| Download Full TV Shows! Get thousands of episodes from your favorite TV series, only 59.85 |
Pass the Buck (US)First Aired in 1978 Centering a game show around naming items in a given category was nothing new. After all, Family Feud had a long, successful run doing so. But there were still interesting quirks about Pass the Buck, a short-lived Feud-styled contest from the spring of 1978 hosted by verenable game show host Bill Cullen. Four contestants, including possibly a returning champion, competed. A bank of $100 was started, and Cullen announced a subject (e.g., "Options you might order when buying a new car," or "Things found at the bank"). One at a time and starting with the returning champion, each player gave an item that fit the subject, adding $25 for each acceptable answer. For instance, automatic transmission, extended warranty and power steering were good answers for the car question; while money, tellers and robber would add cash for the bank question. However, players were placed in danger of elimination from the game if they gave an answer deemed unacceptable by the judges, took too much time or repeated an answer. The next player in line could eliminate one or more of those opponents with a good answer. If none of the surviving players could give a valid answer, a standoff was declared and a new subject played. The game continued until one player was left. That player won the money in the bank and advanced to the bonus round. In the bonus round, the contestant was given a subject and had to give as many appropriate answers as they could within the 15-second time limit. The idea was to match a row of pre-determined answers for $5,000. However, if even one answer matched, the player could go on to the next subject, played the same way. Up to four subject were played, with the first question requiring four matches, the second three matched, row three two and the top row one. If the player won $5,000, he/she played against three new challengers. However, the real quirk was if the player did not win: They won $100 for every answer uncovered, and all four players returned. That meant a player who didn't make it to the bonus round the first time could get a little revenge and, after two or three "defeats," win $5,000 for him/herself. And, even if someone didn't ever win the big bucks, they could still amass a small fortune (getting $2,000 or $3,000 as a consolation prize was certainly possible). A champion returned until they passed CBS's $25,000 winnings limit. Interesting as this game was, Pass the Buck never caught on with viewers (who were fascinated by NBC's new game show, Card Sharks, instead) and CBS passed on the opportunity to earn more bucks on Pass the Buck after its original 13-week run, instead opting for The New Tic Tac Dough. Reruns have surfaced on Game Show Network (now GSN). Interesting enough, Pass The Buck marked not only CBS's last game show taped in New York City, but Bill Cullen's last New York game show as well. The series was taped @ the Ed Sullivan Theatre. It would not be until 15 years later until the Ed Sullivan Theatre had another tv show, a late night talk show hosted by Letterman. If you see any mistakes on this page or if you have more infomation about this show, please submit a comment |
|
No Episodes Found. If you know about them, please submit using a link above. Unsatisfied? Search for more:
Other Cool Sites:English Subtitles For DivX MoviesLyrics Catalogue - Texts of Songs Cooking Recipes Catalogue Funny Jokes and Anecdotes. Computer Games Cheats Movie Forums Archives Selected Usenet Archive |