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TimK2003 · « **Reply #420 on:** June 25, 2011, 10:36:09 AM »

Quote from: PYLdude on June 25, 2011, 04:00:01 AM

I've become convinced that Fan4Sure is a highly trained robot. Any time he sees "pilot" his internal circuitry turns on.

"Ho Ho Ho, It's Magic"

golden-road · « **Reply #421 on:** July 20, 2011, 09:34:51 PM »

Bumping to display an ad for "$20,000" Pyramid syndie.

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201980/BC%201980%2009%2022.pdf

Page 4.

Vahan_Nisanian · « **Reply #422 on:** July 20, 2011, 09:42:10 PM »

That's my first time ever seeing the CPM, Inc. logo (the 1981 versions' original syndicator). Whatever happened to them?

aaron sica · « **Reply #423 on:** July 21, 2011, 01:52:03 AM »

Quote from: golden-road on July 20, 2011, 09:34:51 PM

Bumping to display an ad for "$20,000" Pyramid syndie.

http://www.americanr...0%2009%2022.pdf

Page 4.

Interesting! Never knew that the $20K was originally intended for syndication......I guess there would have been no tourney if it would not have been hiked up to $50K...

Fan4Sure · « **Reply #424 on:** October 18, 2011, 07:24:33 PM »

Quote from: Jamey Greek on April 14, 2011, 08:26:06 AM

On Pages 46 and 47 There are several game shows considered for the early 1989 season!

http://www.davidgleason.com/Archive%20BC/BC%201988/BC-1988-10-24.pdf

They include Stop the Music from Orbis, Betcha! from Viacom, Couch Potatoes, Boggle from Martindale/Gilden Productions, Celebrity Secrets, Straight to the Heart, Also Talkabout! as well as the kid's game show 5-4-3-2 Run both from D.L Taffner. the last one sold in Canada but not in the U.S unfortunately.

Who hosted "Betcha!"?

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #425 on:** October 18, 2011, 11:05:54 PM »

Quote from: Fan4Sure on October 18, 2011, 07:24:33 PM

Who hosted "Betcha!"?

Approved, only because I actually know the answer. Monty Hall.

mmb5 · « **Reply #426 on:** October 19, 2011, 09:58:54 AM »

Quote from: Jamey Greek on April 14, 2011, 08:26:06 AM

...as well as the kid's game show 5-4-3-2 Run both from D.L Taffner. the last one sold in Canada but not in the U.S unfortunately.

No, you are fortunate.

Fan4Sure · « **Reply #427 on:** October 19, 2011, 05:40:06 PM »

Quote from: Matt Ottinger on October 18, 2011, 11:05:54 PM

Quote from: Fan4Sure on October 18, 2011, 07:24:33 PM
Who hosted "Betcha!"?
Approved, only because I actually know the answer. Monty Hall.

But what are the rules of "Betcha!"?

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #428 on:** October 19, 2011, 06:11:09 PM »

Quote from: Fan4Sure on October 19, 2011, 05:40:06 PM

Quote from: Matt Ottinger on October 18, 2011, 11:05:54 PM
Quote from: Fan4Sure on October 18, 2011, 07:24:33 PM
Who hosted "Betcha!"?
Approved, only because I actually know the answer. Monty Hall.
But what are the rules of "Betcha!"?

Approved, only to point out that I guess I never really learn, do I?

NickS · « **Reply #429 on:** October 19, 2011, 06:21:51 PM »

Quote from: Fan4Sure on October 19, 2011, 05:40:06 PM

Quote from: Matt Ottinger on October 18, 2011, 11:05:54 PM
Quote from: Fan4Sure on October 18, 2011, 07:24:33 PM
Who hosted "Betcha!"?
Approved, only because I actually know the answer. Monty Hall.

But what are the rules of "Betcha!"?

People put odds and bets on whether or not certain questions would be answered.

/I heard the preceding had 99:1 and I put $10 on it

TLEberle · « **Reply #430 on:** October 19, 2011, 06:34:00 PM »

Quote from: Matt Ottinger on October 19, 2011, 06:11:09 PM

Approved, only to point out that I guess I never really learn, do I?

No good deed goes unpunished.

clemon79 · « **Reply #431 on:** October 19, 2011, 08:01:22 PM »

Quote from: Matt Ottinger on October 19, 2011, 06:11:09 PM

Approved, only to point out that I guess I never really learn, do I?

I lol'd.

Vahan_Nisanian · « **Reply #432 on:** February 02, 2012, 02:32:20 AM »

Bumping this thread, check out what I found from the 01-05-1987 issue:

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-01-05.pdf

On page 185, there is a flyer for the back-end syndicated run of Press Your Luck, as distributed by Republic Pictures. Notice that it lists the package consisting of 130 half-hour episodes. Those are the ones that originally aired on CBS from 2/25/85-8/23/85. This was, of course, the attempt to bring the show over to first-run syndication, which apparently didn't work. They were also the first episodes that aired on USA from 1987-1988.

Reruns on USA Network proved to be even more successful, and more episodes were added. Thanks to several recently resurfaced non-GSN episodes on YouTube, I was able to determine during which years the 1986 and 1983 episodes began airing on USA: 1989 and 1992 respectively.

Argo · « **Reply #433 on:** February 02, 2012, 08:43:50 AM »

Quote from: gameshowlover87 on February 02, 2012, 02:32:20 AM

Bumping this thread, check out what I found from the 01-05-1987 issue:

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC%201987/BC-1987-01-05.pdf

On page 185, there is a flyer for the back-end syndicated run of Press Your Luck, as distributed by Republic Pictures. Notice that it lists the package consisting of 130 half-hour episodes. Those are the ones that originally aired on CBS from 2/25/85-8/23/85. This was, of course, the attempt to bring the show over to first-run syndication, which apparently didn't work. They were also the first episodes that aired on USA from 1987-1988.

Reruns on USA Network proved to be even more successful, and more episodes were added. Thanks to several recently resurfaced non-GSN episodes on YouTube, I was able to determine during which years the 1986 and 1983 episodes began airing on USA: 1989 and 1992 respectively.

For Canadian fans, ASN (an ATV affiliate in Atlantic Canada) re-ran PYL around the same time. Don't know the dates exactly. Possibly other Canadian stations reran it too, but I only know of ASN.

Mark

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #434 on:** February 03, 2012, 04:28:08 PM »

Quote

For Canadian fans, ASN (an ATV affiliate in Atlantic Canada) re-ran PYL around the same time. Don't know the dates exactly. Possibly other Canadian stations reran it too, but I only know of ASN.

They were also run on CFMT, Channel 47 in Toronto from June 1987 until sometime in 1989.

Over the years I've only found evidence of about five stations that aired the PYL reruns before it hit USA - the two Canadian stations mentioned, plus stations in Pittsburgh, Miami and Rochester, NY. Surely it must have been on more stations than that...