew the world around me and thought places like NYC and LA were
near here somewhere.
I finally learned better when I got older. I think around the time I
was 20.

There was a big stink years ago, because the contestants constantly
picked Richard Dawson for the SuperMatch...but if Richard wasn't picked, he got angry. It was if every one of them had an ego that needed to be stroked.

Richard was often picked since he seemed to match the contestant more
often.
Late in the show they brought in a large wheel with panelist names which
was spun to get the other panelist more of a chance to be called on.
Then shortly after Dawson left for Family Feud and the rest is history.
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Hello JOE!

** On Monday 07.12.20 - 06:24, JOE MACKEY wrote to DARYL STOUT:

When I was young, and so was tv, I believed whatever
was seen in that magic box was live and happening at
that moment. And a lot of tv was live at the time.

You never had home movies, or watch cartoons? Those could be a
clue. But I can understand that it could be confusing for a
little kid watching "live" people on the tube, versus some
"drawn" characters.

I think there is a Beverly hillibillies episode that is
astonished about seeing TV for the 1st time, and they were
determined to help those people get out - or something like
that.

I was confused how a filmed show set in daylight could
be happening since it was dark out, and vice versa.
Maybe it was dark/daylight on the other side of town,
I didn't know.

It's *not* a small world afterall. ;)


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Joe,

The same thing with The Match Game with Gene Rayburn. The Thursday/Friday shows were usually more loosey-goosey and giggly.

Especially when most of the questions gravitated to a sexual and
innuendo theme.

Daryl

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Joe,

I thought it was rather "hokey".

That was the whole point of the show. It was a satire of game shows
and all in fun.

It never did "ring my bell" (sorry, I couldn't resist the pun).

The gong, of course, goes back to Major Bowles Amateur Hour on radio where contestants were judged by the audience and if the act was really bad Bowles would strike a small gong on his desk to dismiss them.
Barris simply had a huge gong a panel member woul

I remember one of the Looney Tunes cartoons, and I think Daffy Duck had
a line in one of them, which was "If only Major Bowles could see me now".

In one competition against Bugs Bunny, he came out on stage in a Devil's outfit (pointy tail, horns, red suit, pitchfork, etc.)...and it went like
this:

"I now present an act, that no other performer has even dared to
duplicate. In fairness, I must ask those with weak constitutions, to
leave the theatre for this performance".

He asks for the lights to be turned down, and for some sinister music.
He then proceeds to swig these nasty flammable substances, and basically
blows himself up. The crowd goes wild, and he laments "I can only do this once".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhy45-pjQuA

I had to look hard on YouTube for "the original one", as the "PC" world edited out several parts. Years ago, we were smart enough to know that
"you do NOT try this at home".

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

The same thing with The Match Game with Gene Rayburn. The Thursday/Friday shows were usually more loosey-goosey and giggly.

Especially when most of the questions gravitated to a sexual and
innuendo theme.

That was mostly the appeal of the show.
And the great thing it wasn't dirty. The games were suggestive at times,
but never dirty.
I hate to think what the game would be like today.
Joe
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Daryl wrote --

I remember one of the Looney Tunes cartoons, and I think Daffy Duck had a line in one of them, which was "If only Major Bowles could see me now".

I recall a scene in a cartoon. Forget who was in it but it was like a newsreel.
The narrator was talking about this and that event and then said
something along the lines "For the first time are going to present the actual birth
of a baby!"
The scene then goes to a curtain being pulled back with a baby in a upper berth. :)
Well, it was the actual berth of a baby. :)
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I had to look hard on YouTube for "the original one", as the "PC" world edited out several parts. Years ago, we were smart enough to know that
"you do NOT try this at home".

Now that my generation, who mostly knew better, has given birth to the Tide
pod eating generation, I am shocked they can show any of the old cartoons
now.

Incidentally, starting in January, MeTV is going to run 3 hours of Saturday Morning cartoons, including Bugs, Daffy, Popeye, and Tom and Jerry. I am guessing they will be the edited versions, or they will only show the
episodes that don't require editing. I am hoping it is the latter.

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The same thing with The Match Game with Gene Rayburn. The Thursday/Friday shows were usually more loosey-goosey and giggly.

Especially when most of the questions gravitated to a sexual and
innuendo theme.

That was mostly the appeal of the show.
And the great thing it wasn't dirty. The games were suggestive at times, but never dirty.
I hate to think what the game would be like today.

