I wish they had more shows on youtube from 1973--I was on the first show of that year. I won a travel trailer, a pair of his and hers reclining chairs, and a set of golf clubs, which I still own! Fun times!
If only there had been more foresight about preserving old TV shows before the early 1980s. So many games that sound like they were great to play & watch are lucky to have just one or two episodes that survive.
I was born in 1966 and my mother used to plop me down in front of our Olympic tv/stereo combo and turn on nbc to keep me entertained as tv used to grab my attention(and still does). It was Concentration followed by The Hollywood Squares and Jeopardy after that. I was fascinated by the black on yellow color scheme of the numbers on the board as well as the sound the numbers made when they rotated back and forth. Ah, the Vietnam era! What a great time to be a kid!
There were shows that aired during the 1966-73 period that were between Concentration and HS at 11 AM ET. The Pat Boone Show, Personality and the original Sale Of the Century.
Definitely one of the all-time great game shows. Simple, challenging, and you could play at home with the best-selling home version. I have fond memories of watching it at a very young age. My mom told me years later that it helped me learn my numbers.
WOW!! A 1973 EPISODE OF THE ORIGINAL CONCENTRATION--YEAR AFTER I WAS BORN!! I VAGUELY REMEMBER THE JACK NARZ 1976-77 SYNDICATED VERSION BUT HOWEVER I DO REMEMBER "CLASSIC CONCENTRATION "WITH THE LATE ALEX TREBEK FROM 1987-91. RIP!! HUGH DOWNS BOB CLAYTON JACK NARZ & ALEX TREBEK!!
Wasn't gone long though. This was the last of the New York-based Concentration programs; it would return towards the end of the year originating from Metromedia Studios in Hollywood.
Bob Clayton was the host of the final episode of “Concentration”. He took over for Hugh Downs as the original host. Sadly, Hugh Downs passed away this week. RIP: Hugh Downs 😢 After the finale, “Concentration” did returned on NBC in 1976 after a three-year absence with Jack Narz as the host. Thankfully, the 1976-77 “Concentration” is on Buzzr.
Game shows need to make a return to daytime.Talk shows and cooking shows are sooooo passe'Besides,who needs so many hours of news programs? Only 4 soaps left.Last,but not least,watching two ladies drink wine on the air? Puh-leese!
News and talk shows are the cheapest these days . Soaps and game shows are more expensive . Back in the old days soaps and game shows were inexpensive and yeided huge profits for the networks . The networks sprent the profits on developing programs for their prime time , news and other non peak viewing hours . Not so today . The news programs produce the largest profits , meaning bigger ratings , hence more hours of news shpws repeating the same news every 20 min.
Show began in 1958 with Hugh Downs as host and Bob Clayton as the announcer. When I was home from school (either sick or a snow day) I would watch Concentration--I believe it aired at 10AM Eastern. It was one of my favorite shows, and I remember receiving the home game as a present and loved playing it.
MrTrashcan1 Art James was the original announcer on "Concentration" from 1958-1961. Jim Lucas was the announcer when Art James left in 1961, Bob Clayton became announcer in 1963, and became host in January of 1969. Ed McMahon became host for 6 months, and then Clayton returned for the rest of the run.
After Jack Narz hosted the nationally syndicated version of"Concentration"..Mr.Trebeck hosted the third and last version of the series:"Classic Concentration".
If the network version of "Concentration" had lasted past the Spring of 1973, chances are the studio organ would have been replaced with a more modern pre-recorded music score. The opening theme might have stayed, but it too probably would have been updated.
This is the version I remember best... loved the show also loved the board game version(s) thru out the years. Wish they would bring the show back,along with another favorite of mine,Supermarket Sweep
Since NBC owns Concentration, they HAVE to bring this show back on the air for daytime. All they have to do is cut Today show down to 2 hours (4 hours is TOO damn long). That way they will put 2 hours of daytime games weekdays starting at 10am Eastern. No has been comedians to host. Its all because ABC is too LAZY to cancel The View.
As much as I hate to say it, only a handful of these original shows have survived. Back then, tape was re-used (see "Wiping" on Wikipedia). Sad, but it was too expensive back then to keep each show. Wish I had better news.
Yeah, that quirky music featuring that distinct yet somehow unhummable melody ! Come to think of it, it sounds like abstract computer or machinery-generated noise.
