Rolling, Rolling, Rolling.....

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Paula Rhodes: Not quite live from Periscope Plaza where all hearts tapped are half-off,  it's @ The Buzzr. Now here he is, the master of everything buzz, and the master of throwed rolls at Lambert's in Missouri, Pierre.......KELLY!

Me: Welcome to @ The Buzzr, where we slow jam traffic & weather every 10 minutes.....or 30 minutes....okay, an hour......okay, let's move on. Today.....


Rolling Along.


Mark Goodson seemed to run out of ideas. Trivia Trap was the last true orginal to hit the airwaves. So he needed something to make it work. The year was 1986. Card Sharks with Bob Eubanks was on the air. The company needed something to add in at daytime. The show....





And when I return....how the game works.





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The Buzzr beater question wants to know what was your favorite part of the Star Words Pilot? Since nobody answered, I was thinking Nipsey. Maybe a new Buzzr Beater question in a new way can help. More on that later, but first, On a Roll.


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It all starts with a pair...

Uh...not this pair....

Not this pair either.....

That's the pair. Linda & Lisa, the Doublemint Twins.  This was supposed to be David Sparks' first time as host and the game begins by playing The Name Game.

This will be Ripoff #1: taking something from Scrabble's Speedword and The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime. The name begins backwards starting with the last letter. Whoever buzzes in first....gets control of the dice which you may use....

On this board right here. Ripoff #2: Take a well-known syndicated smash and make it your own. Mark took the popular megahit Wheel Of Fortune and turned it into.....this.

The game arena gives us Ripoff #3: Taking Heatter-Quigley's piece and making it your piece. Look what High Rollers did. Roll doubles and you get insurance for bad numbers. But on this show, if you roll doubles....it costs your turn. Plus, what makes it pointless is if you roll a 12.....same thing. 2 games wins the match and $1000. Plus, all wins had to be showered by the last few seconds of the showcase showdown cue from the pre-Carey TPIR era. That's because this program was where TPIR was (and still is) taped. 

Now you must play Lucky 7. Yes, Mark Goodson took a popular TPIR car game and made it a bonus round. It's for $1,000 times what ever your roll. Say you get an 8, it's $8,000 and the same for every number 2-12. In it, you have 60 seconds to say the words that fit the subject. Get all 7 and you get whatever money you rolled before the round began. And that kids, is on a roll. 

Now I have a Buzzr beater question.....but in a new way. It'll be on the Facebook page and on my twitter feed. You'll answer it in a 2-week time limit. Just wait for it.

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Time to roll on outta here. Next up: TKO. 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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Stars in your Dictionary

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Paula Rhodes:  About to create a bi-weekly event from Periscope Plaza where I got my degree in Jaxsology......seriously...... it's @ The Buzzr. Now here he is, the master of everything buzz, the guy who sleeps with glow in the dark stars on his celing, Pierre.......KELLY!

Me: Welcome to @ The Buzzr, where we give credit where credit is graded by 4th grade teachers. Today.....


Stars & Words.


It seems that Cards Without Humanity and Apples to Apples have the right to judge. By 1983, Steve Ryan wanted to inspire them both. Star Words was the show.





This was to have a spot on the CBS schedule, but when I return, we'll tell you how it goes.




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Here's the Buzzr Beater query, Do you think Play For Keeps would've ruined the reputation of Goodson-Todman? I would've said no, because it would ruin it a bit, but G-T is a legendary company. On to more of Star words and the Buzzr Beater question afterwards.

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Object of the game is to match the words given by the stars, but the contestants on the monitor have to pick 2 words and then head off into isolation via "turn the screen off." The star then must think of an answer for the contestant to match for money. A wrong guess and you lose control. This pilot happened in most cases.....and when I say most cases, I mean it. If both teams miss, it'll be a "Final Shot" for double the money. This continues until round 3, the catch-up round in which the trailing team have one last attempt to get into the lead. The team with the most money wins it all. April triumphed over Jeff in the pilot you just saw by the final score of....150-50. Yes, 150-50. And on top of all that, Nipsey Russell's first attempt at being a game show host.


The winning team got to play "Super Star Words" in which 2 of 10 words must match to what the host read, but in reverse. The team had 60 seconds to get all 10 for $5000 for $100 for each correct connection.


I guess Star Words would've been a perfect fit for the schedule, but apparently, CBS wanted to go with this instead.....






And that kids, is Star Words.


So, our Buzzr Beater question is....what part of the Star Words pilot did you like? Only 2 weeks is your limit.




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And that's our word. On our next edition: On a Roll.  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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Keeping it a Secret

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Paula Rhodes: Trying to film a live show from Periscope Plaza where shower scopes are sooooo passé, it's @ The Buzzr. Now here he is, the master of everything buzz, the man who is lucky enough to keep my job, Pierre.......KELLY!