I think it would be a lot like "The Bachelor/Bachelorette," or "Temptation Island," or any one of the other many singles shows that are on TV today.
In other words, dirty.

Mike


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Mike Powell wrote to DARYL STOUT <=-

I had to look hard on YouTube for "the original one", as the "PC" world edited out several parts. Years ago, we were smart enough to know that
"you do NOT try this at home".

Now that my generation, who mostly knew better, has given birth to the Tide pod eating generation, I am shocked they can show any of the old cartoons now.

Incidentally, starting in January, MeTV is going to run 3 hours of Saturday Morning cartoons, including Bugs, Daffy, Popeye, and Tom and Jerry. I am guessing they will be the edited versions, or they will
only show the episodes that don't require editing. I am hoping it is
the latter.

Mike

What do they edit out of them?

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Mike wrote --

That was mostly the appeal of the show.
And the great thing it wasn't dirty. The games were suggestive at times, but never dirty.

I think it would be a lot like "The Bachelor/Bachelorette," or "Temptation Island," or any one of the other many singles shows that are on TV today. In other words, dirty.

I haven't seen either of those. Of course I got rid of my tv years ago.
I don't like dirty, but I sometimes enjoy a bit of double entendre and innuendo. I.e., Groucho vs four letter "comics" today.
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Dennis asked Mike --

I am guessing they will be the edited versions, or they will
only show the episodes that don't require editing. I am hoping it is the latter.

Mike

What do they edit out of them?

I would imagine whatever the current outrage du jour happens to be.
Something can be ok yesterday but not today.
Recently there was the flap about Gone With The Wind and how these long disclaimers were added to the beginning of the film to the effect the film
was about another time and place and events not acceptable today, etc.
I don't know how people can go around outraged about something all the
time. Its not good for ones mental health.
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Incidentally, starting in January, MeTV is going to run 3 hours of Saturday Morning cartoons, including Bugs, Daffy, Popeye, and Tom and Jerry. I am guessing they will be the edited versions, or they will only show the episodes that don't require editing. I am hoping it is the latter.

What do they edit out of them?

Many of the cartoons contain "cartoon violence" where something happens to
a character, like Elmer Fudd shoots Daffy Duck. Of course, they don't die & there is (rarely) even any blood. More mature audiences know better than
to point guns at people. When I was a kid, we knew that shooting at
someone had consequences. But that kind of stuff sometimes gets edited out
as the kids apparently are no longer taught anything.

Also, keeping in mind that the heyday of some of these old cartoons was overlapped by WWII, any stereotypes about the Axis countries (especially
Japan) have to be removed so that no one gets their feelings hurt.


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12-12-20 06:19 JOE MACKEY wrote to DENNIS KATSONIS about Re: Game shows
Howdy! Joe,

I don't know how people can go around outraged about something all
the time. Its not good for ones mental health.

There are people today who think up things to get MAD about.

Remember the lady who ordered Coffee from McDonalds Drive Thru and was
very sorely suprised to find out that Coffee was HOT when some spilled on
her dress.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$'s anyone???????????

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Re: Re: Game shows
By: Mike Powell to DENNIS KATSONIS on Sat Dec 12 2020 09:38:00

Incidentally, starting in January, MeTV is going to run 3 hours of Saturday Morning cartoons, including Bugs, Daffy, Popeye, and Tom and Jerry. I am guessing they will be the edited versions, or they will only show the episodes that don't require editing. I am hoping it is the latter.

What do they edit out of them?

Many of the cartoons contain "cartoon violence" where something happens to
a character, like Elmer Fudd shoots Daffy Duck. Of course, they don't die & there is (rarely) even any blood. More mature audiences know better than
to point guns at people. When I was a kid, we knew that shooting at
someone had consequences. But that kind of stuff sometimes gets edited out as the kids apparently are no longer taught anything.

Also, keeping in mind that the heyday of some of these old cartoons was overlapped by WWII, any stereotypes about the Axis countries (especially Japan) have to be removed so that no one gets their feelings hurt.

It never occured to me to use guns as toys after watching Looney Tunes. But then again, my family used to go hunting, so I saw first hand what guns do to living creatures.

This I think isn't to protect the kids, as kids are not that dumb. IT's about protecting the sensibilities of idiot adults who don't understand how the world actually works.
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It never occured to me to use guns as toys after watching Looney Tunes. But th
n again, my family used to go hunting, so I saw first hand what guns do to livi
g creatures.

