does anyone know the reason that GSN took the drastic change that it did going away from the classic games shows mostly in favor of the newer stuff? I miss the days of "Match Game" ,"Password" and when they used to run the Peter Marshall Hollywood Squares. Hell I wouldn't mind seeing any of the "Break the Bank" shows that we get posted on here on there but I wonder what gives with them.
Sorry, we ran out of time and when we do the next show we play game number 2 between our 2 teams until Monday good bye everyone. Parding contestents will receive. Lee's Press on Nails "want good looking nails in a snap get some Lee's Press on Nails, and a a gift certifaget form KFC "at KFC we do chicken right". Close Captioning paid for by Ocy Clean "just don't clean it Ocy Clean it today" comerical consideration paid for by StarKiss Tuna teast the goodness of StarKiss Tuna.
When Hot Potato Debut, Hulk Hogan won his 1st WWE Heavyweight Championship against The Iron Sheik and Airwolf Debut in the Winter of 1984 as well
But also, during the 83/84 Season, Rebecca Holden joined the cast of Season 2 of Knight Rider as Chief Mechanic April Curtis, Happy Days was in its 11th and Final Season on abc, Soul Train Theme was performed by O'Bryan and Ruby-Spears gave us Alvin and the Chipmunks, Rubik The Amazing Cube and Saturday Supercade
I remember for a while they had Celebrity Hot Potato................but I never recognized ANY of the celebrities that were on the show, oddly enough!
I think there could have been a better theme for Hot Potato and its an unlikely thing but look up Twilight In Paris (instrumental version) from Jem (Cartoon) and tell me what you think
@johnissoevil You are so right, it was used on The Joker's Wild, Play the Percentages, Tic Tac Dough, Hot Potato, Bumper Stumpers, the Pilot 21 w/Jim Lange and of course, the AWESOME Bullseye.
@megamanj2004X on Hot Potato only Charlie said A Barry & Enright Production instead of saying the usual Jack Barry & Dan Enright Production on other shows like The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough and of course Bullseye.
Don't forget it was also Enright fault for the game show scandle in the 50's with the oringinal 21,but they also blamed Jack but, he had no idea what was going on what he was going on. What the movie Quizshow and you find out Jack had nothing to do with the scandle.
@mgsnv2 That was part of it, but the main reason was because after Jack Barry died, Dan Enright took over as boss. He and NBC had some kind of falling out or other (he was not the easiest person in the world to get along with at all), and NBC responded by canceling the show. Even though I always liked this show and anything else Jack Barry and Dan Enright came out with, I can't say that I blame them.
I always liked this show... the music was enjoyable and it had REAL people on it playing against each other. I would have been six years old the time this show ran, but I still remember it due to the music. :-)
Hot Potato is one of my favorite B&E Game Shows and I use to watch it on NBC and then it went into reruns on Pat Robertson's CBN (now abc family), USA (now the home to RAW & Law & Order: SVU & CI) and GSN (now the Network for Games)
CBN reran only 3 B&E Game Shows Tic Tac Dough, Bullseye and Hot Potato while USA reran Tic Tac Dough, Hot Potato, Bullseye, Play the Percentages and Cullen's Joker's Wild and GSN reran lots of B&E shows.
That's when you know a game show is about to die. When they change it to an all celebrity version. It happened with "WHEW!" another game show that wasn't bad.
@Naterussell and also to B-E's earlier '80s game show "Bullseye," the 1971-75 ABC version of "Password" when they changed it to "Password All-Stars" (though by the time they went back to civvie players, it was a little too late for ABC PW), and ABC "Millionaire" when they did too many celebrity editions, coupled with the overexposure of the show.
This show wasn't too bad at all; I actually kind of enjoyed it. Sure, it kind of ripped off Family Feud (but then again B&E had a penchant for that, just like Break the Bank/Hollywood Squares and the unaired We've Got Your Number/High Rollers), but it was different and involved some interesting strategy.
