Great work here man-but I think the real winner here is the show itself. The format is flexible, but relatable-and each host has been able to connect with real people in their own way. Feud is authentic, and people know it
Any chance you could do an in-depth video/video series on "love connection"? That one was a heavyweight in syndication throughout the 80s until the mid 90s as well, which was followed by a short-lived second run in syndication in 1998/99, a proposed revival for syndication in 2015 which ultimately fell through and and approximately two year run on Fox from the summer of 2017 until the winter/spring of 2019. Another few suggestions for future videos… The US versions of "weakest link," who wants to be a millionaire" and the subsequent million dollar game show craze, the various runs of "Hollywood squares" and "match game," and, for a complete change of course (though I have no doubt you could pull this one off also,) the CBS prime time reality based show, "rescue 911".
9/11 happened at the start of Louie's final season and one thing that he doesn't get enough credit for is he was the one who had the idea of the cops vs firefighters tournament to raise money for 9/11 victims AND the first $5000 in the jackpot came from his pocket.
Bro this was bonkers. I watched all 3 parts and can't believe I just really enjoyed 3+ hours of a family feud documentary. You're on your way to RU-vid greatness.
Louis Anderson has maybe my all time favorite stand-up joke. When he takes the mic stand and moves it to the side and says "Let me just move this so you could see me." Just the best.
I didn't know he passed this year!!! I thought he passed years ago. Omg! Edit: Okay, just saw the end of the video. I didn't know it was mentioned here until now. So sad.
I'm really so damn proud of Steve Harvey and his success and growth with the show. He made it his own and remains humble and thankful about how far he has come with this game show. It's amazing and if Steve gets remembered for anything, it's the success of his tenure as the host of Family Feud.
I personally remember John O Hurly much more as the original voice announcer for Cartoon Network’s spin-off channel, Boomerang. He held that honor for nearly 15 years, so I’m surprised that you didn’t bring it up in this video. The specific way he delivered the channel’s old slogan, “It’s all coming back to you”, will be burned in my brain forever.
One thing I hate is content creators constantly talking over the subject matter. You are the excellent exception and have done a fantastic and thorough job with this project. The networks need to tap you for help with their shows. This is a well-written and informative gem. AWESOME!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Just want to say, I watched this series from start to finish and I loved every second of it! You did an incredible job on this, touching upon every era and beautifully illustrating how deep the rabbit hole goes on this show. It's easy to just write this show off as having just kinda always been around but it's really so much more complicated than that. You helped me gain an appreciation for every host of the show too, even Steve Harvey who I am normally not a fan of. Also learned about some of the rougher aspects about some of the other hosts too like Richard Dawson and Ray Combs that I had never known before. Fantastic job! Definitely will be a regular viewer of yours after this!
I am from Poland and I confirm - "Life with Louie" is the only reason why Anderson is known here in Europe. And back in the day everyone has watched it. It was the only cartoon my father liked! He always said that all the cartoons are stupid and brainwashing, except this one.
Such a shame that your documentary got only 12 thousand views prior to today. Huge thanks to you and Bob for that colossal work of building the timeline of America's longest TV-franchise ever, thank you.
Look, Steve Harvey is a great host, but I don’t watch it now because the questions just fish way too much for dirty answers to dirty survey questions. Also, a new wrinkle to the Anderson version was that if a family successfully got the steal on a question, they didn’t just get the points the other family had already put into the “bank” (for lack of a better term), they also got the additional points from a correct answer. Example: Family ‘A’ gets 87 points before getting their third strike. Family ‘B’ is given the obligatory chance to steal and does so, giving an answer worth 10 points. Instead of only being awarded 87 points, as would have happened in the versions from 1976-1995, the additional points were awarded, and the family got 97 points in this example. I always really liked that subtle little change.
I remember when Drew Carey first started on the "Price Is Right", I thought he reminded me a lot of Louie Anderson's last years on the "Family Feud"---just going through the motions, no enthusiasm like Bob Barker had---but then I saw him grow in the role and grow to like being the host of "Price Is Right"
The hosts I grew up the most were Karn, O'Hurley, and Harvey. I did watch some of Dawson, Combs, and Anderson's run on Feud but of course much later on in my life. Each host certainly did have a varying degree of hosting the show that's for sure.
