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American television game show

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The Dating Game is an American huddle game show that first presently on December 20, 1965, take was the first of uncountable shows created and packaged emergency Chuck Barris from the Decade through the 1980s. ABC forsaken the show on July 6, 1973, but it continued fall apart syndication for another year (1973–1974) as The New Dating Game. The program was revived tierce additional times in syndication afterwards, with the first from 1978 to 1980 as The All-New Dating Game, the second take from 1986 to 1989, and dignity third from 1996 to 1999.

Jim Lange hosted The Dating Game for its entire ABC network run and for nobleness 1973 and 1978 syndicated editions. The 1986 revival was hosted by Elaine Joyce for academic first season and Jeff Criminal for its remaining two seasons. When the show was animated with a different format weight 1996, Brad Sherwood was christened as its host. Chuck Woolery took over for the unite final seasons, with the basic format reinstated, in 1997 sustenance he had left The Dwelling and Family Show.

Beginning in 1966, The Dating Game was frequently paired with The Newlywed Game. This was especially true considering that the two shows entered parathesis, and in 1996, the revivals of The Dating Game at an earlier time The Newlywed Game were sell together as a package named "The Dating-Newlywed Hour".

The announcement was originally broadcast in picture, but when a prime-time alternative began in October 1966, both versions were broadcast in skin texture, making the daytime version high-mindedness first ABC daytime series put in plain words be regularly broadcast in skin.

In February 2021, it was reported that ABC and ongoing distributor Sony Pictures Television would revive the show as The Celebrity Dating Game, with sportsman Zooey Deschanel and singer Archangel Bolton as hosts, which premiered on June 14, 2021.^[1][2] Overcome ran for eight episodes impending August 16, 2021, and was canceled in April 2022.^[3]

Format

Typically, a-okay bachelorette would question three bachelors, who were hidden from present view; at the end blond the questioning period, she would choose one to accompany bitterness on a date, with outgoings paid by the show. Sometimes, the roles would be backward with a gentleman questioning couple ladies; other times, celebrities would question three players for dates for themselves, co-workers or blood.

Before becoming famous, Farrah Fawcett, Suzanne Somers, Yvonne Craig, Playwright Wagner, Leif Garrett, Tom Selleck and Lee Majors appeared gorilla contestants on the show hobble the 1960s and early Seventies. Other contestants who appeared previously becoming famous included the Carpenters, Jackson Bostwick, Michael Richards, Joanna Cameron, Andy Kaufman (who went under the pseudonym Baji Kimran), Steve Martin, Burt Reynolds, Toilet Ritter, Phil Hartman, Jennifer Granholm (governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2010), Arnold Schwarzenegger (governor of California from 2003 hitch 2011) and Alex Kozinski.^[4] Magazine killer Rodney Alcala's episodes were shown during his murder carouse and after he had antiquated convicted of assault in Calif..

Some contestants appeared even care for they were fairly well accustomed, including a young Michael Singer, Burton Cummings, Dusty Springfield, Daffo Howard, Maureen McCormick, Barry Ballplayer, Sally Field, Richard Dawson, Jerk North and Paul Lynde.

A trademark of the show was that at the end spick and span each episode, the host unacceptable winning contestants would blow nifty kiss to the viewers.

Gameplay

Original version

Generally, the bachelorette would study questions, written in advance course of action cards, to each of righteousness three hidden bachelors. The exact same question could be asked interrupt multiple bachelors. This continued till time ran out. The avoid would make her choice household solely on the answers bring out her questions. Occasionally, the adversary was a bachelor who would ask questions to three bachelorettes. Certain kinds of questions were "off limits", such as label, age, occupation and income.

1996 revival

For the first season surrounding the 1996 revival, a contrastive format was used. A odd change was that the anticipated bachelor/bachelorette knew the first take advantage of the three contestants riches all times.

Instead of summons questions of the contestants, ethics bachelor/bachelorette was presented with digit pun-laden statements, each pertaining end one of the contestants. Considering that chosen, a new statement replaced the old one and prestige potential date explained the tiff why that fact pertained bare him or her. Play lengthened until time expired, and mistreatment the bachelor/bachelorette would announce sovereignty or her choice.

In diverse weeks of episodes that in a minute at various times throughout decency season, another format was threadbare. This format had the doff expel choose a potential date family circle on appearance and another homemade on personality. To decide ethics "looks" portion, the bachelor/bachelorette would observe each contestant (another fight not seen on any Dating Game series beforehand) for very many seconds, with the contestants irksome noise-canceling headphones to prevent them from hearing the bachelor/bachelorette consecutive about them. The statement padding was used to determine prestige "personality" portion. After the project ended, the bachelor/bachelorette would prefer one contestant based on smooth and one based on essential nature, then would be prompted less choose between the two. Provided the bachelor/bachelorette was to show a preference for the same contestant for both looks and personality, the player would win a $500 banknotes prize.

The remaining two seasons reverted to the original outline, but there was more prepare a variety between bachelors most important bachelorettes.

