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- The original rapid fire sketch comedy show.
- Young Punky Brewster is abandoned with her dog, Brandon, in a supermarket. When she befriends Henry Warnimont, her new family life begins.
- Hosted by Steve Harvey, two families battle it out by answering survey questions for a chance to win $20,000 and, after 5 wins, a new car.
- Host Johnny Carson performs comedy routines and chats with various celebrities.
- Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
- A mix of celebrity interviews, musical performers, audience participation games, and segments spotlighting real people with extraordinary stories and talents.
- Dean Martin hosts, with several celebrities as guests. There are musical acts and comedy sketches that break down comedy, racial, and sexual barriers all at the same time.
- In this game show, contestants answer trivia questions and then compete in a timed race through the supermarket. The team that has the most valuable items in their shopping cart at the end of the race wins.
- Celebrity information, Hollywood gossip, and other news from the world of entertainment.
- After "That's Incredible" (1980) surfaced with the same format as "Real People", MAD Magazine summed it up well in their parody show: "That's Real Incredible, People".
- Soap opera about two families, one black and one white.
- After making movies for many years, Elvis Presley makes a comeback tour in 1968.
- A teen runaway searches for her birth mother and develops a relationship with a snooty aunt who works at a high school.
- A variety show from the 1970s hosted by Flip Wilson that showcased skits, music and =appearances by "Geraldine Jones".
- Audience contestants picked at random, dressed in ridiculous costumes, try to win cash or prizes by choosing curtain number 1, 2 or 3. Hilarious situations occur, from winning a rotten prize to jackpot.
- Afternoon game show which combined elements of two classic game shows "Match Game" and "Hollywood Squares" into one.
- A widower with two children buys the Sanford Arms rooming house.
- Updated version of the 1969-1974 NBC game show. Three contestants competed to answer trivia questions, with scoring in dollars. The game was interrupted at certain intervals for Instant Bargains, which allowed the player in the lead to buy a prize at a discounted prize (e.g., a $795 stereo color TV for $6), always at the risk of later losing the game; and a new feature, the "Fame Game," where the host read first-person clues leading to the identity of a person, place, thing, etc., with the winner having a chance to earn cash, a bonus prize or add to his score with the choice of one of nine numbers. The player with the highest score could elect to use his score money to buy specially-discounted luxury items (e.g., a $4,500 diamond-studded Swiss watch for $120), or accumulate his score money by winning future games and having access to either a luxury car, an escalating jackpot which began at $50,000 and increased by $1,000 per show until won, or everything on stage. Later in the show's run, the endgame's format changed, where champions chose prizes via a matching game; and again later by solving phrases within 30 seconds to win a cash bonus.
- The scandal-free son of a former Governor of California is appointed to be Senator, whereupon it's discovered he's an independent. Modern day Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- An updated version of the classic game show, hosted by John Davidson. Celebrities, seated in squares in a tic-tac-toe arrangement, would give their answers to questions on various subjects. The contestants would then have to guess whether or not a celebrity's answer was right. Contestants guessing correctly would gain control of the square. Gaining control of three squares in a row would win the game.
- Music showcase show featuring well-known musical artists as well as celebrity hosts and dancers.
- This terrific feature film comedy reveals the background of one of the legends of comedy, Don Rickles. Hailed by some of today's biggest comedians as one of the classics, who they aspire to emulate in their own comedy. Comedians reveal their unique stories, and tell how chance meetings and personal connections propelled them to the heights of comedy.
- Daytime show with Betty White talking to guests, singing with the orchestra, etc.
- Short-lived game show on NBC daytime. Two female contestant were asked questions about the lifestyles of seven male celebrities in the studio. For example, which of these men owns an answering machine? The contestants could get clues from the men to aid in answering the question. Correct answers earned the women keys that could be used in the bonus round. The player with the most keys won, and if one of the keys started the ignition to a car, the contestant won that car.
- The former "Tonight Show" host moves from late night to prime time in this talk show.
- Harvey Kavanaugh is an actor who thinks highly of his talents, unfortunately almost no one else does exasperating his agent Jake. Harvey teaches acting in the house he shares with daughter Maggie and is snide with her boyfriend Stuart.
- As with previous incarnations, three people all claim to be one central subject who has a unique story. The panelists' job is to find out which one of the three people is the real person and who is lying.
- David, disillusioned scientist, works like a secret agent to break into the lab and remove the alien body and a video. Then the guards are incredibly lax and let him escape with the stolen articles. Out on the run, he leaves his son with his sister Kelly while he tries to get the mysterious box out to people he can trust. But the feds want the stolen articles back and run amuck in black suburbans without anyone noticing. When David is killed before they can retrieve the articles, they kidnap his son and use Kelly to locate the items. All along, they kill anyone who has any knowledge of their program or of the stolen articles to keep the contents secret. If the aliens are so smart, why are they constantly crashing into the Earth.
- Contestants were asked to carry out stunts.