My feeling was that this might have lasted longer than one seasons had it not have been for Jack Barry's untimely death.
I think all of the current B&E game shows on network and syndication TV would have lasted longer if Jack Barry survived that heart attack. He was able to reconcile with NBC after the quiz show scandals of the 1950's (they aired Hot Potato on the NBC O&O's, my station, KYW-TV, was an Group W-owned NBC affiliate at that time, and did not show it). Dan Enright was the main contributer to B&E's demise, forcing them to go to Canada with "Bumper Stumpers" after Barry's death.
This theme song sounds a bit echoey. It's like the closing tune of The Joker's Wild; using the same beats but different music at the same time at the end. I know it's always good to have variety but it didn't really seem to fit in with the atmosphere of the game. Things may look relaxed but the contestants are definately on the hot seat. The synthesizer feel to it is good but the set & game isn't that much modern in a decade that used it. 3 stars for this music; it doesen't work for me.
it was played with 2 teams of 3 people, they ansswer a servey question that was given out like top movies of the 90's. The team who has control can answer or pass to one the oppenents. If the person on the other team gets the answer right the person that challenged them will go to the pently bench if they are wrong they go to the bench. If you get all 7 answers or elemanat all the members of the other team you win the round. The first team to win 2 out of 3 rounds will play the bonus round.
And actually this was "stolen" by B&E from "Family Feud;" with the questions being survey-based (although PT% was the same) and three strikes caused your team to loose either the game or match.
It does seem that this is the Family Feud knock-off. However, Hot Potato did have some noticeable differences (e.g., progressive jackpots, the option to pass the "hot potato" over to the other team at any time, the answers to the surveys had no true rankings, etc.)
Same here. I was born in October of 1984 :) . This show started on January 23, 1984 and went to June 29, 1984. Yeah, it sounds quite the disco feel to it, which is why disco music is one of my all-time favorite genres of music ;) .
This was one show I liked watching on USA of course it was reruns at the time but the show was cool as they had to guess 7 answer to a question or a survey. I also rermember Bill hated when the smoke came up when they started a show with the bonus round.
And it sounded so cool when Charlie O'Donnell (currently the "Wheel of Fortune" announcer, but was the main announcer for all of the B&E gameshows of the 1980's) would say, "Hhhhhotttt (psssst.) Potato!!!" Too bad this did not air, because KYW-TV Channel 3 (then a Group W-owned, NBC afflilate, now a CBS O&O as "CBS-3") did not air "Hot Potato," instead, it aired "Eyewitness News" at noon and "Jeopardy!" at 12:30. I only saw this on USA Network.
I can see this on PS3 (imagine bringing Bill Cullen back from the dead?), but on the XBOX Live, it might never happen as the post-quiz show scandal Barry & Enright library (Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dought, Bullseye, Play the Percentages, and Bumper Stumpers) is owned by Sony Entertainment. I don't think Microsoft is willing to shell out the money for the rights of putting the B&E library on the 360.
Same here. Personally, the bonus round probably needs tweaking because it had nothing to do with the main game. Yet this show had a cool unique progressive jackpot only for the returning champs to get a shot at.
This theme music is TOO groovy! I can't keep still!
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Videotaped at Warner Brothers Studios Burbank, CA
32rodrick 7 months ago
does anyone know the reason that GSN took the drastic change that it did going away from the classic games shows mostly in favor of the newer stuff? I miss the days of "Match Game" ,"Password" and when they used to run the Peter Marshall Hollywood Squares. Hell I wouldn't mind seeing any of the "Break the Bank" shows that we get posted on here on there but I wonder what gives with them.
Anyone know?