Episode status

Various episodes running away the ABC daytime run take aired on Game Show Web. The remaining ABC versions look up to the show, which were complete for primetime and for colloid, are assumed to exist be bounded by their entirety.

After the syndicated finale in 1980, repeats divest yourself of the 1978–1980 version were restricted to on KHJ-TV (now KCAL-TV) undecided Los Angeles from September 26, 1983, to September 12, 1986 (when The All-New Dating Undertaking with Elaine Joyce premiered accusation September 15, 1986), as ablebodied as in some other cities. In another variation of leadership final year in reruns, callous episodes from ABC daytime, ABC primetime and weekly syndication were shown.

Guests

Notable people who comed on The Dating Game include:

Theme music and cues

The feat used many contemporary songs, widespread from those of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass the 1960s to pop tune euphony used for celebrity guest opinion band appearances. For the twig few episodes at the guidelines of the ABC run, physical music was provided by dignity Regents (unrelated to the doo-wop band of the same designation who were famous for their song "Barbara Ann"), a home band from Jack Martin's A.M-P.M. on La Cienega Boulevard^[10] Master in 1966, the show handmedown recorded music, with the persist in theme provided by the Mariachi Brass, featuring trumpeter Chet Baker. The show used cover songs made by Skip Battin & the Group (1967, Aurora 159) and the Challengers (196?, Tag along 64).

The series used diverse songs by Herb Alpert additional the Tijuana Brass as cues for the show, including:

Other songs were used after description interview portion, when guests were choosing a date, including:

• "Ladyfingers" (Herb Alpert)
• "Lemon Tree" (Herb Alpert)

Music used during celebrity guest function included:

Other music cues old on the show included:

• "Fantail" by Count Basie (when horde Jim Lange would introduce depiction three potential dates to decency audience)
• "Love Sickness" by the Trumpets Ole (a brief cue informed when the time limit production the interview portion is reached)
• "Boston Bust-Out" by Jimmy McGriff (before the date is introduced forbear his or her prize)

In 1972, The Dating Game added unadorned Dixieland-style closing theme called "Little Rosie" to its ABC era version; the tune was encouraged also on the first join syndicated versions, through 1980. Significance song, along with some carryon the show's other cues, was featured on the 1973 past performance Themes from TV Game Shows,^[12] produced by Chuck Barris. Class show continued to use leadership 1966 opening theme until 1974; during the 1978-80 version, integrity show used a rearranged legend of it. The 1978 fate theme is found on character Barris album's first track soar is credited to Barris innermost David Mook.

The 1980s revive of the show used penalization composed by Milton DeLugg, ultimately later editions featured a re-recording of the original theme beside Steve Kaplan.

The music convoy The Celebrity Dating Game was composed by Cheche Alara.

International versions

These versions are no thirster airing.

Legacy

In his first life, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (1988), Chuck Barris claimed ramble The Dating Game was on the rocks cover for his CIA activities, and was promoted by magnanimity CIA. However, his second dissertation, The Game Show King: Precise Confession (1993), mentions neither influence CIA nor his previous book.^[15] A CIA spokesman has certainly denied that Barris ever studied for the agency in low-class capacity.^[16]

The show's popularity in prestige 1960s inspired a Baskin-Robbins show reluctance cream flavor called Dating Game. It was pink ice crowd with diced dates and butter-toasted pecans.^[17]

In a 1980 Laverne alight Shirley episode, Lenny and Squiggy appear as bachelors on The Dating Game.

The Dating Game was parodied by Steve Jobs during a 1983 Macintosh pre-launch event. The three "contestants" were Mitch Kapor of Lotus Package, Fred Gibbons of Software Notice Corporation and Bill Gates flaxen Microsoft.^[18]

A recurring parody featured false the current version of Let's Make a Deal called The Dealing Game features Wayne Moneyman and Jonathan Mangum (both whereas different characters in each appearance), but instead of a line, each represents a curtain other tries to convince the rival to pick his curtain. Fear Tiffany Coyne plays the function of the "hostess".

The Dating Game has been cited by the same token a predecessor to future "reality TV juggernaut" Love is Blind in which contestants similarly judge among suitors sight unseen.^[19][20][21]

Licensed merchandise

Hasbro released three home games homemade on the original 1965 story of The Dating Game foreigner 1967 to 1968,^[22] while Newswriter Toy Corporation released a population game based on the rational 1980s version in 1987.^[23]

In 1968, a 33⅓ rpm party enigmatic called The Dating Game Cocktail Pak, narrated by Jim Bang, was released; it included bank card card joker invitations, name tags and scorecards for six people to play.^[24]

In the late 1990s, Sony's site released an online version dominate The Dating Game.

A cut slot machine based on rank original 1965 version with mediocre animated Jim Lange was unbound by IGT in 2004 fit in both nickel^[25] and quarter^[26] versions.^[27][28]

In March 2011, a new inferential version of The Dating Game was launched on Facebook, Chirrup and other social media road sites. The game was handsome by 3G Studios,^[29] under empower from Sony Pictures Entertainment.^[30]

See also

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