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1976 Concentration Jack Narz Johnny Olson

CONCENTRATION(syn.)-#993

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Who’s our “lovely young couple” today, Jack?

Sherry Garland (“frightened smile” (Sarcasm), married w/three kids, magnetic-tape typist)

Glenn Newsome (claims representative for an insurance company, single, graduate from Cal State-Northridge)

ROUND 1-Call 3 Game

HEAD STARTS

  • 6 DINING-ROOM (Broyhill Early America)
  • 30 HOME WAVE (Toni)
  • 13 CANDY (Chick-o-Sticks)
  • 22 ESCAPE FOR TWO (Las Vegas @ California Hotel)

Sherry 13 and 10 Home Wave and 30 MADE IT WORK
19 Wine and 2 Candy and 13 MATCH (There’s the appetizer)
1 Wine and 19 CHEERS
11 Escape for Two and 27 Luggage and 22 ANOTHER COMEBACK
3 Com-pactor and 21 Take 1 Gift and 24 COMPACTOR
7 Take and 21 MATCH (just a precaution)
9 Luggage and 27 UNSTOPPABLE
25 C.B. Radio and 29 Sheets, Spreads and 5 Take
Glenn (finally) 6 and 28 Vacuum and 16 WILD! (chooses dining room)
Guess: IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE FEELINGS WRONG!
5 Take and 20 Vacuum and 28 (Over $1,300)
Guess: IT’S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS WIN! ($1,393)

ITS Chest 1 Off TH + Hose TH + Ink + Z

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: “BAAAAA-Bull-Zing Scent Hills” “Balance Hills and Streams” NOPE!

Baa + Bull + Z Bank (Piggy) + Hill + S & Bee + DZ
BAUBLES, BANGLES AND BEADS

ROUND 2-Back to 2 at a time

HEAD STARTS

  • 10 MOTOR BIKE (7Up Un-Machine)
  • 16 BABY FR’SHNERS (Diaparene)
  • 14 CHEESE (Hoffman’s)
  • 27 ELECTRIC RANGE (Kelvinator)

Glenn 25 (Bonus Number) and 7 (Digital Watches)
Sherry 8 (Window Blinds) and 24 (Take)
Glenn 6 (Electric Range) and 28 (Sewing Machine)

Sherry 27 and 6 MATCH!
9 (Mini Library) and 21 (Bonus)
Glenn 25 and 21 THAT’S BETTER!
3 (Sewing Machine) and 28 MATCH!
11 (St’mware) and 12 (WILD!)
30 (WILD AGAIN!) and Motor Bike at 10
Who needs that Bonus Number?
4 (Take) and 17 (St’mware) and 20 (Window Blinds)
I spoke too soon
Sherry 7 and 24 (Wrong flashback)
Glenn 17 and a pass
Sherry 4 and 24 (Takes Sewing Machine)
18 (Mini Library) and 9 MATCH!
14 and 26 (Digital Watches)
Glenn 7 and 26 MATCH!
8 and 20 MEMORY!
Guess: CASH TO BURN NOPE!
11 (Take) and 17 NOT AGAIN!
Sherry 2 (Bonus) and 14
Glenn 23 (Cheese) and 14 MATCH!
Glad he didn’t blow that!
29 (Motor Bike) and Back to 17
Sherry 22 (Ladies Clothes) and 5 LUCKY!
Guess: MONEY TO BURN WIN!

Money Tube + Urn

DOUBLE PLAY #2

Where’s the answer?

$100 Puzzle: “The Hole and…Games” GAME OVER!
THE Hole + Limb + Pick Games

$50 PUZZLES

Sherry: ELTON JOHN (in just 2 seconds)
“L” + Ton Jaw + N

Glenn: THE Auto-pen-doors, The Unopened Doors, and finally THE CARPENTERS (just mad it)
THE Car + Pen + Doors

Total Winnings
Sherry: $1,267
Glenn: $1,443

Concentration is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.

1976 Concentration Jack Narz Johnny Olson

CONCENTRATION(syn.)-#992

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Oh, you shouldn’t have, but I’m glad you did. How’s your dinner? We’re gonna mess it up now for you.

Jack’s intro

Sandy Faulk (married, with 6 y.o. Donald and 5 y.o. Teresa, full-time finance student at Cal State Fullerton)

Kay Zubee (teacher, “Hi students”)

ROUND 1: Free Look

HEAD STARTS:

  • 10 LIVING ROOM (Broyhill)
  • 29 HOME WAVE (Toni)
  • 2 WOOD FINISHER (Wipe-On Zar)
  • 21 STEREO SYSTEM (Sharp)

Sandy 18 (Free Look)
Surprise, she can’t figure it out.
13 (Home Wave) and 29 MATCH!
23 (Encyclopedia) and 7 (Free Look)…and 6 (His & Her Bikes)

Kay 1 (Take 1 Gift) and 14 MATCH FOR WAVE!
4 (Year of Flowers) and 17 (Take)

Sandy 17 and 4
Must’ve forgotten during the commercial break

Kay 23 and 8 (C.B. Radio)

Sandy 22 (Auto Tires) and 15 (WILD!)
16 (Wood Finisher) and 2 THAT’S FINISHED!
21 and 9 (Bonus Number)

Kay 28 (Bonus Number) and 9 MATCH!
30 (C.B. Radio) and 8 10-4!
20 (His & Her Bikes) and 6 MATCH AGAIN!
12 (Bonus Number) and 19 (Living Room) and 10 MATCH!
Guess: A SUNNY DISPOSITION WIN! ($2,197)

Ace + UN + Knee D + Hiss + Bow + Zis + Shin

And that sunny disposition may be all she needs today.

