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TV Tidbit: When Game Shows Were Golden

TV Tidbit: When Game Shows Were Golden

Mark Robinson
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There used to be a time (particularly the 1970s and 1980s) when game shows ruled the airwaves from about 9 AM to Noon. When the morning news concluded, you could turn the dial and find 10,000 Dollar Pyramid, Password, Family Feud, Joker’s Wild, Sale of the Century, Wheel of Fortune, Press Your Luck, Blockheads, Let’s Make a Deal, Name that Tune, The Newlywed Game, The Dating Game, Tic-Tac-Dough, Love Connection, Hollywood Squares, The Match Game, The Gong Show and myriad others that came and went.

The Trippiest Kids’ Shows of the 70s and 80s

The Trippiest Kids’ Shows of the 70s and 80s

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Last week, I wrote an article on the Nickelodeon TV Show You Can’t Do That on Television, surely the genesis for writing this piece, as that show would surely appear on this list. It got me thinking about just how strange many of the kids’ TV shows of the 70s and 80s were, contemplating what, besides sheer fun, the creators were thinking. How many of these bizarre, but ultimately classic, TV shows do you remember?