The Pyramid

$25,000 Pyramid-Around 1975

Host: Bill Cullen
Announcer: Bob Clayton

Lucie Arnaz (Here’s Lucy) and Bill Frolick (Philadelphia, PA, salesman)

Clifton Davis (That’s My Mama) and Susan Yucatel (Anchorage, AK, housewife)

ROUND 1

  • LOVE STORY
  • EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY
  • BONE DRY
  • HAIR TODAY AND GONE TOMORROW
  • ACHTUNG!
  • FLY ME TO THE MOON

There’s a Big 7 up there this round. Sweep that category for an extra $1,000.

Lucie gives: ACHTUNG! (Things that are German)

  • SAUERKRAUT (lost four seconds not realizing “Sauerkrauten” was accepted)
  • A STEIN
  • MARLENE DIETRICH
  • “GESUNDHEIT”
  • A DACHSHUND
  • A BARON
  • STRUDEL (finished in 28 seconds)

Clifton gives: LOVE STORY (Things associated with tennis)

  • A NET
  • SNEAKERS
  • A “SERVE”
  • BOBBY RIGGS “male chauvinist pig”
  • “DOUBLES”
  • FOREST HILLS
  • A “FAULT” (24 seconds)

Bill has to apologize to Riggs, hoping Clifton was kidding. Doubt it! BTW, Susan says they use a black ball in Alaska.

Bill gives: BONE DRY BIG 7 (Things that are dry)

  • A MARTINI
  • THE SAHARA
  • A MUMMY
  • A SCALP
  • A RAISIN
  • A CRUST (11)

Should’ve mentioned Vegas Hotel.

Susan gives: HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW (Things that have long hair)

  • A GORILLA
  • GOLDILOCKS
  • “LASSIE”
  • MOSES
  • CHER
  • BEETHOVEN
  • “RAPUNZEL” (25 sec.) 14

Lucie gives: FLY ME TO THE MOON (things that fly)

  • A HELICOPTER
  • A ROBIN
  • A “MAGIC CARPET” (passed after nearly 20 sec.)
  • A KITE
  • “AIR MAIL” (15)

Lucie was pointing to the carpet underneath here shouting “What is this?”. Even after, Bill couldn’t figure out what kind of carpet she was talking about. You know what her Mom would say?

Clifton gives: EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY (Things associated with Thanksgiving)

  • A TURKEY
  • “THE MAYFLOWER” (done in 6 sec.)

$10,000 WINNER’S CIRCLE: Clifton gives

  • Train, Track, Ticket Taker: Things at a Railroad Station $100 (Parts of a Railroad)
  • Panties, Bra: Underwear $200 (Ladies’ Underwear [Lingerie])
  • “I’m sick of cleaning out these chimneys, that shot fits my foot.”: “What Cinderella Might Say” $300
  • The part of speech, the accent mark: Things in a Dictionary $500
  • The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Robert Redford, Paul Newman Movies $700
  • Booze, Milk, Mayonnaise, Ships, Water, Perrier, Scotch: Things your Pour, Things that are Clear (Things in a Bottle)

ROUND 2-Partners don’t switch

  • RINGS AND THINGS
  • NOBODY’S PERFECT
  • THE HEAT IS ON
  • SO WHAT’S THE STORY?
  • BARN STORMING
  • I AM WOMAN

Lucie gives: RINGS AND THINGS (things associated with a ring)

  • AN ALARM
  • A TUB
  • A CIRCUS
  • AN ENGAGEMENT
  • A COLLAR
  • SATURN
  • “RING-AROUND-THE-ROSIE” (in 27 sec.)

Clifton gives: THE HEAT IS ON (things that heat other things)

  • THE SUN (even though he called it red)
  • A CHEF
  • A FIREPLACE
  • A HOT-WATER BOTTLE
  • A BARBECUE
  • A RADIATOR (got it after the buzzer)

Banging on the pipes wouldn’t helped here

Bill gives: NOBODY’S PERFECT (things that happen to a loser)

  • ALIMONY
  • “TAILS”
  • A BLOW-OUT (“The Air Blows Out”)
  • “GUILTY”
  • THE BOOBY PRIZE (“Prize)
  • “YOU’RE FIRED”
  • A SUBPOENA 11

Susan gives: I AM WOMAN (terms applied to a woman such as “Gossip”)

  • A WIDOW
  • A FLIRT
  • A SENORITA
  • A VIRGIN
  • A “PRINCESS”
  • A NAG (just in time) TIE GAME

Lucie gives: SO, WHAT’S THE STORY? (famous stories)

  • “THE GODFATHER”
  • “HAWAII”
  • “TOM SAWYER”
  • “EXODUS”
  • “GONE WITH THE WIND” (at the buzzer) 15

Clifton gives: BARN STORMING (things in a barn)

  • A ROOSTER
  • A SADDLE
  • “OINK”
  • OLD MACDONALD
  • A LOFT
  • A BUGGY THE WINNERS!

$25,000 WINNER’S CIRCLE-Clifton gives

  • Dial: Parts of a Telephone
  • Montrachet, Bachelet: Wines
  • “I think it’s a tube lady”: “What a TV Repairman Says”
  • Paramount, 20th Century Fox: Movie Studios $200
  • Nytol: Things that Make You Sleep $200 (Put You to Sleep)
  • Roads, Mountains, Miles, Cities, Distances, Places, Things You Measure, Thing You Walk, Things You Climb Lists of Cities, Scale of Miles, Measures, THINGS ON A MAP

The $25,000, etc. Pyramid is owned by Sony Television.