Amisbro 8 months ago
Do you have the opening theme of Hot Potato?
tvtimetravel 9 months ago
i dont like it but nice work!!!
rocks6168 11 months ago
Sorry, we ran out of time and when we do the next show we play game number 2 between our 2 teams until Monday good bye everyone. Parding contestents will receive. Lee's Press on Nails "want good looking nails in a snap get some Lee's Press on Nails, and a a gift certifaget form KFC "at KFC we do chicken right". Close Captioning paid for by Ocy Clean "just don't clean it Ocy Clean it today" comerical consideration paid for by StarKiss Tuna teast the goodness of StarKiss Tuna.
GCRams2 11 months ago
@GCRams2 - Small correction - Oxy Clean. ;)
rickhh1 8 months ago
Well here are some more facts for ya:
When Hot Potato Debut, Hulk Hogan won his 1st WWE Heavyweight Championship against The Iron Sheik and Airwolf Debut in the Winter of 1984 as well
But also, during the 83/84 Season, Rebecca Holden joined the cast of Season 2 of Knight Rider as Chief Mechanic April Curtis, Happy Days was in its 11th and Final Season on abc, Soul Train Theme was performed by O'Bryan and Ruby-Spears gave us Alvin and the Chipmunks, Rubik The Amazing Cube and Saturday Supercade
tnawcwvictoria 11 months ago
This is ULTRA HOT for your nerves!! Game shows need to step their "game" up & take notes.
schildno5 1 year ago 5
RIP Bill Cullin you was 1 good Game Show Host with the oringal Price is Right,Hot Potato,Chain Reaction,Joker's Wild, and many others.
GCRams2 1 year ago
This was sort of the La Toya Jackson of game shows (she had a near-flop single called "Hot Potato" in 1984 as well!)
pannoni1 1 year ago
This the only game show without a "Beat-The-Bad-Guy" bonus round.
emlsox4life 1 year ago
@emlsox4life The bad guy was the wrong answer! XD
darkpowrjd 1 year ago
@darkpowrjd Although this time, was least it wasn't all pure luck like the others.
scottof83 1 year ago
I remember for a while they had Celebrity Hot Potato................but I never recognized ANY of the celebrities that were on the show, oddly enough!
lurch321 1 year ago
Hot Potato had some bitchin' theme music....plus it was an awesome game show!
TheLynngirl69 1 year ago
That's quite a composition
KNDNumbuh4 1 year ago
I think there could have been a better theme for Hot Potato and its an unlikely thing but look up Twilight In Paris (instrumental version) from Jem (Cartoon) and tell me what you think
willjarmon 2 years ago
Charlie O'Donnell: "Hot...(pfsssssst) Potato! Is a Jack Barry and Dan Enright Production!"
megamanj2004X 2 years ago
If I recall the closing spiel correctly, only their last names were used, with the B&E logo on a red or blue background.
johnissoevil 2 years ago
@johnissoevil You are so right, it was used on The Joker's Wild, Play the Percentages, Tic Tac Dough, Hot Potato, Bumper Stumpers, the Pilot 21 w/Jim Lange and of course, the AWESOME Bullseye.
tnawcwvictoria 2 years ago
@tnawcwvictoria Sorry, I was trying to toggle to make a comment, NOT vote down. I wasn't disagreeing with your comment.
blaqice88 1 year ago
@megamanj2004X on Hot Potato only Charlie said A Barry & Enright Production instead of saying the usual Jack Barry & Dan Enright Production on other shows like The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough and of course Bullseye.
tnawcwvictoria 2 years ago
i hear "giorgio" in the first 10 seconds. then some good disco, sylvester style, for the rest of this tight track..
socalltd 2 years ago 2
Don't forget it was also Enright fault for the game show scandle in the 50's with the oringinal 21,but they also blamed Jack but, he had no idea what was going on what he was going on. What the movie Quizshow and you find out Jack had nothing to do with the scandle.
