TJW 1969

[Pookatube]

I did not know that there was an earlier version of TJW from 1969. Was it a network show or syndicated?

[GrahamRiver]

So who won?



[lobstertexas]

a little messup @2:19 .. Baseball should be worth 1 point i that situation ..  :D

[gameshowfreak2007]

@lobstertexas no it would be worth 2 pts. that's the way they played the first pilot too.

[Golbez1991]

Wow. What a rare gem! I won't ask where you get this, but this is a treat to all of us game show fans. And I really love those lights around the boards.. too bad it wasn't used for the CBS version

[bluebear1985]

Allen Ludden probably would have done alright with hosting this show had Password not returned to television at the time it did.

[nowhammies10]

Holy cow, in colour!!

[steveb78]

I would love to see the whole episode. Since this is the 2nd pilot... Thanks for adding this!

[VeRTiGo9191]

Nice to see this in color! What a treat!!

[darijoe]

Is it me, or does the theme music sound like a typical synthesizer from the early 80s...in the late 60s??

[lojosol]

it's called a moog synthesizer, yes! and it was produced by perrey and kingsley

[chuckcollins]

It's amazing the length of time between pilot and finally getting on the air. I wonder what finally sold the show? Was CBS just desperate or was there something that was tweaked that finally gave it the green light?

[secondchance1977]

By 1972, CBS was drooping in ratins from all the Soaps, so CBS might have been a little desperate and bought it to air.

[WhatsAYak]

The fact that the rest of their daytime sched was nothing but sitcom reruns also factored in.

[Hondo20132]

I'm guessing that's what led to all those early '70s hits that came around the same year?

[TimelordR]

Very interesting early color footage of a game show form the 60's.

[pannoni1]

@TimelordR I think the Let's Make A Deal Pilot though (1963) takes the cake in terms of earliest color game show.

[banjochris]

@pannoni1 I think the Cullen Price is Right may have been the first color game show -- there were quite a few color ones on NBC back in the '50s.

[Austin7298]

@banjochris Actually, it was NBC's Truth or Consequences.

[banjochris]

@Austin7298 Cool -- was that the Barker version or earlier?

[Noveltooner]

@banjochris You are correct! The nighttime edition of "The Price is Right" was indeed the first game show ever telecast in color when it aired and was co-produced by NBC (the daytime run was always in black and white). Unfortunately, ABC was still a fledgling network with a tight budget, so in spite of it's brilliant red, blue, white and gold set, it reverted to black and white, and the Ritz Theater (now Walter Kerr) reverted back to a legitimate Broadway theater after TPIR's cancellation.

[GarfieldnPyramid]

Wow! color footage.

[quiznationrules]

Wow...nice use of the font used in the title of "Yellow Submarine".

[TubeTech94]

Amazing quality! I've only seen this pilot in B&W!

[Hondo20132]

Actually, it's a different pilot.

[TubeTech94]

Oh.

[a1cjlock]

The one you mention was in b&w and fatured celebrities that asked contstants the question.

[Hondo20132]

Yeah.

[WhatsAYak]

Yep...note how they're careful to avoid shooting the right side of the stage here (where the celeb seating area was for the 1st pilot).