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The Pyramids

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« on: July 23, 2005, 10:56:16 AM »
I think 'Feud' was just reruns this month.

Was that Pizza Hut logo on one of yesterdays shows behind the podiums a new, unwelcome feature from late this past season?

(I can ask the same about the checkered flooring but that was okay, esp. if it is a preamble to larger set changes).
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StevensM

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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2005, 12:05:53 PM »
There was a Pizza Hut Day a while back that featured a prize of a year's worth of pizza, I think.  It was part of just a special episode/episodes, not a permanent set change.

I also seem to recall that the set changes were left up for a few episodes after the Pizza Hut promotion ended.  It was probably one of those episodes that you saw.

aaron sica

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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2005, 12:36:14 PM »
Did Karn threaten to double the toppings? :)

DrBear

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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2005, 05:27:51 PM »
It's interesting, but hardly worth getting anyone excited. Just watch the black and whites and you'll see product placement that puts this to shame.
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2005, 09:48:11 PM »
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jul 23 2005, 11:36 AM\']Did Karn threaten to double the toppings? :)
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MCArroyo1

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« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2005, 10:24:33 PM »
[quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Jul 23 2005, 04:27 PM\']It's interesting, but hardly worth getting anyone excited. Just watch the black and whites and you'll see product placement that puts this to shame.
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2005, 03:59:39 PM »
[quote name=\'MCArroyo1\' date=\'Jul 23 2005, 09:24 PM\'][quote name=\'DrBear\' date=\'Jul 23 2005, 04:27 PM\']It's interesting, but hardly worth getting anyone excited. Just watch the black and whites and you'll see product placement that puts this to shame.
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One could go both ways on this subject.  A logo on the set or a bottle of Stopette silhouette on John Charles Daly's cards (or Garry Moore handing a contestant a carton of Winstons, for that matter) is nothing compared to when I was at the MT&R and viewing the really needy, really desperate "Strike It Rich" contestant hanging on to her box of Fab detergent for dear life.  Now that's creepy.