- Game show which sought to resolve the question, "Are two heads better than one?" A single contestant competed against a team of two (related in some way but not married) to answer general knowledge questions, which allowed them to claim hexagonal boxes on a large five-by-four game board if they answered correctly. Each box had a different letter of the alphabet on it, and each question had a one-word answer beginning with whichever letter was selected by a player. The single contestant had to complete a vertical path on the board to win (a minimum of four red boxes), while the two-person team had to finish a horizontal path on the board (a minimum of five white boxes). Oftentimes, more than the minimum number of boxes were required to win a game. The first team to win a two-out-of-three-game match became the champion and played the "Gold Rush" for a chance to win $5,000 in cash. The same game board was used only with each box having one letter or as much as five initials to a phrase, title, name, etc. The champion, whether it be the single player or one member of the two-person team, had 60 seconds to make a horizontal connection across the board. Each clue answered correctly turned the box in question gold, while incorrect answers or passes turned a box black, making it a block that a contestant had to work around. If the champion failed to make such connection, he/she won $100 per correct answer. Teams continued until winning 10 games or being defeated. The 10-game maximum was eventually extended to 20 games, allowing previously-retired champions to be brought back to the show.
- Outgoing banjo-playing Southern country girl Wendy Hooper joins the Army thinking it might advance her career in music.
- The unedited Elvis's performance marking his comeback in '68, before a small audience, that would become a TV Special known as The NBC Comeback Special.
- This was a game based on the ability to predict whether or not your teammate could answer a question correctly. Two teams consisting of a contestant paired up with a celebrity were pitted against one another. The host would ask either team member a question. Before the team member answered, their teammate would predict whether or not they could answer correctly ("Can" or "Can't") and wager a certain amout of money. If the correct answer was given and a "Can" prediction was made, or if a wrong answer was given and a "Can't" prediction made, the team earned the amount of money wagered. If a correct answer was given and a "Can't" prediction was made, or if a wrong answer was given and a "Can" prediction was made, the amount of money wagered was deducted from the team's winnings.
- Rules (Format 1: March 31, 1969-January 2, 1970) The Game has 3 Celebrity/Star couples who were involved in all 4 questions throughout the show. (i.e.: "How many chicken legs could a college football team eat during the show?") to answer this/that question, The Celebrity/Star Couples are writing down their answers by the numbers where they averaged the answer numbers and selected only 1 studio audience player by the announcer John Harlan by choosing 1 of the 3 couples correctly and he/she wins $100 and in September 1969, The Studio Audience Member will win merchandise prizes. (Format 2: January 5-July 31, 1970) The Studio Audience Member can choose the answer 4 times in 4 questions, He or She wins a new car. When he/she choose the wrong couple with the wrong answer, he/she loses a turn and it leads to choosing another studio audience member to choose the right answer.
- Celebrities read jokes sent in by viewers, which are rated by the studio audience. The highest rated joke of the day wins the grand prize and the lowest rated joke of the day wins the booby prize.
- This is the remake of the 1965 NBC-TV Game Show "I'LL BET". "IT'S YOUR BET" features 2 star couples were married, engaged & dating (family pairs included) will face each other to answer questions that had been asked by the host. The Questions are General Knowledge, Personal, Educational, et al are used to bet on the points what they play for their own total (Starting at 100 Points and bet between 25 and 100 points). The 1st star couple reach 300 points wins the game and play the "Preference Round" to win prizes for their audience member and each spouse, fiance/fiancee, dating partner or member of the family pair will read 1 question and was shown 3 answers on the board that determined to the spouse (and other martial partners) will predict the actual answer to one of the loving mates. If their right, The audience member win prizes or If their wrong, The audience member will lose the prizes giving the consolation prize of $100.
- Based on the popular 1940's radio show, this Hollywood Squares-like show took three, sometime four regular celebrities and asked them regular questions with comical answers. Example: Host-"What is a reigning beauty?" Contestant-"A girl who's all wet."
- Musical variety special featuring the 1960's vocal pop group, The Cowsills.
- Game show which involved luck and a pair of REALLY big dice. Hosted by Alex Trebek, before he got popular and famous from Jeopardy.
- This game was patterned after Name That Tune. Two teams consisting of a contestant paired up with a celebrity tried to identify a song. Money would be awarded for a correct response and deducted for an incorrect response. The contestant on the winning team would play a bonus round in which they had to identify ten songs in one minute. They could ring a buzzer if they couldn't recognize a song right away.
- The first-ever Sinatra television special, this 1965 performance showcases the Chairman in peak form.
- A variety show but with a different format. The announcer sets up the two comedic skits with the actors frozen in place at beginning. The show concludes with Betty singing usually with a guest.
- A short-lived revival of the old Merv Griffin quiz show. Similar to most other quiz shows, except for one twist: the host gave the answers, to which the contestants would then have to supply the questions. The show would become more successful in its later incarnation with host Alex Trebek.
- This is the third CBS Copperfield TV special, introduced by the host Jack Klugman, and is the first one to be numbered. In fact it is officially titled "The Magic Of DAVID COPPERFIELD III", even if it is better known as "The Magic of David Copperfield III: Levitating Ferrari", in which "Levitating Ferrari" is a reference to the second illusion, given that never before an illusionist has been able to levitate (and then vanish in midair) an object as big and heavy as a 60.000 $ Ferrari. So, the illusions performed are: "Appearing Car Keys", "Floating Ferrari", "The Couple", "Ring Finger", "Broken Heart", "Art Gallery" (aka "Linking Rings"), "Shimada Parasol Act" (performed by Haruo Shimada), "Record Album Prediction" (aka "Record Albums") and "David's Fable" (aka "The Fable"). In the opening titles 6 stars are accredited and in the last illusion a duck appears for the first time, and Copperfield often will ripropose it in future illusions, revealing also the name, not yet known to the audience.