Connie's answer--"The Big One". Remember the other family? Steve Martin played the dad, who was the head of the Romaine Lettuce Growers Association, and his answer for that question was "Romaine lettuce".
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"Actual" Staged Game Shows within television shows.
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Connie's answer--"The Big One". Remember the other family? Steve Martin played the dad, who was the head of the Romaine Lettuce Growers Association, and his answer for that question was "Romaine lettuce".
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Corky Marlowe said:
....which showed on the board, with 1 person saying it (which would never happen on Feud; at least 2 people have to answer something to qualify).
Bill Murray (as Dawson, to the head of the family): Think of the first thing that comes into your head, which might be a low-flying plane..."
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Don't forget all the SNL "Jeopardy!" sketches wherein
Alex Trebek (Will Ferrell) does battle to frustration with
Sean Connery.
I should mention that "I Love Lucy" did three shows
centered around game shows: "Females Are Fabulous,"
wherein Lucy had to pass off a staff member (actually
a drunk hanging around the apartment building as it turned
out) as her long-lost first husband; "Mr. And Mrs. Quiz,"
wherein Ricky missed all the questions (Lucy had managed to
get into host Freddy Fillmore's office and steal the answers,
only to have the questions changed on the air) except for the
$500 bonus one: What did George Washington say when he was
crossing the Delaware? Please, let me sit down, this is making me
sick!; and "Be A Good Neighbor," wherein Lucy is subjected to water,
honey, a pie in the face, and who-knows-what-else in order to (unsuccessfully)
win Fred and Ethel a trip to Hawaii. Frank Nelson played Freddy Fillmore
in all three; and Roy Rowan, who played the announcer on those shows, ended
up as Lucy's real announcer until 1974.
Alex Trebek (Will Ferrell) does battle to frustration with
Sean Connery.
I should mention that "I Love Lucy" did three shows
centered around game shows: "Females Are Fabulous,"
wherein Lucy had to pass off a staff member (actually
a drunk hanging around the apartment building as it turned
out) as her long-lost first husband; "Mr. And Mrs. Quiz,"
wherein Ricky missed all the questions (Lucy had managed to
get into host Freddy Fillmore's office and steal the answers,
only to have the questions changed on the air) except for the
$500 bonus one: What did George Washington say when he was
crossing the Delaware? Please, let me sit down, this is making me
sick!; and "Be A Good Neighbor," wherein Lucy is subjected to water,
honey, a pie in the face, and who-knows-what-else in order to (unsuccessfully)
win Fred and Ethel a trip to Hawaii. Frank Nelson played Freddy Fillmore
in all three; and Roy Rowan, who played the announcer on those shows, ended
up as Lucy's real announcer until 1974.
I don't even watch Y&R but I was getting a haircut where the TV was on, and wondered why the CBS affiliate was flipping between the soap and The Price is Right....even thinking there were tech difficulties. But no, Y&R characters were on The Price is Right in the show.
Okay, *this* is obscure:
Eddie Murphy nearly produced a series in 1989 called "What's Alan Watching", but only ever produced the pilot before (I hear) a writers strike put the kibosh on the whole effort. The pilot did air on CBS, and the plot involved the travails of a teenager whose questions about life (both his specifically, and in general) are often answered by what he happens to see on TV. (It also gave Murphy a chance to do a sitcom that doubled as sketch comedy, because much of what Alan "watched" parodied television in general, often shown already in progress as Alan changed channels. Murphy didn't play a featured character, choosing instead to play several roles in the "shows" Alan sees.) Honestly, it's a shame it never went past that one episode - the pilot was excellent (and appears on YouTube in several parts, starting here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SIIlDJqNH8 )
At one point, Alan tunes in to "Jeopardy", as the contestant (Ellen Cleghorne) picks answers from the category "Alan's Family"; the resulting questions, especially the $500 one, further the show's plot. And that's all I'm gonna say - watch it, it's worth the time. If you want to skip straight to that bit, it's at 2:40 here in Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zktQNbciKdM
Eddie Murphy nearly produced a series in 1989 called "What's Alan Watching", but only ever produced the pilot before (I hear) a writers strike put the kibosh on the whole effort. The pilot did air on CBS, and the plot involved the travails of a teenager whose questions about life (both his specifically, and in general) are often answered by what he happens to see on TV. (It also gave Murphy a chance to do a sitcom that doubled as sketch comedy, because much of what Alan "watched" parodied television in general, often shown already in progress as Alan changed channels. Murphy didn't play a featured character, choosing instead to play several roles in the "shows" Alan sees.) Honestly, it's a shame it never went past that one episode - the pilot was excellent (and appears on YouTube in several parts, starting here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SIIlDJqNH8 )
At one point, Alan tunes in to "Jeopardy", as the contestant (Ellen Cleghorne) picks answers from the category "Alan's Family"; the resulting questions, especially the $500 one, further the show's plot. And that's all I'm gonna say - watch it, it's worth the time. If you want to skip straight to that bit, it's at 2:40 here in Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zktQNbciKdM
Also from That Girl: Ann was on a quiz show and she was asked the question of how many neighbors she knew at her apartment complex. Problem was that she didn't even know her own neighbors apart from Jerry and Ruth and she tried throwing a party to get to know her neighbors.
