Wink should never have had Headline Chasers turn into a series. Heck, he could've stayed on Tic Tac Dough and replaced Bill Cullen for the 1985-1986 season of The Joker's Wild! He could've done both B&E shows in one season!
I imagine at the end Wink said that "As I said earlier, we are taking a break for while. We will back soon to continue the game between Giselle and Archie. During the upcoming weeks, you'll be seeing some of the choice shows of Tic Tac Dough from this past year..." He probably gave an extended thank you for seven years of the show, then came the part GSN did air.
He would appear one or two more times after WPNC AM played guest hosted rebroadcast eps a year or two ago during Memorial Day, including one who appeared on #That70sshowFOX in ep where #HotDonna was #Openforbusiness
The housebuilder contestant after loss looks like she went to work on the new set, heckuva consolation prize😊. No sendoff from Wink and was about the time he filled in for Casey on #Americantop40. Was he yanked for stiffin theme royalties? Wink was a recording artist, maybe taking it for the team? Show dropped CBS TV City logo end credits a few years earlier. Just watchin the 1st ep w Jim Caldwell-1st ? was Disney related, liner notes on Disney music back then absent😮 My bro just turned 9 on airdate and wierd plat filing shenanigans also seen in parents house year prior #Winkoui #KMSP #CassCountyRecords #Glimmertwins 1985 as far as our fam where my folks had some #Funandgames participation and me bro and sis we moved 3times within 1 year 3 mo later😮
Jim Caldwell became the new host after this episode but I think Peter Tomarken would've been a much better replacement instead. He has much more experience with hosting and his excitement and enthusiasm on Press Your Luck would've been perfect for this show as well.
I think at the time They were working on a syndicated version of PYL that never came to fruition. I know he turned down an offer to do a weekend version of Entertainment Tonight for that reason.
@@jwgreek8606 Interesting. I would;ve thought since that it only being on the weekends for Entertainment Tonight would not take up that much time and he would still be able to to the syndicated Press Your Luck if it went through. It's too bad it didn't. I'd watch it for sure.
Wink could've announced emotionally that it was his final episode. He would've bn more proud to say that he wants to stay another 6 years, but...he had absolute fun...interviewing the contestants...I would've bn emotional too. 😢
Not to embarrass you, but did you not see the comment at the top by the original poster, Winston apparently DID NOT know at the time of taping it would be the last, and that Headline Chasers would take up all his time.
IIRC, they actually did know that this would be Wink's last episode when taped, as HC was sold by that point. What wasn't known yet was who Enright would hire to take over the show.
@@Eminem200183 I know GSN had to edit it out and i hope the RUclips user uploads Wink's last Tic Tac Dough show from when it was on local channels and not from GSN where we will finally get to hear Wink's final words without an edit out.
Personally I think Martindale leaving this show was a mistake. Not only did this show fail without him but also because Headline Chasers was never a success.
Wink never should’ve left the show. If he had stayed, TTD likely would’ve stayed on the air much longer than it did. Never liked Jim Caldwell and I think that host change killed the show in 1986.
They should have gotten Peter tomarken, tom Kennedy, jim peck, Richard Dawson, gene Rayburn or bill Rafferty to replace wink Martindale on TTD season 8
Actually, both TTD and TJW were struggling in the ratings by then, so I don't think the change in hosts made a difference...it also didn't help that besides returning favorites WoF/J!/LMaD, there was a glut of new syndicated game shows for the 85-86 season (The $100K Pyramid, Headline Chasers, Break the Bank, Catch Phrase, The New Newlywed Game and The Nighttime Price is Right).
@@ChuckD79 The main reason TTD and TJW went down in the ratings is because Wheel and Jeopardy stole their ratings from them. IF Wheel and Jeopardy never came on, TTD and TJW would've lasted longer to the end of the 80's or early 90's. I'm waiting for Wheel and Jeopardy to come to an end.
