I always liked this show... the music was enjoyable and it had REAL people on it playing against each other. I would have been six years old the time this show ran, but I still remember it due to the music. :-)
I think all of the current B&E game shows on network and syndication TV would have lasted longer if Jack Barry survived that heart attack. He was able to reconcile with NBC after the quiz show scandals of the 1950's (they aired Hot Potato on the NBC O&O's, my station, KYW-TV, was an Group W-owned NBC affiliate at that time, and did not show it). Dan Enright was the main contributer to B&E's demise, forcing them to go to Canada with "Bumper Stumpers" after Barry's death.
@@Uncleplan The domination of Wheel and Jeopardy in the ratings would still have happened even if Jack hadn't died. Wheel was starting to cut into Tic and Joker's ratings the year he died.
@@zachhoran I imagine if Jim Peck actually did become the host of The Joker's Wild it would have only lasted for at most another season. This along with Tic-Tac-Dough and Family Feud just felt tired and old by the time Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy came.
Same here. I was born in October of 1984 :) . This show started on January 23, 1984 and went to June 29, 1984. Yeah, it sounds quite the disco feel to it, which is why disco music is one of my all-time favorite genres of music ;) .
Gotta love how the epic and tense building music was entirely ignored by the show (except for the long credits roll) in favor of the basically unrelated to the rest of the song quote in the first five seconds.
In hindsight this theme has a disco feel, but it was actually quite contemporary at the time in relation to the dramatic and bouncy nature of the show. One of Hal Hidey's greatest themes from his work with Barry & Enright. This was B&E's final network game show.
1:30 - a shot of Vanessa Williams, reigning Miss America 1983. She was the first African-American Miss America, but would have to relinquish her crown after Penthouse released nude photos of her. The last seven weeks of her reign went to runner-up Suzette Charles who was also African-American.
Only when GSN aired the show, as soon as Charlie O announced the title at the end, they always cut right to the Columbia-TriStar TV logo afterwards (being the self-promoting, history-oblivious blowhards that they are).
I wish this show had lasted a little longer on NBC so The Joker's Wild hosting gig would have been given to Jim Peck instead of Bill Cullen, after Jack Barry's unexpected passing.
Well here are some more facts for ya: When Hot Potato Debut, Hulk Hogan won his 1st WWE Heavyweight Championship against The Iron Sheik and Airwolf Debut in the Winter of 1984 as well But also, during the 83/84 Season, Rebecca Holden joined the cast of Season 2 of Knight Rider as Chief Mechanic April Curtis, Happy Days was in its 11th and Final Season on abc, Soul Train Theme was performed by O'Bryan and Ruby-Spears gave us Alvin and the Chipmunks, Rubik The Amazing Cube, Mr. T and Saturday Supercade
Right you are, I was more of a Magic Johnson Fan, wasn't too much a Celtics fan, but they did change the face of the NBA during the 80's just like Jordan changed the face of the NBA during the 90's and the Bad Boys known as the Detroit Pistons also changed the face of the NBA during the course of 1989 and 1990
If I’m not mistaken that’s what they used on the pilot show as the closing theme. If so, that explains where Hal Hidey got the idea for his version of the closing.
This was one show I liked watching on USA of course it was reruns at the time but the show was cool as they had to guess 7 answer to a question or a survey. I also rermember Bill hated when the smoke came up when they started a show with the bonus round.
As someone whom loves the more "Short Lived" game shows and their themes this is one of my favorites right here. I remember the CBN block well and I am pretty sure we got this on there. I'd LOVE for Buzzr to get this (or heck Lange's Bullseye) but that is what the "RUclips Game Show Community" is for I guess...big ups to this community for even keeping the themes around
If by a movement of heaven and earth Fremantle buys out GSN, and the Sony Libraries outright, we're not gonna see these on Buzzr, or Game Show Central (sony owned).
@@newstarcadefan Anything's possible. Buzzr got the reruns rights to the 1996-1999 versions of the Sony Pictures Television owned of "The Newlywed Game" back in 2021.
it was played with 2 teams of 3 people, they ansswer a servey question that was given out like top movies of the 90's. The team who has control can answer or pass to one the oppenents. If the person on the other team gets the answer right the person that challenged them will go to the pently bench if they are wrong they go to the bench. If you get all 7 answers or elemanat all the members of the other team you win the round. The first team to win 2 out of 3 rounds will play the bonus round.
I use to went into the website that had all of the themes of hot potato. The opening theme the commercial theme. The first and second win. The bonus round theme. I lost it all. I want all of it.
Same here. Personally, the bonus round probably needs tweaking because it had nothing to do with the main game. Yet this show had a cool unique progressive jackpot only for the returning champs to get a shot at.
The production company used Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel" as the closing theme for Hot Potato's unaired pilot, so it's not surprising the theme they commissioned has strong Sylvester vibes too
That's all the time we have, the flight attendants have won $25,500 so far and will face a new opponent on our next show. Remember, we will not be on Thursday or Friday due to Thanksgiving, but we'll be back the following Monday. Until then, goodbye from Hot Potato, take care.
You mean only Barry and Enright game show without a "beat the bad guy" bonus round? Either way, no. Hollywood Connection and Pictionary '89 are also B&E shows that didn't have this type of endgame.
@@andrewschroy6368 Play the Percentages bonus round had contestant pick the answers given in a survey, so while it had a "avoid the bad guy"format, i.e. the zero, it wasn't luck based.
