I didn't see it referenced upthread....watched an old episode of TPiR earlier today. One of the prizes was gold bars...at the end of the script, Johnny made a reference to "Price accurate as of tape date".
I was just watching Match Game 77 and noticed the disclaimer, "Contestants are selected in advance and are advised of the rules of the game."Why would CBS Standards and Practices want that disclaimer? What would people think if that disclaimer didn't appear? Would anyone say, "Oh, I thought that the contestants aren't selected until after the show is taped, and the rules are kept secret from them"?
Quote from: gromit82 on April 02, 2022, 02:46:54 PMI was just watching Match Game 77 and noticed the disclaimer, "Contestants are selected in advance and are advised of the rules of the game."Why would CBS Standards and Practices want that disclaimer? What would people think if that disclaimer didn't appear? Would anyone say, "Oh, I thought that the contestants aren't selected until after the show is taped, and the rules are kept secret from them"?Generally it's so people don't think they can be picked as a contestant from the studio audience, or that any over-simplified rules explanation given by the host is all the contestants receive. People really do have to have that kind of thing spelled out for them.
Though to be fair, didn't Johnny Olson flat-out say that they picked contestants for Match Game from the audience, when he'd rattle off the ticket plug?
I've heard that hundreds of times, and the way I always mentally processed it was that they may select you from the audience and screen you for the contestant pool for a future episode. But now I'm thinking I was always wrong.......?
I was just watching Match Game 77 and noticed the disclaimer, "Contestants are selected in advance and are advised of the rules of the game."Why would CBS Standards and Practices want that disclaimer?
At least earlier on, it went: "Many of our contestants are chosen from the studio audience, so if you'd like to be one, write us. Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope and mail to: Tickets, Match Game '73, CBS Television City..."