So did my extended family.

This I think isn't to protect the kids, as kids are not that dumb. IT's about >rotecting the sensibilities of idiot adults who don't understand how the world >ctually works.

I agree for the most part. I do think some of our kids maybe don't have
enough sense. What I think the issue actually is in the USA is, when kids
do something stupid their parents want to blame ... and sue... someone. If
I censor my past works, they have no basis to sue me.

Parents here like to deflect their responsibilities.


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Joe,

Especially when most of the questions gravitated to a sexual and
innuendo theme.

That was mostly the appeal of the show.

So much for a "G" rating. :P But, it got the viewers.

And the great thing it wasn't dirty. The games were suggestive at times, but never dirty.

All I can think of is the numerous deals from "Hollywood Squares",
especially from Paul Lynde. He even said years later "I don't know
how we got some of that stuff past the censors".

I hate to think what the game would be like today.

Likely R or NC-17...like most of the rap songs, where every other
word is profanity (i.e. the F word). One ventriloquist, whose "dummy"
was "Shotgun Red" said "You know what I think about Rap?? Put a C in
front of it!!".

Daryl


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Joe,

The narrator was talking about this and that event and then said something along the lines "For the first time are going to present the actual birth of a baby!"
The scene then goes to a curtain being pulled back with a baby in a upper berth. :)
Well, it was the actual berth of a baby. :)

I remember that scene...and the kid was crying for all it was worth.

Daryl


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Mike,

Now that my generation, who mostly knew better, has given birth to the Tide pod eating generation, I am shocked they can show any of the old cartoons now.

Too many can't distinguish fantasy from reality.

Incidentally, starting in January, MeTV is going to run 3 hours of Saturday Morning cartoons, including Bugs, Daffy, Popeye, and Tom and Jerry. I am guessing they will be the edited versions, or they will
only show the episodes that don't require editing. I am hoping it is
the latter.

It's hard to find the original versions, as the world today has found practically everything as offensive.

My brother didn't like the birthday card I got him the other day (his birthday is Dec. 23). He apparently doesn't appreciate punny humor, as
I do...and he doesn't like to be talked about him getting older (I've
known several like that).

To me, every day is a gift, and I've worked hard for every gray hair
that I've got (I'll be 61 in March).

Anyway, the card showed the naked backsides of a woman and a man...
from the middle back to the middle thigh...with the buttocks cheeks
there in all their glory. Inside the card, it said "Thought you might
expect some cracks about your age". <G>

Then, I added "Every booty wishes you a happy birthday -- bun
appetit!!" <BG>.

I personally thought it was funny...it pissed him off. I was just
trying to bring a smile to his day.

I so wanted to tell him to "Get A Life", and as Roger Rabbit noted,
"If you don't have a sense of humor, you're better off dead!!". But,
since discretion is the better part of valor, I kept my mouth shut.
After his outburst, I've decided I'm not going to call him on that
day.

He's also depressed that on Christmas (he hates the day now),
every restaurant will be closed, and his friends will be with
other family and friends. He prefers to meet them at a restaurant,
and just sit, talk, eat, drink beer...and basically "party all the
time".

The latter has been quashed, since he was in a freak motorcycle
wreck, 3 months after my wife died. He was impatient, and went to
pass what he considered was a slow moving car. All he had on was a
pair of shorts...no shirt, no helmet, no shoes. A mailbox on the
side of the road caught the handlebar of the motorcycle...it
stopped...he didn't...flying over the handlebar at a high rate of
speed, crashing to the ground. He broke his shoulder, ankle, and
elbow, and fractured his hip.

He's lucky to be alive...as he could've been paralyzed or
killed...and I don't think I could've handled the deaths of my grandmother-in-law, my Dad, my wife, my best man, and my brother,
all within a years time from September 2006 to September 2007.

Daryl


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Joe,

I don't like dirty, but I sometimes enjoy a bit of double entendre
and innuendo. I.e., Groucho vs four letter "comics" today.

And, when Groucho had a smart-aleck remark coming, the look on his
face said it all. He was grinning like the cat who had just swallowed
the canary. <G>

Daryl


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Mike,

Many of the cartoons contain "cartoon violence" where something happens
to a character, like Elmer Fudd shoots Daffy Duck. Of course, they
don't die & there is (rarely) even any blood. More mature audiences
know better than to point guns at people. When I was a kid, we knew
that shooting at someone had consequences. But that kind of stuff sometimes gets edited out as the kids apparently are no longer taught anything.

