Bob Stewart - Archive Interview Part 6 of 7

This is one part of a 7-segment oral history interview. Visit channel playlists for more segments or click on http://emmytvlegends.org for all interview links.

In the full interview, game show creator Bob Stewart speaks about his transition from radio to television, and his first television show, "Songs for Sale." In 1955, Stewart began his association with producers Mark Goodson and Bill Todman (Goodson-Todman). He talks about creating "To Tell the Truth," "The Price is Right" and "Password." He discusses the quiz show scandals and its impact on future game shows. Stewart continued his success with his show "The $10,000 Pyramid," which was later re-titled "The $100,000 Pyramid." He discusses the importance of game show host selection, the qualities of a perfect contestant, and the key to creating a fun and successful game show.

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[ShaDeed329]

Stewart is another great game show icon you'll really like.

[epaddon]

Bob's memory fails him at one point in this segment because when he's asked about "Bob Clayton" who was the announcer on all the Stewart shows in the 1970s, he mixes him up with Bob Cobert. Bob Cobert was the one who did all the music for the Stewart shows.

[willjarmon]

I guess if you are a game show producer you wouldn't remember that The Hollywood Squares was NBC's BIGGEST SHOW period at that time and should have been brought back

[gameshowluvr86]

God bless Bob Stewart. He's right up there with Merv Griffin IMHO. :)

[gamshwfan]

Sometimes even the best of us fall victim to things that are inevitable in business. Times were changing in the 1980's as Bob was forced to go west where all of the television was at the time. It's great to know that he is pround of his work, proud of Sande's work & not bitter about his retirement. Bob's career lasted over 40 years & that is worthy of lifetime achivement award(s). Bob's games will always we recognized for years to come; I call him the king of word games.