A Roster of Game Shows

Cafe Society
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Let’s construct a list of Game Shows, including the panel shows, that have appeared on TV since its inception.

My guess: I bet we won’t even slow down before we count 100 shows.

Here’s a start:

  1. Wheel of Fortune
  2. Jeopardy!
  3. The Price Is Right
  4. Password
  5. Tic Tac Dough
  6. I’ve Got A Secret
  7. To Tell The Truth
  8. Family Feud
  9. What’s My Line?
  10. Beat The Clock
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Not hard to just go to the IMDb and search on keywords “game-show” or “quiz-show” and get several score.

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Very true. Just pretend IMDB isn’t there and see if your memory produces any really obscure ones. Or not.

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One of my old-time favorites has always been “Match Game” in all it’s incarnations…

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Or check out The Encyclopedia of Game Shows by David Schwartz, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock. A listing of pretty much every game show ever on TV (as of the 1995 publication date), including premiere date, host, regular guests/panelists, network, etc.

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Just off the top of my head:

The Joker’s Wild (2 unique versions)
Press Your Luck
Whew!
Supermarket Sweep
Shop til You Drop
Double Dare
Legends of the Hidden Temple
Starcade
Whammy
Russian Roulette
The Magnificient Marble Machine (play pinball for prizes, I saw a clip of this while watching The China Syndrom last night)
High Rollers
Concentration
Twenty-one
Remote Control
Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Weakest Link
Dog Eat Dog
Name that Tune
Hot Potato
Sale of the Century
The Dating Game
The Newlywed Game

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$100,000 Pyramid (and other dollar amounts)
Beat the Geeks
Cram
Friend or Foe
Greed
Hollywood Squares
Lingo
Scrabble
Tattle Tales
Win Ben Stein’s Money
Wintuition

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Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush
Distraction

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The $64,000 Question
Win, Lose or Draw
You Don’t Say

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Rendez-View with Greg Proops
Face the Music with Ron Ely
Win Ben Stein’s Money with Ben Stein and those other guys

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Does anybody remember the Liar’s Club? I looooved that show!

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Oh, and Make Me Laugh. Sorry for the encore post.

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I almost forgot about Pictionary and Celebrity Charades.

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How about “Queen for a Day”?

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The Wizard of Odds (Alex Trebek)
50 Grand Slam
Hit Man
You Don’t Say
Snap Judgment
Treasure Hunt
Jackpot!
Gambit
Seven Keys
Treasure Isle
Almost Anything Goes
Stump the Stars
Remote Control
Distraction
The Movie Game
The Anniversary Game
Body Language
Blockbusters
Eye Guess
I’ll Bet