When game shows were fun
That has unusually high production values for cash-strapped ABC of the time*. Plus John Bartholomew Tucker's enormous lav mic could also be used for sexual purposes!
*IMDB says the set cost $800K to build ($6M in todays money).
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 23, 2020 8:28 AM |
I couldn't find anything regarding the host of Treasure Isle, John Bartholomew Tucker, being married. Perhaps he was too busy with his career?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 23, 2020 8:51 AM |
The buzz cut daddy inventor was sexy. I only watched the intro. I do remember watching this show as a young gayling because the men were shirtless and wore shorts. Even back then, I loved me a good hairy chest, and older men.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 23, 2020 9:00 AM |
Fun? If that clip was an example, that show was stupid and the people were unattractive. Maybe things were different then? Ugh. Give me Match Game or Hollywood Squares....
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 23, 2020 3:13 PM |
This is an example of that weird time in American culture when pointless competitions passed as "good clean fun." You still see these games on cruise ships. I don't remember this show, but the "abc" intro and its music is very evocative for me.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 23, 2020 4:43 PM |
Wow. John Bartholomew Tucker. I haven't heard that name in DECADES. I can't remember what he was "famous" for, but I certainly remember the name.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 23, 2020 6:43 PM |