Category Archives: Game Shows

Cool TV Video of the Day: Celebrity Double Dare

If you thought the worst show Bruce Jenner has been on was Keeping Up with the Kardashians, you would be wrong. In 1987, someone decided to make a spin-off of the Nickelodeon game show Double Dare with Bruce Jenner as the host because nothing says acting like an adult more than the Sundae Slide. Fortunately, the show never made it passed the pilot stage.

Scott Baio and Heidi Bohay are the celebrity guests in the pilot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjPstM3i5Ts

Part 2 is after the jump.

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Cool TV Video of the Day: This is Your Life

Earlier today, I wrote about ABC’s Trust Us With Your Life, which is clearly influenced by This is Your Life. Both shows have celebrities discuss their life in front of an audience. However, This is Your Life surprised celebrities with people from their past and revealed information that the famous person might not have wanted to reveal. Needless to say, many stars did not want to participate in the program and those who were forced to participate resented it. Even, Ralph Edwards, who was the host, did not want his life revealed on television. Legend has it that Edwards threatened to quit if the staff ever tried to turn the tables on him.

NBC aired This is Your Life from 1952-1961. The episode with Dick Clark is presented below in three parts, two of which are after the jump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geTO-ezljd8

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Cool TV Video of the Day: Bob Barker Begins His Last Season as Host of TPiR

We’re starting a new daily feature at Wait! What’s a Dial?. Everyday, I will post a new video that somehow relates to television.

Today’s video is a master copy from Bob Barker’s reign as host of The Price is Right. Episode #3691K  is the first show of Bob Barker’s last season and also marks The Price is Right‘s 35 years on air in its current form. It aired on September 18, 2006.

The entire episode is below, so you may want to save it for later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjB_AYTgE5w