This final show with Wink as the host was shown on WOR-TV (channel 9) back in June 1985. Jim Caldwell took over as the host later fall until the show ended its run in 1986.
Yes, sir, Jim Caldwell's version was on at 1:30 p.m. on Channel 9 wwor, and repeats of wink Martindale's version we're on at 8:30 p.m. and preempted on nights when hockey was on
Stupid GSN had to edit out Wink's final words on Tic Tac Dough and i hope the RUclips user uploads Wink's final episode of Tic Tac Dough from a local channel on RUclips and not from GSN so that we can finally hear his final words.
She probably did, but wanted to hedge her bets, smart IMO. She gets it right, she has shot to win no matter what opponent does next turn, adds more money to pot also. Plus she didn't control category on other spot.
IF ARCHIE TOOK COUNTRY MUSIC TO WIN AND ANSWERED THE QUESTION IN COUNTRY MUSIC CORRECTLY HE WOULD HAVE REPLACED GISSELE AS THE CHAMPION BECAUSE GISELE WAS THE CHAMPION AND ARCHIE WAS THE CHALLENGER.INSTEAD OF TAKING COUNTRY MUSIC TO WIN HE TOOK OPERA....COUNTRY MUSIC AND OPERA WERE TWO OF THE SUBJECTS ON WINK.S LAST EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH.
"From the kaufman-astoria studios stage-d in millerville-city luzerne-county ioml it's everybody's game of strategy knowledge & fun it's tic tac dough & now here's your host wink-martindale".
That was not the BLOCKBUSTERS theme, but ian original piece of music by Hal Hidey, B&E's in house composer. BLOCKBUSTERS's theme was composed by Bob Cobert, one of the few times he worked outside Bob Stewart.
ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH THERE WAS JIM CALDWELL AS THE HOST.CALDWELL TOOK OVER AS THE HOST ON SEPTEMBER 23RD IN 1985.JIM CALDWELL AND BONNIE CALDWELL AREN.T RELATED.
@@mitchellries256 True, but I think his commitment to PYL might not work. Then again, who didn’t wanted to work for Dan Enright after Jack Barry’s passing?
@@Eminem200183 Hard to say as a lot of hosts were able to host two shows (one on daytime TV and one on syndication) at the same time. But besides that, there were a lot of complaints about Dan Enright taking over the company. What exactly did he do?
@@mitchellries256 I really don’t know, but I believe there one where he didn’t really make any changes to keep TTD and Joker’s fresh. He also went behind Jack’s wishes to have Jim Peck, who has substituted for Jack on Joker’s since ‘81, take over the show and gave it to Bill Cullen
Wink should never have had Headline Chasers turn into a series. Heck, he could've stayed on Tic Tac Dough and replaced Bill Cullen for the 1985-1986 season of The Joker's Wild! He could've done both B&E shows in one season!
I imagine at the end Wink said that "As I said earlier, we are taking a break for while. We will back soon to continue the game between Giselle and Archie. During the upcoming weeks, you'll be seeing some of the choice shows of Tic Tac Dough from this past year..." He probably gave an extended thank you for seven years of the show, then came the part GSN did air.
I’m so excited about this classic game show Barry
Wonder what the small talk banter is about while the credits roll
Whales aren't fish, Wink.
"Anyone have an original affiliate copy so we can hear at the end what was edited out?" Shouldn't this be 5/24/85?"
The Dragon’s Name Was Bowser
I wish we could've seen the uncut version and hear more of what he said at the end of the show that GSN cut out.
Hopefully wink would post it on his page soneday.
Wink Martindale also guest hosted American Top 40 with Casey Kasem in October 1975
No kidding
I have a copy of that CD, BAD BLOOD by Neil Sedaka was #1 on that countdown.
