game show elements that were mentioned

[CeleTheRef]

an example from Italy:

On Il Grande Gioco Dell'Oca, right before an apparently dangerous stunt, the host reminded that contestants may refuse to do a stunt in excange of all the money in their current bank.  Nobody ever took that offer, maybe because it was just a tool to build up  tension.

[Joe Mello]

They eventually did make good on that...nineteen years later.

Where it was instantly made painfully obvious as to why they scuttled the idea in the first place, as Rocket was a one-trick pony and Jet was just totally worthless.

I thought both were slightly more capable than you suggest, but yeah.  At least they were better to watch than some of the cartoon characters and loudmouths that made up the rest of the stable.

[Jeremy Nelson]

They eventually did make good on that...nineteen years later.

Where it was instantly made painfully obvious as to why they scuttled the idea in the first place, as Rocket was a one-trick pony and Jet was just totally worthless.

I thought both were slightly more capable than you suggest, but yeah.  At least they were better to watch than some of the cartoon characters and loudmouths that made up the rest of the stable.

Wasn't really a fan of them basically bringing in specialists for each event in Season 2....it basically made all the one on one events worthless.

Sometime on Time Machine, I remember John Davidson mentioned that the show was to be on for years to come, then reneged on the series finale by calling the show a miniseries.

[Steve Gavazzi]

Make Me Famous, Make Me Rich couldn't even live up to its own name.

[MikeK]

Make Me Famous, Make Me Rich couldn't even live up to its own name.

Possibly untrue.  I believe the current Cash Explosion hostess not named Sharon Bicknell was the winner of a co-host contest MMFMMR held, not that I'd recognize her if I saw her.  So yeah, famous my keester.

[golden-road]

Make Me Famous, Make Me Rich couldn't even live up to its own name.

Possibly untrue.  I believe the current Cash Explosion hostess not named Sharon Bicknell was the winner of a co-host contest MMFMMR held, not that I'd recognize her if I saw her.  So yeah, famous my keester.

Actually, as per Wiki (I know, I know), the winner of the co-host contest was a lady named Barb McCann; the lady alongside Sharon Bicknell and Epic Tool is named Cherie McClain.

[CarbonCpy]

Didn't J. Keith mention something in the first couple of episodes of "Beat the Geeks" about how the geeks could be replaced if they do poorly enough?

[TLEberle]

Didn't J. Keith mention something in the first couple of episodes of "Beat the Geeks" about how the geeks could be replaced if they do poorly enough?

He did, and I remember two different blue-clad music geeks, as well.

[Robair]

Everyone is missing one of the all time great ones. During the pitch film for "The Price Is Right", Mark Goodson promised that some pricing games would actually be played by children of some contestants. Just to see if they could have a handle on current prices? So Dennis James could taunt them? Because maybe there was some real primo Maui during development? Once the show hit air, kids were never part of the equation.

[TimK2003]

In the premiere of Jim Perry's $ale of the Century, ISTR Jim mentioning their "resident authority" & judge who resided in a little faux-den somewhere off the main stage.  Don't know how long he lasted as he was never mentioned again in any other $ale episode floating around.  Could it be that even Sally Julian lasted longer than him?

[parliboy]

They eventually did make good on that...nineteen years later.

Where it was instantly made painfully obvious as to why they scuttled the idea in the first place, as Rocket was a one-trick pony and Jet was just totally worthless.

That was more a reflection of the poor contestants they chose for the show.  Go watch some of the grand championships from the original series.  Those contenders could have been successful gladiators.

[MSTieScott]

as Rocket was a one-trick pony and Jet was just totally worthless.

That was more a reflection of the poor contestants they chose for the show.

I thought it was a reflection of the Eliminator being so ridiculously long. Having a points/time advantage was next to meaningless -- to be successful at the Eliminator required speed, nimbleness, and stamina, as opposed to the brute force displayed by your typical gladiator.

[Twentington]

Everyone is missing one of the all time great ones. During the pitch film for "The Price Is Right", Mark Goodson promised that some pricing games would actually be played by children of some contestants. Just to see if they could have a handle on current prices? So Dennis James could taunt them? Because maybe there was some real primo Maui during development? Once the show hit air, kids were never part of the equation.

I'm guessing because Barker didn't like working with kids?

[MikeK]

I'm guessing because Barker didn't like working with kids?

Not until the kids, at least the females, became legal.

Kids have no knowledge about how much items cost and have limited knowledge about money.