This is my favorite version of Break The Bank, I love the bonus round. I personally though like Tom Kennedy's hosting better, he seems more interactive with the celebrities. If I were to reboot Break The Bank I would use this version but with higher amounts. $250, $500 and $1,000. Break the Bank starts at $2,000 and goes up $1,000 each time until someone Breaks The Bank. Contestants play for the whole show. Bonus Round you have to get $5,000 (do that and you win $25,000 in cash) Amounts are $250, $500, $750, $1,000, $1,250 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 . For Host I would love to hear people's suggestions
Sam, when you have a chance, can you please post the Alison/Scott episode? Thank you so much for posting all of these great game shows. They are helping me through this pandemic.
As a Cleveland native, I'm always excited to hear Ernie "Ghoulardi" "Voice of 80's ABC Primetime" Anderson. Did he announce any game shows *other* than BtB's syndicated reboot? (He didn't announce the ABC version; that show was announced by Johnny Jacobs.)
If this show were ever to be revived, here's what I have in mind: Host: Pat Finn Announcer: Randy West Network: Syndication Theme song: Same as the original Gameplay: Same as before (nine celebrities; the two connected to the selected box (if not a money bag) will be asked a question, each will give an answer (one right, one wrong), the player picks one, and if they're right, they claim the box; if not, their opponent claims it (and this time, it doesn't matter if it gives the opponent the win by default)), except the expensive and fragile trilons are replaced with cheaper and far more serviceable LCD monitors, and instead of lips and mustaches representing the players when a money box, wild card, and/or money bag is claimed, it's a red or blue mark (no longer needs to be male vs. female). Behind the 20 boxes are: $500 (x4) $1,000 (x4) $2,000 (x4) Money bags (x5) Wild cards (x2) Blank spaces (x1) As usual, the money boxes are always adjacent in each set. Finding the one blank space on the board costs the player their turn. If a player successfully claims three matching money boxes, they win the game and triple the amount ($1,500, $3,000, or $6,000) and a bonus prize. If a player successfully uncovers three money bags, they win the game and break the bank, which starts at $25,000 and grows by $5,000 each game (including the bonus round) until broken. They also win the bonus prize. If time is running out, no more questions will be asked, and it's all picking (albeit with players taking turns instead) until a winner is declared. At the end of the match, the player who breaks the most banks wins the match. If tied, the player who won the most money in money boxes alone wins. Bonus round: Instead of the one used in the original, syndicated version, this will be played using the board. Behind the boxes in this bonus round are: 10 dollar amounts ranging from $250-$2,500 (one of each) Money bags (x3) Bonus prizes (x7) The player chooses a box, and the player will be asked a question referring to one of the two celebrities connected to it, and if they guess the correct one, they claim the box. If not, they're asked another question. If they miss again, the box is put out of play, and the player must choose another box. After 90 seconds, the contents of the boxes claimed are revealed one at a time. Whatever is behind each box is awarded to the player, regardless of the outcome of the game. If the player claims all three money bags, they break the bank. Returning champions: None. However, the top eight winners of the season compete in the tournament of champions in the week of the season finale for $1,000,000. All banks that week are a flat $25,000. The winners of the first four matches compete in the season finale, where two semi-finalists compete in the first game, and two in the second, to determine who plays the third and final game for $100,000 (in addition to whatever they win in the game), the championship trophy, and the right to play the bonus round, where the dollar amounts are 10 times larger, luxury cars are among the bonus prizes, and breaking the bank is worth $900,000 (and to improve the player's chances of winning it, two bonus prizes are replaced with money bags). The runner-up receives $50,000. Semi-finalists: $25,000 Quarter-finalists: $10,000
Doesn't even need to be a "mark" with today's technology. Could be a light around the border or the background changes color. I'm not a fan of a miss giving your opponent a win if it were me, I'd would use the rule you have to earn a win yourself. In my bonus round the board has 3 sets of dollar amounts: $3,000, $5,000 & $10,000, 1 wild card, 5 blanks and 5 money bags The contestant gets 7 picks to try to find 3 of a kind. A blank is considered a wasted turn, finding 3 of the same dollar amount wins that. Finding 3 money bags breaks the bank which starts at $25,000 with $5,000 added every day it's not won.
@@marcpower4167 Unfortunately, for this show, a miss not giving an opponent a win makes the game take too long (lest the one who has to earn it miss it, as well), and I need plenty of opportunities for each player to catch up while still saving room for the bonus round.
@@marcpower4167 The bank would be a lot better increasing every game (including the bonus round) it wasn't claimed rather than each program (which slows down the growing process significantly). And five blanks in the bonus round? In your version, there should only be one. Three of them should be replaced with a fourth set of dollar amounts, and one replaced with a wild card. Plus, finding three of the same dollar amount to win just that dollar amount rather than three times the amount-- Doesn't seem right for Break the Bank. Just cut the dollar amounts you chose ($1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $5,000) and award the champion three times the amount for finding three of a kind (up to $15K for the money boxes). Plus, only seven picks with five blank spaces? That makes it too difficult to get three of anything. At least 10 picks (or an unlimited number until the champion gets three of a kind) and no more than one blank should do. The concept of answering a question to claim a box with two incorrect answers removing the box from play makes the blank spaces in my version of the bonus round unnecessary. Plus, contestants have to be compensated for at least playing the bonus round, even if they don't break the bank.