He would appear one or two more times after WPNC AM played guest hosted rebroadcast eps a year or two ago during Memorial Day, including one who appeared on #That70sshowFOX in ep where #HotDonna was #Openforbusiness
The housebuilder contestant after loss looks like she went to work on the new set, heckuva consolation prize😊. No sendoff from Wink and was about the time he filled in for Casey on #Americantop40. Was he yanked for stiffin theme royalties? Wink was a recording artist, maybe taking it for the team? Show dropped CBS TV City logo end credits a few years earlier. Just watchin the 1st ep w Jim Caldwell-1st ? was Disney related, liner notes on Disney music back then absent😮 My bro just turned 9 on airdate and wierd plat filing shenanigans also seen in parents house year prior #Winkoui #KMSP #CassCountyRecords #Glimmertwins 1985 as far as our fam where my folks had some #Funandgames participation and me bro and sis we moved 3times within 1 year 3 mo later😮
I was 14 going to the 9th grade. Great 1980s moments ♡♡♡♡
I remember Wink Martindale for his million dollar smile
Jim Caldwell became the new host after this episode but I think Peter Tomarken would've been a much better replacement instead. He has much more experience with hosting and his excitement and enthusiasm on Press Your Luck would've been perfect for this show as well.
I was thinking the same thing
Wouldn't Jim Peck Been A Better Replacement For Wink Then Jim Caldwell?
Yes. Him to. Or Bob Goen or Art James or anybody else. To me Jim Caldwell was too nervous infront of the camera.
I think at the time They were working on a syndicated version of PYL that never came to fruition. I know he turned down an offer to do a weekend version of Entertainment Tonight for that reason.
@@jwgreek8606 Interesting. I would;ve thought since that it only being on the weekends for Entertainment Tonight would not take up that much time and he would still be able to to the syndicated Press Your Luck if it went through. It's too bad it didn't. I'd watch it for sure.
Wink Martindale was my hero as a child. I even had a suit, that whenever I wore it, I told everyone I looked like him! 😁
Three days before my birthday
Games shows were huge deal before all the talk shows took over. 🙄
Wink could've announced emotionally that it was his final episode. He would've bn more proud to say that he wants to stay another 6 years, but...he had absolute fun...interviewing the contestants...I would've bn emotional too. 😢
He probably didn't decide officially that he wanted to leave at the time.
Apparently he did. GSN edited out his finals words.
Not to embarrass you, but did you not see the comment at the top by the original poster, Winston apparently DID NOT know at the time of taping it would be the last, and that Headline Chasers would take up all his time.
WINK WAS NEVER VERY BRIGHT. BUT HE DID HAVE A SHINY SMILE AND HE SURE DID SMILE A.LOT. I KNOW WHY TOO. BUT I WILL NOT TELL YOU. SO THEIR. HA!HA!HA!
@@mitchellries256who will lead us now
ON THIS EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH THE PLAYERS WERE GISELE PEREZ,BONNIE CALDWELL,AND ARCHIE LANG.
Now, since you have the Season 8 TTD premiere episode at September 23, 1985, this one should be June 7, 1985.
Thanks, I had no idea.
The last name of one of the contestants...how ironic!
IIRC, they actually did know that this would be Wink's last episode when taped, as HC was sold by that point. What wasn't known yet was who Enright would hire to take over the show.
John Fenner I believe USA Network aired this episode with Wink having the last words. It’s was sad that GSN had to edit it out
@@Eminem200183 Yep, then USA went back to 1982.
@@Eminem200183 I know GSN had to edit it out and i hope the RUclips user uploads Wink's last Tic Tac Dough show from when it was on local channels and not from GSN where we will finally get to hear Wink's final words without an edit out.
Personally I think Martindale leaving this show was a mistake. Not only did this show fail without him but also because Headline Chasers was never a success.
hopefully wink would post if on his RUclips page
That mean Dragon got beaten.
Archie looks like Orville Reddenbacher
Wink never should’ve left the show. If he had stayed, TTD likely would’ve stayed on the air much longer than it did. Never liked Jim Caldwell and I think that host change killed the show in 1986.
