Interesting PSA on "1M Chance of a Lifetime"

[BrandonFG]

I'm watching an early episode of The $1M Chance of a Lifetime, and during the credits, I notice something very random.

At about the 27:18 mark, Jim Lange goes into an alert for a missing girl from Staten Island, NY. Now, I know in the 80s PSAs were a big thing, where children's sitcoms or cartoons always did "very special episodes" or included a safety tip at the end to teach kids a lesson. But I think this is the first time I've ever seen a game show lend itself to such a heavy cause. Was this a regular occurrence on Chance?

[JMFabiano]

What I get out of this:

1) Holy crap the prototype Lorimar-Telepictures logo was used, with the respective jingles.  I thought Johnny talked over them instead.

2) This version of the theme = the superior version. 

[tyshaun1]

But I think this is the first time I've ever seen a game show lend itself to such a heavy cause. Was this a regular occurrence on Chance?

To answer the original question, I remember watching this show several times between WAVE-TV in Louisville and KHJ in LA (army kid), and no, I don't recall seeing any missing children bumpers come up during the run. That being said, the theme music was playing as Jim read the copy.

[JMFabiano]

But I think this is the first time I've ever seen a game show lend itself to such a heavy cause. Was this a regular occurrence on Chance?

To answer the original question, I remember watching this show several times between WAVE-TV in Louisville and KHJ in LA (army kid), and no, I don't recall seeing any missing children bumpers come up during the run. That being said, the theme music was playing as Jim read the copy.

I was rereading the thread about the discovery of 1974 Joker's Wild episodes, and some ended with an American Heart Association spiel.

[SamJ93]

Was the girl ever found?

[BrandonFG]

What I get out of this:

1) Holy crap the prototype Lorimar-Telepictures logo was used, with the respective jingles.  I thought Johnny talked over them instead.

2) This version of the theme = the superior version.

A random missing child PSA on a game show and that's what you got out of this?

Was the girl ever found?

As of a few years ago, I'm afraid not.

[tyshaun1]

But I think this is the first time I've ever seen a game show lend itself to such a heavy cause. Was this a regular occurrence on Chance?

To answer the original question, I remember watching this show several times between WAVE-TV in Louisville and KHJ in LA (army kid), and no, I don't recall seeing any missing children bumpers come up during the run. That being said, the theme music was playing as Jim read the copy.

I was rereading the thread about the discovery of 1974 Joker's Wild episodes, and some ended with an American Heart Association spiel.

I'm just gonna say it. 2 posts that have nothing to do with the original post. PJTP. #Throwback

[Steve Gavazzi]

What I get out of this:

1) Holy crap the prototype Lorimar-Telepictures logo was used, with the respective jingles.  I thought Johnny talked over them instead.

2) This version of the theme = the superior version.

I'm genuinely curious -- do you even grasp how much of a jackass it makes you look like when you respond to a post about what's essentially an Amber Alert by yammering on about logos and music?

[colonial]

Here is another PSA featured on "Chance of a Lifetime." Per the description, these were done off-and-on during the first season of the show on behalf of "Find The Children," a non-profit group founded by the late TV producer and casting director Linda Otto.

http://findthechildren.com/about-us


JD

[JMFabiano]

Joker's Wild had a PSA.  $1M had a PSA. 

A game show that had a PSA.  Yeah, totally different things, totally off-topic.  Got it. 

I am big enough to admit/apologize that my other post was totally OT, fine.  I'll give you that one, even say I was kinda out of line to mention a non-$1MCOAL example here (...but name calling because of it?  Not so much.) 

That said, I'll gladly move along. 

I do vaguely remember the COAL examples.  Don't remember if anyone else did it. 

[urbanpreppie05]

I do vaguely remember the COAL examples.  Don't remember if anyone else did it.

...and thats what you should have said from the jump.

The problem is that there's been a shift in the community to derail conversations and discuss minute details that had nothing to do with the conversation or "flex" on what they know. Keep in mind, this isn't a slam at you, its something that I and others have noticed and its just...frustrating.