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scottydtnip
My sister and I have been going crazy for years trying to figure this out. I've searched all over the internet, found nothing. Yahoo answers was garbage too.

Here's what I know.
  • The show was hosted by Ed McMahon
  • The show was airing in the 80s
  • Contestants would have to press big square buttons on what resembled a big telephone keypad
  • For the bonus round, there was a sound proof booth involved

It's NOT Who Do You Trust.
It's NOT Star Search.

I've looked everywhere for the name of this show, searched Ed McMahon's career, and found nothing. I'm SURE it was Ed that hosted.

Can anyone help?!?
Matt Ottinger
What you're probably thinking about is something called "The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime". You have most everything right, except for the host being Jim Lange, not Ed McMahon. I can really see how you might have mixed them up at a young age, though.

This ring any bells?
CarbonCpy
^^ OTTINGER YOU'RE A LOOSE CANNON

(Edit: crap, beaten.)
TeppanYaki
QUOTE(scottydtnip @ Mar 20 2009, 10:08 AM) [snapback]210820[/snapback]

My sister and I have been going crazy for years trying to figure this out. I've searched all over the internet, found nothing. Yahoo answers was garbage too.

Here's what I know.
  • The show was hosted by Ed McMahon
  • The show was airing in the 80s
  • Contestants would have to press big square buttons on what resembled a big telephone keypad
  • For the bonus round, there was a sound proof booth involved
It's NOT Who Do You Trust.
It's NOT Star Search.

I've looked everywhere for the name of this show, searched Ed McMahon's career, and found nothing. I'm SURE it was Ed that hosted.

Can anyone help?!?


You could be thinking along the lines of $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime hosted by Jim Lange. People punched square buttons on a keyboard... and the endgame did involve a sound-proof booth.

Hope that helps you!
urbanpreppie05
Edit: What they said.
Matt Ottinger
Man, are we good or what?
Hastin
QUOTE(Matt Ottinger @ Mar 20 2009, 08:56 AM) [snapback]210828[/snapback]

Man, are we good or what?


I'm sorry Matt, but you can't be a contestant of your own game (Matt Ottinger's Masters of the Obvious). ;)
TeppanYaki
QUOTE(Matt Ottinger @ Mar 20 2009, 10:56 AM) [snapback]210828[/snapback]

Man, are we good or what?


I've always wanted a game show (nowadays) where they'd give you as little information as possible for you to try and solve a puzzle/answer a question for the biggest amount of money and then lower it as you got more.

So for this one, he could have said, Ed McMahon, buzzers and bonus round and we all would have been stumped! (Seeing as Whodunit, IIRC never had buzz-in questions)

/style points would have been gained for a response of "Chocolate Babies."
Clay Zambo
Why not? Tom Kennedy played P+. Didn't DC try his hand at Pyramid? I say put Matt in the chair, start the clock, and let's *see* how obvious things are!
chris319
Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.
TeppanYaki
QUOTE(chris319 @ Mar 20 2009, 04:37 PM) [snapback]210853[/snapback]

Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.


What about the radio rights to "Get the Picture?" ;P
chris319
QUOTE(TeppanYaki @ Mar 20 2009, 02:39 PM) [snapback]210854[/snapback]

QUOTE(chris319 @ Mar 20 2009, 04:37 PM) [snapback]210853[/snapback]

Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.


What about the radio rights to "Get the Picture?" ;P

We sold those to Bob Stewart.
Speedy G
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urbanpreppie05 post Today, 11:54 AM

Confucius say, "buzzer that sticks up, gets hammered down".
Kniwt
QUOTE(TeppanYaki @ Mar 20 2009, 09:49 AM) [snapback]210831[/snapback]

I've always wanted a game show (nowadays) where they'd give you as little information as possible for you to try and solve a puzzle/answer a question for the biggest amount of money and then lower it as you got more.


ONE TIME ONLY ... for $10,000 in cash ... who is it?
tpirfan28
Rigoletto!
SRIV94
QUOTE(chris319 @ Mar 20 2009, 04:42 PM) [snapback]210855[/snapback]

We sold those to Bob Stewart.

And he's still talking about it.
PYLdude
QUOTE(Kniwt @ Mar 20 2009, 07:34 PM) [snapback]210867[/snapback]

QUOTE(TeppanYaki @ Mar 20 2009, 09:49 AM) [snapback]210831[/snapback]

I've always wanted a game show (nowadays) where they'd give you as little information as possible for you to try and solve a puzzle/answer a question for the biggest amount of money and then lower it as you got more.


ONE TIME ONLY ... for $10,000 in cash ... who is it?


Onions!
William_S.
SHAMROCK!
Clay Zambo
QUOTE(chris319 @ Mar 20 2009, 05:37 PM) [snapback]210853[/snapback]

Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.


Who's producing NPR's "The All-New Pictionary/Win, Lose, or Draw Hour"?
ChrisLambert!
QUOTE(Clay Zambo @ Mar 21 2009, 09:31 AM) [snapback]210894[/snapback]

QUOTE(chris319 @ Mar 20 2009, 05:37 PM) [snapback]210853[/snapback]

Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.


Who's producing NPR's "The All-New Pictionary/Win, Lose, or Draw Hour"?


I think it's time for a radio revival of "Everything Goes!"
joshg
QUOTE(chris319 @ Mar 20 2009, 02:37 PM) [snapback]210853[/snapback]

Josh G. and I still own the radio rights to Concentration.

Do I own the rights to radio Blockbusters?
GameShowFan
I got to this game late. I picked up the radio rights to Celebrity Charades and Camouflage.
Clay Zambo
QUOTE(joshg @ Mar 21 2009, 10:46 AM) [snapback]210899[/snapback]

Do I own the rights to radio Blockbusters?


No.
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