Me: Hello kids & kidettes, it's @ The Buzzr. As I promised you on our FB fan page, the #LOSTNFUN promotion gimmick. The way it works is we will show you unsold pilots Buzzr has aired leading up to Family Feud's 1992 experiment. And it all begins with......


When to Keep Playing.


The 1950's was the most controversial. It was all because of the big money scandals and The Price is Right back then only had prizes and not money under Bill Cullen's version. Before all this, G-T had its first big hit.....

It was for a number of reasons, but we go to 1956 and G-T wanted to spice things up a bit. The result:







As soon as I return, we'll tell you about the 1956 unsold offering.




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On to the Buzzr Beater question about which version of BTC did you prefer? I had to vote for the Collyer version, because it stayed true to the format. We'll have another one after we go back to Play for Keeps.

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The opening went like this....

(Bell SFX) BENNETT: "That's the champion's bell. And this is our current champion, Mrs. Helen Trudeau. Mrs. Trudeau, how long have you been on our program?" TRUDEAU: "This is my fourth day." BENNETT: "And how much have you already won?" TRUDEAU: "$15,000."

Stop right there. $15,000. What kind of idiot would give her the money. Oh yeah, this was a pilot to see what would work. So they gave her $15,000 to play around with and the intro tells us this:

 Yes, it's "Play For Keeps!", where big decisions play for big money every day of the week.

So you can imagine if all 7 days aired it on what was supposed to be CBS then....it would be interesting to see it. Now let's talk about how it all goes down.


The champion would go under the 3 factors.

1. A new challenger would arrive to see if the champion would play or not. If the champion decides not to, I don't know what was going to happen.

2. Which category you were going to defend. They were:

AMERICAN NOVELS
SHAKESPEARE
U.S. PRESIDENTS
MYSTERY STORIES
PREICOUS GEMS
MEDICINE
SILENT PICTURES
GENERAL INFORMATION
FAMOUS WIVES
POETRY

and the one that misspelled it: World Capitals, It was spelled with an O...as in Ostrich.

And finally, how much of what he/she earned to either double it or have the challenger take the wager. Best of 5 wins everything. As far as the buzzer/bell thing was concerned, it was like it came out of a comic book or something. Sonny Fox kept the players in suspense. Here's the pilot for good or bad taste.

For me, I think having money you keep would've kept the big money scandals at bay, but it was a nice quiz program nonetheless, and the "Sponsor" was just inside a bell. Keep in mind, it was a pilot. And that was Play for Keeps.

Here's a question for you: Do You Think Play for Keeps would've ruined the reputation of G-T? You have 2 weeks to do that. Go!




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It's a keeper. On our next edition: Star Words.  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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What makes you tick?

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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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Daring to be great!

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Paula Rhodes: 'Twas the day the moment it went live from Periscope Plaza, and all through the house, something seems to be stirring........oh yeah,  it's @ The Buzzr. Now here he is, the master of everything buzz, the man who spent way too much time in an isolated room just to free himself,  Pierre.......KELLY!

Me: You found the only blog at the top of our Christmas wish list and that is an all new @ The Buzzr, where we discuss the whole Buzzr universe. Today......



Something is daring.

Isolation booths are rare to see in game shows. Starting with the $64,000 Question and 21, these 2 set the standard for a rarity in the genre. Goodson-Todman in 1976 wanted that rarity and that came in the form of.....



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Thank you. A creation of staffer Jay Wolpert at the time, they wanted a host. That host....




Alex Trebek. 2 years after High Rollers got cancelled before the new one came in by '78, Alex wanted to take a shot at this project. By the last month of 1976, CBS picked it up and when I return, we'll tell you how it goes and how long did it last.


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Our last Buzzr beater question told you want you wanted on $OTC if you played. None of you came up with answers. Perhaps you were thinking of the 2007 version of Temptation, but I digress. I'll have another one up when I'm done talking about Double Dare....which we're getting back to right now.

2 in isolation booths guess subjects from clues. The first clues are obscure and are harder to guess. Past the halfway point until the 10th clue, which gets easier as it goes along. A correct guess earns $50 and can dare on the next clue. If incorrect, the opponent will guess on the penalty clue and if correct as an option, will force a challenger to dare on that penalty clue. If not, the opponent gets the advantage and play continues until someone gets it right. A dare is worth $100 and $200 on a double dare, plus half of it if the opponent gets it correctly. First to $500 wins the whole thing and faces....

The spoilers. They are all PhD's.  The task was simple.....well, not quite simple. Give 4 clues hoping they can't think of the correct answer. If one spoiler gets it, $100 to it. If he/she gets stumped, the civilian gets $100 each time, 4 times and it's a $5000 payday. The program was up against Wheel of Fortune, but got trounced by it in the ratings, so until it cancelled in April of 1977, they went up against Sanford & Son reruns. Same result. But still the program had only one highest paid winner: Alan Lusher, who went on to play Jeopardy! with the same host. Weird, huh? And that pretty much is Double Dare.

