Will McKinleyTonight in 1962 — Carol Burnett guest starred on the primetime premiere of PASSWORD on CBS.
Today in 1978 — CARD SHARKS debuted on NBC.
#JimPerry, #BobEubanks, #BillRafferty, #PatBullard and #JoelMcHale have hosted over the years, but Perry is the ace.
Today in 1974 — #Tattletales debuted on CBS.
#BertConvy hosted the "game of celebrity gossip.”
Along w/ #MatchGame, this Goodson-Todman production introduced '70s kids to a whole new world.
“Everybody brings up the confetti. I must do it pretty well, for them to remember it!”
Actor, comedian, voice artist, game show host/panelist and "King of Confetti" #RipTaylor (1931-2019) would have been 92 today.
📷 w/ #Debbie Reynolds in 1981
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Tonight in 1968 — #TheHollywoodSquares debuted on NBC in primetime.
The daytime show had premiered in Oct, 1966. #PeterMarshall hosted both versions.
#OnThisDay #ClassicTV #ClassicGameShows #1960s #1960sTV #Nostalgia
"We went on the air, I had a hit TV show, and I didn’t know how to do it! In today’s marketplace, I would have been fired the first week…But they let me learn.”
— #BobEubanks, on hosting #TheNewlywedGame
The veteran game show host is 85 today.
Today in 1983 — #JustMen debuted on NBC.
Host #BettyWhite became the first woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host!
Tonight in 1962 — #Password debuted on CBS primetime (just 3 months after the daytime version began).
#CarolBurnett and #GarryMoore — both stars of #TheGarryMooreShow— were host #AllenLudden’s first guests!
Today in 1963 — #LetsMakeADeal debuted on NBC.
Co-creator and producer #MontyHall hosted 4,700 episodes between 1963-1991! And the show is still going strong with #WayneBrady on CBS.
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“It takes a special skill to do it, which I happened to have.”
#MatchGame host #GeneRayburn (1917-1999) was #BornOnThisDay.
Before emceeing one of TV’s greatest game shows, he starred in #ByeByeBirdie and #ComeBlowYourHorn on Broadway!