And it sounded so cool when Charlie O'Donnell (currently the "Wheel of Fortune" announcer, but was the main announcer for all of the B&E gameshows of the 1980's) would say, "Hhhhhotttt (psssst.) Potato!!!" Too bad this did not air, because KYW-TV Channel 3 (then a Group W-owned, NBC afflilate, now a CBS O&O as "CBS-3") did not air "Hot Potato," instead, it aired "Eyewitness News" at noon and "Jeopardy!" at 12:30. I only saw this on USA Network.
It never aired over KYTV, channel 3 (aka "KY3"), the NBC affiliate in Springfield, MO, either. Thankfully, a then-independent station (now the ABC affiliate for the Ozarks) that had first signed on the previous year, KSPR, channel 33, aired Hot Potato starting about a week or two into the show's run.
Well just so you all know: Hot Potato is one of my favorite B&E Game Shows and I use to watch it on NBC and then it went into reruns on Pat Robertson's CBN (now abc family), USA (now the home to RAW & Law & Order: SVU & CI) and GSN (now the Network for Games) CBN reran only 3 B&E Game Shows Tic Tac Dough, Bullseye and Hot Potato while USA reran Tic Tac Dough, Hot Potato, Bullseye, Play the Percentages and Cullen's Joker's Wild and GSN reran lots of B&E shows. Hot Potato was so cool.
Jason Bertalotto Me, too Whenever someone Beats the Devil on The Joker's Wild Face the Devil Bonus Game even when they get a Natural Triple and also, I like the Joker's & Devils Game from the CBS Years as well I even like the Beat the Dragon Bonus Game on Tic Tac Dough from the CBS Years with X's and O's and the Dragon and the syndicated one, but also, I 💜 the Bonus Island Game from my favorite, the awesome BULLSEYE and even when a player gets 3 BULLSEYES in one spin The Big Bonus Round from Hot Potato, I enjoyed the Waitresses winning $20,000 WOW, talk about getting a great tip Now, as for Break the Bank '76, I like the Tom Kennedy Version over the Jack Barry Version b/c Tom could interact with the celebs unlike Barry, but I don't care for the Bonus Game from Barry's Version, plus I 💜 it whenever somebody Breaks the Bank and the Wild Box is like a Joker and a BULLSEYE
In other words, each and every B&E game show has an enemy to defeat: 1. Break the Bank-reach $2000 which augments the winnings to $5000 without finding the BUST card. 2. The Joker's Wild-reach $1000 or more which wins the money and the prize package without seeing the devil. 3. Tic Tac Dough (CBS)-complete a Tic Tac Dough line with either symbol to win the money and the prize package without finding the dragon. 4. Tic Tac Dough (first syndicated run)-reach $1000 or more or find the TIC and the TAC without finding the dragon to win the money and the prize package. 5. Tic Tac Dough (second syndicated run)-complete a Tic Tac Dough line with a chosen symbol only or find the Dragonslayer to win the money and the prize package without finding the dragon. 6. Play the Percentages (1st bonus game)-reach 100 points without choosing an answer that has 0 to win $2500 or choose an answer that matches a target percentage to win a jackpot that started at $25,000 and grew by $1000 until won. 7. Play the Percentages (2nd bonus game)-same as 1st bonus game, but with the target percentage removed because of a malfunction and a couple choosing a second most popular answer; $2500 was still awarded to the couple who reached 100 points or more, but the jackpot was moved from the endgame to the front game. 8. Play the Percentages (3rd bonus game)-choose the five of the six answers that have percentages other than 0 to win a prize package worth approximately $2500. 9. Bullseye-to avoid getting struck by lightning, get 3 bullseyes on all three windows to double the pot, survive 7 (originally 10) spins or get 3 bullseyes in a single spin (which gives the champion $10,000 and the prizes) to win the money and the prize package. 10. Hot Potato-answer five questions correctly without getting one wrong to win a jackpot which starts at $5000 and grows by that amount until won; if new champions are crowned or if the jackpot is won, the jackpot resets to $5000. 11. Bumper Stumpers (first season version 2.0)-solve up to 7 restrictor plates correctly to automatically win $2000 or reach $1000 without finding the STOP sign (which cost the team everything) to win $2000.
Hey, let's not forget about the CBS Version of The Joker's Wild Beginning with the third week, the wheels contained only jokers and devils. The contestant was given up to three spins, and each time three jokers came up, a different prize was won, increasing in value with each spin taken. If a devil appeared, the contestant lost it all. Originally the winning contestant received four spins, with the last spin being worth a larger prize such as a car or trip. For a brief period, the prize was not told until after the reels had been spun. In 1973, to avoid confusion between the category wheels and the bonus game reels, the jokers featured on the wheels in this format were marked with the word "Joker" instead of the word "Wild".and they also had the Face the Devil Bonus Game as well also, the Face the Devil Bonus Game, if they get a Natural Triple in the Face the Devil Bonus Game, they would automatically win Plus, in Bumper Stumpers, if they find the WIN Card later on in the run, they would automatically go to $2000
@mgsnv2 That was part of it, but the main reason was because after Jack Barry died, Dan Enright took over as boss. He and NBC had some kind of falling out or other (he was not the easiest person in the world to get along with at all), and NBC responded by canceling the show. Even though I always liked this show and anything else Jack Barry and Dan Enright came out with, I can't say that I blame them.
