Card Sharks | Perry's finale, pt. 2

The game goes to the Money Cards, and in walks new challenger Victoria. Jim announces however, that there is not enough time for another Money Cards, so whoever wins the match won't go to the Money Cards, but will win $5,000 in cash. How does that match turn out? And then, JIm closes out the show for the 864th and final time, and we get a shot of Gene Wood saying good-bye.

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[ahoneanatwo]

NBC cancelling Card Sharks....worst programming decision EVER

When it comes to aces, deuces, polls and money cards, nobody did it better than Jim

[mtiller2006]

I was told it was the time changes that killed Card Sharks

[bdaddyn678]

Great theme. Almost reminds me of the theme to Double Dare (The CBS Version with Alex Trebek).

[mtiller2006]

It IS the same theme!

[nextbarker]

$3,218,550 NOT BAD FOR 3 YEARS.

[9409312]

This verison later come back in january 1986 with host Bob Eubanks

[masoudfun1996]

The overall total money given away on the NBC run of Card Sharks is $3,218,550.

[JerryG918]

Gotta love the classic podium jounce in the Money Card round. Jim Perry: definitely the best CS host ever IMHO.

[Dodgerfn5]

That's the slowest I've ever seen credits roll on a game show. You could read every person who worked on that show. Kudos!



[mr2del]

@bdaddyn678 He's right. I've seen an opening to Double Dare. Ironically it was on YT.

[shawnkquinn]

@pooka5472 The comment *I* was replying to was about "Whew!". Sorry if you got confused.

[pooka5472]

@shawnkquinn Well, the conversation was about "Sale of the Century", not "Whew!".

[shawnkquinn]

@pooka5472 I was referring to Whew! in that comment, not SOTC.

[pooka5472]

@shawnkquinn Burt Sugarman didn't produce "Sale of the Century." The show was actually created and produced by Al Howard, who also created and produced "Supermarket Sweep."

[tnawcwvictoria]

Well guys, 1981 was the year that NBC cancelled Card Sharks w/Jim Perry and Chuck Woolery Exits the Wheel of Fortune, but both Jim and Chuck would return to NBC working for Reg Grundy Productions

Jim would host $ale of the Century for NBC and syndication from 1983-1989 while Chuck would host SCRABBLE from 1984-1990 and again in 1993 when it was paired w/Scattergories w/TV Icon Dick Clark

and Card Dealer Markie Post found great success after CS w/The Fall Guy on abc and Night Court on NBC

[pooka5472]

@artytoons Don't feel too bad, artytoons. Mark Goodson himself didn't go up on stage either.