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: CHERRY PINK AND APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE (in 3 sec.)
Chair + “E” P + Ink + Can + D AH + Bull BLAH + Sum “Y” + T

Car Puzzle: Hanging Ton The Devloth Ware, Washington (Buzzer) Crosses The Delaware
Aahhh! WAIT! She started in time.
Wash + Ink + Ton Cross + D THE D + Hell + Law + W + Hair

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

  • 11 REF. FREEZER (Amana 20)
  • 4 RICE MIX (Rice a Roni)
  • 28 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
  • 15 GRAND CLOCK (Emperor)

Kay 13 (WILD!) and Clock at 15
23 (Patio Furn.) and 9 (Take 1 Gift)

Sandy 17 (Bonus Number) and Back to 4

Kay 25 (Take) and 8 (25 LP’s) OOPS!

Sandy 9 and 25 (Time to take the Clock)
3 (Bonus Number) and 17 MATCH!
1 (Stone-Ware) and 14 (Ladies Clothes) and 22 (Ref. Freezer)

Kay 11 and 22 MATCH!
27 (Ladies Clothes) and 14 BACK ON TRACK!
29 (Table Lamps) and 2 (Grand Clock)

Sandy 6 (Take) and 30 (WILD!) Takes Fridge
29 and 7 (LUCKY!)
5 (Bonus Number) and 26 (Take)

Kay 19 (Bonus Number) and 5
Guess: SLOW AS MOLASSES WIN!

SL + Hoe Ass M + Awl + Lass + S

In other words, something Kay is anything but today.

DOUBLE PLAY #2

If lightning does strike twice, it can in this game.

$100 Puzzle: Grant Ko-Man-Ded You and Yawn Army Grant Command
NEVER MIND!

GR + Ant K + Hoe + Man + D + Head THE “U” + N + Yawn Arm + “E”
GRANT COMMANDED THE UNION ARMY

Go back to the history books, teacher

MONEY GAME

Sandy 7 (1,000 Escudos) and 24 (LUCKY) $34
10 (WILD!) and 17 (15,000 Yen) $52
26 (Take) and 13 (300 Pesos)

Kay 1 (300 Pesos) and 13 $25
20 (1,500 Drachmas) and 27 (25 Rubles)

Sandy 11 (Take) and 26 ADD PESOS $111 Total
28 (WILD!) and 4 (50 Nairas) $80
19 (2,500 Forint) and 3 (Take)

Kay 30 (50 Nairas) and 16 (25 Pounds)

Sandy 5 (100 Francs) and 23 (200 Markkas)
Technical Difficulties (18 Revealed The Puzzle for a Sec.)

Kay 12 (500 Cruzeiros) and 23
TIME!

Now 18 and the rest of the pieces can reveal themselves.
Sandy (not molasses): COMING IN ON A WING AND A PRAYER WIN!

Gum + Ink Inn On A Wing & Ape + Rare (Steak)

Sandy wins $291
Kay leaves with $2,397 and the Chevette

Concentration is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.

1979 Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Gene Rayburn George Kennedy Johnny Olson Joyce Bulifant Judy Landers Match Game Richard Paul

MATCH GAME(synd.)-September 27, 1979

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Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

George KennedyBrett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Judy LandersRichard Paul “Carter Country”Joyce Bulifant

Denise von Speigel (Santa Rosa, CA, long distance operator, last name means House of Mirrors) 0 ($500)

Gypsy Gilliam (Raleigh, NC, originally from Middlesex, married with 12 y.o. son Tony, works for an airline) 3

Round 2

Denise A: The Plump Sisters are really plump! (HOW PLUMP ARE THEY??!!) When they walk into a room together, it looks like a photo finish at a ________ race.

Nothing personal, Richard!

Gypsy: Elephant

HIPPOHippo
Hippos

Gypsy B: Fred said, “Things have gotten so bad in New York, I just saw the Statue of Liberty in the harbor getting ________ed.”

Gene checks the label on Judy’s dress, “Extra Small”

Denise: Mugged

Mugged Mugged Mugged
Robbed MuggedRaped
Sorry, Judy, it’s not mugged if you don’t say “Stick ’em Up”

Relax, everyone, it’s just a TV show. No one will take away Denise’s $500.

SUPER MATCH
________ER THAN YOU

Brett: Younger “Gene Raybern”
George: Meaner
Charles: Fatter
Gypsy: Meaner (she thought better and so did the audience)

$100BIGG-
$250SMART-
$500BETT-

Johnny now has to pass the collection plate to Gypsy. Can we do BETTER than this?