Check dan enrights post barry productions like hold everything, all about the opposite sex, and of course the disastrous reboot of tic tac dough (part which was patrick wayne couldnt host to save his life)
Don't forget it was also Enright fault for the game show scandle in the 50's with the oringinal 21,but they also blamed Jack but, he had no idea what was going on what he was going on. What the movie Quizshow and you find out Jack had nothing to do with the scandle.
There was that. But also when it changed to a celebrity format for its final 2 months (always an ill-advised move, as viewers like the occasional celebrity week once in a while, just not EVERY week; like eating your favorite food every day for an extended period of time).
"William lawrence francis cullen the first host of the price is right the legendary game-show host & panelist professor yes no himself the 2nd wittiest-man on television".
You are correct, I remember that as well and CBN aired reruns of 2 Bill Cullen Game Shows one of them being Blockbusters and Hot Potato and right in between was Face the Music w/Former Tarzan Ron Ely and Lisa Donavan, The NEW Tic Tac Dough w/The Winker and The Original Card Sharks w/the late great Jim Perry IMO, Jim Perry brought enthusiasm, suspense, intensity and excitement to Card Sharks than Bob Eubanks did
Amusingly, former B&E announcer Jay Stewart actually worked for CBN for a brief time after leaving the company but before he joined Reg Grundy Productions.
@johnissoevil You are so right, it was used on The Joker's Wild, Play the Percentages, Tic Tac Dough, Hot Potato, Bumper Stumpers, the Pilot 21 w/Jim Lange and of course, the AWESOME Bullseye.
This is one of my faves from back in the day and I had to see it in reruns on CBN because the show had long since been cancelled. This ,Martindale's TTD and Bullseye were 3 of my favorite shows from that period. Also loved Mike Darrow's Jackpot Ahhh good game shows...well they all aren't gone cos when I get to catch it I'm gonna watch Brady's LMAD for sure cos I love the clips now but yeah this is some good stuff
@Naterussell and also to B-E's earlier '80s game show "Bullseye," the 1971-75 ABC version of "Password" when they changed it to "Password All-Stars" (though by the time they went back to civvie players, it was a little too late for ABC PW), and ABC "Millionaire" when they did too many celebrity editions, coupled with the overexposure of the show.
You know its all cause Dan Enright & the Quiz Show scandel that rocked NBC in the 50's that they made a movie about. Really it was Dan's doing not Jack's. Jack had no clue what was going on.
does anyone know the reason that GSN took the drastic change that it did going away from the classic games shows mostly in favor of the newer stuff? I miss the days of "Match Game" ,"Password" and when they used to run the Peter Marshall Hollywood Squares. Hell I wouldn't mind seeing any of the "Break the Bank" shows that we get posted on here on there but I wonder what gives with them. Anyone know?
doubt it'll happen with just hot potato, there's no market for it, but if they did a game with a bunch of game shows on it, maybe. and FYI, they wanted to bring Jack barry back from the dead for the CD-i version of the Joker's Wild but the audio they had of him was bad apparently
@megamanj2004X on Hot Potato only Charlie said A Barry & Enright Production instead of saying the usual Jack Barry & Dan Enright Production on other shows like The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough and of course Bullseye.
I can see this on PS3 (imagine bringing Bill Cullen back from the dead?), but on the XBOX Live, it might never happen as the post-quiz show scandal Barry & Enright library (Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dought, Bullseye, Play the Percentages, and Bumper Stumpers) is owned by Sony Entertainment. I don't think Microsoft is willing to shell out the money for the rights of putting the B&E library on the 360.
I agree. UbiSoft should publish these games for PlayStation 5, XBOX SERIES S/X and Nintendo Switch. (In partnership with Sony Pictures Consumer Products)
It does seem that this is the Family Feud knock-off. However, Hot Potato did have some noticeable differences (e.g., progressive jackpots, the option to pass the "hot potato" over to the other team at any time, the answers to the surveys had no true rankings, etc.)
Well, folks we ran out of time for today's show & with Tomorrow being Thanksgiving we will not be on, Also we will not be on cause of some football games so we will be back Monday & we will play game 2 between our 2 teams. Until then Dirk saying good bye from Hot Potato So Long. Parding Contestents will get. A $500 Toys "R" Us Gift card & can be used at any R" us location, & supply of Arm & Hammer baking soda see what more with Arm & Hammer. A member of stuido audiance will get a new Kitchenair range with 4 gas burners & Deluex over find out why Kitchenair is top in the world. This Shadow Stevens for Hot Potato is Jon Berry/Mike Miller Production in assatation with Femantle Media TV.
I think there could have been a better theme for Hot Potato and its an unlikely thing but look up Twilight In Paris (instrumental version) from Jem (Cartoon) and tell me what you think
Wow,we got a tie game & on the next show we will pick up & have our tie breaker game. Until so long from Hot Potato. A member of our studio audience will receive a new Kenmore Range with 5 delex burns & a warmer burner see why Kenmore is leaders of the line. Parting contestents will receive, a $100 Pizza Hut gift card no one out pizza the hut & Oreo cookies milks favorite cookie. During the game a question was miss read it was relaced & did not affect the outcome of the game. This Shadow Stevens for Hot(echo)Potato is a Barry Brothers Production
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rest in peace Bill Cullen, I love this game show and he was a great host
Bill Cullen died of lung cancer in 1990.