According to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit??", there are only 2 ways a toon
can die:

1) Laughing uncontrollably for a length of time.

2) Being immersed in "Dip"...a combination of turpentine, acetone, and
benzene. Just the composition of that makes it very flammable.

Also, keeping in mind that the heyday of some of these old cartoons was overlapped by WWII, any stereotypes about the Axis countries
(especially Japan) have to be removed so that no one gets their
feelings hurt.

Sadly, it has always been that way. Most now are "wusses" and
"sissies", who don't want to accept responsibility, failure, or
be offended.

Daryl


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Ed,

Remember the lady who ordered Coffee from McDonalds Drive Thru and was very sorely suprised to find out that Coffee was HOT when some spilled
on her dress.

That's where it started (sigh!).

Like the warning labels...

1) Cape does not permit user to fly.

2) Remove shirt from child before putting in laundry.

The stupidity is stunning.

Daryl


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Mike,

Parents here like to deflect their responsibilities.

It's not just the parents (sigh!).

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

Especially when most of the questions gravitated to a sexual and innuendo theme.

A few surviving original Match Game shows from the early '60s have
surfaced on You Tube.
There were six guest panels, two teams of three men/three women, who had
to match other players answer, which was written on card, etc. Gene Rayburn was the host.
One show from 1964 the panel were asked "Name some electric item found in
the bedroom".
The common answer was an electric blanket.
In the comments someone wrote:
1964: Electric blanket.
1974: A vibrator.

All I can think of is the numerous deals from "Hollywood Squares",

That show often had answers that somehow got past the censors.
I was talking to someone once and mentioned some event from my youth and
was asked "How was that possible?" and I replied, "Well, it was the '70s.."
in a anything goes sort of answer.
Joe
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A few surviving original Match Game shows from the early '60s have surfaced on You Tube.
There were six guest panels, two teams of three men/three women, who
had to match other players answer, which was written on card, etc.
Gene Rayburn was the host.

I'll have to look for those - were they black and white?

My parents both worked when I was growing up, and I watched a lot of
afternoon TV. I remember watching Match Game all the time, and
wondering who the hell Charles Nelson Reilly and Rose Marie were,
since I'd never seen them in anything else...

One show from 1964 the panel were asked "Name some electric item
found in the bedroom".

The common answer was an electric blanket.
In the comments someone wrote:
1964: Electric blanket.
1974: A vibrator.

Reminds me of the "Newlywed Game" when asked where is their favorite
place to make "whoopie" (in the house). I'll leave the answer to the
reader.

All I can think of is the numerous deals from "Hollywood Squares",

That show often had answers that somehow got past the censors.

Host: "How many men in a professional hockey team?"

Paul Lynde, snickering: "About half..."

Circle gets the square!






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He's also depressed that on Christmas (he hates the day now),
every restaurant will be closed, and his friends will be with
other family and friends. He prefers to meet them at a restaurant,
and just sit, talk, eat, drink beer...and basically "party all the
time".

Although we won't be able to this year, due to COVID, my mother and I
usually go out to eat Chinese on Christmas. Many Chinese, and other ethnic restaurants, are open on Christmas.

He could probably do the same on a normal Christmas if he has at least one friend that won't be busy with family.

Mike


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12-15-20 14:47 Daryl Stout wrote to Ed Vance about Re: Game shows
Howdy! Daryl,

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Ed,

Remember the lady who ordered Coffee from McDonalds Drive Thru and was very sorely suprised to find out that Coffee was HOT when some spilled
on her dress.

That's where it started (sigh!).

Like the warning labels...

1) Cape does not permit user to fly.

2) Remove shirt from child before putting in laundry.

The stupidity is stunning.

I try to show My stupidity as much as I can when I write messages here.

... "The computer is down. I hope it's something serious." -S.
Delaplane

I never read anything about S. Delaplane, guess I'll hafta go to DuckDuckGo
to Search for that Name.

Or You could enlighten Me, if You would.

Others reading here may not know who that person is either and they will appreciate You sharing what You know.

Thanks es 73 de Ed W9ODR . .



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Kurt wrote --

A few surviving original Match Game shows from the early '60s have surfaced on You Tube.

I'll have to look for those - were they black and white?

