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JMFabiano

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Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« on: February 28, 2014, 08:21:44 AM »
Does one exist?  With Jim Lange's passing, I was curious as to the celebs used on the series.
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chrisholland03

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2014, 09:21:03 AM »
You may just be the first person to ask the question :)

In all seriousness, I'm not aware of one.  I could only make it through a couple of episodes (barely). 
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Vahan_Nisanian

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2014, 09:29:54 AM »
Well, let's make this easier then:

Was this show daily or weekly?
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Jimmy Owen

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2014, 09:31:30 AM »
Daily.  I remember Pat Carroll and Nipsey being on a lot.
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Vahan_Nisanian

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2014, 09:37:49 AM »
Ian Wallis' site said that they only aired about 27 episodes. That adds up to about six weeks of shows.

1975 Pilot (Shown on Faux Pause): Anne Meara, Nipsey Russell, Jimmie Walker, Sally Struthers, and Bobby Morse
Week 01 (Premiere): Jaye P. Morgan, Buddy Hackett, Marcia Wallace, Jan Murray, Pat Carroll, and Anson Williams
Week 02: Elaine Joyce, Buddy Hackett, Jaye P. Morgan, Jan Murray, Pat Carroll, and Nipsey Russell
Week 03: Jan Murray, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Nipsey Russell, Marcia Wallace, Buddy Hackett, and Michele Lee
Week 04: Robert Reed, Pat Carroll, Nipsey Russell, JoAnn Pflug, Jack Carter, and Jaye P. Morgan
Week 05: Meredith MacRae, Milton Berle, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Abe Vigoda, Pat Carroll, and Nipsey Russell
Week 06: Jaye P. Morgan, Jan Murray, Barbara Rhoades, Dick Smothers, Pat Carroll, and Tommy Lasorda
Week 15: Jan Murray, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Anson Williams, Pearl Bailey, Buddy Hackett, and Madlyn Rue
Week 16: Rita Moreno, Buddy Hackett, Barbara Rhoades, Jan Murray, Pat Carroll, and Orson Bean
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JasonA1

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2014, 12:08:59 PM »
Quote from: Vahan_Nisanian on February 28, 2014, 09:37:49 AM
1975 Pilot (Shown on Faux Pause): Anne Meara, Nipsey Russell, Jimmie Walker, Sally Struthers, Bobby Van

The fifth celebrity was Bobby Morris, not Bobby Van.

Week 15: Jan Murray, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Anson Williams, Pearl Bailey, Buddy Hackett, and Madlyn Rue
Week 16: Rita Moreno, Buddy Hackett, Barbara Rhoades, Jan Murray, Pat Carroll, and Orson Bean

-Jason
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thomas_meighan

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2014, 01:18:32 PM »
If you can tolerate/skip over the inane humor, here's part 1 of that Faux Pause episode:


UCLA has *a* "Hollywood Connection" pilot (whether the same as GSN's, I don't know); their entry shows May 20, 1975 as the record date.
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TLEberle

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2014, 01:30:20 PM »
This is one of those rare cases where the target of mockery was as good as Faux Pause.
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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2014, 02:45:11 PM »
Awful game, but damn does that set beat the crap out of what they went to air with.
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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2014, 04:32:26 PM »
It's like All Star Secrets and Eye Guess gave birth to the ugliest child in the world.

Was this B&E's replacement for Break the Bank after it went belly up in syndication after a season?
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Matt Ottinger

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2014, 05:05:40 PM »
Quote from: JasonA1 on February 28, 2014, 12:08:59 PM
The fifth celebrity was Bobby Morris, not Bobby Van.

We'll get it right eventually.  Bobby Morse, legendary Broadway actor who now appears on Mad Men.

I was so turned off by the quality of the humor of Faux Pause that I didn't make a point of watching.  Unlike some people, I didn't mind that they were making fun of old game shows, I was just so offended that they did it so badly.  Sorry to see that I missed this unusual pilot, which I assume hasn't been seen intact otherwise?
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TLEberle

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2014, 05:27:11 PM »
Wasn't the main game (their version of the Super Match was better than what they cribbed from, in my own opinion) essentially Mindreaders? Contestant picks a row and is given a binary-choice situation (such as if you're winning at a casino do you pack it in or try to double it up?). Celebrities write their answers and the contestants try to predict how each one responded. Is that about right?
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thomas_meighan

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2014, 05:42:48 PM »
"Break the Bank" aired weekly and "Hollywood Connection" was a strip, so it probably wasn't a direct replacement. HC launched at about the same time as the revived "Joker's Wild"; perhaps B&E made some effort to sell them in tandem.

Quote from: Matt Ottinger on February 28, 2014, 05:05:40 PM
I was so turned off by the quality of the humor of Faux Pause that I didn't make a point of watching.  Unlike some people, I didn't mind that they were making fun of old game shows, I was just so offended that they did it so badly.  Sorry to see that I missed this unusual pilot, which I assume hasn't been seen intact otherwise?

I've never seen the whole pilot in anyone's trade list, so it doesn't seem likely that GSN ever ran it intact. I was somewhat disappointed that it never showed up as a Faux Pause Pick.
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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #13 on: February 28, 2014, 06:11:53 PM »
Talk Soup did a much better job of mocking shows 15-20 years ago. The shows being mocked most likely deserved it, but I want to see the abysmal game shows, not the weak attempts at comedy.

I did like the pilot set better...
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JMFabiano

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Re: Hollywood Connection episode guide?
« Reply #14 on: February 28, 2014, 10:31:58 PM »
Quote from: chrisholland03 on February 28, 2014, 09:21:03 AM
You may just be the first person to ask the question :)

In all seriousness, I'm not aware of one.  I could only make it through a couple of episodes (barely).

Ah, I knew I'd be looked at funny.  And thanks to all who gave some help.  Anyway, the question came about because of this:

http://dustyspringfield.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6138
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