What's really interesting is that history seems to have forgotten this TV show! Even searching Alan Thicke's IMdB page features NO mention of him hosting this show! Or even that this show existed at all.
This version of "Face The Music", which aired in Canada and featured future "Growing Pains" star Alan Thicke as host, is not related to the shortlived version that was done in the U.S. of A. That edition was emceed by the actor who starred in TV's version of "Tarzan", Ron Ely, and featured not married couples, but regular studio contestants competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes and ran for two seasons (1980-82)
Russell Ross Yeah, that's why you come to the States. Canada's game shows just scream "cheap but cheerful". Alex Trebek never got paid for doing Pitfall, and I don't know if Alan got paid for doing this show. Were you able to get a car eventually?
+Russell Ross Some game show fans on RUclips like sharing their knowledge with everyone. Alan wrote themes for The Wizard of Odds (for which he also sang the vocal introduction), The Joker's Wild, Celebrity Sweepstakes, The Diamond Head Game, Animal Crack-Ups (which he co-wrote with his brother Todd Thicke and Gary Pickus), Blank Check, Stumpers!, Whew!, and the original theme to Wheel of Fortune (used from 1975 to 1983, when Merv decided to write his own for an impending syndication deal). Alan was quite talented.
This is like Name That Tune in an alternate dimension.
What's really interesting is that history seems to have forgotten this TV show! Even searching Alan Thicke's IMdB page features NO mention of him hosting this show! Or even that this show existed at all.
I enjoyed watching this, even though the clip is older than I am. Alan Thicke seemed unfailingly pleasant.
Brett Bosse He was very nice.
Russell, I hadn't seen this clip before - you did great - what a team!
This version of "Face The Music", which aired in Canada and featured future "Growing Pains" star Alan Thicke as host, is not related
to the shortlived version that was done in the U.S. of A. That
edition was emceed by the actor who starred in TV's version of "Tarzan", Ron Ely, and
featured not married couples, but regular studio contestants
competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes and ran for two seasons
(1980-82)
I didn't think those Canadians used those Sony ECM-51 microphones eh?
RIP Alan Thicke.
Greg Palmer Sad.
Well, he died doing the thing he loved. He had a heart attack on the ice rink.
RIP Alan he is a great game show host and he did 2 other game show Pictionary on syndication and 3's a Crowd on GSN
Three-- there's also Animal Crack-Ups as well.
@@andrewschroy6368 four- celebrity cooking showdown for NBC but that show only aired like twice before NBC bumped it to the internet.
RIP Alan Thicke, @Russell, thanks for sharing this video, sorry you didn't get your new car.
Ralph L. Really needed a new car back then. Bought a used one with the money from selling all the Phillips stuff. 😕
13 TVs, 5 coffee makers, 3 curling irons and a clock radio? Wow.....
Wow is right. I had to store everything in my garage. Meanwhile what we really needed was a car.
Russell Ross Yeah, that's why you come to the States. Canada's game shows just scream "cheap but cheerful". Alex Trebek never got paid for doing Pitfall, and I don't know if Alan got paid for doing this show.
Were you able to get a car eventually?
Eventually I made enough to buy a used car.
Glad to hear it.
I was on Concentration in 1970 in New York. I won 50 albums of country music, a camera, luggage, and $500 cash. So Face The Music was more money.
One of the contestants was a what station manager?
Service station, aka mechanics shop.
Hey, Russell! Out of curiosity, how long did Face the Music last up there?
Andrew Schroy I tried googling it and can't find any reference. Weird.
My guess is one season. 😣
Thanks. :-)
Maybe someone at CHCH would know...?
Andrew Schroy if you find out, let me know. 😊www.888-llc.com/gallery/the-tv-game-shows/
For you TV Buffs, Alan Thicke Played Dr. Jason Seaver on GROWING PAINS.
ALan Thicke was a composer of US game show music in the 70s.
what is your point?
+Russell Ross You probably didn't know that. I'm sure you've seen Growing Pains, though. Right?
+Russell Ross Some game show fans on RUclips like sharing their knowledge with everyone. Alan wrote themes for The Wizard of Odds (for which he also sang the vocal introduction), The Joker's Wild, Celebrity Sweepstakes, The Diamond Head Game, Animal Crack-Ups (which he co-wrote with his brother Todd Thicke and Gary Pickus), Blank Check, Stumpers!, Whew!, and the original theme to Wheel of Fortune (used from 1975 to 1983, when Merv decided to write his own for an impending syndication deal). Alan was quite talented.
He also sang many sitcom themes with his real-life wife Gloria Loring, and is the father of Robin Thicke.
Gloria Loring was his wife then but he's remarried since, and his current wife was on Feud with him this Summer.
This might have aired on CHCH-TV back then, eh?
+Shane Spencer This did air on CHCH back then.:)
Thanks.