Now I have a dare for you. The Buzzr Beater question. What's the one aspect of Double Dare do you like most? It'll be 2 weeks on the right side of the blog, so get to it!




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And that pretty much sums up a daring show. 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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Instant Yard Sale

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Paula Rhodes: Supposedly going live from Periscope Plaza where there is free white van parking except on observed holidays, it's @ The Buzzr. Now here he is, the master of everything buzz, the man with the instant bargins, Pierre.......KELLY!

Me: And it's time to make a silent night turn noisy on @ The Buzzr where the calmness is a storm of classic game shows. On this edition.......



Something is tempting.



Let's all flip the birds to the 2007 game show Temptation. A syndicated offering that tried to be like our next game show, but didn't come close especially its contestant pool. That show....

Back in the 60's, Al Howard created this program hosted by Joe Garigiola and Jack Kelly on NBC. After it was canned the next decade, austrailan media mogul Reg Grundy acquired the rights to the program in his country and by 1983, it joined one of 4 new game shows on the NBC lineup. That was also the year the TPIR game Plinko gave birth. Jim Perry kept the suspense going until 1989 and the syndicated version only ran from 1985-86. When I return, we'll tell you how the game goes.




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Sticking with Jim Perry, our Buzzr Beater question asked you which show did you like? Well, a shut out happened and it's both. That & Card Sharks. We'll have another query when I'm done talking about $ale, and we'll get back to it right now.




It begins and continues in portions as a quiz show. Start at $20 and you get or lose $5 for every answer. Plus, there are instant bargins along the way. Take this clip for example.

Jim can sometimes tempt you with cash. Plus, there is an $ale surprise if at any point the outcome happens. The Fame Game gives you a Who Am I? Incorrect and the other players will get a chance for cash, prizes or a money card booster. That all ends with this.....

And if you come out on top, you can try one of 3 bonus round starting with the most recent.

The Winner's Big Money Game had you answering 4 puzzles in 20 ticks. Here's why.

2nd most recent was the game board that asked you to match a prize with a win card....

And the earliest of course was the shopping portion in which you had to look at all the stuff and decide you wanted to take something or return for more.

And that pretty much is $ale of the Century. But this Buzzr Beater question on the right side of your blog wants you to know this for pretend. Would you take the car, the Geek Fuel subscription or the lot among others? 2 weeks to decide it and we'll have the results on our next show.



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That's all the time we got. Thanks for talking about a Reg Grundy creation. With more viewers on our FB fan page, we've got lots of love Rossi Morreale couldn't get 8 years ago.  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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A Tribute to Jim Perry

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Paula Rhodes: Getting close to a live show from Periscope Plaza where Bree Olson once made out in the ladies' room, it's @ The Buzzr. Now here he is, the master of everything buzz, Pierre.......KELLY!

Me: Hi everyone. This is @ The Buzzr. Our subject is a recent loss of a legend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Born James Edward Dooley in New Jersey, Perry started out as a singer in Special Services after college (University of Pennsylvania), working on Armed Forces Radio during the Korean War. After the service, he worked for a short time at General Electric and then replaced Eddie Fisher as the staff vocalist at Grossingers in the Catskill Mountains and later did comedy working with Sid Caesar as his straight man for several years (which included a three-year stint with Caesar in Las Vegas). These were under his birth name of Jim Dooley. Due to a name conflict with AFTRA, he adopted his mother's maiden name of Perry when he began his television work.
While briefly attending Pleasanton High School in Pleasanton, California, Perry was an outstanding basketball player thanks in part to his height (at 6'4"); he graduated in 1952. He was often nicknamed "Big Jim" because of his height.

After this, the career of Jim Perry in TV.


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For the Buzzr Beater question, we asked you which side you wanted in Blockbusters? Neither one of you chimed in and had to put it up twice, so I apologize. Back with this:

Jim first became a TV game show host in Canada to do "Fractured Phrases" in 1965. Including a few more in Canada, Jim also was a disc jockey at WABC from 1969 to 1972, and by 1974, he did "Definition" in Canada as well. He even presided the Miss Canada pageant until 1990, but by 1978.....

He held a job doing a Mark Goodson game shoe entitled Card Sharks until 1981. And by 1983....

He was the host of $ale of The Century until 1989 and did a syndication series in 1985.

Although retired in 1990, he moved to Oregon with his wife, but the Friday before Black Friday, he died of cancer. He was 82 years old.

Our Buzzr Beater question has something to do with his 2 shows. Do you prefer Card Sharks, Sale or both? It's on the right side of the blog and you'll be given 2 weeks to do it.


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Thank you so much for paying tribute to a deceased game show legend who has left this earth. If you have any questions about Jim's career,  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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