Bill Cullen, Dean of the game show hosts.
Be there when search for tomorrow cones your way next on NBC
Sadly, we lost Bill Cullen to lung cancer in 1990.
We remember Bill Cullen.
I'm feelin' the disco in this one. Boogie wonderland!
Pravda....damn right gotta love all 80s' America game show productions
Be there as Search for Tomrrow comes your way next on NBC
Bye,bye Bill Cullen, we'll never forget you.
Sadly, we lost Bill Cullen to lung cancer on July 7, 1990.
This was one of the nicest and best sets of any game show I've ever seen! Too bad this show didn't last longer than it did.
I bet Bill Cullen was heartbroken 💔 and shattered when Hot Potato was canceled.
This was a game that was really good and ahead of it's time. Maybe too much so
WE REMEMBER BILL CULLEN.
RIP Bill Cullin you was 1 good Game Show Host with the oringal Price is Right,Hot Potato,Chain Reaction,Joker's Wild, and many others.
Bill Cullen died of lung cancer in the year of 1990.
The show was from my birthyear (1984), but the theme sounds like it was from 1977 or '78.
Here are our champions, they're three of a kind. They're here to play HOT (steam cue) POTATO! Here to toss the Hot Potato is our host Bill Cullen!
I always liked this show... the music was enjoyable and it had REAL people on it playing against each other. I would have been six years old the time this show ran, but I still remember it due to the music. :-)
I think all of the current B&E game shows on network and syndication TV would have lasted longer if Jack Barry survived that heart attack. He was able to reconcile with NBC after the quiz show scandals of the 1950's (they aired Hot Potato on the NBC O&O's, my station, KYW-TV, was an Group W-owned NBC affiliate at that time, and did not show it). Dan Enright was the main contributer to B&E's demise, forcing them to go to Canada with "Bumper Stumpers" after Barry's death.
Was that B&E? I thought it was Wink Martindale's company, co-producing with a company in Canada.
@@steve760 Wink Martindale Enterprises in association with Global and Barry and Enright packaged Bumper Sumpers.
He was responsible for TTD's and TJW's cancellations in 1986 and the mediocre short-lived version of TTD in 1990.
@@Uncleplan The domination of Wheel and Jeopardy in the ratings would still have happened even if Jack hadn't died. Wheel was starting to cut into Tic and Joker's ratings the year he died.
@@zachhoran I imagine if Jim Peck actually did become the host of The Joker's Wild it would have only lasted for at most another season. This along with Tic-Tac-Dough and Family Feud just felt tired and old by the time Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy came.
I felt the earth move with Hal Hidey piece
Same here. I was born in October of 1984 :) . This show started on January 23, 1984 and went to June 29, 1984. Yeah, it sounds quite the disco feel to it, which is why disco music is one of my all-time favorite genres of music ;) .
Gotta love how the epic and tense building music was entirely ignored by the show (except for the long credits roll) in favor of the basically unrelated to the rest of the song quote in the first five seconds.
The Hidey beats is super energetic
I kind of remember Bill Cullen coming on at the beginning of one show and waving his handkerchief at smoke that had floated down from the sign!
That smoke was billowing out, before Bill Cullen did that wave.
I remember that. That was funny as allgetout!
Not as funny as him tossing a potato at the contestants.
James Fabiano That would hurt.
Did you see him do that in person? TV?
They sort of did back around 2000 or so. One of the rounds on the syndicated show Sex Wars was essentially based on the main game of Hot Potato.
In hindsight this theme has a disco feel, but it was actually quite contemporary at the time in relation to the dramatic and bouncy nature of the show. One of Hal Hidey's greatest themes from his work with Barry & Enright. This was B&E's final network game show.
Done by the great hal hidey
Definitely more contemporary than Bob Cobert's themes that's for sure.
"R. I. P. Professor yes n no himself bill-cullen (1920-1990) the 2nd wittiest-man on television"🇮🇪🇺🇸🙏👼.
Bill Cullen was a dandy.
We love and miss Bill Cullen.
Good poplocking music!
As I remember it, this game show was on NBC.
It was on NBC.
@@jimmydeanpatterson1422 That's right, I used to see this on KYW-TV 3 (then an NBC Station, prior to switching to CBS on 9/10/1995).
It replaced go then was replaced by different strokes reruns. Super Password would take the time slot in the 1984-85 season.
"HOT Potato" is a Barry and Enright Production.
Yeah.
And "WHO CARES??" is a Pine Delgado Production!! LOL!! ;) ;)
Or as was heard on the GSN reruns: "HOTTTTTTTT Potato i-- *Columbia-Tri-Star Television theme*"
HOT Potato is a Barry & Barry production
Hissss
1:30 - a shot of Vanessa Williams, reigning Miss America 1983. She was the first African-American Miss America, but would have to relinquish her crown after Penthouse released nude photos of her. The last seven weeks of her reign went to runner-up Suzette Charles who was also African-American.
Dan Quayle was turned down as a contestant.
Charlie O'Donnell: "Hot...(pfsssssst) Potato! Is a Jack Barry and Dan Enright Production!"
Only when GSN aired the show, as soon as Charlie O announced the title at the end, they always cut right to the Columbia-TriStar TV logo afterwards (being the self-promoting, history-oblivious blowhards that they are).
I remember smoke came out, of the letters.