@@marcpower4167 The only game show that should have a situation in which a miss can't give an opponent a win that they have to earn themselves is Hollywood Squares (unless it's part of the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour). Other game shows will suffer from gameplay slowdowns with that rule.
Why did Jaye P kiss the other celebrities when the bank was broken on this version Sam? That and the sunglasses were the two things I remember from this version first run.
Jaye P was a fun-loving person. The producers told the stars to stand up if a contestant broke the bank. She just went a step further. (It wouldn’t surprise me if there had been a little boozing backstage too.)
@@samturner64 the BTB game board was so tall that Jack or Tom would nearly staring into the studio lights when speaking to the celebrities on the top row. As for Tom, he wore prescription glasses mainly for reading, as seen in the original version of Split Second; he didn't need them for the Car Round. Only when we get to Name That Tune, Whew!, Body Language, and The (Nighttime) Price Is Right when he wore them throughout the entire show.
This is one of the most criminally underrated game shows out there. If only it could make a comeback somehow.
It did, as a different format in 1985 and failed.
Super awesome 1976 game show!!
I tore my hair out every time they turned back a money bag
This is my favorite version of Break The Bank, I love the bonus round. I personally though like Tom Kennedy's hosting better, he seems more interactive with the celebrities. If I were to reboot Break The Bank I would use this version but with higher amounts. $250, $500 and $1,000. Break the Bank starts at $2,000 and goes up $1,000 each time until someone Breaks The Bank. Contestants play for the whole show. Bonus Round you have to get $5,000 (do that and you win $25,000 in cash) Amounts are $250, $500, $750, $1,000, $1,250 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 . For Host I would love to hear people's suggestions
Great episode-thank you for posting, Sam!
Jack Barry was a good host.
This (I think) is the only game show TV veteran Ernie Anderson was the announcer.
Love the Jack Barry hosted Break The Bank game shows, Sam.
Well I only have one more, Allison/Scott, because the rest of the series is hiding somewhere...
Sam, when you have a chance, can you please post the Alison/Scott episode? Thank you so much for posting all of these great game shows. They are helping me through this pandemic.
I'll see if I can do it this afternoon. That really means a lot:)
this game show is awsome!
As a Cleveland native, I'm always excited to hear Ernie "Ghoulardi" "Voice of 80's ABC Primetime" Anderson. Did he announce any game shows *other* than BtB's syndicated reboot? (He didn't announce the ABC version; that show was announced by Johnny Jacobs.)
Ernie did announce for the last 6-7 weeks on the daytime version. Other shows? I have no idea.
Not exactly a game show, but he did announce on America's Funniest Home Videos during Bob Saget's era.
something tells me #3 was one of the blank spaces.
It could have been the wild card also.
If Pat Finn hosted this show, I could hear him scream YOU BROKE THE BANK, I'm surprised he never got laryngitis.
You know, I can see Pat Finn hosting a revival of this show.
Wasn't Joey Bishop in the Rat Pack?
Yes he was.
Yes indeed, as a pinchhitter for 1 of the members of the rat pack in 1965.
This was filmed at ABC television city,Glendale California.
Barbara Eden looks so beautiful here.
I follow her on Social media and if her photos are to be believed, she's still beyond gorgeous!
I sure wish this show would air on Buzzr
Owned by Sony. BUZZR is owned by Fremantle.
Do you not have that episode of Chain Reactin that was shown at the end of this video?
September 25, 1976.
If this show were ever to be revived, here's what I have in mind:
Host: Pat Finn
Announcer: Randy West
Network: Syndication
Theme song: Same as the original
Gameplay:
Same as before (nine celebrities; the two connected to the selected box (if not a money bag) will be asked a question, each will give an answer (one right, one wrong), the player picks one, and if they're right, they claim the box; if not, their opponent claims it (and this time, it doesn't matter if it gives the opponent the win by default)), except the expensive and fragile trilons are replaced with cheaper and far more serviceable LCD monitors, and instead of lips and mustaches representing the players when a money box, wild card, and/or money bag is claimed, it's a red or blue mark (no longer needs to be male vs. female).
Behind the 20 boxes are:
$500 (x4)
$1,000 (x4)
$2,000 (x4)
Money bags (x5)
Wild cards (x2)
Blank spaces (x1)
As usual, the money boxes are always adjacent in each set. Finding the one blank space on the board costs the player their turn.
If a player successfully claims three matching money boxes, they win the game and triple the amount ($1,500, $3,000, or $6,000) and a bonus prize.