I was saying the same thing
They should have gotten Peter tomarken, tom Kennedy, jim peck,
Richard Dawson, gene Rayburn or bill Rafferty to replace wink Martindale on TTD season 8
Actually, both TTD and TJW were struggling in the ratings by then, so I don't think the change in hosts made a difference...it also didn't help that besides returning favorites WoF/J!/LMaD, there was a glut of new syndicated game shows for the 85-86 season (The $100K Pyramid, Headline Chasers, Break the Bank, Catch Phrase, The New Newlywed Game and The Nighttime Price is Right).
@@ChuckD79 The main reason TTD and TJW went down in the ratings is because Wheel and Jeopardy stole their ratings from them. IF Wheel and Jeopardy never came on, TTD and TJW would've lasted longer to the end of the 80's or early 90's. I'm waiting for Wheel and Jeopardy to come to an end.
WINK MARTINDALE IS THE HOST AND CHARLIE O DONNELL IS THE ANNOUNCER.
Sadly, Martindale winks at the TTD set for the last time 😢 and people will say Jim AIN'T all that Caldwell! 😂
@@JasonDelarosa2000I was saying that same thing.. I wish Monty Hall or Bob eubanks would be the host TTD
Wink is awesome
WINK COULD HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT THIS WAS HIS LAST EPISODE.
Wink really should have made the announcement that he was leaving Tic Tac Dough.
I don't think he officially decided to leave when this episode aired.
@@mitchellries256 I think he would announce that it was the final episode of the season. Not him leaving the show.
He left the show to do “Headline Chasers”.
Wink should have announced the dragon would be the new host.
Do You Have Family Feud Challenge March 26, 1993 CBS Finale?
This final show with Wink as the host was shown on WOR-TV (channel 9) back in June 1985. Jim Caldwell took over as the host later fall until the show ended its run in 1986.
Jim Caldwell
Wink should have stayed on the show instead of replacing him
Yes, sir, Jim Caldwell's version was on at 1:30 p.m. on Channel 9 wwor, and repeats of wink Martindale's version we're on at 8:30 p.m. and preempted on nights when hockey was on
Drumroll and dragon roar at 21:46
Don't forget the dragon's roar at the end
JUNE 7TH 1985 WAS HIS LAST EPISODE.
Yes! He did left the show to do “Headline Chasers”. Jim Caldwell will be his replacement in the final season.
dragon slayer
I love seeing this again. Brings back happy memories. 🙂
After the first X and O Bonnie could have gone with Double or Nothing and General Science and won the game right there.
USA HAS AIRED TIC TAC DOUGH AND GSN HAS AIRED TIC TAC DOUGH BUT BUZZR HAS NEVER AIRED TIC TAC DOUGH.
Tic Tac Dough is not owned by Fremantle Productions, so chances of it airing on that is unlikely.
4:40 or so... cue in TPiR "fail" horn.
Stupid GSN had to edit out Wink's final words on Tic Tac Dough and i hope the RUclips user uploads Wink's final episode of Tic Tac Dough from a local channel on RUclips and not from GSN so that we can finally hear his final words.
I am sure Wink would on his page
Michael, why did GSN HAVE TO DO THAT.? WHAT WAS THE REASON.
My MONKEY LOVED THIS SHOW.BUT HE LOVED THE HOST BETTER.THEY WERE BOTH A LITTLE NEEDY. OLE WINK KIND OF ACTED LIKE A MONKEY.. OH YES,!!!
@@johnstallworth3473 Time constraints
@@johnstallworth3473who’s new host
Why would he take Opera instead of Country Music for the win?
At somewhere around the half way mark, it looks like Wink has french tips (I know he doesn't).
GISELE AND ARCHIE WERE THE PLAYERS ON JIM CALDWELL.S FIRST EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH AND WINK MARTINDALE.S LAST EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH.