At my fun job this show is back & its now a Barry & Barry Production
#RIP to both the immensely talented Charlie O' Donnell & of course, one of my favorite game show emcees, the funny & debonair Bill Cullen! 😭😭😭
Charlie O': "Because an incorrect answer was accepted in the second round, the round was replayed and the program edited."
I wish this show had lasted a little longer on NBC so The Joker's Wild hosting gig would have been given to Jim Peck instead of Bill Cullen, after Jack Barry's unexpected passing.
William Lawrence Francis Cullen 1920-1990.
They need to bring that game show back
The show failed after a 1/2 season. The show was a cross between Family Feud and Play the Percentages.
Bill Cullen, you are missed. He died of lung cancer in 1990.
Well here are some more facts for ya:
When Hot Potato Debut, Hulk Hogan won his 1st WWE Heavyweight Championship against The Iron Sheik and Airwolf Debut in the Winter of 1984 as well But also, during the 83/84 Season, Rebecca Holden joined the cast of Season 2 of Knight Rider as Chief Mechanic April Curtis, Happy Days was in its 11th and Final Season on abc, Soul Train Theme was performed by O'Bryan and Ruby-Spears gave us Alvin and the Chipmunks, Rubik The Amazing Cube, Mr. T and Saturday Supercade
Also that year in 1984 it was Magic Johnson and Larry Bird both Lakers and Celtics played in what be their first of three NBA Finals that year.
Right you are and good job on your part
Plus, the 83/84 Season was all about the Bird, McHale and Parrish that season
And Magic, Kareem, Cooper and Worthy as well.
Right you are, I was more of a Magic Johnson Fan, wasn't too much a Celtics fan, but they did change the face of the NBA during the 80's just like Jordan changed the face of the NBA during the 90's and the Bad Boys known as the Detroit Pistons also changed the face of the NBA during the course of 1989 and 1990
Family Feud was still on ABC at this time. Wheel Of Fortune was still on NBC at this time.
This theme song gave me those Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” vibes.
If I’m not mistaken that’s what they used on the pilot show as the closing theme. If so, that explains where Hal Hidey got the idea for his version of the closing.
Is it kinda similar to Sylvester song!
It is. They did.
This was one show I liked watching on USA of course it was reruns at the time but the show was cool as they had to guess 7 answer to a question or a survey. I also rermember Bill hated when the smoke came up when they started a show with the bonus round.
GCRams2 even though he had a 3 pack a day habit lol
He blew the smoke, with his handkerchief
A had a mix of this and cartoon express as a kid
No it was played when Bill Cullen tossed a potato at the contestants. It was a funny ;-)
The smell of the smoke was reportedly not too appealng.
Der Text hat mich sehr inspiriert und zu Tränen gerührt :'(
As someone whom loves the more "Short Lived" game shows and their themes this is one of my favorites right here. I remember the CBN block well and I am pretty sure we got this on there. I'd LOVE for Buzzr to get this (or heck Lange's Bullseye) but that is what the "RUclips Game Show Community" is for I guess...big ups to this community for even keeping the themes around
If by a movement of heaven and earth Fremantle buys out GSN, and the Sony Libraries outright, we're not gonna see these on Buzzr, or Game Show Central (sony owned).
@@newstarcadefan Anything's possible. Buzzr got the reruns rights to the 1996-1999 versions of the Sony Pictures Television owned of "The Newlywed Game" back in 2021.
it was played with 2 teams of 3 people, they ansswer a servey question that was given out like top movies of the 90's. The team who has control can answer or pass to one the oppenents. If the person on the other team gets the answer right the person that challenged them will go to the pently bench if they are wrong they go to the bench. If you get all 7 answers or elemanat all the members of the other team you win the round. The first team to win 2 out of 3 rounds will play the bonus round.
Geez! Another of my favorite game shows celebrating an anniversary! #Happie40th Hawt Potato!!!
I love the hot potato theme music
I do too, and I hadn't heard the entire piece until today, 5/7/22.
And many people love the legendary Bill Cullen.
Hot Potato had some bitchin' theme music....plus it was an awesome game show!
I use to went into the website that had all of the themes of hot potato. The opening theme the commercial theme. The first and second win. The bonus round theme. I lost it all. I want all of it.
And it had a great host, the late, great legendary Mr. Bill Cullen.
Bill Cullen you are sadly missed by your many fans.
😋The game show's title makes me feel hungry for loaded baked potatoes!!😋
Same here. Personally, the bonus round probably needs tweaking because it had nothing to do with the main game. Yet this show had a cool unique progressive jackpot only for the returning champs to get a shot at.
i hear "giorgio" in the first 10 seconds. then some good disco, sylvester style, for the rest of this tight track..
The production company used Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel" as the closing theme for Hot Potato's unaired pilot, so it's not surprising the theme they commissioned has strong Sylvester vibes too
@@CalebMartinMusicMedia wow. . that explains my first thought. .
The first ten seconds + the opening theme of the show was based off of “Stop Look & Listen” by Donna Summer-also used in the pilot
@@rg8152 Interesting. . still good work on the music
inspired by what was current in the late 70's
I agree.
I don't know what the heck Barry & Enright were thinking.
That's the format that killed Bullseye.
I'm shocked they didn't do it to Play the Percentages too.
The 11 people who disliked this felt that the potato was getting too hot for them!