If a player successfully uncovers three money bags, they win the game and break the bank, which starts at $25,000 and grows by $5,000 each game (including the bonus round) until broken. They also win the bonus prize.
If time is running out, no more questions will be asked, and it's all picking (albeit with players taking turns instead) until a winner is declared.
At the end of the match, the player who breaks the most banks wins the match. If tied, the player who won the most money in money boxes alone wins.
Bonus round:
Instead of the one used in the original, syndicated version, this will be played using the board. Behind the boxes in this bonus round are:
10 dollar amounts ranging from $250-$2,500 (one of each)
Money bags (x3)
Bonus prizes (x7)
The player chooses a box, and the player will be asked a question referring to one of the two celebrities connected to it, and if they guess the correct one, they claim the box. If not, they're asked another question. If they miss again, the box is put out of play, and the player must choose another box.
After 90 seconds, the contents of the boxes claimed are revealed one at a time. Whatever is behind each box is awarded to the player, regardless of the outcome of the game. If the player claims all three money bags, they break the bank.
Returning champions:
None.
However, the top eight winners of the season compete in the tournament of champions in the week of the season finale for $1,000,000.
All banks that week are a flat $25,000.
The winners of the first four matches compete in the season finale, where two semi-finalists compete in the first game, and two in the second, to determine who plays the third and final game for $100,000 (in addition to whatever they win in the game), the championship trophy, and the right to play the bonus round, where the dollar amounts are 10 times larger, luxury cars are among the bonus prizes, and breaking the bank is worth $900,000 (and to improve the player's chances of winning it, two bonus prizes are replaced with money bags).
The runner-up receives $50,000.
Semi-finalists: $25,000
Quarter-finalists: $10,000
Doesn't even need to be a "mark" with today's technology. Could be a light around the border or the background changes color. I'm not a fan of a miss giving your opponent a win if it were me, I'd would use the rule you have to earn a win yourself.
In my bonus round the board has 3 sets of dollar amounts: $3,000, $5,000 & $10,000, 1 wild card, 5 blanks and 5 money bags The contestant gets 7 picks to try to find 3 of a kind. A blank is considered a wasted turn, finding 3 of the same dollar amount wins that. Finding 3 money bags breaks the bank which starts at $25,000 with $5,000 added every day it's not won.
@@marcpower4167
Unfortunately, for this show, a miss not giving an opponent a win makes the game take too long (lest the one who has to earn it miss it, as well), and I need plenty of opportunities for each player to catch up while still saving room for the bonus round.
@@marcpower4167
The bank would be a lot better increasing every game (including the bonus round) it wasn't claimed rather than each program (which slows down the growing process significantly).
And five blanks in the bonus round? In your version, there should only be one. Three of them should be replaced with a fourth set of dollar amounts, and one replaced with a wild card. Plus, finding three of the same dollar amount to win just that dollar amount rather than three times the amount-- Doesn't seem right for Break the Bank. Just cut the dollar amounts you chose ($1,000, $2,000, $3,000, $5,000) and award the champion three times the amount for finding three of a kind (up to $15K for the money boxes).
Plus, only seven picks with five blank spaces? That makes it too difficult to get three of anything. At least 10 picks (or an unlimited number until the champion gets three of a kind) and no more than one blank should do.
The concept of answering a question to claim a box with two incorrect answers removing the box from play makes the blank spaces in my version of the bonus round unnecessary. Plus, contestants have to be compensated for at least playing the bonus round, even if they don't break the bank.
@@marcpower4167
The only game show that should have a situation in which a miss can't give an opponent a win that they have to earn themselves is Hollywood Squares (unless it's part of the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour). Other game shows will suffer from gameplay slowdowns with that rule.
Why did Jaye P kiss the other celebrities when the bank was broken on this version Sam? That and the sunglasses were the two things I remember from this version first run.
Jaye P was a fun-loving person. The producers told the stars to stand up if a contestant broke the bank. She just went a step further. (It wouldn’t surprise me if there had been a little boozing backstage too.)
Just typical Jaye P to be a little over the top. She got fired from the gong show for flashing despite warnings from Chuck Barris.
Jaye P did the same thing on the daytime version too.
Why did Jack Barry wear sunglasses on this show?
I thought everyone knew. He wore them, same as Kennedy, because the lights on the stage were really bright.
@@samturner64 It's true, although some folks thought the shades were to look hip. 😎
@@samturner64 the BTB game board was so tall that Jack or Tom would nearly staring into the studio lights when speaking to the celebrities on the top row. As for Tom, he wore prescription glasses mainly for reading, as seen in the original version of Split Second; he didn't need them for the Car Round. Only when we get to Name That Tune, Whew!, Body Language, and The (Nighttime) Price Is Right when he wore them throughout the entire show.
Because the stage lighting was really bright.
I agree@@samturner64
David left with $16,530 in cash & prizes. The "Bust" was Joey's.
This show was intended for CBS affiliates. Barry's wardrobe by Rubin Bros.
Taped at the ABC Television Center in East Hollywood, now known as the Prospect Studios.