Child's Play with Bill Cullen

This is really self-indulgent, but I think it's kinda cool to have something like this. It's "Child's Play" from the day I was born, November 30, 1982.

Read more about Bill and "Child's Play" at www.gameshowutopia.net

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[DorvellTStewart]

What I don't get is why some of Bill's later Game Shows didn't last very long, even though they were hits! Bill was a great game show host!

[AdamNedeff]

"Child's Play" was an example of "cost vs. benefit." It actually had decent ratings, but it was insanely expensive to produce; because of all the remote taping done for the show, they had to pay no less than five directors, and to get good, funny material, they had to tape way, way more definitions than they would ever use. So the problem was the show needed to be a MAJOR hit to succeed. And while it got decent ratings, the ratings didn't justify the expense that went into producing it.

[AlbieGray]

LOL! I loved how Bill Cullen would do those poses. :) He was perhaps one of the biggest kids there was. RIP Bill Cullen, you are sorely missed.

[taurnguard]

Because of this game show, the name Sasha Segan is emblazoned in my memory forever. Sasha was the best child clue giver ever.

[tdickensheets]

We will miss Gene & Bill.

[johnissoevil]

Jack Barry would be honored to know that you think he was actually able to get Gene Wood to work for him. :-P

[xzellos]

lol..complete with the accent

[AdamNedeff]

Actually, it WAS a Mark Goodson Production.

[Rlotpir1972]

Actually, this game show was a version of "Hollywood's Talking" back in 1973 and it was from Jack Barry Productions.

[cupchange]

this episode was just on gsn 30 mins ago and i missed this part. Thanks for the upload.