Richard Dawson Marathon

[xavier45]

http://corp.gsn.com/press/releases/gsn-honors-legendary-family-feud-host-richard-dawson-with-a-special-tribute-and-marat
The marathon will run on Thursday night from 7:00pm-11:00pm. It will feature 4 '80's episodes of Family Feud, with two episodes of Match Game included as well. Then at 10:00pm, GSN will air the first episode of Family Feud '94. Here's the episode info from GSN Angel:

7:00 pm ET Family Feud 78-070: Richard’s son Gary is on the show because he has won an acting award

7:30 pm ET Match Game 259 TM: Contestant wins matching Richard; she kisses him, McLean Stevenson kisses Richard

8:00 pm ET Family Feud 80-189 TM: Well known and beloved “September” episode

8:30 pm ET Match Game 236 TM: Gene & Richard get into a fight on Loretta Swift’s behalf

9:00 pm ET Family Feud 81-073 TM: Richard meets 2nd wife Gretchen, who is a contestant on the show

9:30 pm ET Family Feud 80-226 TM: Taped on Richard’s birthday, his two sons are on the show

10:00 pm ET Family Feud 001: (60 minutes) Richard returns to Family Feud after 9 years

[cacLA8383]

Very nice...now for all the folks who's had GSN longer than I have (since 2002), I know they've aired a few episodes from the 1994-95 run in the past, but has the premiere ever been aired on there?

[catnap1972]

Very nice...now for all the folks who's had GSN longer than I have (since 2002), I know they've aired a few episodes from the 1994-95 run in the past, but has the premiere ever been aired on there?

Yes...there's at least one copy of it on Youtube that originally came from GSN.

[Chelsea Thrasher]

Very nice...now for all the folks who's had GSN longer than I have (since 2002), I know they've aired a few episodes from the 1994-95 run in the past, but has the premiere ever been aired on there?

October '97. The '94 version was on the schedule in Fall 1997/Spring 1998, during the time frame when GSN lost the rights to the entirety of the Goodson library save TPiR and the aforementioned Feud eps, both of which were separately licensed.

[Winkfan]

10:00 pm ET Family Feud 001: (60 minutes) Richard returns to Family Feud after 9 years

That alone I've got to see!

Cordially,
Tammy

[BillCullen1]

I will be watching and taping this. Looks like a very nice tribute to Mr. Dawson.

[Twentington]

Meant to say this earlier. Johnny Gilbert announcing the Feud sounded really weird. He literally sounded angry in the intro.

Was this Gilbert's only time doing a G-T show?

[BrandonFG]

He literally sounded angry in the intro.

As opposed to figuratively angry. :-P

I listened to it...I sensed a little more excitement than Ghene's more low-key delivery. He also read a little faster.

[jjman920]

Was this Gilbert's only time doing a G-T show?

To my immediate knowledge, he did Cullen Price after it moved to ABC.

[Don Howard]

Was this Gilbert's only time doing a G-T show?

To my immediate knowledge, he did Cullen Price after it moved to ABC.

Add to that a brief time during the late 1980s on Card Sharks.

[Bobby B.]

Was this Gilbert's only time doing a G-T show?

To my immediate knowledge, he did Cullen Price after it moved to ABC.

Add to that a brief time during the late 1980s on Card Sharks.

I think he did some Child's Play episodes as well.

[Twentington]

He literally sounded angry in the intro.

As opposed to figuratively angry. :-P

Damn it, I of all people should know better.