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[TLEberle]

I'm sure Dan will be right here to give the wrong answer anyway, but I don't recall "booing of dumb contestants" to be a thing that we do in the United States, at least seriously. Boo someone for not spinning the wheel or for giving a non sequitur answer on The Feud. But to boo someone for fluking out on Millionaire, well, that's Benfield for you.

[BrandonFG]

But in general, game shows need to stop chopping everything to pieces because viewers can tell when they happen and hate it -- record "as live", don't alter for "drama" or emphasis or throws to commercial, don't begin a phrase only for it to be a throw to commercial (Mandel and Foxworthy D/ND and 5th Grader's producers* were big-time offenders here)

Fixed. The hosts only do what's on the script, as idiotic as it looked.

Even Pat Wayne?

Apples and oranges. The producers of the above shows wanted to manufacture milk the drama by stretching the action over a commercial break. Patrick Wayne was simply a stereotypical sitcom game show host.

As for booing, I've seen it happen to contestants on approximately two occasions: not spinning the wheel all the way around, and for giving a ridiculous answer on Match Game...all in good-natured ribbing. To boo someone for having a brain fart during a much more stressful trivia game is cruel and asinine, even if it's elementary level easy.

[DoorNumberFour]

I have to say, I get no greater feeling of joy on this board than I do from reading one of Dan's rambling Andy Rooney posts, and then seeing that there's two more pages of discussion after that.

[JasonA1]

(Though this begs the question: what did they do on the pre-1980s Pyramid when a front game ended at the end of a show on a Friday?

All of this is from previous board posts, so if I misremember anything or misspeak, feel free to step in and correct me.

Earlier on, they once brought back the celeb in question just for a top of show WC on Monday. Based on our recollection, it was Nipsey, who was...available. But after that, instead of trying to fit it all in, they brought back the players the following week, and had the celebs play a Winner's Circle as a team for a nominal sum ($1,000?) that was split between the players. JoAnne Worley and David Letterman played one such WC if memory serves.

-Jason

[TLEberle]

and had the celebs play a Winner's Circle as a team for a nominal sum ($1,000?) that was split between the players. JoAnne Worley and David Letterman played one such WC if memory serves.

I remembered it as five such nominal sums, but you were correct about splitting the money; that's how you'd have carryover champions with $775.

[Jeremy Nelson]

Another thing that needs to come back is booing dumb contestants. I always hated it when a really easy question was missed on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and the audience applauded. Those kinds of players deserve to be booed.

(Quoting for the inevitable edit and backpedal.)

You may pick up your prize at the door, sir.

[TLEberle]

Strikethrough edit and fumbling non-apology means I've got Benfield Bingo!

[clemon79]

Strikethrough edit and fumbling non-apology means I've got Benfield Bingo!

It's like Bossy Bingo, but with more shiat.

[Twentington]

As for booing, I've seen it happen to contestants on approximately two occasions: not spinning the wheel all the way around, and for giving a ridiculous answer on Match Game...all in good-natured ribbing.

I've seen a few tough bonus puzzles on Wheel get booed. THAT'S IFFY is one that I remember.

[TLEberle]

I've seen a few tough bonus puzzles on Wheel get booed. THAT'S IFFY is one that I remember.

And that's booing the puzzle writer/producer/show for trying to get one over on the player, not the player himself.

[Jay Temple]

(Though this begs the question: what did they do on the pre-1980s Pyramid when a front game ended at the end of a show on a Friday?

All of this is from previous board posts, so if I misremember anything or misspeak, feel free to step in and correct me.

Earlier on, they once brought back the celeb in question just for a top of show WC on Monday. Based on our recollection, it was Nipsey, who was...available. But after that, instead of trying to fit it all in, they brought back the players the following week, and had the celebs play a Winner's Circle as a team for a nominal sum ($1,000?) that was split between the players. JoAnne Worley and David Letterman played one such WC if memory serves.

-Jason

The two-celeb version is what they did when Friday's second game ended in a tie, not when the game was actually resolved. I don't discount what you said about Nipsey's game, and it makes sense to me. Logistically, you could just tape the game and edit it so it looked like it all done at the same time.

[clemon79]

Logistically, you could just tape the game and edit it so it looked like it all done at the same time.

Curious to know how you plan to block that show's open without a WHOLE BUNCH of jump-cuts.

[Jeremy Nelson]

Logistically, you could just tape the game and edit it so it looked like it all done at the same time.

Curious to know how you plan to block that show's open without a WHOLE BUNCH of jump-cuts.

Do a regular intro, but just introduce Dick Clark sans celebs. Have the returning celeb and civilian already in the Winner's Cirlce waiting. To explain the absence of the current week's celebs, just have Dick say something like "Joann Worley and David Letterman are waiting in the wings to begin the week, but we have a little business to take care of from last week first."  Cut to break after the round is over, and come back with all of the new people in their proper places. The biggest challenge would be assuring that Dick and the civilian were wearing the same clothes at the start of the new tape date.

[clemon79]

Do a regular intro, but just introduce Dick Clark sans celebs.

Then that's not a regular intro. You're really gonna do the "Your guests this week" intro without the guests actually coming out?

I mean, I suppose you could, and they may have, but that just sounds kludgey as hell to me.

The biggest challenge would be assuring that Dick and the civilian were wearing the same clothes at the start of the new tape date.

That's actually the easy part.

[Steve Gavazzi]

Lemme see...do the standard intro with the celebs, have Dick mention that he'll chat with them in a moment, then cut to Nipsey and the champ walking out as he mentions that they're taking care of unfinished business.