Concentration RARE UNAIRED SHOW #8 

God bless Orson Bean in heaven.his legacy will never be forgotten.

Orson must've been a hoot at parties. 😅

The way they did the pairs in the main game was weird. It was more straightforward to have matching prizes like every other run of the show.

Thank you for this, Wink! Hoping to see all the rest of the pilots of the 10! 🤞🏾🤞🏾

I think Orson calling out the prizes in the bonus round slows things down. I'm glad they went with Alex and the Classic Concentration version. I'd like to see Classic Concentration get a revival

Fantastic. What an oddity this is. Given this is episode 8 of ten recorded, I have my suspicions why this was not a successful sell, but still fantastic to see.

Someone commented on another episode that he was on the show, according to him: in his game there was a match: MOTHER FATHER and another one: KISS PUCKER. By sheer accident he picked MOTHER PUCKER which got a huge laugh and rendered Orson speechless. Art btw, was also on the Bill Rafferty era of Blockbusters.

Orson is very personable, but gets in the way of the game. Of course today that's what we want in a host.

Not a big fan of the clue matches, glad they retooled it with prizes for Classic Concentration. RIP Orson Bean, Gene Wood and Alex Trebek

This episode didn't do much to sell the show in that the $5,000 wasn't won yet again (this is the third of these pilots that I've seen and I've only seen it won once). Also, looks like the sound effects got picked up a couple of years later when Family Feud returned.

Interesting concept with matching famous pairs.

I turned eight this day.

It became Classic Concentration soon later.with host alex trebek of Jeopardy and High Rollers fame.lasted 4 years on NBC.from 1987-91.

Had Orson Bean hosted Classic Concentration, I think it would have never lasted as long as it did when Alex Trebek hosted it.

Great rebus for today.

Orson Bean probably got the chance to hist this 1985 pilot because he had been a regular panelist on several Goodson-Todman game shows. But the matching of clues instead of prizes detracted from this show.

R.I.P. Orson Bean, Alex Trebek, Gene Wood, Johnny Olsen & Jack Narz

Some sound effects were recycled from 'Family Feud' since this was perhaps taped at ABC in Hollywood!

I've been noticing something from the two pilot the Winker uploaded. While the numbered tiles are computerized, the board is really not. For I can see the physical lights up close. Even the item, prize, star & wild cards are not computerized. They are just as physical as the board and the rest of the set. But remember, this is 1985, computer technology in game shows in still relatively new even it has been used for years thanks to (appropriately enough) Tic Tac Dough.

Ah, 1985, when old people were still allowed on game shows.

I remember the theme song was on Body Language at one point as a prize theme. I don't think this was a bad version, it was more about putting together a person, place or thing in the form of a match. The Lightning Round had more time but yeah Orson slowed it down whereas Alex simply said 'no match' and it didn't shake up the player's momentum. There are just some things that flowed better than its pilot run. Orson wasn't a bad host per se, the energy he carries just felt a tad bit erratic but I can see why this version wasn't as good as the Trebek version.

Recorded at CBS Television City, Hollywood, CA. $500 for finding two wild cards, or $1,000 if all three are found. Can be won upon solving solution. All contestants, who had been chosen before taping and advised of rules of the game, must meet eligibility requirements in order to win announced prizes. Mr. Bean's wardrobe provided by Botany 500.

Interesting that instead of matching prizes (as on the Narz Concentration and on Trebek's show), you matched related concepts to earn cash. I wonder if this would have carried over onto the actual program had it been picked up or if prizes would have been used instead.

I don't really like this version of Concentration because of matching connections to the words. I liked the versions where you find the matching prize cards.

The graphics & set are cool, but the main game needs prizes to match. A puzzle in a puzzle for a few hundred bucks would get old fast. It was cool to see another episode of this unaired version. At least they took the best parts of this for the NBC Trebek version.

Wow! TEN OF THEM???

I'm sure these pilots are the reason the show that made air was called CLASSIC Concentration.

I think Art was on the Rafferty version of Blockbusters in 1987.

So that’s where the Ray Comb’s Fast Money answer reveal sound effect came from.

It works better with matching prizes.

I swear this set is so dated. It looked like something out of the early 70s.

Nice set, and personally, I like how this bonus round was done. Not a fan of how the matches were done in the main game. Leaves for possible multiple matches on one word or clue.

SORRY BUT I LIKE THIS VERSION I COULD SEE THIS ON BUZZER

Basically, knowing that in 2014 you upload one of con'85 pilots, 2 down 8 to go?

Recorded at ABC Television Center (The Prospect Studios) in Hollywood.

Why were they so sure they were being picked up that they filmed 10 episodes?

Overall, I’m really happy that they scrapped this version in favor of the Trebek version of Concentration because the main game is pretty confusing. Sticking with the matching prizes concept is easier and more attractive to play. The “connection” approach makes it seem like the players are just randomly selecting squares while solving the rebus puzzle. The set looks dark and cramped in comparison to the actual version and the red reminds me of the old school “The Jokers Wild” (don’t ask me why). However, I will admit, I like the cash approach to the game. The end game with the prizes is meh but the cars in the Trebek are better and looks more alluring and interesting.I don’t know many games that gives away an assortment of cars in the end game (except for shows like the 70s Split Second with Tom Kennedy for example). The host has his entertaining moments but again, thank god for Alex Trebek.

I like the regular game except I think it would have been better with dollar amounts behind the numbers and might have been a good way to go with in the Trebek version. But I still like the bonus round with the cars in the Trebek version better.

This shows more than anything why Orson was a great panelist. As a host? Not so much.

After now seeing three of these pilots for the 1985 version, I do prefer playing for cash as opposed to prizes. I could imagine two ways to play it this way. Either by matching different cash amounts or by the use of theme games where players matched words or names associated with a category for a single amount each. Trying to pair related words like Bugs and Bunny or Hamlet and Ophelia, while trying to solve the puzzle, is too much work for the contestant. (continued)

Day it was taped was when Wink's last Tic Tac Dough aired.

I can understand why this didn't sell. Having no prizes during the regular round and no car was a big sell FOR me to watch it. Also the sound effect for the clock is very annoying.

The "winner" was terrible both times in the bonus round. How did she ever qualify for the show?It was torturing watching her playing during the bonus round. I was unable to watch the video to the end!!

This format absolutely sucked. Not only did you have to remember where the "other half" in the pair was, but think what things would go together. The 7 pairs/15 tiles bonus game definitely worked better with cars and the last pair matched was the vehicle won.

I'm sure Orson was an absolutely wonderful person, but three and a half minutes in, I decided not to watch any more. A good host lets his contestants shine, and Mr. Bean seems to need to be the center of attention.

Not nearly as slick as Alex's version was, or even Jack's 70s run. Orson was too hyper for the game, the matching words made the game too complex and the champion was TERRIBLE at the bonus rounds!

This version sucks.

I thought Orson was good.

I’d never hit a woman, but her total lack of strategy and abysmal performance in the bonus might inspire me to ask another woman to shake her.

I don’t like this version at all so thumbs down 👎