As I remember that voice in the next to last segment belongs to Lynwood King who happened to direct the game of puzzles and prizes all those remaining years.
This is not the only TV game show that Bob Clayton mc'd..before he became involved with"Concentration"..he hosted"Make A Face"on The ABC TV Network..weekday mornings and a Saturday morning kids version in the early 1960's.
Unfortuneately..Chris..there are no videotapes or tv kinnie film prints of"Make A Face"that exist..only a publicity photo of Bob Clayton and a young asistant..that was printed in the tv history book"How Sweet It Was".
this format may be similar to catchphrase, cause this show is the basis for catchphrase, which was made after the show got cancelled. catchphrase (the current running british version) is the closest thing we got to a concentration revival.
THANK YOU!!! I thought that was a pretty dirty trick to cut out the answer to the puzzle, so I decided to see if there was anything in the comments about it. I'm glad I looked! :)
Do you happen to know if they have episodes from 1975? I found an atrticle stating " For episodes between 1973-78: Although believed to be intact, only one complete episode (taped 1978) circulates among traders, with said episode posted on RUclips; the last few minutes of a 1974 episode and the closing segment of two '76 shows are also known to be around, and Wink Martindale's team brought out five complete episodes on their channel (two from '74, three from '77) as rewards for subscriber milestones." ......but I don't know how accurate it is......I'm looking for 1975 episodes if anyone knows where I can find them
Who was the Paula lady whom was called out by Mr Clayton at the end of the program ? I am surprised that they did not bring out Hugh Downs , the person most people connect to Conentration at the end .
@@charlesmeadows6285 I remember it well, Johnny Olson & Gene Wood did the same in later years. And before that, Art James, Jim Lucas & Bob Clayton as well.
In addition,Wayne joined fellow NBC staff announcers in substituting behind the mike for Mel Brandt all 7 remaining years to the award-winning General Electric College Bowl.
If NBC were to revive Concentration in primetime, here's how I would want them to do it: - The show would be an hour long (as opposed to a half hour long) as it is for primetime. - There would be 25 numbered squares (just like Classic Concentration). - 22 of the squares would have 11 matching pairs of prizes while the other three would have Wild Cards (no Take One Gift or Forfeit One Gift cards like the original version). - As on Classic Concentration, matching two Wild Cards would be worth $500 and matching three would be worth $1,000. - Also like on Classic Concentration, if a Wild Card is selected along with a prize, the natural match would also be revealed (therefore revealing three, four, or five pieces of the puzzle depending on how many Wild Cards are chosen). - As on all previous versions, solving the puzzle means the contestant gets to keep all prizes they matched and that winner moves on to the bonus round. - If neither player solves the puzzle after all squares are revealed, a speed-up puzzle is played. The squares are revealed one at a time. The first player to buzz in with a correct answer wins the game. - The bonus round has 15 numbered squares (also like Classic Concentration). 14 of them have seven matching pairs of words behind them while the remaining one has an eighth word that has no match at all (all of which have a theme related to them). The contestant must match all seven words in 45 seconds to win. - The bonus round is played for seven non-cumulative amounts of money: $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $250,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000. If a player wins the bonus round, they'll play for the next higher amount if they win the next game, otherwise, they'll stay at the same level. - After each bonus round, win or lose, the contestant has the option of taking the bonus round money and leaving or playing another game and risking that money (prizes won from the main game are safe). - Contestants remain on the show until they are defeated in the main game, choose to walk away, or win 7 bonus rounds.
For the Bonus Round, I would use the version of the "Double Play" game they had during the fifth season. They had a board of 9 numbers, eight of which had prize cards, the ninth was a "Wild" Card. Players called numbers until they matched a prize or prizes, then had to solve two puzzles within 10 seconds. (If the player uncovered the "Wild" Card, they played for everything revealed up to that point, so there was the possibility of playing for everything on the board. If the "Wild" Card was the first number called, the next number determined which prize would be played for.) And I, too, wish they'd revive the show!
The only things I would change about your approach to the main round: - The board would have 25 matching numbers - 22 of the squares would have 11 matching prizes, 2 squares would be wild cards, and one square would have no match - After the last matched prize goes on one contestant's side of the board, the unmatched numbers would also be turned to reveal the entire puzzle.
