Man... I watched this show all the years and never realized those cards were so big and heavy. Thanks for showing us this clip. It puts the "how do they shuffle the cards" question to bed. "Standards and Practices." They have to make sure everything's on the up and up... otherwise there'd be "Twenty-One" all over again(Jack Barry's version, not Maury's).
I remember one show during the turnabout week, Alex Trebek messing around with Jim before the money cards: Alex: Those don't look like the cards I cut, I want new cards. Jim: Believe me, with the amount of standards & practices people watching those are the cards you cut. Alex: I know, see the little notch in that one? Jim: 🤦♂️ You are really out to get us aren't you? 😅
Also that was also the case during the original Concentration, not long after the quiz scandals, NBC really went crazy with the standards & practices: the solutions to the puzzles were kept in an envelope, sealed in wax several times over, they made the producer buy a customized ring which he had to stamp on the envelope and sign, then the envelope was kept in a strongbox under BOTH combination lock and key lock.
+John Fenner They did this kind of shuffling for EVERY version of Card Sharks (this version, the CBS version hosted by Bob Eubanks, the syndicated version w/Bill Rafferty, the 2001-02 version w/Pat Bullard, and the Card Sharks episode of Game Show Marathon from 2006). If they didn't shuffle it this way, Card Sharks would never have existed.
Cool video. Always wondered how they shuffled them. It's a shame GSN only has a select number of episodes of Card Sharks (Perry and Eubank's versions) to show. Would love to see the other episodes on tv besides seeing the same rotation over and over again.
It was very neat to see inside the workings of how the cards were shuffled prior to gameplay and airtime. That said, it was always a smart move on their part, I think, to have the NBC compliance cop nearby to make sure that everything was done fairly and in compliance with the rules.
I think Gambit did the exact same thing with their decks of cards. It's very likely that every game show that used cards shuffled their decks the same way that Card Sharks did.
25 pounds of cards? Imagine the interesting Poker game one could have. But in all reality I am glad I had a chance to see how it was all done--and did you see those envelopes--where the cards are sealed--WOW! BTB, that technique is perhaps how those little card shuffling machines were created.
I would guess Gambit and Las Vegas Gambit-and similar shows today-have something similar done….but a deck two feet by one foot, each weighs 25 pounds? Imagine that at a World Series of Poker final table….!!
I work with the public, and would love to use that HUGE hand he was waving with to slap some people that deserve it! lol This is a cool behind the sceenes look.
Seeing how this is done is so cool. Too bad any Dick Clark Pyramid show was so stingy in not showing how they put the regular game subjects in the regular game board and even the winners circle.
The procedure is STILL done like this to this day the only difference is on the ABC Card Sharks two blank cards are placed on the top and bottom of the deck after the shuffle and then the decks are brought on stage during taping of the program to the players to cut before the studio and television audience.
I did not know that bob hilton sub announces on card sharks with jim perry and I always remember jim perry hosting sale of the century and love the tetris podium
Several announcers filled in for Gene Wood during that time because Gene was out because of a car accident (Gene was also out doing Family Feud during that time). I knew Hilton, Jack Narz, Jay Stewart, Charlie O'Donnell & Johnny Olson all did Card Sharks when Wood was gone. I wonder if Johnny Gilbert did the Perry Card Sharks as well? I know he did a week or two of the Eubanks version. I also know Gilbert was a sub for Wood during that time he was off at Family Feud
0:58 The audience member standing up behind the prop man looks like Stoney from a episode of Price is Right in 1980. It was the same episode with Crazy Sharon bending Bob's finger during 10 chances!
Definitely a missed opportunity. And it's probably a dimension disparity as well, with 2" x 1" is not necessarily the same proportions as a standard poker sized 3.5 inch x 2.5 inch deck.
If it's the music with the "Game show page" name, it's been used mainly by Hearst -owned stations(WBAL, WCVB, WTAE, WISN, KMBC, and WGRZ---who went to Gannett later, just to name these) for their newscasts. If you're asking about the game show's music, Alex Trebek and "Double Dare" used it first in 1976/77.
Wow, there are some people here who must have ADD. I didn't mind your intro and I don't know why people have to be so rude about their dislike of it. Thanks for uploading this, btw, I've always wondered how they worked with the cards behind the scenes as well.
I wonder if they used the same method on the Eubanks and Rafferty runs. Although for the 2001 run, Pearson probably screwed around with them the same way they screwed around with the format.
I think the first for him was The Joker's Wild (last part of the 1978-79 season), which he likely announced in tandem with Tic Tac Dough if Jay or one of the two Johnnys was unavailable.
I'm still not quite sure in some cases. How would you explain Ken Jennings on "Jeopardy!"? Also, I've heard that they kind of hand pick which episodes they air of "Deal or No Deal".
Ah. These were the days (after the quiz show scandals) when they were VERY worried about keeping things kosher. They've slipped a bit since then a bit I think.
First of all I want to thank you for posting these wonderful clips from game shows from years past. The clips are great! However, the extremely LAME 14 second intro to all of your clips REALLY sucks! If you want to toot your own horn that's fine but any intro over 4 or 5 seconds is just annoying and is a deterrent from watching further clips. The intro is not even impressive. I suggest you drop it completely.
