This man and this theme song were part of my morning before I started school. After I started school it was a staple of any day out of school for vacation or sick days.
@@chriscraft1334 Stylistically, they're almost identical. But Bob Cobert's "reboot" of the song is definitely a different song, and it's appropriate to give him credit for the work.
Came here because my husband randomly had this in his head. Somehow, buried in the depths of my brain from childhood - I guessed it right away. Looked it up to double check, and man- This shit is a banger! Kidding… not kidding.
My favorite part of this *AMAZING* theme tune is right around 0:51-1:08... Those vague, *upward* Fender-Rhodes piano harmonies in the background, soaring over those escalating/falling horn/trumpet leads. Very captivating! 🎶🎶🔺️ 🎶🎶🔺️
The winnings cap was dropped around the mid-1980's, all due to Jack Barry renewing business ties with NBC, which did not have a winnings cap. Besides getting NBC to pick up Tic Tac Dough and The Joker's Wild, Hot Potato with Bill Cullen was the first Barry & Enright-produced game show to be carried by the NBC Network since the Quiz Show Scandals (TJW and TTD were originally on CBS before going into First-run Syndication and Break the Bank with Tom Kennedy was on ABC as a daily daytime game show until Fred Silverman cancelled it and was brought back and hosted by Jack Barry as a weekly nighttime game show on First-run Syndication). Match Game during it's time in First-run Syndication changed its format (having the same two contestants play two games total) not as much as for winnings caps, but due to the practice of "bicycling" tapes between the stations that aired it. (Although in truth, it should have adopted the Match Game PM format and have the episodes be self-contained with no returning champion like Wheel of Fortune or The Price is Right.)
+Matthew Behrman So Long is Right, Mr. Clark is now goin' home to the Great Big Sky There will never be another Dick Clark and there will never be another Bill Cullen Mr. Clark and Uncle Bill - 2 Game Show Legends who also made Pyramid what it is today John Davidson can't even hold a candle to those 2 when it comes to Pyramid, Donny Osmond was alright, but his Pyramid had too many confusing rules and nitpicky judges, Mike Richards wasn't too bad and they stuck with the Classic Pyramid Format even with new TWISTS and now, he's the Executive Producer of The Price is Right w/Drew Carey and Let's Make a Deal w/Wayne Brady Let's see how well Former New York GIANT Michael Strahan does when he hosts Pyramid
I always loved how Dick always the PERFECT clue when contestants lost in the Winners' Circle. That's why he was the host! If he'd been allowed to play, he would have been a beast!
What if I was the new host of "The $25,000 Pyramid", with Johnny Gilbert as the announcer? Johnny Gilbert: "From Television City in Hollywood, This is the $25,000 Pyramid! Our Special Guests this week are: from 'Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers', Karan Ashley and Johnny Yong Bosch. And now here's your host, ROHAN PADIYAR!"
And as all of the Boomers that grew up watching American Bandstand will tell you that the show was not the same after production was move from the old WFIL-TV studio at 46th and Market in Philadelphia to SoCal.
"If some gets to the top of this pyramid in less than 40 seconds, they could go on to win $100,000. From Television City in Hollywood, This is 'The $100,000 Pyramid'. Today's special guests are, Vicki Lawrence-Schultz, and from 'Amen', Clifton Davis. And now here is your host, JOHN DAVIDSON!"
I so remember this line up from my elementary school years. And at the same time when 25,000 Pyramid and Press Your Luck was on CBS, Time Machine and Sale of the Century was on NBC at 9am and 9:30am. I only remember this because I used to flip through both channels as a kid.
Top 10 Best Pyramid Announcers-- 1. Johnny Gilbert 2. Jack Clark 3. Charlie O'Donnell 4. Rod Roddy 5. Dean Goss 6. John Cramer 7. Steve O'Brien 8. Alan Kalter 9. Henry Polic II 10. Bob Clayton
On WOR, Channel 9, back in the 1980s, they played the music roughly between the 0:10 and 0:39 marks while doing the promos for this show, with each promo ending with Dick Clark announcing to us, "We're coming on strong with *The $100,000 Pyramid* here on Channel 9, tonight at 7:00. Just watch."
From television city in Hollywood, this is the 100,000 pyramid tournament week. Today special guests are from golden girls, betty white and Nipsy Russell. Your host is dick clark
"From Television City in Hollywood, This is 'The $25,000 Pyramid'. Today's special guests are Betty White and Bill Cullen. And now here's your host, DICK CLARK!"
The NEW $25,000 Pyramid had lots of Celebrity Guest that made this and The Original $100,000 Pyramid Famous Nipsey Russell, Nathan Cook, Barry Jenner, Robert Pine, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Charlie Siebert, Howard Morton, John Schuck, Dick Cavett, Bill Cullen, LeVar Burton, Scott Hamilton, Terry Lester, Michael Spound, Jamie Farr, Tom Poston, Richard Kline, Stuart Damon, Ken Kercheval, Don Garroway, Ed Begley, Jr., Henry Polic II, Earl Holliman, David Graf, Barry Gordon, Stuart Pankin, David Garrison, Joel Brooks, Clifton Davis, Jay Johnson, Robert Manden, John Moschitta, Jr. Game Show Supreme Betty White, Pyramid Diva Shelly Smith, Game Show Queen Vicki Lawrence, Lauri Hendler, Audrey Landers, Mary Cadorette, Anne Bloom, Patty Duke, Millicent Martin, Pyramid Sweetheart Teresa Ganzel, Linda Kelsey, Game Show Goddess Markie Post, Martha Smith from Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Constance McCashin from Knots Landing, Abby Dalton from Falcon Crest, Laugh-In Legend JoAnne Worley, Catherine Hickland, Heidi Bohay, Soap Goddess Melody Thomas Scott, Meg Bennett, Pyramid Phenom Adrienne Barbeau, TV Veteran Robin Riker, TV Legend Rita Moreno, Jenny O'Hara, Lois Nettleton, Marla Gibbs, Dawnn Lewis from A Different World and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Fame Fact: Shelly Smith, the late Barry Jenner and Adrienne Barbeau were the only 3 celebs to give away $100,000 TWICE on The $100,000 Pyramid Shelly did it twice on the Original Version with the late TV Icon Dick Clark, Barry did it once on the Original and once on the NEW Version with John Davidson and Adrienne did it twice on the NEW Version with John Davidson NO ONE does Pyramid like the late great TV Icon Dick Clark God Bless You Mr. Clark, R.I.P. World's Oldest Teenager You're ALWAYS be known as the Phenom of Pyramid, Mr. New Year's Rockin' Eve and most of all, you'll FOREVER be known as the KING of the American Bandstand
"And, good people, if one of you should turn up the Mystery Sevens, one of you, one of the contestants, you will win a brand new 1958 Chevrolet Chevette." Classic.
I miss hearing "From Television City innnnnnnn Hollywood, Thhis Iss The $100,000 Pyramid...and here is this week's guests...From Win Lose or Draw Vicki Lawrence and from Dallas Linda Gray...AAHND NNOW The Hostt of The $100,000 Pyramid DICK CLARKKK"
As luck would have it, the judges having to take the money back from Reese ended up not hurting him because his opponent tied $750 and they both returned on the next show.
from television city its the $25k pryamid with guest stars from mama's family vicki lawrence and from family ties micheal j fox your host is dick clark