Author Topic: Calling all Game Show Experts - CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS GAMSESHOW? (Read 4166 times)

scottydtnip · « **on:** March 20, 2009, 11:08:43 AM »

My sister and I have been going crazy for years trying to figure this out. I've searched all over the internet, found nothing. Yahoo answers was garbage too.

Here's what I know.

The show was hosted by Ed McMahon
The show was airing in the 80s
Contestants would have to press big square buttons on what resembled a big telephone keypad
For the bonus round, there was a sound proof booth involved

It's NOT Who Do You Trust.
It's NOT Star Search.

I've looked everywhere for the name of this show, searched Ed McMahon's career, and found nothing. I'm SURE it was Ed that hosted.

Can anyone help?!?

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:53:15 AM »

What you're probably thinking about is something called "The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime". You have most everything right, except for the host being Jim Lange, not Ed McMahon. I can really see how you might have mixed them up at a young age, though.

This ring any bells?

CarbonCpy · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:53:24 AM »

^^ OTTINGER YOU'RE A LOOSE CANNON

(Edit: crap, beaten.)

NickS · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:53:44 AM »

[quote name=\'scottydtnip\' post=\'210820\' date=\'Mar 20 2009, 10:08 AM\']
My sister and I have been going crazy for years trying to figure this out. I've searched all over the internet, found nothing. Yahoo answers was garbage too.

Here's what I know.

The show was hosted by Ed McMahon
The show was airing in the 80s
Contestants would have to press big square buttons on what resembled a big telephone keypad
For the bonus round, there was a sound proof booth involved

It's NOT Who Do You Trust.
It's NOT Star Search.

I've looked everywhere for the name of this show, searched Ed McMahon's career, and found nothing. I'm SURE it was Ed that hosted.

Can anyone help?!?
[/quote]

You could be thinking along the lines of $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime hosted by Jim Lange. People punched square buttons on a keyboard... and the endgame did involve a sound-proof booth.

Hope that helps you!

urbanpreppie05 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:54:01 AM »

[color=\"#FF0000\"]Edit: What they said. [/color]

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2009, 11:56:25 AM »

Man, are we good or what?

Hastin · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:18:08 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'210828\' date=\'Mar 20 2009, 08:56 AM\']
Man, are we good or what?
[/quote]

I'm sorry Matt, but you can't be a contestant of your own game (Matt Ottinger's Masters of the Obvious).

NickS · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2009, 12:49:58 PM »

[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'210828\' date=\'Mar 20 2009, 10:56 AM\']
Man, are we good or what?
[/quote]

I've always wanted a game show (nowadays) where they'd give you as little information as possible for you to try and solve a puzzle/answer a question for the biggest amount of money and then lower it as you got more.

So for this one, he could have said, Ed McMahon, buzzers and bonus round and we all would have been stumped! (Seeing as Whodunit, IIRC never had buzz-in questions)

/style points would have been gained for a response of "Chocolate Babies."

Clay Zambo · « **Reply #8 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:32:47 PM »

Why not? Tom Kennedy played P+. Didn't DC try his hand at Pyramid? I say put Matt in the chair, start the clock, and let's *see* how obvious things are!

chris319 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:37:02 PM »

Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.

NickS · « **Reply #10 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:39:03 PM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'210853\' date=\'Mar 20 2009, 04:37 PM\']
Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.
[/quote]

What about the radio rights to "Get the Picture?" ;P

chris319 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 20, 2009, 05:42:30 PM »

[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'210854\' date=\'Mar 20 2009, 02:39 PM\']
[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'210853\' date=\'Mar 20 2009, 04:37 PM\']
Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.
[/quote]

What about the radio rights to "Get the Picture?" ;P[/quote]
We sold those to Bob Stewart.

Speedy G · « **Reply #12 on:** March 20, 2009, 06:13:45 PM »

Quote

Matt Ottinger     post Today, 11:53 AM
CarbonCpy     post Today, 11:53 AM
TeppanYaki     post Today, 11:53 AM
urbanpreppie05     post Today, 11:54 AM

Confucius say, "buzzer that sticks up, gets hammered down".

Kniwt · « **Reply #13 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:34:17 PM »

[quote name=\'TeppanYaki\' post=\'210831\' date=\'Mar 20 2009, 09:49 AM\']
I've always wanted a game show (nowadays) where they'd give you as little information as possible for you to try and solve a puzzle/answer a question for the biggest amount of money and then lower it as you got more.
[/quote]

ONE TIME ONLY ... for $10,000 in cash ... who is it?

tpirfan28 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 20, 2009, 08:37:07 PM »

Rigoletto!