1962 pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9naJkO5gVA
1964 show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQbz1wi-VV4
1975 and onward shows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj5ZS2n9Vs0&list=PLCnvmZ8KpyOqNzOzrqXUGnNT4byRfW3ev&index=1&ab_channel=MatchGameProductions
Few shows, in general, of any taped programs, from that era were saved. Videotape was expensive and reused many times. After all, who wants to
watch a game show a second time was the thinking.
This is what happened to almost all the Tonight Show programs. as an
example, with Jack Paar and later Johnny Carson.

wondering who the hell Charles Nelson Reilly and Rose Marie were,

Reilly was mostly a stage actor.
Rose Marie had a long life in show business, over 90 years.
She started out at around five or six as "Baby Rose Marie" who could
really belt out a song. She moved from vaudeville to radio and at one time was the youngest person on radio with their own show.
She eventually went to night clubs, appearing on tv a few times, but
mainly remembered as Sally, on the Dick Van Dyke show.
She started doing game/panel shows since the work was easy and the money
was good. She died a couple of years ago in her mid 90s.
Betty White was another popular panelist on various shows and also has a
long history in show business.
She was one of the first women who had her own show, "Life with
Elizabeth" in the early '50s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1NsEkPmXqc&list=PL_fJ-yi54T0o2yAE7t4JKYqBobKYl1f8U&ab_channel=TheFilmDetective
These were a half hour program, with two 15 minute domestic playettes.
In the late '50s she was in a half hour sitcom, A Date with the Angels, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4-et1jbq1g&list=PLeagipoZmyfnMv01VD9v38q0Ik4wC4Rvh&ab_channel=PizzaFlix)
which IMHO was far better than than the other.
She bounced around game/panel shows, often on husband Allan Ludden's Password, and was The Happy Homemaker on the Mary Tyler Moore show.
She had another short lived series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxzGSwV4OMo&list=PLKiPEmIz-2gv8ecLp1iNNYT0qYBpN9I5q&ab_channel=froomee in the
late '70s.
Then she was on Golden Girls.
I've probably told you more than you cared to know. :)
Joe
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Joe,

One show from 1964 the panel were asked "Name some electric item
found in the bedroom".
The common answer was an electric blanket.
In the comments someone wrote:
1964: Electric blanket.
1974: A vibrator.

What a difference a decade makes.

All I can think of is the numerous deals from "Hollywood Squares",

That show often had answers that somehow got past the censors.
I was talking to someone once and mentioned some event from my youth
and was asked "How was that possible?" and I replied, "Well, it was the '70s.." in a anything goes sort of answer.

That was mild 50 years ago from what it is now <sigh!>.

Daryl

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Mike,

Although we won't be able to this year, due to COVID, my mother and I usually go out to eat Chinese on Christmas. Many Chinese, and other ethnic restaurants, are open on Christmas.

I never cared for Chinese food...and we also have Mexican and
Vietnamese restaurants in central Arkansas. There may be more, but
I'm not aware of them.

He could probably do the same on a normal Christmas if he has at least
one friend that won't be busy with family.

I don't think he has done that in years.

Daryl

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Ed,

I try to show My stupidity as much as I can when I write messages here.

Are you trying to make "The Stupid News"?? <g,d,r>

I never read anything about S. Delaplane, guess I'll hafta go to DuckDuckGo to Search for that Name.

That reminds me about the cartoon where you see this skeleton in
a chair, next to a computer that is just a smoldering, melted mess.
This guy walks in with a briefcase, that says "Computer Repair
Service", and he asks "System Been Down Long??". :P

Or the cartoon with "The Computer Is Down"...it was pushed out of
the window of an upper story room of an office building. :P

Or You could enlighten Me, if You would.

You could put a portable LED light under your shirt and turn it
on. I better quit now, or folks are going to really wonder about
me. <G> But, we only pick on (and razz) the ones we care about. And,
with ham radio operators, with friends like us, you don't need any
enemies. <G>

Others reading here may not know who that person is either and they
will appreciate You sharing what You know.

Lately, I've written some PDF files to cover the setup of the
Netlogger Utility for logging ham radio traffic nets, and for setting
up the BlueDV program with the ThumbDV, the D-Rats program, and with
the QuadNet Array. So many of these "how to" videos, are "so above
my pay grade" (and head), that I thought "if I can't understand it,
no one else can". These authors need to realize that not all of us
are as technically savvy as they are.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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Joe,

I've probably told you more than you cared to know. :)

Interesting trivia, though. :)

Daryl

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Kurt,

I'll have to look for those - were they black and white?