Ron Daymond (BIRTHDAY BOY!, ancient art dealer, married with w/two kids)

Laura Saldaval (L.A. County Deputy Sheriff, married w/13 mo. old daughter)

Laura got EVERYONE’s attention, except Brett “She’s a Cop?” This deputy is also uniformed.

Feel like arresting anyone?

Gene giving her a strong hint.

It’s people like her that make kids like mine speed.

Brett

ROUND 1

Ron A: Little Rodney Rich is really rich. (HOW RICH IS HE???!!!) When he was born, he had the only incubator in the world with a ________.

Ron: A Bath

StereoGold Oxygen Tank*Pool
StereoButlerBrinks Security Guard
* Saddest End of the Road Answer’79. Brett also might win longest defense of a bad answer.

Laura B: Sara said, “It’s weird living next to Robbie the Robot. Today, he came over to borrow a cup of ________.”

Laura: Bolts

Bolts Grease or Oil for his jointsNuts
NutsGreaseScrews

ROUND 2

Laura A: Nancy said, “I just went to the world’s strangest supermarket. (HOW STRANGE WAS SHE???!!!)

The weirdo in the audience is called out.

They really turn out for this show.

Gene, with a wink

Continuing “…all the heads of lettuce have little ________s on them.”

Laura: Toupees

Ruffles*hats/beanies
HatsHair TransplantsSombrero’s Olay!
* “Throw her to the lions.”

Joyce can go sit with the lady in the audience. That lady nearly runs up to hug Joyce. “The floor is shaking as she’s running up and down the aisle.”

Ron B: Mean Marvin (wait for it) is the world’s meanest plumber. (HOW MEAN WAS SHE ???!!!) Today, instead of a plunger, he used his ________.

Brett is lagging so Gene takes a nap on the floor. He even repeats the question from there.

Ron: His Wife (Gene Springs Up)

WifePluggertorpedo
CustomerAssistant, “Horace”Son Charlie
“Come on, Brett” Brett: “Where do you wanna go?”

Oh, well! Gotta rest up for the tie-breaker tomorrow. Everybody to the floor!

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

1976 Concentration Jack Narz Johnny Olson

CONCENTRATION(syn.)-#991

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

“Nice to have you here, cooling off from the heat.” Uh, Jack, we don’t all live in California!

Carin Baker (stay at home mom “11 month, year old boy”, does macramé and loves plants)

Janet Lauger (married w/9 mon. old son Dylan, likes waterskiing and darts)

ROUND 1

HEAD STARTS

  • 16 WASHER & DRYER (Speed Queen)
  • 7 CAT FOOD (Tabby)
  • 23 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
  • 5 2 POR. T.V.’s (Panasonic B&W)

Carin 24 (Take) and 9 (WILD!)
20 (Bonus Number) and 1 (Ice Cr’m Maker)
Janet 27 (Bonus) and…20 WHEW!
10 (Bonus) and 2 (Cassette Record’r) and 30 (Digital Watches)
Carin 6 (Take) and 17 (Take) ANOTHER WASTE!
4 (Take) and 22 (Cassette Record’r)
It’s for the best, we’ve wasted enough takes so far.
Janet 1 and 14 (Drapes)
Carin 3 (Hair Spray) and 19 (2 Port. T.V.’s)
So close, yet so far.
Janet 5 and 19 THAT’S BETTER!
3 and…23 MATCH! (Said Twenty just before the buzzer)
11 (WILD!) and Washer/Dryer at 16 (In the “$1,500 Neighborhood”)
8 (Digital Watches) and 30 MATCH!
25 (T.V. Games) and 2
Carin 21 (Cat Food) and 13 (Bonus)
Janet 7 and 21 MEOW!
14 and 18 (Ice Cr’m Maker)
Carin 1 and 18 MATCH!
12 (T.V. Games) and 25 MATCH!
Guess: NO DEPOSIT NO RETURN WIN!

N + Hoe “D” + Paws + Hit N + Hoe R + Eat + Urn

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

“I’m gonna win a car” First things first, Carin

$100 Puzzle: Do You Know the Way to Sante Fe…San Hose…
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE! ON THE BUZZER!

Dew “U” N + Hoe The Weigh 2’s + ANN Hose + Hay

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS

  • 12 BEDROOM (Broyhill French)
  • 26 OLIVES (Lindsay)
  • 3 HOME WAVE (Toni)
  • 25 VEGAS WEEK (@ Union Plaza)

Janet 16 (Air Hockey) and 2 (Window Blinds)
Carin 27 (WILD!) and Vegas at 25
9 (Air Hockey) and 1 (Bedroom)
Janet 16 and 9 ONE DOWN!
12 and 1 GOOD WORK!
15 (Olives) and 26 3 FOR 3!
29 (Home Wave) and 3 4-STRAIGHT!
5 (Take) and 24 WILD! (Vegas brings it to $1,281)
13 (Take) and 6 (Whirlp’l Bath) THE STREAK IS OVER!
Carin 10 (Movie Camera) and 22 (Water Sof’ner)
Janet 19 (Movie Camera) and 10 MATCH!
8 (Water Sof’ner) and 22 UNSTOPPABLE!
7 (Bonus) and 30 LUCKY AND GOOD!
11 (Vegas Week) and 23 (Whirlp’l Bath) and 2 OOPS!
Carin 20 (Vacuum) and 4 LUCKY!
Guess: I DOUBLE DARE YOU SEIZED!

