[quote name=\'HSquares2003\' date=\'Jan 14 2004, 12:11 PM\']How many days(in real life, not game show time) did Thom Mckee's reign take? I mean, what did he do, call his boss and say "I'm kinda stuck on a game show in LA, I'll see ya in a few days?". [/quote]
I would normally say two months combined, since if McKee was on 43 days (?), that would be eight-and-a-half taping days--and whether "TTD" taped one day a week or two days every other week, it would still average out. They also might've taped on the weekend.
You also have to remember that McKee's run was interrupted by the end of the 1979-80 season, so he had about three months with his run in limbo before he returned to TV City (they hadn't moved to KCOP yet). Remember also that because you generally don't get your winnings until 30 days after the *final* air date in NY/LA, he hadn't received a penny of his winnings yet when "TTD" broke for summer vacation.