Chain Reaction | 1980 premiere, pt. 1

[Rlotpir1972]

This show was on for a half-year. Cullen would later host another NBC game show, "Blockbusters".

[SurfNetSal75]

Wow its been ten years or so since the GSN's Dark Period, when this was on back to back with Hot Potato, I believe at 11 and 1130 on the weekends. Hey GSN - Deal or no Deal is on FOUR times a day, cut that to two and bring back either or both of those shows!

[PriceRight89]

@SurfNetSal75 Compared to the shit that's on GSN these days, the Dark Period doesn't seem so bad.

[HarlemHyena]

@SurfNetSal75 I'm with you on GSN OD'ing on DOND.

And that's before factoring the 1/2 hour daytime episodes that are on now. Oy...

[morgan2k9]

R.I.P Nipsey

[zebra643]

It's Fred Grandy.. not fred brandy

[mtiller2006]

Fred Grandy? Thanks for the correction there. It's kinda hard to hear over that music, that I do admit. I'll make that correction

[Novetrix]

The Chain Reaction board from then and now, as far as how the words are connected, imo, are SO much better in the new version. Reminds me of Before and After on Wheel of Fortune.

[Fartingbellybutton]

Cullen's Entrance is due to Polio.

[cartoongameshowman]

I do believe "Chain Reaction" is the first Bob Stewart game show to used eggcrate displays.

[cutterTML]

They also used a variation of the theme music and the same game show idea for a Canadian version that ran in the mid 90s

[bruce64h]

@cartoongameshowman you are right. was a surprise for me.

[Hondo20132]

Nipsey's poetry gets me every time...

[Hondo20132]

It's about time we get a full episode of Cullen Chain Reaction that's in-sync.

[Ivoryface86]

Well, Hondo, this isn't the first time we get a full original Chain Reaction episode that's in-sync. You forgot about Jamie Locklin's Page O' Clips, which Locklin himself has this episode also.

[Hondo20132]

I wasn't into gameshows around that time.

[Hondo20132]

You've been getting a lot of good stuff lately!