I would do it as it was for the Narz era: A 30-square board with the Double Play bonus round, with the winner's first trip for $10,000; a second trip would be for $25,000 and a new car. As a bonus, if FreeMantle Media (like Goodson-Todman Productions did for the Narz era; Mark Goodson Productions for the Trebek era), I would have, if a player looses the bonus round, I would use the TPIR "Double Over Losing Horn" cue to signal the end, not just a mere buzzer.
Wait a minute! What happened at 8:24? What was the puzzle?!?!? Longest running game show, consecutively on one network, until The Price is Right beat it in 1987.
Both future versions would have the host stand between the players and have bonus rounds.....plus do away with forfeits, which stayed a couple years into the Narz version before being dropped.
Very likely those boxes were empty and just for show. As a child, I would get a new Concentration home game each year (new editions annually), and those boxes were chock full of props! eBay still has 'em; bought the first 2 editions off eBay.
The original copy of the kinescope didn't capture the end of round 1 and so, this copy doesn't have it either. Concentration on NBC just didn't have the best editing skills!
...or as I would call it, the "Son of PDQ"...BAFFLE. Revolutionary, as it was the first game show set to feature neon lights prominently in their set, created by Jim Newton, who created the sets of both Alex Trebek-hosted versions of High Rollers, To Say The Least, and several other Heatter-Quigley game shows.
That same day, on CBS, the soap operas LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING and WHERE THE HEART IS were also cancelled - the latter's time slot was filled the following Monday by THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.
Interesting. March 23, 1973 wasn't a good day for daytime shows was it? Oh btw, wonder whatever happened to Y&R as I say in jest. It only went onto become the number one daytime show for years now. 30 I believe and still counting.
In these days of slot machine mentality,this show could never be successful in 2018.Demographics are much different as well.But a great show in its day--for those with patience to use their brains.
Welcome back to Glib & Stupid ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our 2nd contestant on the show tonight...please give a warm round of applause to Pretentious Douche.
The purpose of the goofy prizes, of course, was to protect your good prizes in the event you matched a Forfeit. WIthout such protection, players would reveal one forfeit and then pass their turns ... sometimes with catastrophic consequences.
Much more fast paced than the Trebek version. Much as I adored Alex, sometimes he would get to be a bit chatty during game play. What is worse however are the contestants on the Trebek version. They were even chattier "I'll try to find the natural match or a wild card for that trip under number 14..." Just pick the darn number already! I am assuming the contestants were coached to chat it up, but mercy it was annoying to me. This is just "boom" "boom"...the host chats a bit but doesn't go into a 3 minute dissertation about how plush the plush carpeting is...
I wish they had more shows on youtube from 1973--I was on the first show of that year. I won a travel trailer, a pair of his and hers reclining chairs, and a set of golf clubs, which I still own! Fun times!
Hi Beverly - Do you remember who your opponent was?
If only there had been more foresight about preserving old TV shows before the early 1980s. So many games that sound like they were great to play & watch are lucky to have just one or two episodes that survive.
👍👍👍👍👍 😀😀😀😀😀
@@notyomomma9354 No, I sure don't.
@Christopher Hagee I don't think so, but probably either the 1st or the 2nd.
I was born in 1966 and my mother used to plop me down in front of our Olympic tv/stereo combo and turn on nbc to keep me entertained as tv used to grab my attention(and still does). It was Concentration followed by The Hollywood Squares and Jeopardy after that. I was fascinated by the black on yellow color scheme of the numbers on the board as well as the sound the numbers made when they rotated back and forth. Ah, the Vietnam era! What a great time to be a kid!
There were shows that aired during the 1966-73 period that were between Concentration and HS at 11 AM ET. The Pat Boone Show, Personality and the original Sale Of the Century.
Such a rapid goodbye after 14 years and 7 months on NBC.
I remember I went to a taping of Concentration with my teacher and the whole class.
Definitely one of the all-time great game shows. Simple, challenging, and you could play at home with the best-selling home version. I have fond memories of watching it at a very young age. My mom told me years later that it helped me learn my numbers.
Mr Bob Clayton you are a friend I never knew.You are a class act.R .I.P.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍
My goodness, how I remember the sound of those squares turning when I watched this game back then!!!