EYE DUH + Bull D+ Hair “U”

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: Pres-sad-dent Grover Cleveland
PRESIDENT GROVER CLEVELAND (6 to go)

PRES + Ad + Ant G + Row + Fur K + Leaf + L + Hand

Car Puzzle: Tales of the Vine-na Woods SO CLOSE!
Tails Off The “V” + Hen + AH W + Hood + Z
TALES OF THE VIENNA WOODS

$50 Puzzles

Carin: Mit + Sea G + Hay + N + Oar
MITZI GAYNOR (despite her doubt)

Janet: Tea-pea Boat, Sails, Soup + Pea Sails
SOUPY SALES (with a second left)

Janet, despite having 13 prizes on the board between both rounds, only leaves with $50.

Carin leaves with $250 and three prizes.

Concentration is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.

1979 Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Gene Rayburn George Kennedy Johnny Olson Joyce Bulifant Judy Landers Match Game Richard Paul

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 26, 1979

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Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

George KennedyBrett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Judy LandersRichard Paul “Carter Country”Joyce Bulifant

SHO BINNIS MY LIFE

Richard’s shirt

While we’re on fashion, Judy is wearing bright red (looks magenta). As a newcomer, Gene says she doesn’t need it to attract attention.

Denise von Speigel (Santa Rosa, CA, long distance operator, last name means House of Mirrors) 0

Gypsy Gilliam (Raleigh, NC, originally from Middlesex (HE! HE!), married with 12 y.o. son Tony, works for an airline) 0

GAME #1-ROUND 2

Gypsy B: Albert invented a carpet made out of human hair. It’s wonderful to walk on, but after a few years, the carpet gets ________.

Gypsy: Gray (Bald was her other choice and she’s regretting it based on the audience)

DandruffDandruffDandruff
Split EndsDandruffDandruff

Nope! Wouldn’t’ve mattered. What matters now is whether Denise can sink a 1 in. putt.

Denise A: Barry said “My wife told me that she was born again, and I believe her. That explains why she has two ________s.”

Denise: Belly Buttons

HeartsHeadsBirth Certificates*
Baby TeethForceps Scars Running Down Her Cheek Belly Buttons
Charles has a message, “If you see Max at the Atlantic City Pier behind the shooting ducks, he’ll make any kind of document you want.”

A whole lot of work for just one match! Gypsy’s time for resurrection will come later.

SUPER MATCH
SAVE ________

Joyce “the smart one”: Your Breath
Charles: A Soul
Brett: The Seals (Charles: “so she can have a fur coat in October”
Denise: MONEY

$100GAS
$250TIME
$500MONEY

Hey Brett, no hugging! You didn’t help!

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Richard
KEVIN ________

Denise: Kline (she meant Calvin Klein)
Richard: McCarthy

(Note: Actor Kevin Kline had only appeared in small TV parts at this time.)

GAME #2-ROUND 1

Gypsy B: The Hollywood Producer said, “There’s something wrong with the casting of this movie. It’s the Life Story of Lawrence Welk and in the starring role they’ve got ________.”

Brett was asleep with her feet up in the desk. Gene took the time to write on the heels. Richard gives his answer to the last Super Match “Save Energy”.

Gypsy: The Incredible Hulk

David BowieRod StewartSylvester Stallone
Bubbles*Alice CooperPope Paul
Judy explains it’s the “Little Guy” from cartoons, and Welk often had bubbles around him.

Brett “As definitive as a kick in the head”. Cue the Nationality jokes.

Denise A: At the restaurant, Harry said “This steak must be made out of dog meat. Take a look! It has a ________ on it.”

Denise: Flea

Flea CollarName tagflea
Flea Tailflea

Denise chooses A…too bad time’s out. Will she change her mind tomorrow? And will we EVER FIND MAX? The suspense is killing me.

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

1976 Concentration Jack Narz Johnny Olson

CONCENTRATION(syndicated)-#985

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Rose Goss (married to a Scientology minister, student and expecting)

Jim Frazer (University of Mississippi graduate, now heading to law school)

ROUND 1

HEAD STARTS:

  • 21 MICRO-OVEN(Amana Radarange)
  • 9 CANDY (Chick-o-Sticks)
  • 30 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
  • 18 PATIO FURN. (Samsonite Body Glove)

It’s a Call 3 game, so each player has a Bonus Number every turn.

Rose 11 (Take) and 10 LUCKY!
3 (Micro-Oven) and 21 MATCH!
1 (Child’s Toys) and 19 (Stone-Ware) and 27 (Love Stories)
Jim 17 (Take) and 20 WILD!
1 and 29 (Take) and 12 WILD! (Toys are matched automatically)
27 and 22 (Candy) and 18 OOPS!