A NICE WELL-EDITED VIDEO! This was a great video talking about the history of Feud. Well done, sir. And R.I.P, Louie Anderson. He was a great comedian.
Burton Richardson has called out the following names: Dick Clark, Bob Barker, Doug Davidson, Todd Newton, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, Al Roker, Steve Harvey, Gordon Elliott, Lynn Swann, Alex Trebek, Mark Goodson, John O'Hurley, Louis DuArt, Ron Pearson, Tom Parks, Marc Summers, Mark L. Walberg and of course, Arsenio Hall God Bless Him
This makes perfect sense. 1999 was the height of the WWF Attitude Era with Stone Cold, The Rock, Triple H, Mick Foley, etc. Wrestling's place in pop culture was at its strongest in the mid-late 80s Hulk Hogan/Andre the Giant/Randy Savage era and in that era.
Louie Anderson would often go out to the casino floor and gamble after doing a show at the Milwaukee Indian Casino. Thanks for this three part documentary. Thorough and complete beyond! Even more valuable info than "The E True Hollywood Story" gave when they did Family Feud.
This was so well done! I can’t imagine how long this took to put together. If you do another series, it should be Match Game. Lots of crazy history with bad reboots.
It took forever to put together in my opinion. After the first 2 videos I was eagerly waiting for this one and it was worth the wait. Too bad this ends the story of family feud. Best family feud documentary ever!💯💯💯💯
@@ABCEasyas-- Ross Shaffer did a great job hosting match game. Originally Bert Convy was going to be the host since he did the pilot for it but due to his health, Ross Shaffer got the position
accidentally came across your channel looking for ray combs feud episodes... I've watched all of your content and enjoyed all of it. It's so great to see all of the behind the scenes and broadcast history for one of my favorite game shows of all time since watching it during the Karn era. I really hope to see more content coming from you. top quality stuff my friend
I feel like Combs did this too, especially in the Bullseye years. He used to say "We're gonna move like lightning" if it got down to a 4th or even 5th question in that period, I remember that.
Richard Dawson began the “I’m gonna read this question once and I will not repeat it” during the triple dollar round question in the final season of his original run in 1984-85 when the points needed were increased to 400.
@@jackcroley9004 No, Steve Harvey reads the question once for each contestant (with a few exceptions), even in the Triple round (although Steve may say "I'm only going to read this once", he's referring to the "we asked 100 men/women/etc." part). Dawson and Combs will only read the question once after a family gets control in the Triple round. So if someone in the family wasn't paying attention during the Triple round, it sucks to be them.
@@heartlandhobbyist7516I think the show’s policy of only reading the question once during the triple dollar round was used prior to the introduction of the 400 point format.
as someone who has been a fan of this show since before Steve made it *the* game show, this was a wonderful tribute to all the many versions of this show, all of which I've loved.
Very nicely done! You managed to take something that most people would consider boring and turn it into a very intriguing subject. I watched the entire thing from beginning to end. I did not even feel tired. I have come across a lot of contact creators that put me to sleep on some thing I thought would be interesting. Instead, you took something that really wasn’t interesting per se, and turned it into something that I could watch on a daily basis. Kudos to you. You did a great job in your research. You are probably one person that could turn the entire history channel around. Being truthful goes a long way.
This video is so good and is legit a documentary. Steve Harvey changed family feud for the better, but we can't forget the legacy of the previous hosts
Over here in Chile we got an adaptation of Family Feud called "¿Qué Dice Chile?" (What does Chile say?) and it's not limited to just families. Friends and colleagues also participate and it's been a big success, already like 3 seasons in, and it spawned a prime time variant equivalent of the Celebrity spin off, for charity. Honestly I enjoy it a lot, I'm not a big TV guy but it's the one show I actually love sitting down, watching with my family and even participating in the surveys they send through emails. Watching your video makes me appreciate it even more considering the long history of the show! Great upload!