I remember watching this show when I was young, there is something very comforting in the sound of squares turning
@@curtisstukenberg409 "Clack-whirr-click!"
WOW!! A 1973 EPISODE OF THE ORIGINAL CONCENTRATION--YEAR AFTER I WAS BORN!! I VAGUELY REMEMBER THE JACK NARZ 1976-77 SYNDICATED VERSION BUT HOWEVER I DO REMEMBER "CLASSIC CONCENTRATION "WITH THE LATE ALEX TREBEK FROM 1987-91. RIP!! HUGH DOWNS BOB CLAYTON JACK NARZ & ALEX TREBEK!!
This show reminds me being home sick from school
This is the version I remember growing up.
When game shows ruled the Earth- such a simpler time...
So right about that!
You couldn't turn on the TV and not see one of these gems.
The following Monday, Bob would be heard but not seen announcing "The $10,000 Pyramid" on CBS.
In addition,Bob announced that short-lived Pass the Buck and Shoot for the Stars.
@@charlesmeadows6285 also Bob announced on the short lived Blankety Blanks on ABC in 1975
Wasn't gone long though. This was the last of the New York-based Concentration programs; it would return towards the end of the year originating from Metromedia Studios in Hollywood.
And in 1987 it return again as classic concentration with the late alex trebek r.i.p.
Time's-up buzzer would later be used on "Wheel of Fortune" from 1975-1989. Also on "High Rollers '78" and "Bullseye '80".
Bob Clayton was the host of the final episode of “Concentration”. He took over for Hugh Downs as the original host. Sadly, Hugh Downs passed away this week.
RIP: Hugh Downs 😢
After the finale, “Concentration” did returned on NBC in 1976 after a three-year absence with Jack Narz as the host. Thankfully, the 1976-77 “Concentration” is on Buzzr.
CORRECTION HUGH DOWNS PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK
I thought he was gone a long time ago. (well, what do l know?)🤔
Concentration came back as a syndicated program in September of 1973.
Concentration only returned to NBC in 1987 as "Classic," the Narz version was syndicated and premiered in 1973.
Game shows need to make a return to daytime.Talk shows and cooking shows are sooooo passe'Besides,who needs so many hours of news programs? Only 4 soaps left.Last,but not least,watching two ladies drink wine on the air? Puh-leese!
News and talk shows are the cheapest these days . Soaps and game shows are more expensive . Back in the old days soaps and game shows were inexpensive and yeided huge profits for the networks . The networks sprent the profits on developing programs for their prime time , news and other non peak viewing hours . Not so today . The news programs produce the largest profits , meaning bigger ratings , hence more hours of news shpws repeating the same news every 20 min.
I believe this is an NBC Color Kinescope. Such things are extremely rare.
Show began in 1958 with Hugh Downs as host and Bob Clayton as the announcer. When I was home from school (either sick or a snow day) I would watch Concentration--I believe it aired at 10AM Eastern. It was one of my favorite shows, and I remember receiving the home game as a present and loved playing it.
MrTrashcan1 Art James was the original announcer on "Concentration" from 1958-1961. Jim Lucas was the announcer when Art James left in 1961, Bob Clayton became announcer in 1963, and became host in January of 1969. Ed McMahon became host for 6 months, and then Clayton returned for the rest of the run.
Thanks for the memories
After this episode aired,it went into first run syndication with Jack Narz as host.
After Jack Narz hosted the nationally syndicated version of"Concentration"..Mr.Trebeck hosted the third and last version of the series:"Classic Concentration".
Before the syndicated version on September 10, 1973-May 19, 1978 and it return on NBC named “Classic Concentration” from 1987-91.
loved the old version
If the network version of "Concentration" had lasted past the Spring of 1973, chances are the studio organ would have been replaced with a more modern pre-recorded music score.
The opening theme might have stayed, but it too probably would have been updated.
This is the version I remember best... loved the show also loved the board game version(s) thru out the years. Wish they would bring the show back,along with another favorite of mine,Supermarket Sweep
It came back on ABC with Leslie Jones as host, and it lasted 2 seasons, and that's all she wrote.
I wish they had more episode of this show 😢
I wish the January 3, 1975 Jeopardy finale was still available too to be seen on here.
It is on here,just punch it up!