GCRams2 2 years ago 4
@GCRams2 Quiz Show took a lot of liberties. Barry didn't know originally but he participated in the coverup once he found out.
fatmanfiftythousand 1 year ago
I thought the demise of the show b/c it was in the death 12noon time slot and most stations had their local news.
mgsnv2 2 years ago 9
love it
gshow1970 1 year ago
@mgsnv2 That was part of it, but the main reason was because after Jack Barry died, Dan Enright took over as boss. He and NBC had some kind of falling out or other (he was not the easiest person in the world to get along with at all), and NBC responded by canceling the show. Even though I always liked this show and anything else Jack Barry and Dan Enright came out with, I can't say that I blame them.
gospelclassix 8 months ago
I always liked this show... the music was enjoyable and it had REAL people on it playing against each other. I would have been six years old the time this show ran, but I still remember it due to the music. :-)
MTheChequeGuy 3 years ago 3
Well just so you all know:
Hot Potato is one of my favorite B&E Game Shows and I use to watch it on NBC and then it went into reruns on Pat Robertson's CBN (now abc family), USA (now the home to RAW & Law & Order: SVU & CI) and GSN (now the Network for Games)
CBN reran only 3 B&E Game Shows Tic Tac Dough, Bullseye and Hot Potato while USA reran Tic Tac Dough, Hot Potato, Bullseye, Play the Percentages and Cullen's Joker's Wild and GSN reran lots of B&E shows.
Hot Potato was so cool.
tnawcwvictoria 3 years ago 3
funny!
MarvinYoureNaked 3 years ago
That's when you know a game show is about to die. When they change it to an all celebrity version. It happened with "WHEW!" another game show that wasn't bad.
Naterussell 3 years ago
@Naterussell and also to B-E's earlier '80s game show "Bullseye," the 1971-75 ABC version of "Password" when they changed it to "Password All-Stars" (though by the time they went back to civvie players, it was a little too late for ABC PW), and ABC "Millionaire" when they did too many celebrity editions, coupled with the overexposure of the show.
megamanj2004X 2 years ago
1:25 - 1:30 The piano bit from this theme reminds me of "Higitus Figitus Migitus Mum" from "Sword in the Stone" opening credits.
BenJabituya 3 years ago 2
This show wasn't too bad at all; I actually kind of enjoyed it. Sure, it kind of ripped off Family Feud (but then again B&E had a penchant for that, just like Break the Bank/Hollywood Squares and the unaired We've Got Your Number/High Rollers), but it was different and involved some interesting strategy.
My feeling was that this might have lasted longer than one seasons had it not have been for Jack Barry's untimely death.
mpontheair2 3 years ago
I think all of the current B&E game shows on network and syndication TV would have lasted longer if Jack Barry survived that heart attack. He was able to reconcile with NBC after the quiz show scandals of the 1950's (they aired Hot Potato on the NBC O&O's, my station, KYW-TV, was an Group W-owned NBC affiliate at that time, and did not show it). Dan Enright was the main contributer to B&E's demise, forcing them to go to Canada with "Bumper Stumpers" after Barry's death.
rwboa22 3 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
this show sucked. it seemed like the format was constantly changing.
then again, it did have a smoking sign.
shoofirbin 3 years ago
This theme song sounds a bit echoey. It's like the closing tune of The Joker's Wild; using the same beats but different music at the same time at the end. I know it's always good to have variety but it didn't really seem to fit in with the atmosphere of the game. Things may look relaxed but the contestants are definately on the hot seat. The synthesizer feel to it is good but the set & game isn't that much modern in a decade that used it. 3 stars for this music; it doesen't work for me.
gamshwfan 3 years ago
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tnawcwvictoria 3 years ago
Celebrity Hot Potato was the worst though.
dmoppins1980 3 years ago
I agree.
I don't know what the heck Barry & Enright were thinking.
