Author Topic: Best Game Show That Aired On Your Birthdate. (Read 14217 times)

CeleTheRef · « **Reply #60 on:** July 02, 2010, 06:54:44 PM »

I was born in Italy in January 1982, at the same time an episode of Concentration was on the air (hosted by Mike Bongiorno, who else)

geno57 · « **Reply #61 on:** July 03, 2010, 02:03:58 AM »

[quote name=\'CeleTheRef\' post=\'243525\' date=\'Jul 2 2010, 05:54 PM\']I was born in Italy in January 1982, at the same time an episode of Concentration was on the air (hosted by Mike Bongiorno, who else)[/quote]

I am so hungry for anything "Concentration"! Wish I could see some of the episodes from other lands. (A few still pics do exist, from Australia and England ...)

alfonzos · « **Reply #62 on:** July 04, 2010, 04:10:30 PM »

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I was born in Italy in January 1982, at the same time an episode of Concentration was on the air (hosted by Mike Bongiorno, who else)

Is it possible to have a rebus puzzle in Italian? Example please, if so.

clemon79 · « **Reply #63 on:** July 04, 2010, 05:16:59 PM »

[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'243619\' date=\'Jul 4 2010, 01:10 PM\']Is it possible to have a rebus puzzle in Italian? Example please, if so.[/quote]
Um, they do have things called "phonics" in other languages.

joker316 · « **Reply #64 on:** July 05, 2010, 05:12:15 PM »

Thanks to TV Tango, I was able to join in on the fun (cool topic!) For 7-12-62:

ABC: Your's For a Song, Camouflage, Seven Keys, Queen For a Day, and Who Do You Trust?
CBS: Password and To Tell The Truth.
NBC: Say When, Play Your Hunch, The Price Is Right, Concentration, Your First Impression and Truth or Consequences.

/Thanks to Shokus video, I purchased an episode of Seven Keys that actually aired on 7-12-62 (it has the slate at the beginning of the episode) Cool to see what was advertised on my birthday!

Jay Temple · « **Reply #65 on:** July 06, 2010, 01:37:37 AM »

I envy you, joker316. As indicated, I can't even be sure the shows that were scheduled on my birthday actually aired. One of the classic Password shows from last year aired on the day of my sister's birth, and she wasn't even interested in it.

Tony Peters · « **Reply #66 on:** July 06, 2010, 03:25:23 PM »

I was born on a Sunday in December 1976 in a U.S. Army hospital in Landstuhl, (West) Germany, so I have no real idea what, if any, game shows would have aired on Armed Forces TV the following Monday. Purely a guess, but it might have aired one show (probably celebrity-based) from each network on a one-month or so delay, i.e. The Hollywood Squares, Match Game '76, and The $20,000 Pyramid.

CeleTheRef · « **Reply #67 on:** July 07, 2010, 10:45:01 AM »

[quote name=\'alfonzos\' post=\'243619\' date=\'Jul 4 2010, 10:10 PM\']

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I was born in Italy in January 1982, at the same time an episode of Concentration was on the air (hosted by Mike Bongiorno, who else)

Is it possible to have a rebus puzzle in Italian? Example please, if so.
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here's a sample: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tXv-ZwTDKS4/S7hy.../Rebus+7104.jpg
the solution is two words long: the first is 8 letters long, the second is 11 letters long (this kind of clue was also given on the show)

the solution is:
F + AMI (hooks) + GLI + AMO (hook) + N + ORE (hours) + D + DITO (finger)
FAMIGLIA MONOREDDITO (single income family)

the board on the Italian show had 36 spaces (15 pairs of prizes, 2 wilds, 2 take a prize, 2 forfeit a prize)
prizes weren't as expensive as in the American show, but both contestants received 1 million lire ($700) every game, won or lost.

Bob Zager · « **Reply #68 on:** July 07, 2010, 11:48:42 AM »

Since I don't have a copy of TV Guide for my birthdate, Wednesday, 02/01/1961, I only know two facts about my birthdate in regards to game shows:

First, through a trusted source, Spike Jones was the guest that evening on I've Got a Secret.

Second, Number Please, with Bud Collyer aired for the very second day!

I often wondered why, when according to EOTVGS, Number Please was listed as premiering on January 31, 1961, which was a TUESDAY! It was noted that the actual premiere was delayed a day, due to a televised address by President Kennedy on Monday of that week!

NickintheATL · « **Reply #69 on:** July 07, 2010, 03:18:31 PM »

Let's see about November 15, 1979:

ABC
11:30 - Family Feud
12:00 - The $20,000 Pyramid (the first week after "Junior Partner Pyramid" ended, with Michael McKean, LeVar Burton and Susan Richardson playing alternating games)

CBS
10:00 - The All-New Beat the Clock
10:30 - Whew!
11:00 - The Price is Right

NBC
10:00 - Card Sharks
10:30 - Hollywood Squares (can anyone find out the celebs?)
11:00 - High Rollers
11:30 - Wheel of Fortune
12:00 - Mindreaders (put the hatchet down, Chris C.)
12:30 - Password Plus (with John Astin and Patty Duke-Astin)

And somewhere Match Game was on in syndication...

Of all of those on that list... it's a tossup between Price and High Rollers as the best show that aired that day. HS was on its last legs at that time, so it doesn't rate as high, I would think. All sorts of other good shows to choose from too.