There were some of the original Match Game shows in black and
white. The theme was "Swinging Safari" or "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
Now, I'm really showing my age. <G>

My parents both worked when I was growing up, and I watched a lot of
afternoon TV. I remember watching Match Game all the time, and
wondering who the hell Charles Nelson Reilly and Rose Marie were,
since I'd never seen them in anything else...

Brett Sommers, Charles Nelson Reily, and Richard Dawson, seemed like
the regulars on Match Game.

Reminds me of the "Newlywed Game" when asked where is their favorite
place to make "whoopie" (in the house). I'll leave the answer to the
reader.

In ham radio, CW stands for "Continuous Wave", what is termed for
Morse Code. I did 3 skits several years ago...called "The Triple Play".

1) The Ham Radio Wedding (uniting ham and radio in holy telephony).
2) The Honeymoon And More (the first night together)
3) The 12 Days Of Hamming (12 items in the hobby)

Now, non-ham radio operators might not understand all of the punny humor...but those of us who do, say that "I have too much time on my
hands". <G> In "The Honeymoon and More", I use CW twice -- for
"continuous whoopee", and "constant whipping on the harmonics
backsides". In ham radio, harmonic has 2 meanings...children, and
"secondary RF emission that is a multiple of the fundamental
emission". That could also put you "out of band".

"The Triple Play" is contained in a ham radio humor file, which is downloadable in PDF format, at https://www.theweatherwonder.com/elk.htm

Host: "How many men in a professional hockey team?"

Paul Lynde, snickering: "About half..."

Circle gets the square!

Paul made one response, where the audience was laughing so hard,
that the show couldn't resume for 20 minutes. <G>

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

I better quit now, or folks are going to really wonder about
me.

Are gone too???
Joe
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Joe,

I better quit now, or folks are going to really wonder about
me.

Are gone too???

I got klutzy last night. I tripped over a break in the mat for the
chair in front of the computer, next to the bed, and fell. I bruised
my elbow, and hit the walker. Otherwise, I was OK.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

I got klutzy last night. I tripped over a break in the mat for the
chair in front of the computer, next to the bed, and fell. I bruised
my elbow, and hit the walker. Otherwise, I was OK.

Ok, no more eggnog for Daryl.
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12-19-20 11:32 Daryl Stout wrote to JOE MACKEY about Re: Game shows
Howdy! Daryl, Joe and All,

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What a difference a decade makes.

All I can think of is the numerous deals from "Hollywood Squares",

That show often had answers that somehow got past the censors.
I was talking to someone once and mentioned some event from my youth
and was asked "How was that possible?" and I replied, "Well, it was the '70s.." in a anything goes sort of answer.

That was mild 50 years ago from what it is now <sigh!>.

I'm thinking it was in the 70s when the TV Show "Happy Days" began.
I watched a few episodes and thought:

In the 1950s I avoided being around those kind of people who lived like that.

ME TV is still showing that Happy Days show.

I don't have Cable TV Service so it doesn't cost me anything to change
Channels to watch something else OR to just turn the TV Off and head for the computer room OR do something else like making a peanutbutter sandwich...

73 de Ed W9ODR . .


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Joe,

Ok, no more eggnog for Daryl.

Truth be told, I've never had it, and never cared for it. Apparently,
with few exceptions, it's mixed with alcoholic beverages.

Now, I'm drinking 2 liters of flavored water a day...to keep kidney
stones from forming, and to keep hydrated. But, doing such, has a
certain side effect...especially at night. I'll give you 3 guesses as
to what that is, and the first 2 don't count. <G>

Daryl

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Ed,

I'm thinking it was in the 70s when the TV Show "Happy Days" began.
I watched a few episodes and thought:

In the 1950s I avoided being around those kind of people who lived like that.

ME TV is still showing that Happy Days show.

They're also showing a bunch of older programs, such as Bonanza,
Emergency, etc.

I don't have Cable TV Service so it doesn't cost me anything to change Channels to watch something else OR to just turn the TV Off and head
for the computer room OR do something else like making a peanutbutter sandwich...

I have the high speed internet only...no cable TV channels. There is a combination TV/VCR/DVD in my late parents bedroom (where the BBS computer
is), but I have it disconnected.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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