I had lunch with Shannon last week and we were discussing the finer points of our summers as children. Sure there was the swimming, the staying out until the street lights came on, and the sunburns. There were also the game shows.
I woke up every morning of summer and watched The Price Is Right, Sale of the Century, Family Feud, Wheel of Fortune, Concentration, Joker’s Wild, and several others that are eluding me at this very moment. Entire mornings were spent estimating how much a package of Rice-a-Roni (the San Francisco treat!) would cost if you averaged the prices from across the nation. I mean, obviously the cost of living is less in Small Town, Oklahoma so our Rice-a-Roni is less expensive than in LA so you have to take that into consideration. Seriously. Shut up. I was 10 and I rocked at game shows.
On Sale of the Century I would "shop" with them as they chose their final prize winnings. I consistently gave the top five answers (usually in order) in Family Feud. And the rest? Mere child’s play. The only thing I lacked was the need to run, screaming like a madwoman, down the aisle. I had no intention of spending my 15 minutes of fame acting like an idiot. Besides, I also wasn’t that interested in kissing Bob, Richard Dawson, Chuck Woolery, Wink, or any of the others. Ewwww. Old man lips. Gross. Now Ricky Schroeder? John Cusak? Ralph Macchio? C. Thomas Howell? Matthew Modine? Bring. It. Children of the 80s UNITE!
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Go Big Money! No Whammies!
Man, what was that one called?
Well, I was planning to post wedding pictures for my Memory Monday, but then the scanner messed up. Oh well–sorry about that.
And the whole kissing Richard Dawson thing gave me NIGHTMARES.
Do they still have game shows? I remember watching so many as a kid, too. I was never as good as you at them, though!
Do you remember when the winners on Wheel of Fortune used to pick prizes from a big rotating platform? Everything was all labeled with points or dollar amounts and the winner could choose based on how much they’d won. I remember deciding what I’d pick if I were the winner.
They have really weird game shows now … like Deal or No Deal.
How challenging is THAT?
I personally like WHEEL … OF … FORTUNE, and Jeopardy. I get to use what little is left of my brain on those shows.
Chili, I did the same thing. “The Price is Right” came on at 9am and I did NOTHING until I watched the show. Did you ever cry when someone won BOTH showcases? I did.
TV is nothing like it used to be…
I LOVED The Price is Right and Wheel of Fortune!
My memory is up…in spite of all of Blogger’s protesting this morning, I’ve forced my way in and posted it.
I watched Wheel of Fortune every night just to see what Vanna was wearing. I know, fashion loser.