@@georgemaster9271 Nope
Since NBC owns Concentration, they HAVE to bring this show back on the air for daytime. All they have to do is cut Today show down to 2 hours (4 hours is TOO damn long). That way they will put 2 hours of daytime games weekdays starting at 10am Eastern. No has been comedians to host. Its all because ABC is too LAZY to cancel The View.
Now NBC has 5 hours of news daytime and local stations have to fill more talk shows.
So I take it that NBC did not sell out to Femantle and still has complete control of the library of old episodes .
IMO the 1960s-70s Concentration open was the BEST open in game show history.
I recall seeing it as early as 1963-64.
Exactly.
My Father, R.I.P., was on this show the same year. I have been searching online for almost 20 years and can’t find it. 😕
Contact NBC. They have the rights to all episodes.
As much as I hate to say it, only a handful of these original shows have survived. Back then, tape was re-used (see "Wiping" on Wikipedia). Sad, but it was too expensive back then to keep each show. Wish I had better news.
Anyone love the intro with the squeezing letters and what plays behind it?
Yes,I like that original intro.
Yeah, that quirky music featuring that distinct yet somehow unhummable melody ! Come to think of it, it sounds like abstract computer or machinery-generated noise.
I remembered it vividly from when I was a child. But until I ran across this video, I had started to think I had just imagined it.
March 23, 1973
Oh, happy days!
That noise sounds like a stapler
Friday, March 23, 1973...my eighth birthday!
As I remember that voice in the next to last segment belongs to Lynwood King who happened to direct the game of puzzles and prizes all those remaining years.
The voice in the ending was Norm Blumenthal's the producer of the show.
This is not the only TV game show that Bob Clayton mc'd..before he became involved with"Concentration"..he hosted"Make A Face"on The ABC TV Network..weekday mornings and a Saturday morning kids version in the early 1960's.
I wish that ONE “Make a Face” episode survived. I vaguely remember (at age 3) seeing it on Saturday mornings.
Unfortuneately..Chris..there are no videotapes or tv kinnie film prints of"Make A Face"that exist..only a publicity photo of Bob Clayton and a young asistant..that was printed in the tv history book"How Sweet It Was".
Bob was the announcer on The $20,000&$25,000 Pyramids until he died in 1979.
this format may be similar to catchphrase, cause this show is the basis for catchphrase, which was made after the show got cancelled.
catchphrase (the current running british version) is the closest thing we got to a concentration revival.
australia has a had their version of the show, but idk if us kiwis have even had a attempt at concentrations format
The solution to puzzle #1 is You Are What You Eat".(''U' + 'R'+ 'WATCH'+ 'SHOE' + 'WHEAT').
thanks samuel
THANK YOU!!! I thought that was a pretty dirty trick to cut out the answer to the puzzle, so I decided to see if there was anything in the comments about it. I'm glad I looked! :)
If you make it to the Paley Center for Media in New York, there's quite a few of these in their library along with a color Match Game from 1969.
Albin Kampfer I wish that we could see them on RUclips.
Do you happen to know if they have episodes from 1975? I found an atrticle stating "
For episodes between 1973-78: Although believed to be intact, only one complete episode
(taped 1978) circulates among traders, with said episode posted on RUclips; the
last few minutes of a 1974 episode and the closing segment of two '76 shows are
also known to be around, and Wink Martindale's team brought out five complete
episodes on their channel (two from '74, three from '77) as rewards for
subscriber milestones." ......but I don't know how accurate it is......I'm looking for 1975 episodes if anyone knows where I can find them
One of the single-digit number of OG MG that survive.
Yes, the entire Narz series exists, as well as other beloved 70s syndie runs like Treasure Hunt and most of Hollywood Squares.
Chris Bryant do you have any more episodes of the original Concentration?
Actually,it was Baffle,not PDQ something Dick Enberg hosted not to mention Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley,when they were together produced.
This show at the end went up against the New Price is Right on CBS.
ABC was killing it in daytime with let's make a deal and the two barris shows (dating and newlywed game)
CBS sacrificed the original Password thanks to the Barris invasion. An achievement for a company that always prided itself on "anti-game shows".
Concentration (August 25, 1972)
How does it work
Funny that they didn't tell the host what they were going to do in advance on the last show.
Much like other classics,this show needs a reboot!
