No different from zapping the money, or even awarding it, after commercial. Judges, whether it's Francine, John, or whomever sits in front of the "BUHHH!!!" button (as Tom Kennedy put it on the Split Second finale), sometimes don't get it right in a split second. Similar to sports, game shows have the benefit of replay to review the play, both video and audio. However, unlike sports, game shows have a legal obligation, by Congressional law (thanks to the 50's scandals), to get it right according to the rules as written. The clue did not fit the subject of "Famous Losers" without reasonable doubt (screwing up Butterfield 7 vs. 8 for Elizabeth Taylor movies is reasonable), so the box turns back.
"Casey at the Bat" "Thomas Dewey" "The Confederacy" BUZZZZZ Dick: "The judges tell me that ABC S&P has deemed that topic no longer allowable on their network thus the clue was declared invalid. I'm so sorry."
Unfortunately, most episodes before April 1978 were wiped/recorded over and reused. The episodes that exist post 1978 have aired sporadically on GSN, and I think it's a rights issue with Sony atm
@@terrancewilson8875 According to GSN, around 7 months worth of $20K Pyramid episodes are still watchable while the rest are badly damaged including the final week, relying on second hand copies. More than a dozen from 1976 & 1977 survive as second hand copies and at least 3 from 1976 are from master studio copies including one from 3-1-1976. The $10K Pyramid episodes from ABC have yet to resurface at this time although clips have aired on CZcams in the past, at least one still remains unconfirmed. Still, the $25,000 Pyramid is just as good as the $20,000 one. Nipsey Russell and Soupy Sales have appeared on both 70s and 80s versions.
@@meyerj75 That’s true Nipsey Russell and Soupy Sales did Appeared that Game Show because they were both hell of a players and Talented as well. Oh and don’t forget some other celebrities that used to appeared on that for the Night Time Version The $25,000 Pyramid like Jo anna Worley, Billy Crystal and who can we forget the former Actor from Three’s Company the one and only John Ritter..He also was on the way show although he was Funny guy as well. It will never be the same without those Celebrities because these are the people that you saw on Television because never be forgotten. 😢😢
The crowd reaction just halted everything. They really should have dealt with it the way I saw them deal with a bonus round of (I think) the $25K show where something got messed up. After the break, start him with 17 seconds and a new category at the top and go from there. Definitely had to have led them to rework the category order to reduce the chances of that happening again. Never saw one like that up top on $25K/$100K.
Especially when a few months earlier they accepted “Candles” for “Things that are Waxed”, it makes this episode really hard to watch… And the following episode after this one-particularly the front game-really makes you feel Jackie got a bum deal…
@@mrnmrsifl At least one episode of the $10K Pyramid from 1973 had that happened and that contestant won $10,000 regardless. Richard Deacon and Kaye Ballard were guests on that episode.
Except no one had heard of them, except for Watergate Republicans when she helped put away Nixon. So I guess she would have been a famous winner in 1979. I think Trump had declared his first bankruptcy by then so he could've been in that category. Or basically any year for that matter.
Clue was "erogenous zones", and that drew the guess "things that you rub".
Ahhh, 1970's TV.
And then in the 80s version:
"Your genital organs"
"Things you touch? Things you rub?"
The big problem I have is that the buzzer sounded nearly 30 seconds, after they had initially won ..
No different from zapping the money, or even awarding it, after commercial. Judges, whether it's Francine, John, or whomever sits in front of the "BUHHH!!!" button (as Tom Kennedy put it on the Split Second finale), sometimes don't get it right in a split second.
Similar to sports, game shows have the benefit of replay to review the play, both video and audio. However, unlike sports, game shows have a legal obligation, by Congressional law (thanks to the 50's scandals), to get it right according to the rules as written. The clue did not fit the subject of "Famous Losers" without reasonable doubt (screwing up Butterfield 7 vs. 8 for Elizabeth Taylor movies is reasonable), so the box turns back.
The long buzzer sounds were reminiscent of what happened with Jo Ann Pflug years earlier...