Wink could have stayed as host on the show instead of Jim Caldwell
Did Giselle not realize that she could have won with opponents choice? At least she won that match.
She probably did, but wanted to hedge her bets, smart IMO. She gets it right, she has shot to win no matter what opponent does next turn, adds more money to pot also. Plus she didn't control category on other spot.
IF ARCHIE TOOK COUNTRY MUSIC TO WIN AND ANSWERED THE QUESTION IN COUNTRY MUSIC CORRECTLY HE WOULD HAVE REPLACED GISSELE AS THE CHAMPION BECAUSE GISELE WAS THE CHAMPION AND ARCHIE WAS THE CHALLENGER.INSTEAD OF TAKING COUNTRY MUSIC TO WIN HE TOOK OPERA....COUNTRY MUSIC AND OPERA WERE TWO OF THE SUBJECTS ON WINK.S LAST EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH.
wink martindale
She said diabetes like Bob Eubanks and Wilford Brimley!
Jim Caldwell took over as host.
I would've gone with Peter Tomarken personally.
Or Richard Dawson or tom Kennedy
"From the kaufman-astoria studios stage-d in millerville-city luzerne-county ioml it's everybody's game of strategy knowledge & fun it's tic tac dough & now here's your host wink-martindale".
Y didn't Wink mention that it was gonna b his last show?
Why didn't you read the post at the top of the page?
@@PREGO1966 I c but still
WHY DIDN.T ARCHIE TAKE THE COUNTRY MUSIC SUBJECT TO WIN RATHER THAN TAKE THE OPERA SUBJECT TO.....?
I guess he didn’t like the subject
Jim Caldwell was a funny host i see the reruns on GTV
5:35 or so... Cue in *Blockbusters* theme(from Bill Cullen's time).
That was not the BLOCKBUSTERS theme, but ian original piece of music by Hal Hidey, B&E's in house composer.
BLOCKBUSTERS's theme was composed by Bob Cobert, one of the few times he worked outside Bob Stewart.
Gisele and Archie, the last 2 contestants to appear on the REAL set, the GOOD set, not that pastel crap with the equally pastel new "host".
I KNOW GSN AIRED THIS EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH BUT I DON.T KNOW IF USA AIRED THIS EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH.
It did read the comments
GISELE ,BONNIE,,,AND ARCHIE,,,WERE THE PLAYERS ON WINK.S LAST EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH.
21:52
ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF TIC TAC DOUGH THERE WAS JIM CALDWELL AS THE HOST.CALDWELL TOOK OVER AS THE HOST ON SEPTEMBER 23RD IN 1985.JIM CALDWELL AND BONNIE CALDWELL AREN.T RELATED.
Caldwell was just okay. I think Peter Tomarken would've been a much better replacement instead.
@@mitchellries256 True, but I think his commitment to PYL might not work. Then again, who didn’t wanted to work for Dan Enright after Jack Barry’s passing?
@@Eminem200183 Hard to say as a lot of hosts were able to host two shows (one on daytime TV and one on syndication) at the same time. But besides that, there were a lot of complaints about Dan Enright taking over the company. What exactly did he do?
@@mitchellries256 I really don’t know, but I believe there one where he didn’t really make any changes to keep TTD and Joker’s fresh. He also went behind Jack’s wishes to have Jim Peck, who has substituted for Jack on Joker’s since ‘81, take over the show and gave it to Bill Cullen
@@Eminem200183 I doubt having Bill Cullen instead of Jim Peck would be enough for most of the company to resign but why did he do that anyways?
"The kaufman-astoria studios stage-c the joker's-wild stage-d tic tac dough stage-g tv-ontario's today's-special stage-h 321- contact & stage-j sesame-street circa june-1985".
11:40... cue in "Every Room in the House" theme from TPiR.
Are you suggesting you wish that a TPiR cue had been used instead?
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Wink is such a misogynist
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