Just because this says Pilot 1 doesn't mean they didn't do more...you shoot more than one pilot so you can get multiple outcomes. You're allowed to "fix" a pilot (UNLESS IT'S AN AIRABLE PILOT). We shot 3 Pyramid shows to get 1 pilot and it's set to air so you can't rig anything and it has to be played straight. For that reason we did 3 so we could get the best one. Multiple pilots just help for sales tapes as well. Studio time is so expensive you want to get the most out of your buck!
I’m gonna take a rough stab and try to explain the rules from what I’ve seen on here and my knowledge of previous Barry Enright game shows 2 contestants play in each game. Before the game begins each one selects one of the categories on the upper window as one that they know the most about. The champion of the player on the left side squeezes and X to spin the wheels to determine the category and dollar values. (Dollar values range from 10-100 in 10.00 increments) if the player likes what s/ he sees he can answer questions from the category on the top window for the combined total of the two lower windows. However if s/he doesn’t like the category (or for some reason he doesn’t like the value) s/he can spin again. Every correct answer adds the money to his score however if he answers incorrectly his/her opponent can steal control by answering a question correctly. The player can stop at anytime and then has a decision to make they can either bank the money and pass control to their opponent or continue to play. However in each of the money Windows is a cross if the player spins a cross they lose any unbanked money and their turn. The first player to reach 1,000.00 wins and plays the bonus game This time on the windows there are money and crosses on the bottom windows and bonuses of $100, $200, and $300 plus a card that negates the spin. The champion has 7 spins to reach $1000 every time they avoid the cross the they add the money in the bottom windows plus bonus money to their bank (the 0 card just means a wasted spin) if they champion can hit $1,000 before running outta spins or hitting a cross they win the standard b&e prize package if they don’t get to $1,000 they just keep the money they spun
I think the music is a prize cue that was once used on "The Joker's Wild" when it was on CBS daytime back in the early 70s. After seeing this clip a few times...I nearly tear up from the theme song.
This looked like the genesis of the show that would actually air in syndication five years later, Bullseye. The rules were refined and Jim Lange was hired to host. Also, the bonus game was typical of any Barry-Enright game show where you have to get $1000 while avoiding an obstacle. No wonder the pilot didn't sell.
Hey jricci9 any chance of explaining the rules. I think I got an idea just by putting the pieces together (i.e the various categories/formats the show would later spawn) but I just wanna check my work
cutemimi25, plus the second front game format (one on one) for the short-lived Play the Percentages (in which contestants picked their favorite category).
Wow. It looks as if this was a pilot made for CBS. Jack Barry had balls to try to slightly tweak a format that CBS had obviously gotten sick of and recently cancelled. What's even more amazing is that a convoluted scoring system and Jim Lange were the magical ingredients that finally got this pile of shit on the air.
The story behind this is CBS was having second thoughts about cancelling Joker...so B&E were asked to come up with something similar. Yes, this eventually became Bullseye!
unless there's a rule that isn't explained in this clip, I see a flaw why ever answer questions in the main game, just keep spinning until you're up to $1,000 a question, and answer one question and you win. and what's the point of choosing a favorite category?
I've never even heard of this before. It's not even listed on the Game Show Pilot Light page. This show does look like a Joker knock-off, though...despite the fact that it's created by the same man.
John, I noticed that this slate seems to indicate that there was only one pilot shot for this series. Which leads me to this question: Since you work in the industry, do you know why some game shows shoot multiple pilots, others only one?