Huge fan of your videos Connor but your FF series has put it over the top for me! Awesome in depth stuff! The great thing about Feud, unlike a lot of game shows, is that you can watch a ton of episodes right here on RU-vid from every era of the show. Most other shows are hidden or an entire era is missing but FF isn't for the most part, which makes things easy to compare. I'm sure it helped you a lot to have episodes of every era while doing this video.
Excellent job...it's times where I forget the current version's been on the air 23 years. It feels like there should've been a gap around 2008 or so, but nope...one continuous run. However, in that era between Richard Karn and Steve Harvey's first year or so, it felt like a generic daytime game show. Filler material. Taking advantage of social media and centering the show around Steve's humor was the best decision they made. I'm not a fan of the writing or the euphemisms on the survey board (i.e. Dong Sarong for Condom), but I respect the cultural relevance its had in the last decade. Night and day difference between 2022 and 2002 episodes.
Interesting series, thank you for producing it. What's overlooked in your praise of the current run is that its success depended on completely abandoning the good-hearted kernel at Family Feud's core. At the peak of the original run, Family Feud brought people in from all over the country. Families from tertiary media markets packed their Sunday best, got on a plane (for many, a rare or unique experience!), and competed in a setting where they knew they would have each other's backs and nothing terrible would happen to them. Yes, Dawson could be harsh at times, but his saltiest barbs were usually reserved for select outsized characters making multi-day appearances on ABC. Nobody on the original run had to be afraid to show weakness or fault. Dawson would even request the tiniest of strike sound effects if someone was clearly vapor-locked and struggling. The current run inverts that formula. "How *dare* these families have the *audacity* to come onto this television show and try to win money?" it asks. "We will be sure that, by time we're done with them, they've been taken down a peg or two." The seeds were there long before Harvey took over, of course. Combs would sometimes pick on someone just because he needed a stooge for a punchline, and families started taunting each other with strike sound effects and symbols. But it's a shame that the show's formula for ratings success was to embrace a jaded, cynical attitude. The show was at its best when it was a positive environment for ten people to play a good-hearted guessing game about what 100 people they'd never met might be thinking.
He insisted that he have the right to "tell it like it is": if an answer was stupid, everyone at home said so. So why not be their voice on stage? Gaby Johnson knew Steve's style, and knew if they wanted him as bad as they truly did, they'd have to be willing to trust him, even if "the ugly-sounding truth that got laughs" was what he'd say. She knew it was time to take risks for a big change, and she was proven right.
Hopefully there will be more series like this in the future. Doing more Game Show series would pull thousands of subscribers, even more network type like the big 3 networks. Bob Boddin is correct in that interview. Were Steve to step down at anytime, the show would never gain this much popularity again. That's why I enjoy watching whenever new episodes air.
Very well done! I appreciate the time and the research that you have put into this. Family feud has always been one of my favorite game shows, though my most vivid memories of it are of the Combs era.
I want to say that I was simply blown away by your attention to detail, research and presentation of all the vids in this series. Amazing, thoughtful work. I never thought I'd get "choked up" watching a video about a game show, but I'm just at the right age where I grew up with Dawson and all iterations of this show...it's been a staple throughout my lifetime and to see the entire saga laid out like this was just amazing. It's rise back to the top with Harvey is almost a "fist pumping" moment in the evolution of TV game shows as a whole - and Harvey...well, it's him. Karn, Hurley were just not watchable eras. Harvey is magic and the show is every bit as entertaining as it was back in the Dawson era. Also. Bravo on the editing, pacing and assembly of this series. And you're presentation skills are in the upper echelon of the youtube universe. I'd tell you to produce more content, but TAKE YOUR TIME, because this was awesome and I can't imagine how long this took to research, write and produce.
Thank you for the mention that this video is part 3 of a series. I was wondering where Dawson and Combs were. Great video/info, professionally done. I never knew of some of the hosts (as hosts on the show), such as Al Roker ... awesome guy. I enjoyed Dawson; he was the first, Corporal Newkirk from Hogan's Heroes. IMO, he made the show. I also enjoyed Combs (RIP), and Anderson (RIP). I used to watch Harvey before FF, he was a comedic natural, what a talent. He has the ability to make fun of the contestants without viewer complaints (I hope). However, the audience has changed, that is also important. The general format/objective of FF hasn't changed. Again, this was a very informative, respectful, and professional video. Thank you.
