Play The Percentages - Premiere (Part 1 of 3)

[ChihuahuaboyDH]

I vaguely remember this game show, but don't remember the format.

R.I.P. Jay Stewart (announcer)...1918-1989. You are not forgotten!

[KevDaGamer]

The NBC peacock on the set? WTF?

[torchkit]

The only game show I've seen where a contestant names "sex" as a hobby during their intro.

[danbarker39]

Is this the last B-E syndicated show before Jack died?

[Dougerz]

I love this - so many puns and they were all great :)

[BananamanNY]

Wait, did Nannette say her hobbies consist of horses, dogs, and sex? Am I the only one that thinks that's a bit unusual for a daytime game show contestant to say?

[someguy23475]

The couples format wasn't bad. Changing it to Twenty One with survey questions killed a watchable show.

[sommerssmith]

Tip: Never ask anybody you're not familar how old they are. You can tell them your age if you want.

[schenk12]

play the percentages is my all time favorite gameshow...

sad for its very short run:(

[BenJabituya]

Mine too. Also the other B&E game shows too!

[wipsportsfan]

Geoff is not a perv! I'm not the only one who

noticed the NBC peacock-like set design and

I wonder if some of Sony people actually had PtP in mind when it collaborated w Embassy Row in creating Power of 10?

[nightfly776]

In 1980, NBC was using a MUCH different looking peacock design than the one of present. Not at all similar or coincidental... but a nice design nonetheless.

[palmercomm]

Jack Barry... Proud as a Peacock!

[Mascro1977]

Geoff Edwards came off as a big perv to me

[GandSAfan]

Geoff ISN'T a pervert! Suffice to say though, he is a hit with the ladies. I remember him from the original JACKPOT, when he wore open-necked shirts & turtlenecks.....and I was just 11, at the time!

[rwboa22]

It would be nice to see this show be revived--especially with the bonus game being a combination of both the original bonus game (using the hydraulic game board) and the single question with six answers (five correct, one wrong).

[DBR00]

I loved this show!

[viewdis200]

Neither of them know the captal of Canada. One in four people know the answer. There are four of them one of the should know it.

[lilwill2kold]

this is also similar to family feud as far as families going head to head and the scoring of 300 points.

[WhatsAYak]

Also, Brian Smith later appeared on the $25K Pyramid in late 1982...unfortunately, one of the celebs that wk was Robert Foxworth, who could be one of the all-time worst Pyramid players...on the ep I have, he manages to win both games for his respective partners, and how do they do in the Winner's Circle? 1st player won $100, Brian just barely edged him out w/$150! LOL

[WhatsAYak]

Is it just me, or is that the NBC peacock making a cameo on the answer board? LOL

[bde1982]

It does look like the NBC Peacock.

[bottlekidd]

i started to get bored and loose focus around 0:43 and left after the first question @ 4:20

[michaeltstroud]

On the surface, "PTP" was, like so many other games Barry and Enright rolled out after their partnership resumed in 1975, a ripoff of an established format, in this case, "Card Sharks." But this one did the popular NBC daytime game at least one better, if not more, with a bonus game that at least required a bit of skill.

[palmercomm]

I think it's closer to "Family Feud".

[BenJabituya]

More like "Card Sharks"

[Digifan23]

more like power of 10

[Rlotpir1972]

It's actually all of the above. The problem with this game is that there were too many versions. I assume that the people from Barry/Enright Productions were avoiding possible lawsuits with Goodson/Todman Productions.

[whirliebird74]

@Rlotpir1972 Especially the poll questions, ripped off from Card Sharks.

[narutomustgonow]

@whirliebird74 I agree the slight difference her is that PTP's poll questions were strictly based on general knowledge i.e. how people answer questions CS's were based mostly on human nature and people's feelings. this extended to the original PTP bonus round, however, PTP in the second format with the third bonus round hey took on the human nature element but structured the bonus format as a reverse Family Feud with a signature Jack Barry "avoid the bad guy and win a grand' format...

[narutomustgonow]

@whirliebird74 ....this combined with maingame format changes (to the more "21" style ) killed the show. the original format, with the use of two players, a Massive ($25K+) jackpot and sports type scoreboards (something uncommon on B/E programs) was more entertaining, if not original and obviously had more of a Goodson-Todman feel, or at least gave the effect that B&E were thinking outside the box in some respects.

[kenman923]

Funny you should say that. Geoff Edwards was actually considered for the original Family Feud before Richard Dawson was offered the show.

[viddykiddy18]

@kenman923 The same went for Tic Tac Dough.

[streetcarjay]

Answer: OTTAWA!!

[Chris778]

I Knew The First Question Right Off The Bat, The Capital Of Canada, But Then Again Im from Canada So Of Course It Would Be Easy For Me

[70s80s]

OMG, I can't believe I'm watching this!

[dmoppins1980]

This show rocks! Even though it's a cult classic, PTP could be revived today.

[dickclarkfan1]

It has been revived now. Embassy Row used this concept in the new game show "The Power of 10"

[Dannymac82]

Jack Barry and Dan Enright produced some of my favorite game shows and this is one of the shows I liked the best

[bpot22]

This is awesome, Geoff Edwards is my hero of all game show host.

[NEPatriot]

Do it!

[mightydyckerson]

I don't have any more complete episodes, but I do have some clips (including the $36K win), but the quality sucks. I may try posting them anyway.

[SuperGamer7]

Yay! Play The Percentages! One of the short-lived shows ever made. Oh, if only B&E didn't change the format so many times.

Do you have more episodes? Maybe the one where a couple won $36,000, perhaps?

[johnissoevil]

I noticed that back when the show was rerun on USA Network. Made me wonder if the show was on NBC, until Geoff himself told me "all 1,000 versions were syndicated." Edwards has that sense of humor, I tell ya!

[bpot22]

I would like to meet him in person.

[Tubewings]

Does anyone notice that the thingy concealing the "correct percentage" display kind of looks like the current NBC logo?

[nightfly776]

I never understood why Barry & Enright had to jack with the format of this delightful game show. It had the potential to be a very great show, but was tampered with before it could really take off. A fun game, ice set, top shelf host, good production value, and the couples aspect gave it a Newlywed Game fe.

[JackSpader]

This show was poorly executed from the get go. The couples format was solid, Card Sharks was on at the time and the percentage guess on PtP was similar to the question round on CS, which might have been why it changed. The second format with single players was derivative of Twenty One which ultimately prompted the all toss-up game or in better terms, a pedestrian quizzer.

[JackSpader]

Even the bonus round was a problem, the first one where a right answer could be less profitable then a wrong answer didn't make sense for said reason, and upon the switch to the second format it was like a reverse Family Feud.

[johnissoevil]

Wow, first Feud '94, now this gem. Thank you!