Why is everyone “Awwing” when Jim doesn’t match the first time? He gets a 3rd pick. Didn’t work this time, unless Jim doesn’t have a sweet tooth?

Rose 9 and 22 SWEET!
25 (Recliner) and 14 (Artist’s Kit) and Back to 27
Jim 5 (Patio Furn.) and 19 and 24 (Child’s Toys)
Rose 18 and 5 MATCH!
Thank goodness someone got it right.
8 (Stone-Ware) and 19 MATCH!
2 (Recliner) and 25 MATCH!
7 (Luggage) and 4 (Lamps) and Back to 14
Jim 23 (Garden Tools) and 26 (Lamps) and 4 MATCH!
28 (Luggage) and 29 and 15 (Garden Tools)
Rose 7 and 28 BAGGED (Over $1,600)
Guess: Keep Your Eyes on the Ball NO!
6 (Love Stories) and 27 SIX-UP!
Guess: Keep Your Eyes on the Road WIN! ($1,734)

Key + P Y + Oar Ice On THE Row + D

A guy was putting on a jacket

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: Won-deer-half I-door-ful Co-penny UGH!
1 + Deer + Full 1 + Door + FUL K + Hoe + Pen + Hay + Gun
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL COPENHAGEN

ROUND 2: Back to Normal

HEAD STARTS

  • 6 DINING-ROOM (Broyhill)
  • 20 HOME WAVE (Toni)
  • 13 CAT FOOD (Tabby)
  • 22 DISH-WASHER (Kelvinator)

Jim 7 (Sheets, Spreads) and 23 (Carpet Prods.)
Rose 5 (Take) and 21 (Dining Room)
Jim 24 (Sheets, Spreads) and 27 (Hair Dryer)

Rose 20 and 6 MATCH!
27 (She Gasps, Jack: “Surprise!”) and 15 (Dish-washer)
Jim 19 (Mattress Set) oops! and 30 WILD!
3 (Hair Dryer) and 27 MATCH!
It’s a turning point
12 (Carpet Prods.) and 29 (Bonus Number)
Then again…
Rose 22 and 15 MATCH!
13 and 1 (Bonus)
Jim 25 (Cat Food) and 13 MATCH!
At least he’s getting lucky
29 and 1 NOW YOU’RE GETTING IT!
16 (Bonus) and 10 (Elec. Bar-B-Q) and 7 WASTED!
Rose 4 WILD! and 26 (Take, for the Mattress)
Really, not the Cat Food?
9 (C.B. Radio) and 16
Jim 17 (Elec. Bar-B-Q) and 5 (Take)

Rose 10 and 17 MATCH! ($1,600 Again)
11 (Mattress Set) and nothing
Jim 16 and 2 (Take)
Rose 28 (C. B. Radio) and 9 MATCH!
Guess: The Hattan’s Table NO!
7 and 20
Jim 23 and 12 MATCH!
Of all the things you remember!
No guess from Jim
TIMES UP!
We reveal everything and Rose can’t buzz-in soon enough!
The Captain’s Table WIN! ($1,893)

THE Cap + Tons T + Hay + Bull

DOUBLE PLAY #2

$100 Puzzle: Yellowstone Nipsey All Park, Euriphsilling, Yosemite SHE’S LOST!
The lips threw her off. It was the arrows on the cigarette ash.
YEL + Hose + Toe +N N + Ash + Shin + Awl P + Ark
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Jim gets nothing but parting gifts.
Rose’s total: $3,627

Concentration is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast.

1973 Dennis James Johnny Olson The Price is Right

THE PRICE IS RIGHT (nighttime) #062N (Taped: 12/11/73)

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Host: Dennis James
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Audio only, once again.

MARLENE MAGITA,
VIVICA BOYD,
BONNIE MCGOVERN,
and ALICE HICKMAN, come on down

“How I Love, How I Love, How I Love to Hear That Every Week.”

First Item Up for Bids!

Zinman Davino Suede/Possum Pantsuit

  • ALICE 250
  • BONNIE 475
  • VIVICA 700
  • MARLENE 400

The actual retail price is…$550. Bonnie wins!

ANY NUMBER

  • Amana 25 cu. ft. Side-by-Side Fridge/Freezer
  • Chevrolet Caprice Classic Coupe (power locks, power seat, power windows, A/C, deluxe bumpers and guards, tinted glass, remote rear view mirror, edge guards, AM/FM, tilt steering wheel, white stripe tires) AND painted green to match Bonnie’s eyes
  • That Piggy Bank
GUESSCARRANGE
55 _ _ _
9_ _ 9
8_ 8 9
77 8 9 WIN!

The Caprice was $5,401
Bonnie’s husband gave her signals with the first number. The rest were her hunches, did she only want the fridge?

LOUISE ANTANAZIO, come on down!

She’s been waiting a long time to get here, but only had to come from the front row. Dennis suggests she running back to the top of the studio and back to Contestant’s Row.

Second Item Up for Bids!