Great video by the way. Thanks for finally posting it. Long time comin. I always wondered for yrs why Karn left the show? I pretty.much already knew why Louie and John left but u confirmed that for me. Thanks
Same here. I very much liked Karn as host and was surprised to see John O'Hurley just suddenly take on the role of host. I did warm up to John O'Hurley. I think that was because he has the perfect tone/voice for a game show host.
A note about Doug Davidson: He was probably the most veritable celebrity Feud player up until that point. He appeared on every incarnation of the show, with Richard Dawson and Ray Combs, and he would make subsequent appearances during the Louie Anderson and Richard Karn eras. He also hosted the stage version of the show, Family Feud Live!, where I think, he is a better fit for this format than he was on the syndicated Price is Right in 1994-95.
Your videos are so fun and well researched. You have a gift for narrative form as well. I also appreciate how kindly you approach everyone and everything. Especially when talking about the Louie Anderson extortion issue. Your tastefulness is rare.
Goodness you’re excellent at this, Connor! You had me engaged the entire time, which is a huge feat, considering my boredom kill-switch is around 7 minutes. Your writing and narration style is fantastic. You’re quite talented. Keep going!
Louie Anderson once pulled a trophy that said "World's Worst Answer" or something like that from behind the podium and handed to a woman. I loved him as host!
Thank god for that. It absolutely made sense in 2020 and 2021. But we’re almost three years removed from the worst of the pandemic and everything else has returned to normal. It just felt weird and kinda stiff seeing Steve not be able to get up close and personal with the contestants (not in the Dawson kind of way lmao). The physicality of it was part of the humor and charm. Very overdue but still happy to hear :)
Now I'm envisioning an alternate reality episode of Family Feud with Chris Tucker as the host and Jackie Chan's family as one of the two families playing.
I actually love the more overly risqué direction the feud has gone in since Steve Harvey started hosting. I mean, come on; you can’t get much better than hearing 80-year-old grandparents, Sunday school teachers, church pastors etc. letting their freaky sides out. Any chance you could do an in-depth look into “Love Connection“?
It was funny when it came out more naturally in the earlier Harvey seasons. Now it's all set up and manufactured and just seems so forced. And then Steve mugs for an additional two minutes while he rings out all he can from the answers. Just gets annoying after a while.
Wow what an amazingly descriptive and detailed video, I really enjoyed this one. I was always a mediocre fan of the Feud, but this was going back to the 90's. After that decade, I kind of stopped caring, but it's very interesting to know that it's still going strong and I'm glad to see Steve still at the helm. Please make more videos like this, I love the attention to detail and thought you put into these.
Connor, I enjoyed your videos regarding the history of "Family Feud"! I think you can do a great job on doing something similar on the history of Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" from it's early Philadelphia years in 1952 up until the show went off the air in 1989!
Louie was underrated. I grew up with the animated series. Fox Kids back in the 90s was awesome! They had big names like Spider-Man, X-Men, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs. And then cartoons based on comedians like Bobby’s World and Life with Louie.
14:34 14:44 THIS, THIs, VERY THIS! The theme from this era was catchy, but it really felt ... out of place, and/or too radical a departure from previous versions, it really didn't feel very feud like. Glad the old theme came back... eventually.
Bob Boden was also the Executive Producer of GREED with Former Wheel of Fortune Host Chuck Woolery and also Produced By TV Icon and Bandstand KING Dick Clark Michael Canter was also the Executive Producer of The Newlywed Game with Gary Kroeger during the 96/97 Season and The Dating Game with Woolery as host from 1997-1999 and he also had a hand in 25 Words or Less with Meredith Vieira of West 57th, The View, TODAY and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? the syndicated version for 11 seasons Syd Vinnedge was also the Executive Producer of Wordplay with the late Tom Kennedy, The Price is Right with Drew Carey before he retired and most notably America's Top 10 with the late Casey Kasem from 1980-1992 on syndication
Loved it! Great job 👏. You're right, every version had it's own endearing qualities. I was so sad when I heard Louie died last year. He is missed. Steve seems to have found his niche. I love the way he reacts to answers, especially the off the wall ones. Thanks for this.
