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Post by Kaos on Nov 30, 2014 23:34:04 GMT -5
Since TattleTales (80's version) is the classic game show on this weekend, I was wondering. How many audience members are rooting in each section (Red, Blue, and Banana), to determine how the money is split up?
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Post by Kaos on Nov 30, 2014 23:43:31 GMT -5
I will say this, watching the episode with Howie Mandel, he sure seems like a completely different person now...
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Post by thekid965 on Dec 1, 2014 11:38:39 GMT -5
IIRC, Studio 31 held about 180-200 people or so in its Tattletales configuration, so figure about 60-65 people in each section. These, however, are rough estimates; I'm sure someone out there has some more exact figures, but this should be enough to ballpark it.
For the record, each audience member received his or her share of the winnings in the form of checks as they left the studio following a taping session.
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Post by Mandoli on Dec 1, 2014 12:43:32 GMT -5
I kind of liked Tattletales format - the contestants didn't have to do anything but sit in the audience in order to win. It might be the easiest way to win a game show that I've ever seen.
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Post by thekid965 on Dec 1, 2014 14:28:58 GMT -5
Eh, Tattletales was okay. It was, for the record, probably the best all-celebrity game show in history, and certainly the longest-running one to never feature civilian contestants. Being able to piggyback off of Match Game for so many years certainly helped, and even the '80s run benefitted from the increasingly celeb-obsessed pop culture of that time period. (Nothing like it is today, of course, with TMZ and everything else...) You could certainly make a case for the fact they weren't playing for charity as being the crucial factor in Tattletales's longevity, because take the celebrity factor away from the format and it's really just a G-T take on The Newlywed Game if it were to be played with non-celeb couples. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but the roadside is littered with the graves of shows that tried to ape Newlywed and failed miserably... Perfect Match, Second Honeymoon, I'm Telling! (kids' version played with siblings), and so on.
IMO, one thing that did help the '80s version compared to its longer-running forebear was the relaxed rules regarding whether the celeb couples had to actually be married. This allowed for platonic pairings (including letting CNR and Rip Taylor onto the show—not together, mind you!) and actors who only played married couples on TV, which helped increase the potential talent pool for the show. This was a good thing, as Tattletales could get a bit stale if you could only use the same batch of couples... which eventually did happen towards the end of the '70s run.
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Post by Frank on Dec 1, 2014 15:09:38 GMT -5
and Tattletales wouldn't work today, because hollywood couples rarely stay married for longer than the show lasts (30 minutes)
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Dec 2, 2014 6:40:32 GMT -5
Tattletales is one of my favorites. One show I wish had regular presence on the schedule.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Dec 4, 2014 0:21:41 GMT -5
Tattletales is one of my favorites. One show I wish had regular presence on the schedule. I love relationship shows (unironically love The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game) and I also love silly 70s celebrity panel shows, so I'm in the same boat. I eat this show up. It's unfortunate that there was never a good reason for this show to air considering most of GSN's audience wouldn't recognize most of the stars involved. Even in 2006 I remember we were well-accepting of this fact. In fact it's one of the longer-running shows that GSN hasn't aired a lot of. GSN has aired all of 1974 and some of 1975 regularly, and scattered episodes from the rest of 1975-78. The 80s version I think they stopped in the middle of 1983. It's just not a show that's popular unless you're a part of a niche audience. Bert Convy used to mention pretty frequently that they often allowed homeless people into the audience and the show's checks they'd give out were often the only form of money that those people had. Some local eateries even would mention on their windows that they accepted Tattletales checks as a form of payment. For that reason I'm glad of the show's existence.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jun 1, 2015 20:48:06 GMT -5
Figured this would be a good time to start this thread since the show is gonna be airing real soon on Buzzr. Anyone know what era we'll be getting yet? Curious if they'll start with the first episode of the 70s series or even start with the 80s series. The 80s version might even be a safer bet with recognizing celebrities more (IE. Jay Leno, Michael J. Fox, etc.)
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Jun 1, 2015 20:52:31 GMT -5
The clips used in the promo feature Stiller & Meara (who were on the premiere week) and Bobby Van & Elaine Joyce so I'd bet they're starting at least with the original version. I'll gladly take either though.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jun 1, 2015 20:54:52 GMT -5
Rad. Definitely OK with that news!! Makes me wonder if we'll even see the ultra rare nighttime version of the show. I often forget that there was even a nighttime version considering how little we know about it. Really all I've heard about it from anyone is "oh Bert dressed fancier".
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Post by SpeedAndStrategy on Jun 1, 2015 21:05:13 GMT -5
The 1974 premiere is on now.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Jun 1, 2015 21:32:04 GMT -5
When I made that earlier post, I forgot that Bobby & Elaine were on the premiere week as well. The other couple was Dick Gautier & Barbara Stewart. Love it when Barbara calls Dick an idiot after getting a question wrong. LOL.
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Post by carpetcrawler on Jun 3, 2015 8:01:42 GMT -5
For those with Buzzr, sometime this week the episode of Tattletales will air where Phyllis Diller burps. Pretty funny moment that has made a few blooper specials.
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Post by wildjackmonroe on Jun 6, 2015 12:41:50 GMT -5
For those with Buzzr, sometime this week the episode of Tattletales will air where Phyllis Diller burps. Pretty funny moment that has made a few blooper specials. This occurred on the Friday episode of the week (episode #10). I found it ironic that this particular week there was a question about the second marriage being the best that was asked. This was from Phyllis Diller's second marriage and she and her husband divorced a year after the episode aired. Also, this was Orson Bean's and William Shatner's second marriages and they also both got divorces from their respective wives who appeared with them after this week originally aired (Bean in 1981, Shatner in 1996).
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