$25,000 Pyramid - A Fairy Tale Ending (May 18, 1983)

[@SonnyBubba]

The player in the first half only got $150? That must’ve been a train wreck of a bonus round.

[@tjwash2]

That was worth like $300 today!

[@unfasten]

The first thing Richard said was Little Bo Peep, which is indeed a nursery rhyme. If getting "nursery rhymes" in her head was enough to prevent her from getting "fairy tales," I'd say the fault lies more with Richard than with any quirk of the mind.

[@bophreyhumgart2953]

Agreed. She had that in her head and couldn't get away from the nursery rhyme idea.

[@robertcroxtonjr.7623]

unfasten good point. little bo peep is indeed a nursery rhyme. he should have said the three little pigs. that would have been the perfect clue for fairy tales.

[@donkeygospel6]

Exactly. He should've started with "Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty..."

[@ophthodoc]

Awe that’s tough. Such a great game! I’m not sure what I would have said any differently to help her. “The perfect wedding “?

[@MTCesquire]

The fault lies with the contestant for not being able to shake "nursery rhymes". The rest of the clues were clearly fairy tales, so it's on her for not making that connection, not on Richard for leading with a bogus clue.

[@lojosol]

She won the most any contestant could ever win on the Winner's Circle without winning the top prize

[@WarEagleTimeMachine]

I can't blame him for anything. Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales should have been fairly interchangeable and she should have said both (which I think is what Dick Clark was getting at). She just blanked out.

[@drewconway7135]

1:43 “Sorry! [giggles] But you were great,” and then she pats his knee. He’s too much of a gentleman to kick her in the shins, but I bet he was tempted

[@el7jake]

Why? He screwed her up right off by naming a nursery rhyme and she couldn't get away from thinking about that.

[@Milesco]

@@el7jake But he _did_ say Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, and Jack and the Beanstalk. Three correct clues ought to negate one poor one.

[@JepMasta]

That was....PAINFUL!

[@veggieoilerfan2940]

I don’t remember seeing this episode when it originally aired, but I do remember the episode where they replayed this segment.

[@Facetimer864]

You would remember a single episode from 40 yr ago normally?

[@HipsterDoofus100]

Thanks for updating us on what you remember. We were all on the edge of our seat

[@wns808]

One of few times a contestant has gotten $1,000 without completing the Pyramid

[@jeanlynch16]

wns808 she did say it

[@bobloblaw9791]

Larry tied one on at the Regal Beagle later that night

[@suelee3391]

Rare to see a non-jackpot win of one thousand dollars even.

[@Watchinwheel]

How often did that happen?

[@mixon270]

she earned $1,000 That's Rare

[@brothergaryii]

This was the 1st episode in which a contestant has won $1,000. This has happened --- twice more --- in the same year.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Actually the first time was October 26th 1982

[@DocTrower1980]

That's about as good as it gets without going all the way.

[@NEPatriot]

And on the current $100,000 Pyramid (Strahan) get the other five but miss the $1000 box, it adds up to $15,500. How things have changed in 30+years!

[@jmiller297]

@@NEPatriot Right??

[@satanclaus8381]

My first girlfriend tried to sell me on that.

[@crawford586]

You mean how she was rubbing his leg?

[@jefferystewart5576]

Here's another weird thing about this particular winner's circle: she got off to a bad start but recovered very nicely and almost won it all. Usually when they get off to a bad start and only get a couple. Thanks to the judge's rare generosity she nearly won it all.

[@larkpraise]

It was so frustrating. Dick Clark was not happy because he was frustrated, also. Polic mentioned “Sleeping Beauty”, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk and she just kept on repeating nursery rhyme characters. Dick Clark was right when he said, she has that stuck in her mind.

[@veggieoilerfan2940]

That was Richard Kline in this episode, not Henry Polic II.

[@SugaDontPlay]

I'm sorry, but he should've said Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, etc.

[@SonnyBubba]

Dick Clark was right. It wasn't going to click. She got fixated on "nursery rhymes", and wasn't going to get from there to "fairy tales."

[@harrypotteravenclaw]

Yeah Cinderella actually has a fairy in it

[@m.e.d.7997]

Once it sticks hard to let go.

[@kevintablet743]

SugaDontPlay Beauty and the Beast wasn’t that well known at the time That came out in 1997 (the original anyway). This was in the 80’s

[@dougandlina]

I agree.