That's the format that killed Bullseye.
tnawcwvictoria 3 years ago
Since the ratings were not good, producers throw celebrities in trying to save the show. It didn't work.
mgsnv2 3 years ago
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how wuz hat putato plaed? did bil kulin tos uh putato at thu kuntestintz? tat wuld b a funi.
newl0bstr 3 years ago
it was played with 2 teams of 3 people, they ansswer a servey question that was given out like top movies of the 90's. The team who has control can answer or pass to one the oppenents. If the person on the other team gets the answer right the person that challenged them will go to the pently bench if they are wrong they go to the bench. If you get all 7 answers or elemanat all the members of the other team you win the round. The first team to win 2 out of 3 rounds will play the bonus round.
GCRams2 3 years ago
And actually this was "stolen" by B&E from "Family Feud;" with the questions being survey-based (although PT% was the same) and three strikes caused your team to loose either the game or match.
rwboa22 3 years ago
It does seem that this is the Family Feud knock-off. However, Hot Potato did have some noticeable differences (e.g., progressive jackpots, the option to pass the "hot potato" over to the other team at any time, the answers to the surveys had no true rankings, etc.)
Valedc03ls 3 years ago
The show was from my birthyear (1984), but the theme sounds like it was from 1977 or '78.
blaqice88 3 years ago
Sounds more like '79 to me.
munchkinthecat 3 years ago 2
Yeah. Cuz of the bassline gives it a disco feel to it. The should've used more synthesizers like "$ale of the Century" or its predecessor "Scrabble".
blaqice88 3 years ago 2
Game shows themes were always 5 - 10 years behind the times.
telebambam 3 years ago
Same here. I was born in October of 1984 :) . This show started on January 23, 1984 and went to June 29, 1984. Yeah, it sounds quite the disco feel to it, which is why disco music is one of my all-time favorite genres of music ;) .
Valedc03ls 3 years ago 2
This was one show I liked watching on USA of course it was reruns at the time but the show was cool as they had to guess 7 answer to a question or a survey. I also rermember Bill hated when the smoke came up when they started a show with the bonus round.
GCRams2 3 years ago
Sure he hated that smoke effect, but didn't his cigarette habit finally get to him years later?
zekepig 3 years ago 2
And it sounded so cool when Charlie O'Donnell (currently the "Wheel of Fortune" announcer, but was the main announcer for all of the B&E gameshows of the 1980's) would say, "Hhhhhotttt (psssst.) Potato!!!" Too bad this did not air, because KYW-TV Channel 3 (then a Group W-owned, NBC afflilate, now a CBS O&O as "CBS-3") did not air "Hot Potato," instead, it aired "Eyewitness News" at noon and "Jeopardy!" at 12:30. I only saw this on USA Network.
rwboa22 3 years ago
Yes, it sadly did. He died of lung cancer in 1990.
Valedc03ls 3 years ago
I thought the smoke effect was pretty sick! :)
gameshowluvr86 3 years ago 2
A grand show, that should have been given more of a chance. THey should bring this show, or a show like it, back on the air. :)
AlbieGray 4 years ago 2
They should also bring this show as a digital download to the PlayStation Network and XBOX LIVE Arcade.
BenJabituya 3 years ago
I can see this on PS3 (imagine bringing Bill Cullen back from the dead?), but on the XBOX Live, it might never happen as the post-quiz show scandal Barry & Enright library (Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dought, Bullseye, Play the Percentages, and Bumper Stumpers) is owned by Sony Entertainment. I don't think Microsoft is willing to shell out the money for the rights of putting the B&E library on the 360.
rwboa22 3 years ago
doubt it'll happen with just hot potato, there's no market for it, but if they did a game with a bunch of game shows on it, maybe.
and FYI, they wanted to bring Jack barry back from the dead for the CD-i version of the Joker's Wild but the audio they had of him was bad apparently
gameshowfreak2007 3 years ago
They sort of did back around 2000 or so. One of the rounds on the syndicated show Sex Wars was essentially based on the main game of Hot Potato.
Troggle84 3 years ago
Same here. Personally, the bonus round probably needs tweaking because it had nothing to do with the main game. Yet this show had a cool unique progressive jackpot only for the returning champs to get a shot at.
Valedc03ls 3 years ago