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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: digiblader on May 06, 2004, 08:41:12 AM
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I was just watching, and saw a commercial for the A-Rod coin there.. and I noticed they were using one of TPIR's car cues.
Any other commercials or shows where TPIR's cues are used
(Oh, and MG/HS hour is already taken.. I know they used the Superball cue there.)
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I discovered back in the early 1980's, "The Beanstalker" was used in NBC Sports promos. Also, I heard the "Eazy as 123" think cue being used in some radio commercials not too long ago.
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[quote name=\'digiblader\' date=\'May 6 2004, 07:41 AM\'] I was just watching, and saw a commercial for the A-Rod coin there.. and I noticed they were using one of TPIR's car cues.
Any other commercials or shows where TPIR's cues are used
(Oh, and MG/HS hour is already taken.. I know they used the Superball cue there.) [/quote]
EUbanks/Rafferty CS used car, trip, and prize cues from TPIR(mostly from the 1983 package of cues) when discussing cars, trips, and other prizes.
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I can also remember the "Eazy as 1-2-3" music being used on the first "Big Brother;" I can't remember the exact scene it was the background music for, but I do remember it distinctly being used because I sat there thinking, "Boy; can CBS use TPIR cues on any of their shows?" :)
Anthony
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On the NBC Comedy from 1986-1990 "Amen" Starring Sherman Hemsley about a church Deacon, there was a TPIR cue, used during an organ solo.
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I've also heard the "Easy as 1-2-3" think music in a number of radio commercials. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the song is just from a stock music library (i.e. not unique to TPiR) and anyone can use it. (Provided they pay the proper licensing and legal fees, of course.)
--Sam
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I heard the old "Safecrackers" cue on some cartoons and an old Peter Sellers movie. :/
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[quote name=\'SamJ93\' date=\'May 6 2004, 09:58 AM\']I've also heard the "Easy as 1-2-3" think music in a number of radio commercials. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the song is just from a stock music library (i.e. not unique to TPiR) and anyone can use it. (Provided they pay the proper licensing and legal fees, of course.)[/quote]
You're correct.
And at about the same time as their debut on "TPIR," many of the same cues from the 1976 package were used in the opening segments on the magazine show "NBC SportsWorld" (which had an original theme credited to Score).
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[quote name=\'digiblader\' date=\'May 6 2004, 05:41 AM\'] I was just watching, and saw a commercial for the A-Rod coin there.. and I noticed they were using one of TPIR's car cues.
Any other commercials or shows where TPIR's cues are used
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A-Rod on a denomination of money. The irony is delicious. They should sell A-Rod three-dollar bills.
Now, are you asking for shows that use TPiR cues, or TPiR cues used on other shows? 'Cuz the question is raised as to when they started using the MGHSH cue for Super Ball. SB debuted in '81, and MGHSH was '83. Did they use the same cue for the whole run of Super Ball?
I remember back in the day they used to use the Family Feud theme for a car cue, as well.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 6 2004, 10:43 AM\']I remember back in the day they used to use the Family Feud theme for a car cue, as well.[/quote]
With the banjos mixed out.
They're still using the tail end of the "Feud" theme for the Grand Game reveal--and isn't the rhythm track from the 1994 version used frequently as a Showcase bed?
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[quote name=\'uncamark\' date=\'May 6 2004, 09:50 AM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 6 2004, 10:43 AM\']I remember back in the day they used to use the Family Feud theme for a car cue, as well.[/quote]
With the banjos mixed out.
They're still using the tail end of the "Feud" theme for the Grand Game reveal--and isn't the rhythm track from the 1994 version used frequently as a Showcase bed? [/quote]
Yes, and as a car cue as well.
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[quote name=\'digiblader\' date=\'May 6 2004, 07:41 AM\'] I was just watching, and saw a commercial for the A-Rod coin there.. and I noticed they were using one of TPIR's car cues.
Any other commercials or shows where TPIR's cues are used
(Oh, and MG/HS hour is already taken.. I know they used the Superball cue there.) [/quote]
The 70's weekly syndicated Childrens Television series "Marlo And The Magic Movie Machine" used to use some Price Is Right music. Score Productions also wrote that programs theme.
John
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[quote name=\'TPIRkid79\' date=\'May 6 2004, 06:55 AM\'] I discovered back in the early 1980's, "The Bean Stalker" was used in NBC Sports promos. [/quote]
I can vouch for that! It was used for The Arlington Million (horse racing).
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 6 2004, 10:43 AM\'] Now, are you asking for shows that use TPiR cues, or TPiR cues used on other shows? 'Cuz the question is raised as to when they started using the MGHSH cue for Super Ball. SB debuted in '81, and MGHSH was '83. Did they use the same cue for the whole run of Super Ball? [/quote]
No, they used the "Starcrossed" mix for the early days of Super Ball. They didn't start using the MGHSH theme until just after that show went off the air on NBC.
As for the "Feud" cues, they were used on TPIR as early as May of 1976, two months before "Feud" went on the air, so technically they predated "Feud". The story goes that they took the track as it existed and then overlaid the country instruments on it at the request of Mark Goodson, who thought that piece of music, with some simple augmentation, would be a great "Feud" theme.