I thought Jim Lange was the host of hot potato & the announcer was John Harlan. But it turned out to be Bill Cullen & Charlie O'Donnell
That's all the time we have, the flight attendants have won $25,500 so far and will face a new opponent on our next show. Remember, we will not be on Thursday or Friday due to Thanksgiving, but we'll be back the following Monday. Until then, goodbye from Hot Potato, take care.
If the show premiered in September 1983 rather than January 1984.
s❤ i miss bill cullen
He died of lung cancer in 1990 after years of smoking.
Bill Cullen had many fans.
pretty good music
This the only game show without a "Beat-The-Bad-Guy" bonus round.
You mean only Barry and Enright game show without a "beat the bad guy" bonus round?
Either way, no. Hollywood Connection and Pictionary '89 are also B&E shows that didn't have this type of endgame.
Ah,ok.
Bumper Stumpers had a skill based bonus round in seasons two and three.
@@andrewschroy6368 Play the Percentages bonus round had contestant pick the answers given in a survey, so while it had a "avoid the bad guy"format, i.e. the zero, it wasn't luck based.
The bonus game was one of those 50-50 choice answers.
And it sounded so cool when Charlie O'Donnell (currently the "Wheel of Fortune" announcer, but was the main announcer for all of the B&E gameshows of the 1980's) would say, "Hhhhhotttt (psssst.) Potato!!!" Too bad this did not air, because KYW-TV Channel 3 (then a Group W-owned, NBC afflilate, now a CBS O&O as "CBS-3") did not air "Hot Potato," instead, it aired "Eyewitness News" at noon and "Jeopardy!" at 12:30. I only saw this on USA Network.
It never aired over KYTV, channel 3 (aka "KY3"), the NBC affiliate in Springfield, MO, either. Thankfully, a then-independent station (now the ABC affiliate for the Ozarks) that had first signed on the previous year, KSPR, channel 33, aired Hot Potato starting about a week or two into the show's run.
Well just so you all know: Hot Potato is one of my favorite B&E Game Shows and I use to watch it on NBC and then it went into reruns on Pat Robertson's CBN (now abc family), USA (now the home to RAW & Law & Order: SVU & CI) and GSN (now the Network for Games) CBN reran only 3 B&E Game Shows Tic Tac Dough, Bullseye and Hot Potato while USA reran Tic Tac Dough, Hot Potato, Bullseye, Play the Percentages and Cullen's Joker's Wild and GSN reran lots of B&E shows. Hot Potato was so cool.
T-Bone Hubbard I laugh and jump for joy at those bonus round wins on B&E.
Jason Bertalotto Me, too
Whenever someone Beats the Devil on The Joker's Wild Face the Devil Bonus Game even when they get a Natural Triple and also, I like the Joker's & Devils Game from the CBS Years as well
I even like the Beat the Dragon Bonus Game on Tic Tac Dough from the CBS Years with X's and O's and the Dragon and the syndicated one, but also, I 💜 the Bonus Island Game from my favorite, the awesome BULLSEYE and even when a player gets 3 BULLSEYES in one spin
The Big Bonus Round from Hot Potato, I enjoyed the Waitresses winning $20,000 WOW, talk about getting a great tip
Now, as for Break the Bank '76, I like the Tom Kennedy Version over the Jack Barry Version b/c Tom could interact with the celebs unlike Barry, but I don't care for the Bonus Game from Barry's Version, plus I 💜 it whenever somebody Breaks the Bank and the Wild Box is like a Joker and a BULLSEYE
In other words, each and every B&E game show has an enemy to defeat:
1. Break the Bank-reach $2000 which augments the winnings to $5000 without finding the BUST card.
2. The Joker's Wild-reach $1000 or more which wins the money and the prize package without seeing the devil.
3. Tic Tac Dough (CBS)-complete a Tic Tac Dough line with either symbol to win the money and the prize package without finding the dragon.
4. Tic Tac Dough (first syndicated run)-reach $1000 or more or find the TIC and the TAC without finding the dragon to win the money and the prize package.
5. Tic Tac Dough (second syndicated run)-complete a Tic Tac Dough line with a chosen symbol only or find the Dragonslayer to win the money and the prize package without finding the dragon.
6. Play the Percentages (1st bonus game)-reach 100 points without choosing an answer that has 0 to win $2500 or choose an answer that matches a target percentage to win a jackpot that started at $25,000 and grew by $1000 until won.
7. Play the Percentages (2nd bonus game)-same as 1st bonus game, but with the target percentage removed because of a malfunction and a couple choosing a second most popular answer; $2500 was still awarded to the couple who reached 100 points or more, but the jackpot was moved from the endgame to the front game.
8. Play the Percentages (3rd bonus game)-choose the five of the six answers that have percentages other than 0 to win a prize package worth approximately $2500.
9. Bullseye-to avoid getting struck by lightning, get 3 bullseyes on all three windows to double the pot, survive 7 (originally 10) spins or get 3 bullseyes in a single spin (which gives the champion $10,000 and the prizes) to win the money and the prize package.
10. Hot Potato-answer five questions correctly without getting one wrong to win a jackpot which starts at $5000 and grows by that amount until won; if new champions are crowned or if the jackpot is won, the jackpot resets to $5000.
11. Bumper Stumpers (first season version 2.0)-solve up to 7 restrictor plates correctly to automatically win $2000 or reach $1000 without finding the STOP sign (which cost the team everything) to win $2000.
