Wink Martindale's Awesome Non-Price Clips and Episodes: The Ongoing Thread

[SamJ93]

That think music in the Head-to-Head match sure sounds familiar, doesn't it?  And I kinda wish they'd gone with the three-round format for the actual series... the Match-Up rounds had no humor and were basically just "guess the coin flip" for 30/45 seconds.

[RJSchex]

The Match-Up rounds had no humor and were basically just "guess the coin flip" for 30/45 seconds.

That, IMO, was the one single thing that caused MG90 to fail. It seemed that the whole game relied solely on the Match-Up, making the main game moot and irrelevant.

[SamJ93]

Actually, I think the main reason it failed was the horrible noon timeslot that ABC gave it, leading many markets (including mine) to preempt it for local news. Game shows were on the decline by 1990, and it seems ABC had little faith in it to begin with.

[The_Great_Butler]

That's not the same pilot that aired on GSN a few years back, is it? Some parts of it felt familiar (such as Bert stumbling around when the logo lifted in the intro) but others didn't, and I recently discarded a vast majority of my tape collection so I no longer have it to check.

[goldroadfanatic]

No, the pilot GSN aired two Christmases ago was different; it had the infamous "balls" answer from Teri Copley.

[The_Great_Butler]

No, the pilot GSN aired two Christmases ago was different; it had the infamous "balls" answer from Teri Copley.

Ah, that's right. Thank you.

[GuyWithFace]

No, the pilot GSN aired two Christmases ago was different; it had the infamous "balls" answer from Teri Copley.

More specifically, per the advance schedules, Pilot #3.

It seemed that the whole game relied solely on the Match-Up, making the main game moot and irrelevant.

Indeed. It would appear that the point of Match-Up was to be a fast-paced/exciting climax that brought a definite "end" to gameplay and not allow for the dreaded "straddling" of games, never mind the fact that Match Game was never really supposed to be about the format.

That, IMO, was the one single thing that caused MG90 to fail.

I believe ABC slotting the show at Noon (Eastern time) was the major problem.

[jimlange]

Here's a master of episode #88 of Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour

[The_Great_Butler]

Now THAT is a welcome sight. As a show it has its problems but it's always been a favorite of mine.

[SuperSweeper]

Here's another great episode of Narz Concentration!

[SuperSweeper]

Wink strikes again!

[RJSchex]

Seeing Episode #1535 of "Concentration" made me wonder about something...
In the first game, the contestant filled up all the slots on his scoreboard. What would happen if a player ran out of slots, but won more prizes?

Though I haven't seen it yet, on the Narz version a duplicate prize win (two of the same prize by the same contestant, both using Wild Cards) is indicated by a second copy of the prize card. On the original NBC version, a check mark in the squares along the edge of the board denoted a duplicate prize win.

[blozier2006]

Seeing Episode #1535 of "Concentration" made me wonder about something...
In the first game, the contestant filled up all the slots on his scoreboard. What would happen if a player ran out of slots, but won more prizes?

Though I haven't seen it yet, on the Narz version a duplicate prize win (two of the same prize by the same contestant, both using Wild Cards) is indicated by a second copy of the prize card. On the original NBC version, a check mark in the squares along the edge of the board denoted a duplicate prize win.

I'm not sure if this is relevant to the Narz series, but I'd assume when the original NBC set was designed, the prize board likely was built to hold every possible prize on the board, thus there'd be no possibility of having more prizes than slots.

[RJSchex]

I'm not sure if this is relevant to the Narz series, but I'd assume when the original NBC set was designed, the prize board likely was built to hold every possible prize on the board, thus there'd be no possibility of having more prizes than slots.

Actually, the prize board on the Narz version was the exact same one used by NBC, only cut down to size, repainted, and glued together at the center. (On NBC, the prize board doubled as a set of sliding doors through which new contestants entered.)

[jimlange]

Second edition of Game Show Bloopers/  This installment is dedicated to Match Game.