[@sageantone7291]

Ummm.... is that Larry Dallas?

[@kamuzu]

All he had to say was "Grimms" and that would be enough......game over.

[@thechadmosher]

kamuzu Grimms is not the name of a fairy tale. You’re “going around” the subject and you would get buzzed for an illegal clue.

[@kamuzu]

Chad Mosher Oh, OK, I was thinking more in the line of Jeopardy style clue, I am not familiar with rules of Pyramid (we never had US channels available where I live so never actually seen an episode).......well not until KZbin.

[@gphell33]

Chad Mosher Agreed

[@Logan_Woods-zd2zi]

@@thechadmosher I watched this back in the 80s (lived in Canada) and couldn't understand why some clues got buzzed and some didn't.

[@shoredude2]

I swear you could make a video of Dick saying "$1,000 is that right."

[@hsupower]

Add in the "Holy Mackerel" part, too.

[@kennethk2262]

Should have said repeatedly 'Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell' until she gets the word 'Fairy'

[@thechadmosher]

@@kennethk2262 Tinker Bell is not a Fairy Tale and would have gotten himself disqualified.

[@salbazaz7261]

He says that every time it’s $1000! He acts so surprised. Didn’t he just see the last video that that happened?

[@brandondavis1155]

Cinderella would have done it. He gave her a bad clue with Little Bo Peep....which is a nursery rhyme. They should have given her a qualified yes when she said fables characters. But oh well

[@keithidota]

Incredible so many people here said "She said Fairy tales!" but I played this back several times and she didn't say it. They must think that fables and nursery rhymes are the same as fairy tales. Even if they're considered the same I think they must say exactly what it says on the board and not synonyms. Like on "things that prowl" they have to say prowl and not a synonym for prowl.

[@johnsmi213]

He messed it up. He said Little Bo Peep which is a nursery rhyme so then he threw her off when he said things like "Jack and the Beanstalk."

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

She did say fairy tales at 00:36, although it was not clear. The tape should have been reviewed.

[@thechadmosher]

She said "nursery rhyme characters".

[@TommygunNG]

It was reviewed. See description for more information on that.

[@markthomas3730]

she absolutely did not...

[@justininterest2431]

Watching this letdown is so disappointing to me. But, I get it.

[@StukInBuf]

Supposing he first said, "Cinderella"? Would that have cinched it?

[@achosenvessel6563]

The first one was the easiest one......what is wrong with her brain?

[@obiedrier4841]

Kills me this guy couldn't just say Cinderella. Disagree w Clarke on it, the clues were lukewarm.

[@StukInBuf]

Agreed. "Cinderella" would've clinched it.

[@wii1245]

1:33 - He looks frustrated. I'd be frustrated and would rage quit in a hurry, and yell, " Are you fucking stupid?!"

[@meyerj75]

$150 would be most common during the $10,000/$20,000 Pyramid days where a contestant gets the bottom 3 @ $50 each back then. Here, one would only get the first two subject or only get the third one and nothing else.

[@paulastephenson1862]

He started with a nursery rhyme and that is what imprinted first. If he had said Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel, etc she would have guessed it.

[@TStephens-w7j]

Listen again...carefully. I'm convinced she said "Fairy Tales" almost under her breath.

[@rangerdave1973]

Hes right there. I went fairy tales but many just know it as nursery rhymes

[@mrcydonia]

Maybe if he had said "once upon a time."

[@thechadmosher]

@@mrcydonia That would be illegal, as it’s not the name of a fairy tale.

[@katymvt]

it's because he said Little Bo Peep first which isn't a fairy tale, it's a nursery rhyme and she just got that stuck in her head. if he had said Cinderella, Hansel & Gretel (so she didn't get princesses stuck in her head) and followed it up with Snow White or Sleeping Beauty she may have gotten it.

[@JL-bv4wg]

R.I.P. DICK CLARK... ONE OF THE BEST HOST THIS GUY WAS. HE DID A GREAT JOB ON THE NEW YEARS EVE FOR HOSTING ON THAT ONE ALSO. HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST ON GAME SHOWS THERE WAS.

[@nomizak]

He might have named fairies like Tinkerbell maybe? That might have gotten her to think of fairy tales.

[@cartoongameshowman]

This took place exactly a week before the release of "Return of the Jedi".