Rare Color Kinescope
Who was the Paula lady whom was called out by Mr Clayton at the end of the program ? I am surprised that they did not bring out Hugh Downs , the person most people connect to Conentration at the end .
What was the first puzzle it was cut off before it was solved..it's the one with the high heel shoe in it????
I didn,t see or hear what the first puzzle was because for some reason it just didn,t show on the film.
I think that's Jimmy Fallon's studio now.
What was the date. It was on at 1030a in the east. What replaced it..
Portions are inadvertantly skipped.
TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS HEART ATTACK
Milton Kaye is playing "There's No Business Like Show Business", underneath the prize list. 8:45
That prize list was what Wayne Howell gave when a participant won a game by solving the puzzle.
@@charlesmeadows6285 I remember it well, Johnny Olson & Gene Wood did the same in later years. And before that, Art James, Jim Lucas & Bob Clayton as well.
In addition,Wayne joined fellow NBC staff announcers in substituting behind the mike for Mel Brandt all 7 remaining years to the award-winning General Electric College Bowl.
@@charlesmeadows6285 Matt Thomas was the only other announcer that I knew from the General Electric College Bowl.
If NBC were to revive Concentration in primetime, here's how I would want them to do it:
- The show would be an hour long (as opposed to a half hour long) as it is for primetime.
- There would be 25 numbered squares (just like Classic Concentration).
- 22 of the squares would have 11 matching pairs of prizes while the other three would have Wild Cards (no Take One Gift or Forfeit One Gift cards like the original version).
- As on Classic Concentration, matching two Wild Cards would be worth $500 and matching three would be worth $1,000.
- Also like on Classic Concentration, if a Wild Card is selected along with a prize, the natural match would also be revealed (therefore revealing three, four, or five pieces of the puzzle depending on how many Wild Cards are chosen).
- As on all previous versions, solving the puzzle means the contestant gets to keep all prizes they matched and that winner moves on to the bonus round.
- If neither player solves the puzzle after all squares are revealed, a speed-up puzzle is played. The squares are revealed one at a time. The first player to buzz in with a correct answer wins the game.
- The bonus round has 15 numbered squares (also like Classic Concentration). 14 of them have seven matching pairs of words behind them while the remaining one has an eighth word that has no match at all (all of which have a theme related to them). The contestant must match all seven words in 45 seconds to win.
- The bonus round is played for seven non-cumulative amounts of money: $10,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $250,000, $500,000, and $1,000,000. If a player wins the bonus round, they'll play for the next higher amount if they win the next game, otherwise, they'll stay at the same level.
- After each bonus round, win or lose, the contestant has the option of taking the bonus round money and leaving or playing another game and risking that money (prizes won from the main game are safe).
- Contestants remain on the show until they are defeated in the main game, choose to walk away, or win 7 bonus rounds.
Andrew Hain Yeah. Fremantle owns some of the Mark Goodson game show. Two are on CBS.
For the Bonus Round, I would use the version of the "Double Play" game they had during the fifth season. They had a board of 9 numbers, eight of which had prize cards, the ninth was a "Wild" Card. Players called numbers until they matched a prize or prizes, then had to solve two puzzles within 10 seconds. (If the player uncovered the "Wild" Card, they played for everything revealed up to that point, so there was the possibility of playing for everything on the board. If the "Wild" Card was the first number called, the next number determined which prize would be played for.)
And I, too, wish they'd revive the show!
The only things I would change about your approach to the main round:
- The board would have 25 matching numbers
- 22 of the squares would have 11 matching prizes, 2 squares would be wild cards, and one square would have no match
- After the last matched prize goes on one contestant's side of the board, the unmatched numbers would also be turned to reveal the entire puzzle.
I would do it as it was for the Narz era: A 30-square board with the Double Play bonus round, with the winner's first trip for $10,000; a second trip would be for $25,000 and a new car. As a bonus, if FreeMantle Media (like Goodson-Todman Productions did for the Narz era; Mark Goodson Productions for the Trebek era), I would have, if a player looses the bonus round, I would use the TPIR "Double Over Losing Horn" cue to signal the end, not just a mere buzzer.
Go here to see how I'd do a revival: www.wtv-zone.com/dpjohnson/concentration/myversion.html
I didn't hear the puzzles answer. Apparently that was skipped
Ok, Elmer Fudd!
