Game show based on Yahtzee starring Peter Marshall from 1988. Celebrity guests are Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Fred Willard, Tom Poston, and Jo Anne Worley.
Actually I heard that it was "The Reel to Reel Movie Game" not "Yahtzee" that the contestants got stiffed on, due to the production company going bankrupt (the former was also hosted by Peter Marshall, BTW).
This is funny, I lived in Toms River at this time and I didn't even know this show a) existed, or b) was taped in AC. It's funny hearing these players came from the towns nearby!
This came from my video collection. You're welcome America! I'm just now noticing 25 years later that the Fisherman are high-fiving each other when the sales girl rolls the Yahtzee for no obvious reason.
If this show came back, it would have to be less confusing than what's been presented here. My take would be closer to the board game version. To roll the dice, players must answer a trivia question for 10 points. Players get 3 rolls. They can put their result into any and all columns that apply to their result. First 2 players to fill their cards advance. Round 2, nothing changes from Round 1. The final round plays like Final Jeopardy. The bonus game's object is to roll a Yahtzee in 2 minutes.
Actually, the stiffing happened on both "Yahtzee" and "The Reel to Reel Picture Show". Some deep Google News searching will find articles on both shows; I only found just the Oct. 1988 one for Yahtzee, but there's a lot more articles on Reel to Reel. (Those articles mention that Reel's entire staff, Peter Marshall included, ended up getting stiffed...that must have been a fun experience.)
Poor Jerry Stiller. This show was too little for him. And to think it would be 9 years after this that he finally gets to move in with Kevin James and Leah Remini. He had to wait such a long time that wil Arthur him!
Am I the only one who understood Tom Poston's "presidential candidate" response to "What do people put on rice." In fact, that was my first guess. Here's the reference: washingtonpost(dot)com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/frenzy/hart2.htm
Speaking of the late Mr. Goodson, we probably all wish that his son would have taken that advice with "Family Feud" in 1992 with adding the Bullseye Round to the show. Now, it seems that the current producers are bringing back memories that are best left buried by bringing back that round this fall on the Feud.
This is a terrible show. Even the normally wild Jo Anne Worley couldn't help! And is anyone else creeped out by Peter's leering and touching of Denise?