Hey, let's not forget about the CBS Version of The Joker's Wild
Beginning with the third week, the wheels contained only jokers and devils. The contestant was given up to three spins, and each time three jokers came up, a different prize was won, increasing in value with each spin taken. If a devil appeared, the contestant lost it all. Originally the winning contestant received four spins, with the last spin being worth a larger prize such as a car or trip. For a brief period, the prize was not told until after the reels had been spun. In 1973, to avoid confusion between the category wheels and the bonus game reels, the jokers featured on the wheels in this format were marked with the word "Joker" instead of the word "Wild".and they also had the Face the Devil Bonus Game as well
also, the Face the Devil Bonus Game, if they get a Natural Triple in the Face the Devil Bonus Game, they would automatically win
Plus, in Bumper Stumpers, if they find the WIN Card later on in the run, they would automatically go to $2000
@mgsnv2 That was part of it, but the main reason was because after Jack Barry died, Dan Enright took over as boss. He and NBC had some kind of falling out or other (he was not the easiest person in the world to get along with at all), and NBC responded by canceling the show. Even though I always liked this show and anything else Jack Barry and Dan Enright came out with, I can't say that I blame them.
Check dan enrights post barry productions like hold everything, all about the opposite sex, and of course the disastrous reboot of tic tac dough (part which was patrick wayne couldnt host to save his life)
And when it was canceled, Bill Cullen was out of work.
Don't forget it was also Enright fault for the game show scandle in the 50's with the oringinal 21,but they also blamed Jack but, he had no idea what was going on what he was going on. What the movie Quizshow and you find out Jack had nothing to do with the scandle.
I thought the demise of the show b/c it was in the death 12noon time slot and most stations had their local news.
There was that. But also when it changed to a celebrity format for its final 2 months (always an ill-advised move, as viewers like the occasional celebrity week once in a while, just not EVERY week; like eating your favorite food every day for an extended period of time).
Yup, Brandon Tartikoff really dropped the ball by not trying to find the show a better time slot.
"HOT...Potato" is a Sony Pictures Television Production.
Tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of Hot Potato's appearance as a contestant on the June 29, 1984 episode of NBC daytime Bucket Kickers.
Yeah. Cuz of the bassline gives it a disco feel to it. The should've used more synthesizers like "$ale of the Century" or its predecessor "Scrabble".
Game shows themes were always 5 - 10 years behind the times.
"William lawrence francis cullen the first host of the price is right the legendary game-show host & panelist professor yes no himself the 2nd wittiest-man on television".
Too damn funky!!
It was also aired on CBN just after the show was cancelled.
You are correct, I remember that as well and CBN aired reruns of 2 Bill Cullen Game Shows one of them being Blockbusters and Hot Potato and right in between was Face the Music w/Former Tarzan Ron Ely and Lisa Donavan, The NEW Tic Tac Dough w/The Winker and The Original Card Sharks w/the late great Jim Perry
IMO, Jim Perry brought enthusiasm, suspense, intensity and excitement to Card Sharks than Bob Eubanks did
Amusingly, former B&E announcer Jay Stewart actually worked for CBN for a brief time after leaving the company but before he joined Reg Grundy Productions.
CBN would evolve into today's FREEFORM.
I bet Bill Cullen cried when Hot Potato was canceled.
If I recall the closing spiel correctly, only their last names were used, with the B&E logo on a red or blue background.
@johnissoevil You are so right, it was used on The Joker's Wild, Play the Percentages, Tic Tac Dough, Hot Potato, Bumper Stumpers, the Pilot 21 w/Jim Lange and of course, the AWESOME Bullseye.
I was 2 years old when this show premiered
This is one of my faves from back in the day and I had to see it in reruns on CBN because the show had long since been cancelled.
This ,Martindale's TTD and Bullseye were 3 of my favorite shows from that period. Also loved Mike Darrow's Jackpot
Ahhh good game shows...well they all aren't gone cos when I get to catch it I'm gonna watch Brady's LMAD for sure cos I love the clips now but yeah this is some good stuff
Me too.
@GCRams2 Quiz Show took a lot of liberties. Barry didn't know originally but he participated in the coverup once he found out.
This theme gives me Hoyt Curtin vibes! This sounds like this theme would have been a Hanna-Barbera theme.
@Naterussell and also to B-E's earlier '80s game show "Bullseye," the 1971-75 ABC version of "Password" when they changed it to "Password All-Stars" (though by the time they went back to civvie players, it was a little too late for ABC PW), and ABC "Millionaire" when they did too many celebrity editions, coupled with the overexposure of the show.
summertime music
A grand show, that should have been given more of a chance. THey should bring this show, or a show like it, back on the air. :)
AlbieGray hi Horan lol
I think they spontaneously came up with the tune. It follows no order whatsoever
Yes, it sadly did. He died of lung cancer in 1990.
So sad.
Sure he hated that smoke effect, but didn't his cigarette habit finally get to him years later?
I don't know. But speaking of smoke, I heard Roger Mooking on the Cooking Channel tell us all not to smoke...unless it's barbecue!!🌚
Yes, the cigarette habit finally got him. He did die of lung cancer.
We need travolta
You know its all cause Dan Enright & the Quiz Show scandel that rocked NBC in the 50's that they made a movie about. Really it was Dan's doing not Jack's. Jack had no clue what was going on.
