[quote name=\'SFQuizKid\' post=\'246114\' date=\'Aug 19 2010, 10:16 AM\']There's probably very little chance that the full episode survives intact, as it was common practice for many years to re-use videotapes once a show had been broadcast.
That said, surprises do turn up.
Your best bet would be to contact Altman Productions, the company that created and still produces the show in Washington and Baltimore. You can find their contact info at
http://itsacademicquizshow.com/contact/.
Good luck! Let us know what you find out.[/quote]
Thank you very much! I'll definitely contact them. Should I also contact WNBC, since that was the station that aired the show, as well?
[quote name=\'mmb5\' post=\'246122\' date=\'Aug 19 2010, 12:50 PM\']A name/school would be helpful.[/quote]
Currently in the process of figuring that information out. His name is Gerard, but he often went by (and still goes by) "Gerry", to the point where it wouldn't surprise me if he used Gerry for the show. Heck, he was even accidentally referred to as "Gerald" when he appeared on Morton Downey Jr.'s show one time... LOL. The high school was Brentwood High School, but I'm looking to see if the name went through a change in the past, or anything. I highly doubt it, but it doesn't hurt to check, I guess. He would have appeared on an episode that aired between 1968-1970. My Grandmother said it most likely aired during 1968-69, as my Uncle graduated from the school in 1970. I guess it wouldn't hurt to check 1970 as well, though. She also told me that MOST LIKELY he went by the name "Gerard". I'd ask the source himself, but he's A. in the hospital (nothing serious, thankfully) and B. we were going to surprise him with it, if we did happen to find it.
Of course, if nothing is found, that's OK. Considering how obscure the New York version of the show is, apparently, I guess we shouldn't get our hopes up all that much.
Thank you everyone for your responses, and I will definitely update you all when more information becomes available. If anyone has any good leads, feel free to let me know.
Thank you,
Josh