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Paula Rhodes: Supposedly live from Periscope Plaza where AImee Nolte tickles the ivories 6 nights a week from 7-11 pm with requests necessary and a tip jar made out of a fountain cup from the gas station, it's @ The Buzzr. Now here he is, the master of everything buzz, the man who takes a licking and keeps on ticking, Pierre.......KELLY!
Me: Welcome to the first @ The Buzzr of 2016, we believe that Buzzr will continue to grow this year through this blog as we journey through everything about a digital subchannel. Today.....
Time.
Before he became the first host of To Tell The Truth, Bud Collyer presided over the stunt show known as "Beat The Clock." Lasting through the 50's & 60's, it involved couples vying for prizes doing stunts in under a minute. That set the standard for a later syndicated version....
First with Jack Narz...
And later with Gene Wood when it became the only G-T show to be filmed in Canada. But when I return, BTC comes back to the network.
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We asked you what aspects of Double Dare did you like in the Buzzr Beater question and for the first time in the blog....it was a dead heat between The Set & The Isolation Booths. The theme song would've worked since it carried over to Card Sharks, but that's another edition down the road. Now back to today's subject.
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By 1979, CBS wanted to have Beat The Clock back as a companion to Whew! which was already on the air at that time, ironically, real-life brothers Tom Kennedy & Jack Narz did it separate. Jack was the announcer on BTC while Tom played host on Whew! They needed a host. Enter.....Monty Hall. Yes, THE Monty Hall of LMAD fame, to be on the only G-T show he hosted despite being a panelist on other G-T shows.
With the set giving an upgrade to the 50's version, and a live band in tow, 2 teams (red & green) started it with a toss-up stunt for the right to play another stunt for extra money in 2 rounds with a shuffleboard round to determine how much money they'll play for up to $10,000. By then, it'll be one final stunt for all the loot. That worked okay, but by later in the year.....
the format was unchanged except.....celebrities played for the audience sections divided. That lasted until February of 1980. By 2002.....
It had a one-season revival with SNL alum Gary Kroeger hosting. By the time the Buzzr Youtube channel came along....
SourceFed personality Elliott Morgan took over as host. And that is Beat The Clock.
Time now for a Buzzr Beater question. What's your favorite version of BTC? You have a 2-week time limit to figure it out.
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And time is up. If there is any questions about the show, or would like to suggest a show or a host, please reach me on Facebook at : Pierre Jason Kelly, or @Johnny_Arcade on Twitter and we'll explain. Until then, it's PK signing off and we'll see you.....@ The.....
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