"HOT....POTATO" is a Sony Pictures Television Production. This is Rohan Padiyar speaking.
does anyone know the reason that GSN took the drastic change that it did going away from the classic games shows mostly in favor of the newer stuff? I miss the days of "Match Game" ,"Password" and when they used to run the Peter Marshall Hollywood Squares. Hell I wouldn't mind seeing any of the "Break the Bank" shows that we get posted on here on there but I wonder what gives with them.
Anyone know?
GSN has been unwatchable in the last year or so.
doubt it'll happen with just hot potato, there's no market for it, but if they did a game with a bunch of game shows on it, maybe.
and FYI, they wanted to bring Jack barry back from the dead for the CD-i version of the Joker's Wild but the audio they had of him was bad apparently
R.I.P. Bill Cullen
He, sadly, died of lung cancer.
Yeah, the cancer sticks did Bill Cullen in.
In the last clip, everyone looks at the contestant that walks away!!!! Awwwww!!!
I wouldn't toss that hot potato. I could burn my hands.
But that wouldn't be uh funi!
This song sounds like it would be more at home on CHiPs than a game show.
@GCRams2 - Small correction - Oxy Clean. ;)
@megamanj2004X on Hot Potato only Charlie said A Barry & Enright Production instead of saying the usual Jack Barry & Dan Enright Production on other shows like The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough and of course Bullseye.
I can see this on PS3 (imagine bringing Bill Cullen back from the dead?), but on the XBOX Live, it might never happen as the post-quiz show scandal Barry & Enright library (Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dought, Bullseye, Play the Percentages, and Bumper Stumpers) is owned by Sony Entertainment. I don't think Microsoft is willing to shell out the money for the rights of putting the B&E library on the 360.
Bumper Stumpers was from Canada.
I agree. UbiSoft should publish these games for PlayStation 5, XBOX SERIES S/X and Nintendo Switch. (In partnership with Sony Pictures Consumer Products)
It does seem that this is the Family Feud knock-off. However, Hot Potato did have some noticeable differences (e.g., progressive jackpots, the option to pass the "hot potato" over to the other team at any time, the answers to the surveys had no true rankings, etc.)
Celebrity Hot Potato was the worst though.
It was terrible.
Did Bill Cullen toss potatoes at contestants? That would be funny!
No
@@jimmydeanpatterson1422 Yes! I remember seeing it!!!!!
1:24 - "Higitus Figitus Migitus Mum, Prestidigitonium".
Hot (pfsssssst) Potato is a Jack Barry-Dan Enright Production.
Well, folks we ran out of time for today's show & with Tomorrow being Thanksgiving we will not be on, Also we will not be on cause of some football games so we will be back Monday & we will play game 2 between our 2 teams. Until then Dirk saying good bye from Hot Potato So Long. Parding Contestents will get. A $500 Toys "R" Us Gift card & can be used at any R" us location, & supply of Arm & Hammer baking soda see what more with Arm & Hammer. A member of stuido audiance will get a new Kitchenair range with 4 gas burners & Deluex over find out why Kitchenair is top in the world. This Shadow Stevens for Hot Potato is Jon Berry/Mike Miller Production in assatation with Femantle Media TV.
I can see Kanye or Madlib sampling this track.
Smoke was in that word "Hot", and "Potato" was cool.
I wonder if Hal Hidey got some inspiration from Hoyt Curtin, because I can clearly hear this at the closing credits of a Hanna-Barbera series.
I think there could have been a better theme for Hot Potato and its an unlikely thing but look up Twilight In Paris (instrumental version) from Jem (Cartoon) and tell me what you think
Definitely Hal Hidey-esque. I think his Tic Tac Dough was better than this one.
I like BULLSEYE, that theme from Hal Hidey was AWESOME!
Wish hot potato was created by Reg Grundy not Jack Barry
Yeah, me too.
Wow,we got a tie game & on the next show we will pick up & have our tie breaker game. Until so long from Hot Potato. A member of our studio audience will receive a new Kenmore Range with 5 delex burns & a warmer burner see why Kenmore is leaders of the line. Parting contestents will receive, a $100 Pizza Hut gift card no one out pizza the hut & Oreo cookies milks favorite cookie. During the game a question was miss read it was relaced & did not affect the outcome of the game. This Shadow Stevens for Hot(echo)Potato is a Barry Brothers Production
No wonder Bill Cullen wipe that smoke, with his hankercheif.
Do you have the opening theme of Hot Potato?
12 people who disliked this felt that the potato was getting too hot for them!
Or had it tossed at them by Bil Kulin. Lighten up, it was uh funi!!!!
you mean 3 of a kind or was this for the Celberity edition.
Great theme here... but I feel like I need to scrub my eyes out with bleach after reading the comments here.
All those funky bass octaves! LOL!! BTW, wasn't the introduction part of this tune a whole other song in itself?
The intro part of the closing is the basis for almost all the other cues from the show.
@@operator35 Yes, but what I mean is, wasn't the first 10 seconds of this song also used for an entirely different game show?
Since the ratings were not good, producers throw celebrities in trying to save the show. It didn't work.
They should have had Bil Kulin throw a hat putato at the celebrities!
And the fact it competed against family feud (abc) in many markets.
In 1990 Bill Cullen died of lung cancer after years of heavy smoking.
@MrTroydninja You owe me the biggest apology of your lifetime RIGHT NOW!!!