Laverne and Shirley: Lenny and Squiggy appeared on The Dating Game
Laverne and Shirley: Lenny and Squiggy appeared on The Dating Game
bpatrick said:
Probably the only thing I liked about post-1995 SNL--"Celebrity Jeopardy."
Some kids' shows had "staged" game shows too--we all know about Guy Smiley on "Sesame Street" with the likes of "The Triangle is Right," "Beat the Time," "The Remembering Game," "Here Is Your Life," etc.
But does anyone remember a rare 1983 "Sesame Street" take-off on "Family Feud," called "Family Food"--with Richard Dawson himself as host? (of course the intent was to teach kids proper nutrition). YouTube has this clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59XwHQcyBjQ
PBS' "Square One Television" had their own mathematical game shows: some staged skits (particularly "But Who's Counting"--but in later years they had real contestants), but they had real mini-"game shows" with most likely New York-area schoolchildren as contestants. Some of them included "But Who's Multiplying," "Triple Play," and "Close Call."
YouTube has some clips of these "Square One TV" game shows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjZJ3TV-MyM (But Who's Counting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOYKRFhIn-s&feature=related (But Who's Multiplying)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QlNz5byaag&feature=related (Triple Play)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWkOmFuwAac&feature=related (Close Call)
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bpatrick said:
in some of those skits norm mcdonald played burt reynalds.in those i think he was the best part.
norm mcdonald was really wronged.he got fired because one of the network execitives was an golfing buddy of oj simpson and didn`t like mcdonalds oj references on weekend update.he got mcdonald fired.
FWIW I DID remember the Family Food sketch!
TPIR has been on Family Guy several times, but this is my favorite...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G68FmAgB50w
$781, Bob!
F-You!
TPIR has been on Family Guy several times, but this is my favorite...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G68FmAgB50w
$781, Bob!
F-You!
And of course, "What's My Part?", with Arlene Frantic, Bennett Snerf, and Professor Hastings as panelists.
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cd637299 said:
The real life host of Queen For A Day, Jack Bailey, was the host of King For A Day (on Top Cat) where Officer Dibble, venting his frustrations on national TV over TC's usual shenanigans, was the actual winner.
Let's not forget the "East Hollywood Squares" segment on "In Living Color" (post-Wayans family version) hosted by guest star Peter Marshall (original host of the real Hollywood Squares).
This probably doesn't belong here, since it happened on radio, but
it's worth a retelling anyway, since it relates to the "King For A Day"
episode of "Top Cat." Back in the late 1940s big-prize game shows
such as "Break The Bank" and "Stop The Music" were the hottest shows
on radio (and quite popular on television as well, considering that in
1950 "Stop The Music" and "The Lone Ranger" were the only two ABC
television shows in the top 30), and on one of Fred Allen's many appearances
on Jack Benny's show, he announces that he has decided to become the host of one of
these shows. The show he's going to do is also called "King For A Day,"
and Jack wants to be a contestant after he sees all the expensive prizes
the show is giving away. No, says Fred, professional people cannot appear
as contestants. So Jack disguises himself as one "Myron Proudfoot" and wins;
among his prizes is a free pressing of his trousers. The stagehands move in to
remove them, and an angry Jack says, "Come on, Allen, give me back my pants!"
Allen refuses. Jack: "Allen, you haven't seen the end of me!" Allen: "Won't
be long now!"
Allen did a number of game-show parodies on his radio show, such as "Cease The
Melody," a satire of "Stop The Music" with Henry Morgan playing Bert Parks; and
"Break The Contestant," a satire of "Break The Bank" with Don McNeill ("The Breakfast
Club") playing the host.
Ironically, Allen ended his career on real television game shows, as host of "Judge For
Yourself" and then as a panelist on "What's My Line?" (which he was still doing at
the time of his death in 1956). (He was also first choice to host "Two For The Money,"
but had to bow out because of a heart attack, and Herb Shriner got the job. Allen
did substitute for Shriner at least once, on January 9, 1954; that show has aired on GSN.)
Benny did another game-show related sketch, this one on television, in 1955, as
he disguises himself to be a contestant on "You Bet Your Life." He loses on the
big question: What is Jack Benny's real age?
