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snowpeck

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Beat the Clock apparently now on seven days a week
« on: August 09, 2005, 03:24:18 AM »
Seems that beginning this week Beat the Clock is on seven days a week.  Fitting now that we've reached the more exciting bonus round.


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Beat the Clock apparently now on seven days a week
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2005, 08:50:47 AM »
[quote name=\'snowpeck\' date=\'Aug 9 2005, 02:24 AM\']Seems that beginning this week Beat the Clock is on seven days a week.  Fitting now that we've reached the more exciting bonus round.
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Except! They ran a program from the early 1950s when THE BONUS!!! was worth a mere $200. Your guest host was John Reed King. The episode was the one where he gave the immortal line, "Ooooooohhhhhhhhhhh, Mister Fooooooyyyyyyy".

snowpeck

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Beat the Clock apparently now on seven days a week
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2005, 10:20:11 AM »
Yeah I realized that a few minutes after I made the post.  Couldn't edit though because I'm on moderated posting for whatever reason.  I had just surfed through and caught the program when I made the initial post.  I hope the weekend airings continue from where they were.  It will be interesting to see the giant jackpots won.


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Don Howard

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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2005, 01:23:31 AM »
JRK really needs to stop saying, "Hurry, boy!".

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Beat the Clock apparently now on seven days a week
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2005, 01:25:32 AM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 01:23 AM\']JRK really needs to stop saying, "Hurry, boy!".
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If I'm remembering this guy correctly from the last time this episode aired, he needed to stop saying anything.

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Beat the Clock apparently now on seven days a week
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2005, 09:32:21 AM »
That host just sounded absolutely goofy to me.

Don Howard

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Beat the Clock apparently now on seven days a week
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2005, 10:44:18 AM »
[quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 08:32 AM\']That host just sounded absolutely goofy to me.
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He was smashing those coffee cups like a madman, wasn't he? Oh, I'd kill for a taste of his emcee duties on Let's See.

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« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2005, 12:36:10 PM »
[quote name=\'Don Howard\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 09:44 AM\'][quote name=\'bandit_bobby\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 08:32 AM\']That host just sounded absolutely goofy to me.
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He was smashing those coffee cups like a madman, wasn't he? Oh, I'd kill for a taste of his emcee duties on Let's See.
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In doing the geekish acitivity of reading from 50s New York Times microfilms in the college library, I came across a Jack Gould review of "Let's See" that went something like this:  "Last night, the American Broadcasting Company telecast a panel quiz program entitled 'Let's See,' by kinescope from Atlantic City, with John Reed King as master of ceremonies and a panel consisting of [names].  There is no reason for this program to exist."

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GS Warehouse

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« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2005, 12:44:43 PM »
[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 11:36 AM\']"... There is no reason for this program to exist."
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If I listed every program from the last five years we've been saying that about, game show or not, this board would exceed its bandwidth for the rest of the decade.  Gotta love progress.

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Beat the Clock apparently now on seven days a week
« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2005, 02:10:53 PM »
[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 09:44 AM\'][quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 11:36 AM\']"... There is no reason for this program to exist."[/quote]
If I listed every program from the last five years we've been saying that about, game show or not, this board would exceed its bandwidth for the rest of the decade.  Gotta love progress.
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And if we actually eliminated them all from the airwaves, there would be about four shows left on television. Fortunely, "Good Eats" and "Lost" would be two of them. :)
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« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2005, 03:41:04 PM »
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 01:10 PM\'][quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 09:44 AM\'][quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 11:36 AM\']"... There is no reason for this program to exist."[/quote]
If I listed every program from the last five years we've been saying that about, game show or not, this board would exceed its bandwidth for the rest of the decade.  Gotta love progress.
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And if we actually eliminated them all from the airwaves, there would be about four shows left on television. Fortunely, "Good Eats" and "Lost" would be two of them. :)
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mctoyboy

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« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2005, 05:57:50 PM »
Does anybody know where in the run the weekday airings started?
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« Reply #12 on: August 10, 2005, 07:18:08 PM »
Does anybody know where in the run the weekday airings started?

They started right from the earliest BtC episode GSN has in its archives. I believe Thursday night/Friday morning is where we get to see Bud back from his vacation; and also where they start giving out the Roxanne dolls.

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« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2005, 09:17:12 AM »
Thanks! I thought i had seen these before! =)
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Don Howard

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« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2005, 02:50:02 PM »
[quote name=\'Winkfan\' date=\'Aug 10 2005, 06:18 PM\']I believe Thursday night/Friday morning is where we get to see Bud back from his vacation
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True this. JRK mentioned Bud's return on today's early morning broadcast. I shall miss my "old friend and guest clock watcher". Did he ever helm a show that had a decent run?
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