The most 60s/70s/80s etc. game show themes

[Ian Wallis]

The Davidson Squares theme gives me "Dilemma" vibes.

This one caused a bit of a debate on ATGS back in the day. I remember checking the liner notes (get off my lawn) to see if they sampled Stormy Sachs, but didn’t see anything.

I usually have a good ear for things like that, but oddly, when Dilemma starting popping up on the radio I didn't make the connection.  Ever since it was pointed out on this forum I make it a habit to change the station whenever Dilemma comes on - whenever I run the 86 Squares theme thru my head I don't want Dilemma's lyrics popping in!

[wdm1219inpenna]

I got all the way to the end of this thread and was excited not to see Hot Potato mentioned, then i saw Joe Mello's post.

I missed it by THAT much.

Wheel of Fortune daytime 1975 theme definitely was a 70s type theme.

Dealer's Choice hosted in syndication by Jack Clark and Don Hastings had a very funkadelic 70's sound to it.

Same for The Savers from The Joker's Wild in 1972 and Gambit's theme song on CBS as well.

Classic Concentration's theme, very 80s (was also the contestant/ticket plug music for Body Language on CBS).

[Kevin Prather]

I feel like both Pyramid and Jackpot are good examples of taking a very 70s theme and revamping it to make it very 80s.

[aaron sica]

I’ve always said that the 80s Pyramid sounded to me like they took the sheet music from the 70s version and literally flipped it upside down.

[jage]

Make the Grade definitely had that late 80s/early 90s sound. And perhaps Guts did even more if we're including that.

[aaron sica]

2) I can't imagine the allergic reaction you had to the Match Game '98 aesthetics.

Once I noticed that the Capital "I" looked like the number 1, I couldn't *unsee* it. I will forever see Vicki Lawrence's name plate as V1CK1.

[gameshowfan2001]

I’ve always said that the 80s Pyramid sounded to me like they took the sheet music from the 70s version and literally flipped it upside down.

I've always been curious why they did that.

[SamJ93]

I’ve always said that the 80s Pyramid sounded to me like they took the sheet music from the 70s version and literally flipped it upside down.

I've always been curious why they did that.

Presumably, it was so Bob Cobert could claim it as an original composition--and collect royalties on it--without doing too much actual work.

[TimK2003]

I’ve always said that the 80s Pyramid sounded to me like they took the sheet music from the 70s version and literally flipped it upside down.

I've always been curious why they did that.

Presumably, it was so Bob Cobert could claim it as an original composition--and collect royalties on it--without doing too much actual work.

There was at least one time on SNL where presumably a game show skit used the original $10,000 Pyramid theme.  This would have been in the 80s or 90s.

[PYLdude]

2) I can't imagine the allergic reaction you had to the Match Game '98 aesthetics.

Once I noticed that the Capital "I" looked like the number 1, I couldn't *unsee* it. I will forever see Vicki Lawrence's name plate as V1CK1.

Approves, kinda