Wait a minute! What happened at 8:24? What was the puzzle?!?!? Longest running game show, consecutively on one network, until The Price is Right beat it in 1987.
@Watersmith53 Oh, it's a watch! Had to kick that around in my head a bit.
Both future versions would have the host stand between the players and have bonus rounds.....plus do away with forfeits, which stayed a couple years into the Narz version before being dropped.
You are what you eat
In 1979
What is cardiac arrest mean
Cardiac arrest is caused when the heart's electrical system malfunctions.
Ha! He hands her an old beat-up used home edition of the game. Hope it doesn't open up on the way out.
Very likely those boxes were empty and just for show. As a child, I would get a new Concentration home game each year (new editions annually), and those boxes were chock full of props! eBay still has 'em; bought the first 2 editions off eBay.
How old was he when he passed away
He was 57. The $10,000/$20,000 Pyramid was in its final season on ABC when he passed away in November 1979.
@@libertubey2199 HIS WIFE WAS SAD I NEED HIS WIFES NAME HIS WIFE IS STILL ALIVE I UNDERSTAND
57
What happened? Between 8:15 and 8:25 all of a sudden the round ended. What was the solution?
You are what you eat
The original copy of the kinescope didn't capture the end of round 1 and so, this copy doesn't have it either. Concentration on NBC just didn't have the best editing skills!
Somebody been watching too many "Loony Toons" cartoons for the second game.
How did Bob Clayton die
Cardiac arrest.
@Christopher Hagee GREAT MAN MARRIED MAN HIS WIFE IS ALIVE
Does anyone know the answer to that first puzzle?
LandondeeL - "You Are What You Eat" (U R Watch + Shoe + Wheat)
cd637299 Thank you. You've been more than kind!
+cd637299 Thanks, I was pissed off.
I don't know about you, but I think the music sounded out of date, even by 1970s standards.
Concentration was noted for being the last game show to use live organ music and they continued it until the very last game out of tradition.
@aDg 2k18 I wasn't saying I hated it.
Goofy prizes!
March 23, 1973. Replaced the following Monday in the 10:30 a.m. time slot by PDQ with host Dick Enberg.
My eighth birthday...and I was watching!
...or as I would call it, the "Son of PDQ"...BAFFLE. Revolutionary, as it was the first game show set to feature neon lights prominently in their set, created by Jim Newton, who created the sets of both Alex Trebek-hosted versions of High Rollers, To Say The Least, and several other Heatter-Quigley game shows.
That same day, on CBS, the soap operas LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING and WHERE THE HEART IS were also cancelled - the latter's time slot was filled the following Monday by THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.
Interesting. March 23, 1973 wasn't a good day for daytime shows was it? Oh btw, wonder whatever happened to Y&R as I say in jest. It only went onto become the number one daytime show for years now. 30 I believe and still counting.
The late, great Dick Enberg. Who just passed away a few days ago.
These contestants don't look too enthused.....
In these days of slot machine mentality,this show could never be successful in 2018.Demographics are much different as well.But a great show in its day--for those with patience to use their brains.
Welcome back to Glib & Stupid ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our 2nd contestant on the show tonight...please give a warm round of applause to Pretentious Douche.
Obviously,you have no brain cells to use.
TLDR, see previous reply.
Thilly Thparrow and Cwazy Cwab? Goofy and stupid prizes.
The purpose of the goofy prizes, of course, was to protect your good prizes in the event you matched a Forfeit. WIthout such protection, players would reveal one forfeit and then pass their turns ... sometimes with catastrophic consequences.
Much more fast paced than the Trebek version. Much as I adored Alex, sometimes he would get to be a bit chatty during game play. What is worse however are the contestants on the Trebek version. They were even chattier "I'll try to find the natural match or a wild card for that trip under number 14..." Just pick the darn number already! I am assuming the contestants were coached to chat it up, but mercy it was annoying to me. This is just "boom" "boom"...the host chats a bit but doesn't go into a 3 minute dissertation about how plush the plush carpeting is...
Although trebek passed away last year, such a great host, rip.
"Look at two more puzzle parts and tell us what it says." Gets kind of annoying after 4 or 5 utterances within a few minutes.
I loved hearing him say that again... it was like an old familiar song that I haven't heard in 45 years.
It sure beats, "YOU WIN!"