Hobie 12″ Catamaran W/Supply of Blistex

  • LOUISE 750
  • Vivica 485
  • Marlene 425
  • Alice 750 795

Dennis says it’s the first repeat in contestant’s row and he didn’t even notice it.

The actual retail price is…$800. Alice wins!

Dennis was so excited, he ripped a brass button off his coat.

BONUS GAME

“A Room Full of Things for your Enjoyment”

  • Dacorian Seating and Bean Bag Furniture
  • Jolly Time Popcorn
  • K Park Quadrophonic Stereo
  • Kimball Crest Console Piano
  • Jorges Games People Play Carpeting
  • Glamorene Rug Shampoo (5 gal.)
  • TOTAL: $3,079

Alice is popping buttons now, she’s having her third child.

1st Window: PAINT-Lucite (5gal.) ($30)
Guess: Higher RIGHT!
2nd: FONDUE-Hoover Fondue Pan ($43)
Guess: Lower RIGHT!
3rd: BBQ-Arkla Town & Country ($50)
Guess: Higher RIGHT!
4th: LINENS-St. Mary’s Patchwork (2 sets) ($22)
Guess (for the sweep): HIGHER…WIN!

Once Dennis gets buttoned up again we can proceed.

BETTY HARMON, come on down!

Final Item Up for Bids

Zenith Advanced Chromacolor 25″ TV

  • BETTY 575
  • Louise 600
  • Vivica 725
  • Marlene 750

The actual retail price is…$775. Marlene wins!

Dennis’s job is supposed to keep the show moving, but right now, he’s gonna have to calm Marlene down. This game is all about time.

CLOCK GAME

Our two prizes: A Modern Maid Cook and Clean Range and Dishwasher Combo and a Seth Thomas Southbury Grandfather Clock.

APPLIANCE: 700 800 750 725 710 711 712 (22 secs. left)
CLOCK: 500 600 700 800 900 1000 950 925 (12 secs. left)

RECAP

ALICE$3,879+ (Top Winner)
MARLENE$2,412 (Runner-Up)
BONNIE$1,339+

SHOWCASE

First Showcase: SALUTE TO LADY LUCK
$1,000 in 1st National City Travelers Cheques
Trips to Las Vegas, NV (1 wk. @ MGM Grand)
and Puerto Rico (1 wk. @ Hyatt)
Samsonite His/Her Silhouette Luggage
Maybelline Great Lash Kit
Trip to Monte Carlo (Pan Am; 1 wk. @ Holiday Inn)
Zinman Davino Mink Stroller

“Are you going to be Alice in Another Land” She’ll try. Her bid: $5,700

Marlene’s (AKA: Captain Queeg) showcase:
New Orleans Canopy Bedroom
Futura Surveyor Motorhome
Turtle Wax Gift Pack
Castrol GTX (33 qts.)

Marlene’s bid: $9,000

ALICEMARLENE
Bid: $5,700Bid: $9,000
ARP: $7,747ARP: $8,517
Difference: $2,047OVER

“Don’t jump up” How can she not? Alice in Wonderland has a total of $11,788. (Bonus Game items totaled $162)

The Price is Right is owned by Fremantle.

1979 Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly Gene Rayburn George Kennedy Joyce Bulifant Judy Landers Match Game Richard Paul

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 25, 1979

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Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

George KennedyBrett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Judy LandersRichard Paul “Carter Country”Joyce Bulifant

Brett “Oh, you’re having a good time this week, aren’t you?”
Gene “No, I’m very depressed about the whole thing”

GAME #2-Round 1

Michael Mathison (Santa Anna, former stock broker now a solar consultant, working on projects with the Major) 1
Forrisy Hogan (Harbor City, L.A., named after her Dad, Forris, fashion designer, earning degree in business administration, and studied in Paris) ($5,500) 0

Forrisy B: Have you heard that Abdul the Arab has developed a new perfume? It’s called “Eau du ________”.

Forrisy: Oil

Oil Oil Camel
CamelCamel*Oil
*Dromedary specifically

Round 2

Forissy A: Jim said, “I’ll never fly on Colonel Sanders’s airline again! I couldn’t believe it! The wings on the plane were ________.”

Forissy: Fried

Flapping
Fried Extra Crispie Chicken WingsOil

Michael B: Freddy said, “I went to the world’s meanest eye doctor. (how mean was he)

Let’s try this again.

Freddy said, “I went to the world’s meanest eye doctor. (HOW MEAN WAS HE?!!!) He put my contact lenses in with ________.”

That’s better
Michael: A fork (Sorry, no do over this time)

Contac CementThumb Tacks
Crazy GlueA HammerWhiskey

Sorry, Mike, it’s back to installing panels. He’ll just get parting gifts.

SUPER MATCH #2
________ JUMP

Richard: Parachute
Charles: Hop, Skip and a
George: Broad
Forrisy: HOP, SKIP AND A

$100HOP, SKIP AND A
$250BROAD
$500HIGH
Too bad we can’t ask this audience

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Judy ($2,000)
________ GRAVY

Forrisy: Brown
Judy: “Are You Proud of Your Answer?” Yep BROWN ($7,600)
And what a crowd to celebrate with: Forissy’s brother & his girlfriend, mom, sister and second-grade teacher.

