Author Topic: Closest to your date of birth (Read 7567 times)

Jay Temple · « **on:** June 23, 2012, 12:32:13 AM »

When GSN was running the primetime Password, one of the eps was dated November 28, 1963, one day before I was born. Who here has seen something that aired on their actual date of birth? For everyone else, what's the closest you've seen?

PYLdude · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:48:46 AM »

Quote from: Jay Temple on June 23, 2012, 12:32:13 AM

When GSN was running the primetime Password, one of the eps was dated November 28, 1963, one day before I was born. Who here has seen something that aired on their actual date of birth? For everyone else, what's the closest you've seen?

Would have to be the premiere of 80s Sale, which aired three weeks before I was born. Would've been two if I wasn't such a stubborn resident of my mom's womb.

TLEberle · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:57:02 AM »

Given that I've seen darn near all of Card Sharks and Password Plus, probably those. Since Blockbusters began October 27, the hurdle is two months and two days.

Bryce L. · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2012, 12:58:48 AM »

I was born one day prior to when Bob Barker's first permanent gray-hair day aired.

MikeK · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:11:24 AM »

The episode of Now You See It which aired on GSN the day Jack Narz died originally aired on the day I was born. GSN has also aired the Match Game 75 from the day I was born.

JacksonBrowne1980 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:28:02 AM »

I Saw P+, BB, CS, TPIR, WOF, HR, FF (All Dawson Episodes) and i saw them on the sate after my birth (September 20, 1980) only one day old!, only one day old!

BrandonFG · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:35:23 AM »

Proof or not real.

I don't follow airdates too closely, but as far as I can remember, the closest thing to my birthdate (11-18-82) would be Clark's "Pyramid" reruns on USA or GSN. I was born right after it became "The New..."

MikeK · « **Reply #7 on:** June 23, 2012, 01:48:12 AM »

Quote from: BrandonFG on June 23, 2012, 01:35:23 AM

Proof or not real.

Consider the source. Plus, if HR = High Rollers, it was off the air in June 1980.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #8 on:** June 23, 2012, 03:41:31 AM »

Neat question (when understood correctly, which of course Erik didn't do). I was born 6/11/60, which was a Saturday that, I believe, didn't feature any game shows at all. How sad. The closest one that would be available to see today would probably be the next night's WML? with Van Johnson, but I don't appear to have that one in my collection. So the best I can do is three days before my birth, the Wednesday night edition of I've Got A Secret with Anthony Perkins.

jimlangefan · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2012, 03:57:57 AM »

I was born January 5th, 1983. Two days after Plinko, Just Men!, Hit Man, & $ale of the Century premiered.

gameboy2000 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 23, 2012, 06:25:47 AM »

The tube top incident on TPIR and Shatner's chair throwing on $20,000 Pyramid happened on September 14,1977, only 5 days before I was born.

calliaume · « **Reply #11 on:** June 23, 2012, 07:42:26 AM »

Quote from: Jay Temple on June 23, 2012, 12:32:13 AM

When GSN was running the primetime Password, one of the eps was dated November 28, 1963, one day before I was born. Who here has seen something that aired on their actual date of birth? For everyone else, what's the closest you've seen?

Closest that I have on tape appears to be a July 1962 episode of What's My Line? with Willie Mays and Paul Anka as Mystery Guests.

Both To Tell the Truth and I've Got a Secret would likely have aired the night of my birth, but I don't have the episodes.

My mother would have loved to have seen Love of Life from that day (given it aired at the time I was actually born, she wouldn't have seen it live) - star Audrey Peters was an old friend of hers.

Unrealtor · « **Reply #12 on:** June 23, 2012, 10:26:50 AM »

Quote from: jimlangefan on June 23, 2012, 03:57:57 AM

I was born January 5th, 1983. Two days after Plinko, Just Men!, Hit Man, & $ale of the Century premiered.

Exact same date of birth here. I don't have anything I can precisely date, but I think there's a decent chance that I've seen the New $25,000 Pyramid episode from that date or very close to it (it was about 16 weeks into the run) in reruns at some point and not known it.

BrandonFG · « **Reply #13 on:** June 23, 2012, 10:59:36 AM »

Having looked over Kris Lane's Pyramid guide, I didn't realize it became "The New..." exactly 10 days before I was born; I always thought it changed in October 1982. I definitely remember watching a USA rerun from that week (Barbara Bosson and Barry Gordon), and they played a portion of a song Barry recorded as a child (Dick also held up the album cover). Given I watched Pyramid pretty regularly after school, I'm almost positive I watched my birthday week (Linda Kelsey and Rick Hurst) without even knowing it.

One interesting note about that first week, the new logo on Dick's podium was actually a sharp-looking triangle, where the tip actually peaked above the podium itself...

Dbacksfan12 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 23, 2012, 11:11:11 AM »

Quote from: BrandonFG on June 23, 2012, 10:59:36 AM

One interesting note about that first week, the new logo on Dick's podium was actually a sharp-looking triangle, where the tip actually peaked above the podium itself...

Out of curiosity, I went to YouTube to view a video. In my quick search, I didn't find it, but found an ep. from 1984 with an announcer that I don't recognize. Whoever he is, he sounds like he just got done watching a PBS telethon.