My favorite is "Press Your Luck"
The Newlyweds game was always fun. I suspect more than a few marriages ended because of that show.
Price is Right hands down.
Match Game and Hollywood Squares when everyone on the show was drunk.
60.
Narrow it down a bit.
I always liked “What’s My Line?” John Charles Daly, Bennett Cerf, Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis. A classy show.
‘Wheel of FISH’ was Weird Al’s way of Slapping Seinfeld with a ‘Box of Nothing!’
Jeopardy
Weakest Link
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Match Game
These were my favorites that are probably not on the list (not bothering to look):
It Pays to be Ignorant
The $1.98 Beauty Pageant
And, of course, the greatest of all time - The Gong Show.
Solid list. There are some that I liked that didn’t make the list, but the authors went far enough back to get all the ones that should be there.
One of my favorite hosts was Art James, and two of his that did NOT make the list were “Pay Cards” (I had the home edition) and “The Magnificent Marble Machine”. I would race home for lunch from elementary school to catch 20 minutes to see the giant pinball machine.
“Split Second” should have made the list. The closing gimmick of putting the key in the car (you win the car if it starts) was great. Tom Kennedy (”You Don’t Say”, “Name That Tune”) was always a likable and skilled MC.
I would have liked to see at least one Bill Cullen show on there. I don’t count “(The $25,000) Pyramid” because that was Dick Clark’s show. That would be like counting Dennis James for “Price is Right” or “Gary Owens” for “The Gong Show”. Similarly, “Joker’s Wild” belongs to Jack Barry.
I grew up with “Eye Guess” (also had the home edition. I was a weird six year old. I went from Romper Room and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to game show home editions and a short wave radio.)
Not much of a game, but the most memorable opening was “Whew!”
I prefer my Jeopardy! with Art Fleming . . . a more stately presence.
I am glad that “$1.98 Beauty Contest”, “The Diamond Head Game” and “The Better Sex” did NOT make the list. Good calls.
I am not sure why “Gambit!” made it and “Jackpot!” didn’t.
Alex Trebek (with Ruta Lee) made the list with High Rollers, but Alex missed with “The Wizard of Odds”
GREAT CALL on “The Don Adams’ Screen Test”. I can’t even find that one on You Tube. WAY ahead of its time.
Stupid Game Show Answers:
Name an animal with three letters in its name: Alligator
Name something you squeeze: Peanut butter
What’s your husband’s favorite condiment?: His pool table
I didn’t know that there actually were 60 game shows.
Common Knowledge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0HGEZXTy8Y
Canada had a long running equivalent to wheel of fortune, called Definition. It was the same idea, but there was no wheel and much less flash.
no Match Game
Jeopardy is homework
Match Game is recess
Its Academic is a graduate degree
Show me the money, although short lived, deserves mention, Shatner as host was brilli
ant.