OMG OMG OMG! I have seen this and watch this video on RU-vid and it was awesome! I love Louie Anderson, Conan and Chris Tucker! My grandma loved watching Family Feud on TV because it's fun to watch! I was so proud of Steve Harvey for hosting Family Feud and that show will always be my favorite! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Not only has Steve’s tenure outlasted Richard Dawson, but the current run of Feud has outlasted BOTH the original ABC daytime & 1976 syndicated versions ten times over and its clear from how successful it’s become that the show is no longer widely remembered as being Richard Dawsons- this is Steves show through and through. Whenever GSN would air older episodes of Feud, it would more times than not be classic Dawson episodes, with the occasional Richard Karn or John O’Hurley episode thrown in. I never knew about the 1980s reboot with Ray Combs or that Louie Anderson was brought on as host of the Fremantle reboot when it first aired (hell, I wasn’t even aware of the fact that the current version of Family Feud has been airing since I was 8 months old!). The episodes with Ray & Louie, for whatever reason, were long off the GSN schedule by the time I started watching TV regularly
I mean no disrespect to Steve Harvey. I think he's brilliant. One of the greatest stand-ups ever. But his version of FF, despite being popular, I think is abhorrent. Every single question is about sex, something sexual, or something that forces a sexual answer. And it's pure filth. This isn't a show you can watch with your parents anymore. And they try to pass this off as a family show.
The show became "raunchy" before Steve took over as host. That's why John O'Hurley chose not to host anymore as the video says at 48:44. So, it's not Steve's fault it went in that direction. Blame the producers/writers, etc
I liked both the Louie Anderson and Richard Karn versions of FF. I'm glad that Returning Champions returned in the 1st season of the Karn version. And, then 1st to 300 points rule returned in the 2nd Karn season. There were episodes in which families would get 300 points in the double point question. When this happened, Fast Money was split into 2 parts. The 1st part was where the Triple question would be. And, the 2nd part is where normal Fast Money would be. In the final (4th) Karn season, Karn didn't read the triple point question only once. He read the question to the family members who gave an answer. I wished Karn did host FF for a 5th year instead of replacing him with John O'Hurley. At least NBC did air a version of FF considering they passed on the show when it was in the development stages back in the mid-1970s (Fast Company). I like Steve Harvey FF. He makes it so relatable to everybody.
Family Feud Hosts: 1.Richard Dawson (November 20th,1932- June 2nd,2012) (Years of hosting: 1976-1985; 1994-1995) 2.Ray Combs (April 3rd,1956- June 2nd,1996) (Years of hosting: 1988-1994) 3.Louis Anderson (March 24th,1953- January 21st,2022) (Years of hosting: 1999-2002) 4.Richard Karn (February 17th,1956-) (Years of hosting: 2002-2006) 5.John O’Hurley (October 9th,1954-) (Years of hosting: 2006-2010) (Al Roker: First Celebrity Family Feud 2008-2009) 6.Steve Harvey (January 17th,1957-) (Years of hosting: 2010- Second Celebrity Family Feud 2015-)
29:37 - if someone enjoyed that Richard Karn awkwardness, here's a RU-vid video showing 11 minutes of it across dozens of episodes with another catch phrase ("come on back!") ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eavE0qCUCYM.html&ab_channel=Raji
I'll always think of Ray Combs when it comes to Family Feud. He was the host when I loved it. I also liked John O'Hurley but I never cared for Steve Harvey. I mostly watched Family Feud in the early 90's.
Glad I’m not the only one. I honestly hate Harvey as the host. I find him annoying with how he seems to have the attention on himself and run jokes into the ground.
Great work, Connor - I feel like all my questions regarding this stalwart game show that I've been pondering on for many years have finally been answered! I think Steve Harvey is now the perfect host, although I don't watch regularly anymore since I agree with John O' Hurley that it's gotten a little too raunchy for my taste. The only time I ever see O' Hurley on TV nowadays is every Thanksgiving when he hosts the national dog show after the parade, but it's all good. Finally, RIP Louie Anderson (1953-2022)!