While they find a money manager, two new folks are coming up.

Denise von Speigel (North Cali, long distance operator, last name means House of Mirrors)

Gypsy Gilliam (Raleigh, NC, originally from Middlesex (HE! HE!), married with 12 y.o. son Tony, works for an airline)

GAME #1-Round 1

Denise B: Mugsy said, “I come from a neighborhood that’s so sleazy, at the neighborhood Playboy Club the girls don’t dress like bunnies, they dress like ________.”

Denise: “The animal with a stripe, Skunk”

CopsMiceRodents*
RatsRatsAlley Cats
Brett added “Another member of the Rodent Family” When Charles revealed his answer, a ding went off. Don’t make Gene mad! Charles is also certain the dell has changed around here (Not really!)

Gypsy A: Match Game Words of Wisdom (w/Organ Music): Friends, you know you’re broke when the only thing supporting you is ________.

Judy needed strong prompting to hum along
Gypsy: Social Security

ArchesJock StrapSup-pose
BraJockey ShortsChin Strap

No time for the ladies to redeem themselves, but there’s still game to play. Gene’s in the audience, Richard Paul is playing.

________ LANTERN

Linda Beatty (Philadelphia) gets the call.
Jack O’ NOPE!

Next is Pat Hope (Prosperity, SC)
Chinese NOPE!

Alamae Leonard (Pasadena)
Red OH, THANK GOODNESS!

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

1979 Brett Somers Charles Nelson Reilly George Kennedy Johnny Olson Joyce Bulifant Judy Landers Match Game Richard Paul

MATCH GAME(syndicated)-September 24, 1979

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Host: Gene Rayburn
Announcer: Johnny Olson

George KennedyBrett SomersCharles Nelson Reilly
Judy LandersRichard Paul “Carter Country”Joyce Bulifant
Judy’s a newbie

Judy is sporting a white fur Tank top that may shed on Gene’s suit. Meanwhile, Richard, the mayor of “Carter Country” brought his fire helmet from an apple blossom festival.

Michael Mathison (Santa Anna, former stock broker now a solar consultant, working on projects with the Major)
Forrisy Hogan (Harbor City, L.A., named after her Dad, Forris, fashion designer, earning degree in business administration, and studied in Paris)

Soft-spoken Michael needed to have his mouth put into shape. Better sharpen up for this game.

ROUND 1

Michael B: Gilbert said to the credit dentist, “Tell me Dr. Biteum. Why are your tooth transplants cheaper than anyone else’s?” And Dr. Biteum said “Because I don’t have to buy the teeth. I get them from my ________.”

Michael: My Grandfather

PoundThe Man Whowns the Horse Farmpatients
CombPet SharkDog

Forrisy A: Weird Willie has a specially made mattress. Instead of it being stuffed with goosedown, Weird Willie’s mattress is stuffed with goose ________.

Forrisy: Pimples

UpQuillspimples
Goose bumps Liver (Pate)Liver
Before her reveal, Brett talks about putting on her makeup before the show. Charles teases the answer as “a word that went out with Martha Washington’s Sister Beverly” Later Brett will give a more “graphic explanation”

ROUND 2

Forrisy A: Lester said, “I think my carrier pigeon is afraid to fly. I just saw him ________.”

Forrisy: Squawking

Taking DramamineDriving
Hopping and HoppingTearing Up The Messages

Michael B:
In a bar, a guy said with a leer
“Let me show you my etchings, my dear.”
She says, “Man, you are crude”
Pushed his face in his food
And his lighted cigar in his ________.

Michael: Ear

BeerRearBeer
ShoeBeer Ear

Should’ve asked for a beer. Maybe he’ll have one while he’s on the other side of the set.

SUPER MATCH
ADULT ________

Judy: Games
Charles: -ery (No one in his family knows about the topic. HE! HE!)
Joyce: Movie
Forrisy: MOVIE

$100SUPERVISION
$250EDUCATION
$500MOVIES

HEAD-TO-HEAD: Charles
________ DEVIL

Forrisy: Red
Charles: Same as his shirt RED ($5,500)

Before Michael starts seeing red, let’s bring him back to play again.

GAME 2-ROUND 1

Michael A: Ted said, “My wife really knows how to get a rise out of me. She ties a hot air balloon to my ________.”

We suddenly see Richard without his helmet. Next shot, it’s on Gene’s head.
Michael: My BVDs

NoseBunsJockey Shorts
back sideNose Most exterior part, my nose

My mama said never to speak to a man in uniform.

Charles to Fireman Gene

We’re leaving to go put the firehouse out. Be back to burn more britches tomorrow.

Match Game is owned by Fremantle.

1976 Concentration Jack Narz Johnny Olson

CONCENTRATION (syndicated)-#983

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Host: Jack Narz
Announcer: Johnny Olson

Jack promises an extra wild game to start the show. You’ll see!