Good game show
Adlai Stevenson, Barry Goldwater, George McGovern, Gerald Ford would have been the right set of clues for that last category.
I’m with Didi Conn on this one cause I couldn’t think of a famous loser.
Charlie Brown's baseball team.
Cleveland Indians
@@richerdchikosky7558 now I know they forever losinf
"Casey at the Bat"
"Thomas Dewey"
"The Confederacy"
BUZZZZZ
Dick: "The judges tell me that ABC S&P has deemed that topic no longer allowable on their network thus the clue was declared invalid. I'm so sorry."
If this were 2021, try Donald Trump
Taped August 9, 1979 which was my fourth birthday.
They should bring this show back & put it on the Buzz Channel so this way I can watch it.
Unfortunately, most episodes before April 1978 were wiped/recorded over and reused. The episodes that exist post 1978 have aired sporadically on GSN, and I think it's a rights issue with Sony atm
There wouldn't be enough available episodes to solicit a full blown series like Family Feud
No seriously they should bring this back on Buzz Channel so way I can see all episodes of The $20,000 Pyramid.
@@terrancewilson8875 According to GSN, around 7 months worth of $20K Pyramid episodes are still watchable while the rest are badly damaged including the final week, relying on second hand copies. More than a dozen from 1976 & 1977 survive as second hand copies and at least 3 from 1976 are from master studio copies including one from 3-1-1976. The $10K Pyramid episodes from ABC have yet to resurface at this time although clips have aired on CZcams in the past, at least one still remains unconfirmed. Still, the $25,000 Pyramid is just as good as the $20,000 one. Nipsey Russell and Soupy Sales have appeared on both 70s and 80s versions.
@@meyerj75 That’s true Nipsey Russell and Soupy Sales did Appeared that Game Show because they were both hell of a players and Talented as well. Oh and don’t forget some other celebrities that used to appeared on that for the Night Time Version The $25,000 Pyramid like Jo anna Worley, Billy Crystal and who can we forget the former Actor from Three’s Company the one and only John Ritter..He also was on the way show although he was Funny guy as well. It will never be the same without those Celebrities because these are the people that you saw on Television because never be forgotten. 😢😢
August 23, 1979.
When this was aired on ABC daytime, it was my third attempt of fifteen of my non-SLDC three week summer vacation.
The Men Team almost look like twins in the first half
Classic, yet *heartbreaking* episode...
The crowd reaction just halted everything. They really should have dealt with it the way I saw them deal with a bonus round of (I think) the $25K show where something got messed up. After the break, start him with 17 seconds and a new category at the top and go from there. Definitely had to have led them to rework the category order to reduce the chances of that happening again. Never saw one like that up top on $25K/$100K.
Especially when a few months earlier they accepted “Candles” for “Things that are Waxed”, it makes this episode really hard to watch…
And the following episode after this one-particularly the front game-really makes you feel Jackie got a bum deal…
@@mrnmrsifl At least one episode of the $10K Pyramid from 1973 had that happened and that contestant won $10,000 regardless. Richard Deacon and Kaye Ballard were guests on that episode.
Napoleon.....surely he should have been the first person to come to mind 🤔🤔
Hitler, the south, Dallas Cowboys (relevant for when the show was recorded)...
7:53
Bart had to get the other one by himself.
8:40
25:30
Here we go…
Things below the waist impossible
"Charlie Brown's baseball team" could be a good clue in "Famous Losers."
Totally unfair. There was lots of time left when he said losers
I did not see you sitting in coach that was bad
The famous losers episode
Imagine the controversy if “famous losers” was the subject and someone said “Hillary Clinton”
Except no one had heard of them, except for Watergate Republicans when she helped put away Nixon. So I guess she would have been a famous winner in 1979. I think Trump had declared his first bankruptcy by then so he could've been in that category. Or basically any year for that matter.
i can understand the reason, however being from Ohio, you could say the Cleveland Indians, because they were known for losing every year.
Or if you're from Illinois, the Chicago Cubs, and to be fair, prior to their 2016 World Series victory.
That still stings since they beat the Indians
Cleveland's nickname changed to Guardians.