[@ElJefeNLA]

I heard her say fairy tales, but it was faint and mumbled.

[@thechadmosher]

ElJefeNLA She did not.

[@ElJefeNLA]

I heard it

[@ElJefeNLA]

sorry, after review (sober, hehehe) she said characters not fairy tales (east coast accent)

[@morgan8757]

no she did not

[@naitsirk32]

I get that you are rushed but who repeats nursery rhymes that many times? If it wasnt the answer the first time it stays not the answer after that…

[@BroadswordNYC]

"fairy tales' ??? That's almost impossible to guess.

[@HansDelbruck53]

I had to laugh when Dick feigned being impressed with a $1000 win when he was a multi-millionaire.

[@bryanpassifiume1185]

Dick Clark’s justification at the end was the most vicious low-key insult of a game show contestant ever

[@m.e.d.7997]

RIP Dick Clark.

[@emerybayblues]

I'm like yelling Cinderella!

[@erichuxel5408]

Dick Clark was so nice

[@veggieoilerfan2940]

Could Richard have technically been buzzed for saying Little Bo Peep since that’s actually a nursery rhyme and not a fairy tale?

[@thechadmosher]

No. Inaccurate clues aren't buzzed as long they don't "go around" the subject.

[@paulbalares2307]

No, just led her in the wrong direction for fairy tales

[@nicholasfox966]

No. The category could be "Things That are Beige" and you could say "Music" and you wouldn't be buzzed. It's not about the correctness of your clue; you get buzzed if you describe or list things that have the answer in them, or something synonymous with the answer.

[@veggieoilerfan2940]

@@nicholasfox966 Actually, there have been times where players have been buzzed for giving clues that didn’t pertain to the subject. One particular incident that I remember is when the subject was “Things You Write.” The player was buzzed for saying, “A pencil.” Since a pencil is something you write with, but not something you write, the player (I can’t remember who it was) was buzzed for it.

[@nicholasfox966]

@@veggieoilerfan2940 That's a usage mistake, not a subject mistake. Of course pencils pertain to the subject of writing, but the answer was asking for things that you write, not write with. That's the buzz. It's a misreading of the clue. But in my example, "music" has nothing to do with "beige", but you would not be buzzed, because you are at least giving a clue that could conceivably, theoretically, match the answer. It's a terrible clue, but it's not a mistaken one. The usage matches. In the cluegiver's mind, music might just somehow be something that is beige. But you don't write a pencil. It's the incorrect usage that gets you buzzed. Or just saying a word in the answer in your clue.

[@markthomas3730]

little bo peep ain't a Fairy Tale...it's a NURSERY RHYME !

[@beataylorsdeeppinkecstasy9013]

I think he threw her off by listing some nursey rhymes at the start.

[@Yowza78]

The Brothers' Grimm?

[@phylliscurley2206]

She got caught on wording nursery rhymes.

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

$1,000 is rare here!

[@whewfan]

She DID say Fairy Tales... it's kinda mumbled but I swear she said it!

[@DarkChaosGaming]

I actually came to this channel hoping he had it uploaded. I saw it on TV and would have bet a large sum of money she did say it. She actually did not, she said "characters" in the mumble which I suspect is what we both thought was fairy tails.

[@thechadmosher]

Matthew Kaiser This round caused such an uproar with viewers that it was replayed on the June 13, 1983 episode of the program to assure viewers that she did not ever utter "Fairy Tales."

[@TommygunNG]

I remember that June 13 episode being online. Do you know where?

[@KoraggRules]

sadly judges can't accept "fable" since its different from fairy tales

[@raterus]

"A short story about tinkerbell"

[@thechadmosher]

"About" is a preposition and would be disqualifiable.

[@Logan_Woods-zd2zi]

that would never be allowable - too descriptive

[@ReinEngel]

Everything he said, then throw in Godmother.

[@thechadmosher]

“Godmother” is not a fairy tale.

[@adamsteinhart1504]

$1,000 is $1,000 what can I say

[@HipsterDoofus100]

I like how that fool Dick Clark always can't add up everything. Dude, they all add up to $1050, so if she missed the $50 box, then yes it's $1000. It's not that complicated

[@truck_yeah_440]

I think if he would have said Cinderella she would have got it.

[@toddb2537]

At second 35 she did say fairy tales. She just got screwed out of the money.