Pat Lasornio (married for 30 years, Humane volunteer and takes in wild animals)
Greg Grey (recent High School Graduate, heading for El Camino College on Swim Team and Water Polo, his Mom, girlfriend, little brother and his girlfriend and Mrs. Hutchinson, and was born two months after the original Concentration premiered)

ROUND 1 (Four Wild Card Game)

HEAD STARTS

  • 10 DIGITAL WATCHES (Helbros Minicom)
  • 2 HOME WAVE (Toni)
  • 26 CHEESE (Hoffman’s)
  • 12 WASHER & DRYER (Speed Queen)

Pat 6 (Patio Furn.) and 16 (WILD!)
28 (Digital Watches) and 10 MATCH! (Nearly a grand already)
15 (Cheese) and 26 MATCH!
25 (Take) and 24 (Washer & Dryer)
Greg 12 and 24 MATCH!
5 (Bonus) and 22 (Window Blinds)
Pat 21 (Bonus) and 5 MATCH!
1 (P’cases, Sheets) and 29 (Bonus) and 14 (Take)
Greg 17 (Patio Furn.) and 19 (P’cases, Sheets)
Pat 1 and 19 MATCH!
20 (WILD!) and 4 (Smoke B.B.Q.) (Passed the $1000 Mark)
30 (Rad-C.B. Combo) and 27 (Smoke B.B.Q.)
Greg 13 (Rad.-C.B. Combo) and 30 MATCH!
9 (Window Blinds) and 27 (Smoke B.B.Q.)
Pat 8 (WILD!) and Take at 14 (For the Washer/Dryer, Over $2,200)
29 and 3 After the Buzzer (Take)
Greg 11 (Take) and 3 (Takes BBQ)
22 (Window Blinds) and 9 MATCH!
18 (Home Wave) and 7 (Bonus)
Pat 2 and 18 MATCH!
Only 6 Numbers and 2 Matches to Make
27 and 25
Greg 23 (WILD!) and Take at 25 (for Watches)
Guess: YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF A DULL? WRONG!
17 and 29 NO GOOD!
Pat 7 and 29
The Bonus Number is no good. Right now, focus on the puzzle.
Guess: YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF AD EEL NOT QUITE!
Time for buzz-in.
Greg (almost immediately): YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF IDLE!

Pat: YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF “Isn’t That a Eel?”

OKAY!!! ONE LAST CHANCE AND THAT’S IT?!

Greg : YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF AT ILL

Pat (last chance): YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF ELECTRIFIED?

Well, that’s that. No solve, no prizes, no Double Play. So what was the problem here?

“U” + V Cot Y + Oars + Elf Ad + Eel
YOU’VE GOT YOURSELF A DEAL

Which is the answer to the question: Do I want to forgot about this match as soon as possible?

ROUND 2

HEAD STARTS:

  • 7 SOFA BED (Broyhill)
  • 28 BABY FRESH’NER (Diaperene)
  • 4 HAIR SPRAY (Adorn)
  • 15 GRAND CLOCK (Emperor)

Greg 16 (Take) and 10 (Pen & Pencil)
Pat 6 (Bonus) and 29 (WILD!)
26 (Golf Clubs) and 10 and 21 (Sofa Bed)
Greg 7 and 21 MATCH!
3 (Grand Clock) and 15 MATCH!
26 and 11 (Love Stories)
Pat 14 (Baby Fresh’ner) and fumbling to 28 MATCH!
12 (WILD!) and 30 just in Time (Take)
Jack move the Clock to Pat’s side like magic, if it finally works
9 (Mantle Clock) and 23 (LUCKY!)
4 and “Oh, Oh”
“We don’t have that number, that’s in roulette”
Greg 19 (Golf Clubs) and 21 MATCH! (Over a $1,000)
Guess: HOLD YOUR HORSES FINALLY!

Hole + D Y + Oar Horse + “S”

So one of them does know how to play the game.

DOUBLE PLAY: Chevrolet Chevette

$100 Puzzle: “Sins, Sinsaldor Ted Kennety” OOF!
S + Hen + Ad + Door T + Head K + Hen + Net + Tee
Senator Ted Kennedy

MONEY ROUND

Pat 6 (50 Rubles) and 22 (500 Rupees)
Greg 13 (2,000 Soles) and 30 (LUCKY!)
5 (100 Guilders) and 2 (500 Rupees)
Pat 22 and 2 MATCH!
18 (300 Francs) and 9 (1,000 Forint)
Greg 26 (1,000 Pesetas) and 1 (Take)
Pat 21 (100 Guilders) and “OH, SHUCKS”
Greg, once 21 flipped back 25 (WILD!) and 1 (for the only rupees Pat has)
TIME!
Either Greg wins $103 or Pat’ll win $100. Flip the board

20 seconds go by and…

Weigh + Tar TH + Air + SA F + Lion Mice + Hoop
WAITER THERE’S A FLY IN MY SOP (SOUP!!!)

Yes, Pat said this!

Greg has $1,053.
Pat gets just the parting gifts, if only for the “fun”.

Concentration is owned by NBC Universal, a division of Comcast.

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