The $25,000 Pyramid 1982 Episode, Part 1 of 5: Audrey Landers vs. Nipsey Russell

[1skullduggery]

dick clark really lived up to his name on this show, the way he would get all reflective at the end when the contestent didn't make it to the top; offering his own clues and looking like an idiot.

[danbarker39]

When did they add the NEW to the title, I think the following Monday.

[loggats]

THEY CANT EVEN SPELL PAVAROTTI'S NAME!!!

[neilrocks87]

goota love Nipsey Russell

[Nickle98499]

Jack Clark announcing Pyramid? Now that's pretty rare

[davemock]

He was the lead announcer for the daytime show's first three TV City seasons, and also did some of the $100G version in 1985. Clark also did fill-in on the $10G version during its fall 1973 visit to Los Angeles.

[eric442]

I didn't know that either, neither htat he did early '80s WOF nor Tattletales until around the time I first tuned into GAME SHOW Network?

[Nickle98499]

Interesting

[nextbarker]

When did it become The New $25,000 Pyramid?

[puppyshoes]

I Believe it was in 1983.

[gameshowluvr86]

November 1982. ;-)

[kormoran78]

As usual terrific Audrey Landers. I love her...

[megamanj2004X]

Audrey and her sister Judy were some of the hottest females of the '80s!

No doubt about that!

[gameshowluvr86]

I second that. ;)

[DorvellTStewart]

I don't remember when this was, but for a while, the $25,000.00 pyramid used a different bell. It was sometime during Dick Clark's hosting period.

[jimousine85]

To answer your question DorvellTStewart, the different bell you're referring to was used during the first month or so of this version. It was also used during the entire 70s run, and sounded like a receptionists' bell. The bell heard here is the standard "G-note" bell.

[gameshowluvr86]

Teri looks SO '80s... ;)

[gamshwfan]

Nice poetry there by Nipsey; he could always do it in a way that is funny with quick wit at the same time. I wouldn't say it is a weird morning on the Pyramid set Dick; it's just a little streak that will inevitably be broken.

[zachhoran]

Yes it's from October 22, 1982, GSN showed 9/20/82-9/16/83 episodes and 11/16/87-12/31/87 and 4/4/88-7/1/88

[vnisanian2001]

Not exactly. GSN did show the entire first week of Season 2 (Audrey Landers & Charles Siebert), and the first episode of the week that came after at (Markie Post & Richard Kline), only to go all the way back to episode #1.

[nextbarker]

What this ever seen on GSN?

[vnisanian2001]

"The Poet Laureal of Television, Nipsey Russell", was this the only time he was ever dubbed as that on the show?

BTW, this was also the first week of shows to feature the new ding sounds, as opposed to the old ones, that date back to the New York City era.

[Nickle98499]

LOL at the clue the contestant gave Audrey Landers: "The place that Marco Polo was looking for", "Cuba?".