[@thechadmosher]

@@toddb2537 She said “nursery rhyme characters.”

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

Maybe he should have said the three pigs and wolf or little red riding hood.

[@briankregg6329]

A tiny winged tooth collector

[@thechadmosher]

@@briankregg6329 That’s not a fairy tale.

[@briankregg6329]

@@thechadmosher true

[@joannalutz9942]

Dick Clark should have had more confidence in his addition skills

[@markknecht3909]

If Richard added Grimm…

[@Norfolk250]

Tinkerbell would have brought faerytale

[@Loogaroo1]

Tinkerbell isn't a Fairy Tale. She's a character in one. I'd buzz that.

[@linda_memolo]

Tinkerbell?

[@thechadmosher]

Linda Memolo Tinker Bell is a fairy, not a fairy tale, and would get you buzzed for going around the subject.

[@pronkb000]

And Peter Pan is not a fairy tale. It's a play, with a defined origin and author and everything.

[@ruantengyi]

she did say Fairy Tales!

[@thechadmosher]

She said "fables."

[@FtLvr]

I heard it too!

[@TommygunNG]

In a later episode, Dick Clark takes time to tell about the show receiving tons of hard-copy mail about that. People were SURE she said, "fairy tales." He talked about how they'd given away some $12 million over the years, and so--unlike "Press Your Luck"--didn't shy away from giving away money. The judges went back after receiving all that mail and double checked. She said "fables," not "fairy tales."

[@jayinmaine]

How did everyone miss this. SHE SAID IT!! Listen again. Somehow even the producers missed it

[@thetaekwondoe3887]

Not hearing it at all.

[@philc2729]

I would have said tinkerbell from peter pan if that is a legal clue. She's a fairy. that might have helped.

[@c3po626]

More than likely would've been buzzed, as not fitting the subject of the category. And / or trying to go around it's intent. It's looking for more of stories / fairy tales.

[@wizardsuth]

@@c3po626 Peter Pan is a fairy tale. It even has fairies in it.

[@paulj.mancil7987]

She actually said "Fairy Tales" at the 55 second mark! She is owed money!

[@thechadmosher]

She said “Fables”.

[@paulj.mancil7987]

@@thechadmosher She actually says "nursing rhyme characters." My mistake.

[@misterhot9163]

That woman is clueless

[@paulcarter1280]

It's $1,000 every time, Dick Clark.

[@johnpat3622]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

[@hautetoddy538]

The story of… shoulda been rhe opener

[@nicholasfox966]

Yes, she should have gotten fairy tales. But so much of this round is about the confidence and attitude of the person giving the clues. Notice that Richard hesitates before he gives the first clue. This subliminally dispels confidence in her, and she now feels she has to try harder than she ought to. Then Lil Bo Peep comes out (not technically a fairy tale), and she gets stuck. Especially with the bottom row, you have to give the clues quickly and with confidence. Just spit out names of fairy tales commandingly.

[@gsmantb]

very clueless woman, even her correct answer were weird

[@tugboat2030]

Say Tinkerbell

[@thechadmosher]

tugboat2030 Tinker Bell is a fairy, not a fairy tale, and would get you buzzed for going around the subject.

[@tugboat2030]

Chad Mosher A Tinker Bell story?

[@obiedrier4841]

tugboat2030 Cinderella ........duh, (not you) , the most classic one of all

[@sprayarm]

She said "fairy tales" at 36 seconds.

[@thechadmosher]

She said "Nursery rhyme... characters."

[@stevenreichertart]

I didn't hear her say it

[@sprayarm]

For some reason I was hearing “fairy tales” for “fables”... strange.. and many times as she said “nursery rhymes”, at the end she was sure she had said fairy tales. Oh how the brain works.

[@deedeeb9980]

No she didn't

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

Yes, she did, but it was not very clear. The tape should have been reviewed.

[@stacyk387]

8

[@9Ballr]

Peter Pan

[@-Ready-Player-One-]

Titling this video 'a fairy tale ending' is just rude!!🤣🤣🤣

[@amandachoutka7256]

frg

[@birdy1numnum]

*Dick Clark once again seems happy that she did not win. Horrible.*

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

Richard Kline seemed very disappointed.

[@SINGLEMOMSHOWCAM-yg8rf]

It's healthy for you until someone walks in to the room. 🍓 💝 💚