Burns and Allen did a two-parter (I think it was in 1958) in which Gracie is hypnotized
into being the smartest woman in the world; she goes on a big-money quiz show, wins
a huge amount of money, and drives people even more crazy than usual, spouting off
all sorts of obscure facts. Eventually, the hypnotist breaks the trance and Gracie is her
usual self again...to George's relief.
(BTW, Gracie once appeared on the radio show "Information Please" and proved to be
quite knowledgeable on a wide range of subjects.)
I should also mention one that Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis did on "The Colgate Comedy
Hour": "The $64,000,000 Question," with Dean as Hal April (the host of the real "$64,000
Question" was Hal March) and Jerry as a contestant who, instead of entering an isolation booth, is
pushed under water.
And there was Bob Newhart playing an unwilling contestant on an SNL sketch, "The Dating
Zone." In the interest of not getting kicked off this board, I won't elaborate.
it's worth a retelling anyway, since it relates to the "King For A Day"
episode of "Top Cat." Back in the late 1940s big-prize game shows
such as "Break The Bank" and "Stop The Music" were the hottest shows
on radio (and quite popular on television as well, considering that in
1950 "Stop The Music" and "The Lone Ranger" were the only two ABC
television shows in the top 30), and on one of Fred Allen's many appearances
on Jack Benny's show, he announces that he has decided to become the host of one of
these shows. The show he's going to do is also called "King For A Day,"
and Jack wants to be a contestant after he sees all the expensive prizes
the show is giving away. No, says Fred, professional people cannot appear
as contestants. So Jack disguises himself as one "Myron Proudfoot" and wins;
among his prizes is a free pressing of his trousers. The stagehands move in to
remove them, and an angry Jack says, "Come on, Allen, give me back my pants!"
Allen refuses. Jack: "Allen, you haven't seen the end of me!" Allen: "Won't
be long now!"
Allen did a number of game-show parodies on his radio show, such as "Cease The
Melody," a satire of "Stop The Music" with Henry Morgan playing Bert Parks; and
"Break The Contestant," a satire of "Break The Bank" with Don McNeill ("The Breakfast
Club") playing the host.
Ironically, Allen ended his career on real television game shows, as host of "Judge For
Yourself" and then as a panelist on "What's My Line?" (which he was still doing at
the time of his death in 1956). (He was also first choice to host "Two For The Money,"
but had to bow out because of a heart attack, and Herb Shriner got the job. Allen
did substitute for Shriner at least once, on January 9, 1954; that show has aired on GSN.)
Benny did another game-show related sketch, this one on television, in 1955, as
he disguises himself to be a contestant on "You Bet Your Life." He loses on the
big question: What is Jack Benny's real age?
Burns and Allen did a two-parter (I think it was in 1958) in which Gracie is hypnotized
into being the smartest woman in the world; she goes on a big-money quiz show, wins
a huge amount of money, and drives people even more crazy than usual, spouting off
all sorts of obscure facts. Eventually, the hypnotist breaks the trance and Gracie is her
usual self again...to George's relief.
(BTW, Gracie once appeared on the radio show "Information Please" and proved to be
quite knowledgeable on a wide range of subjects.)
I should also mention one that Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis did on "The Colgate Comedy
Hour": "The $64,000,000 Question," with Dean as Hal April (the host of the real "$64,000
Question" was Hal March) and Jerry as a contestant who, instead of entering an isolation booth, is
pushed under water.
And there was Bob Newhart playing an unwilling contestant on an SNL sketch, "The Dating
Zone." In the interest of not getting kicked off this board, I won't elaborate.
C
cd637299
Guest
I will have to look out for that Burns & Allen episode on Antenna TV!
As to Jack Bailey/"King for a Day," I once was on another board & asked the major question about it---link here:
http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Top_Cat_in_King_for_a_Day_Q_P103800/
cd
As to Jack Bailey/"King for a Day," I once was on another board & asked the major question about it---link here:
http://forum.bcdb.com/forum/Top_Cat_in_King_for_a_Day_Q_P103800/
cd
That 'Family Food' sketch really was painfully awkward!
Here's Dawson playing himself in a 'Tonight Show' sketch, in which 'Reagan'(Johnny) takes on Queen Elizabeth(any idea who it really was?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyhP1QnHbCU
Here's Dawson playing himself in a 'Tonight Show' sketch, in which 'Reagan'(Johnny) takes on Queen Elizabeth(any idea who it really was?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyhP1QnHbCU
Steve N. said:
Was there a sketch on "In Living Color" called "The 2 Dolla' Pyramid"? It was either on In Living Color or John Leguizamo's short lived "House of Buggin"...
hubcity said:
And don't forget--it was later in '89 that we had one of the ultimate TV parodies: the film "UHF" starring "Weird Al" Yankovic. And one of the "shows" included a game show parody: "Wheel of Fish, which was a combination parody of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Let's Make a Deal": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq9DG5E_wdo
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