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I heard the old "Safecrackers" cue on some cartoons and an old Peter Sellers movie. :/
LOL...and the 2nd SC cue (Kennedy, daytime 92-95) was used once as a music cue for one of the mini-docs on Hit Man.
Chuck Donegan (The Illustrious "Chuckie Baby")
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[quote name=\'Robair\' date=\'May 6 2004, 05:02 PM\'] [quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'May 6 2004, 10:43 AM\'] Now, are you asking for shows that use TPiR cues, or TPiR cues used on other shows? 'Cuz the question is raised as to when they started using the MGHSH cue for Super Ball. SB debuted in '81, and MGHSH was '83. Did they use the same cue for the whole run of Super Ball? [/quote]
No, they used the "Starcrossed" mix for the early days of Super Ball. They didn't start using the MGHSH theme until just after that show went off the air on NBC.
As for the "Feud" cues, they were used on TPIR as early as May of 1976, two months before "Feud" went on the air, so technically they predated "Feud". The story goes that they took the track as it existed and then overlaid the country instruments on it at the request of Mark Goodson, who thought that piece of music, with some simple augmentation, would be a great "Feud" theme. [/quote]
And the cue stopped being used because too many people associated the car cue with the Family Feud theme. So they stopped using it.
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Here's one for ya...if you're a Yankee fan you might notice that one of the car cues used on this year's Million Dollar Spectaculars was actually the theme used for MSG Network's coverage of Yankees baseball in the early 90s.
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The end TPiR theme was used on an episode of "The Bernie Mac Show" a couple of months ago. It was the one where Jordan's class has a candy sale.
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[quote name=\'cmjb13\' date=\'May 6 2004, 05:30 PM\'] And the cue stopped being used because too many people associated the car cue with the Family Feud theme. So they stopped using it. [/quote]
I wonder when they STOPPED using that cue. I recall seeing an episode of TPiR from 1981 or 1982 on GSN, where the main FF theme was used during a game of Lucky Seven (the car was a white and beige Jeep CJ7/Wrangler). This was also the epsiode, where the elderly gent guessed either 10 or 12 as the first numer (!!) and lost big time.
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As for the "Feud" cues, they were used on TPIR as early as May of 1976
What date?
Stan Blits wouldn't know this and it's his JOB. MAYBE Mike Malone would remember it. Some of you constantly amaze me. No, you astound me.
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[quote name=\'Steve_Bier\' date=\'May 6 2004, 08:51 PM\'] I recall seeing an episode of TPiR from 1981 or 1982 on GSN, during a game of Lucky Seven (the car was a white and beige Jeep CJ7/Wrangler). This was also the epsiode, where the elderly gent guessed either 10 or 12 as the first numer (!!) and lost big time. [/quote]
Bob let him guess a number >9 in Lucky Seven? Talk about a misplay of the day.... And we thought the lady made a mistake guessing 9 in L7 on Saturday's MDS.
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This was also the epsiode, where the elderly gent guessed either 10 or 12 as the first numer (!!) and lost big time.
Sorry for going off-topic, but would Bob even allow contestants to give numbers other than single digits in Lucky Seven?
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[quote name=\'FOXSportsFan\' date=\'May 6 2004, 06:01 PM\'] Here's one for ya...if you're a Yankee fan you might notice that one of the car cues used on this year's Million Dollar Spectaculars was actually the theme used for MSG Network's coverage of Yankees baseball in the early 90s. [/quote]
That cue is called "Baseball's Best," go figure? :)
(Yes, that's the real name of it, per Mr. Blits)
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I remember seeing an Old Navvy commercial where Family Feud was prominant there. It's clear that theme was used as background music for that commercial.
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Right. And recall (gee, has it been 18 months already?) when the real show went to an '88 remix for its' music.
BTW, that remix is available at Game Show Ultraplex. (http://\"http://www.gameshowultraplex.com/GSMusic\")
P. S. I know it's in index form. One of these days, I'll get that fixed.
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Thanks for the fact CGJohn...baseball's best...Yankees...sadly, makes sense.
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[quote name=\'Jamey Greek\' date=\'May 6 2004, 08:17 AM\'] On the NBC Comedy from 1986-1990 "Amen" Starring Sherman Hemsley about a church Deacon, there was a TPIR cue, used during an organ solo. [/quote]
On the NBC Comedy from 1986-1990 "Amen" Starring Sherman Hemsley about a church Deacon, there was a TPIR cue, used during an organ solo.
Well, since the show was "Amen", maybe they played "Amen, Brother Herbert".
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Right. And recall (gee, has it been 18 months already?) when the real show went to an '88 remix for its' music.
BTW, that remix is available at Game Show Ultraplex.
P. S. I know it's in index form. One of these days, I'll get that fixed.
You got a ton of cues there. I saw you had one with Art James opening a Combs episode. You wouldn't happen to have one with Rod opening an episode would you?
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That one hasn't shown up yet. But if I find it, I'll put it up.