$25000 Pyramid - Winner's Circle

$25000 Pyramid - Winner's Circle
Earl Holliman wins $25000 for contestant

[@hockeyfanism]

Still exciting decades later. What a creation. Best game show ever.

[@gregfrank4115]

A creation of Bob Stewart. He worked with Goodson-Todman for many years, helped to create Password, and had the idea of Pyramid, but he couldn't sell Mark Goodson on the idea it would be successful. Eventually he created his own company, Pyramid was one of his first shows.

[@antoniodiego9357]

@@gregfrank4115I did not know that Ed

[@RetroNintendo91385]

05/31/24 - Earl Holliman still with us at 95 years old

[@TheAverycross]

Earl Holliman's Winner's Circle reaction is priceless! And I've always enjoyed the way he wished his civilian partners on "Pyramid" good luck, especially with a handshake. Very decent and genuine.

[@Heres_Johnny.]

I agree. His excitement for the guest is overwhelming. Great guy.

[@tgibson4382]

He has great hair and a great laugh

[@CatherineJessicaNatof]

A snail, an old person walking - things that are slow The planet's orbits, tree rings - concentric things I like halloween, I live in decaying houses - things a ghost might say The English B, Helium - things that are second A magician's techniques, diary entries - things that are secret A reporting private, a not secure person's complex, a defeated opponent's skills - things that are inferior Win with 2 second left ($100,000) A contract, a deaf person - things you sign Eggs, records - things you break Gene Wilder, Phyllis Diller - Comedians Roses, Apples, Crayons, people's eyes (passed, would return to it later. Would get it right) - things that come in different colors My bad vision, many obstacles, A flat lining patient, a path - things that are cleared (passed, but partner got it before first clue of final category was read) - things that are cleared A tombstone, a wedding ring - engraved things As the clock went from 1 to 0, but in time ($150,000) A chimney, floors - things you sweep Philosophers, politicians …an angry married couple (passed, got it before the first clue of the next category was started) - people who debate A cacti, A nurse - things with needles An innocent,, a picture, a window (passed, got it right before the first clue of penultimate category) - things that are framed Leather balls, bullets …the draft (passed, returned to without passing a second time; got it right) - things you dodge Rough Waters, A maze … life's challenges, a new relationship (passed, returned to, got right as the clue was said)- things you navigate 10 seconds left ($250,000)

[@CatherineJessicaNatof]

Original works, Parameters - Things you create A student's grades, height - things that are average A gun, photos - things you shoot A golfer's score, people walking rainy weather - things that are under Santa Clause, another solution - things that exist Depth, a serious threat - things that perceived 18 seconds left ($250,000 again)

[@actfray]

My favorite all-time game show. It required concentration and quiet, two things that are sorely lacking from today's game shows (with the exception of "Jeopardy!"). The Winner's Circle showcased some of the brightest players and celebrities (Earl Holliman, Shelley Smith, Nipsy Russell). Today, it's all hysteria and hype.

[@GeorgiePorgieGmail]

This sure bring tears to my eyes... 😢

[@allisonjohnson6399]

I loved those guys!! My other faves were Richard Klein (no better clue for "sacrificed" than "a Biblical lamb"), Jamie Farr, LeVar Burton, Vickie Lawrence, Charlie Siebert, Betty White, and a couple of others that I can see but can't remember their names! But when they were on it, they were on it!

[@KnowingEyes]

Two years later, Jeopardy has been watered down for sure. It's a sad time to actually learn.

[@KnowingEyes]

@usanatv2007sentertainmentinc. Yes, the questions/answers are "good" (an argument can be made that the difficulty of the questions has also been reduced) but the MC is a joke. It's about as bad as Drew Carey leading "The Price Is Right".

[@KnowingEyes]

@usanatv2007sentertainmentinc. Hell? Please. Barker is superior in every way. Drew should have stayed on his sitcom and/or "Whose Line..." He has virtually no charm that his predecessor had.

[@swilliams937]

She earned every cent of that $25,000 on that last answer.

[@ophthodoc]

Fabulous game show. And Dick Clark was perfection too. It was nice to see them holding hands before the game started. ❤️

[@videox222ify]

he was hardly perfect, did you miss all the times he would SCREAM "hurry, hurry" when they were in the winner's circle

[@m.e.d.7997]

Best host of Pyramid.

[@poetcomic1]

The greatest TV word game bar none. Betty White as much as she loved Password was in love with Pyramid.

[@m.e.d.7997]

She said she loved it?? She certainly was an Awesome Pyramid player and did seem to love it. She also did win a lot of money for people on that show in the Winners Circle. Vintage Pyramid with Dick is the best.

[@themermaidstale5008]

They’re similar, but Pyramid is much faster.

[@joshlevy706]

Earl Holliman was always wonderful a real NICE guy

[@tnate6004]

The Winner's Circle is the best bonus round in TV game shows. And on the $25k Pyramid, the celebrities, while they may not have been the biggest stars, were almost universally excellent players and had a true love for the game and were genuinely thrilled when their contestants won.

[@mr29]

Cannot believe she got Things That Protrude. Great clues Earl.

[@carrang-r9w]

erection, Adam's apple .. oh no, they can't see hard-on on tv!

[@AbandonedMines11]

The colors and design of the set are really spectacular! It still looks fresh and modern even today.

[@jmiller297]

THAT!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Earl Holliman Star of Western Films and best known for playing Police Sgt. Bill Crowley on Police Woman with Angie Dickinson He's AWESOME in the Winner's Circle God Bless This Man

[@lnl3237]

Loved him in "The Thorn Birds," too.

[@stevenpyrdol1621]

These episodes from the 80's are so exciting and fun to watch. I don't know why, but the remakes of this game show and most others just do not possess the same excitement even if the format is unchanged.

[@lorraineb.4698]

When I have seen clips if current one the game seems too easy

[@TripSoul10]

Agree. One game show not as exciting now then it was in 70s to early 90s, family feud.

[@paulgrimaldi1751]

Definitely in the top five best 1970s game shows!

[@broughtbackin]

What are the other 4 in your opinion? I'm on a nostalgia kick. THIS one is my fave of all time.

[@franknew9001]

@ broughtbackin-- Besides Pyramid, some of my favorite game shows from the 1970's are: Jeopardy- host Art Fleming Wheel of Fortune - host Chuck Woolery Hollywood Squares - host Peter Marshall Tic-Tac-Dough- host Wink Martindale The Joker's Wild- host Jack Barry Password and Password Plus- host Allen Ludden Let's Make A Deal - host Monty Hall

[@Lava1964]

I'd rank it higher than that.

[@eemmeennddeell]

That last one was very hard, but he did so well on the other categories that he had enough time to get it.

[@mellymel1100]

Wish this show was still on! Love it!

[@jmiller297]

It is! *"The $100,000 Pyramid"* with Michael Strahan comes on ABC in the summer... Been back for about 5 years, now. 🙂

[@digiblader1]

Amazing she won that - it's obvious with THINGS THAT PROTRUDE, Bob Stewart did not want that $25,000 won.

[@paulkane7771]

This is my favorite game show of all time. And it's for moments like this.

[@SonnyBubba]

That's what's missing from a lot of game shows today, taking a full minute to watch the winner's reaction. Yes, TPIR, I'm talking about you.

[@jmiller297]

Absolutely!! Whether a contestant screams like a schoolgirl, cries tears of joy, or picks the host up off of his feet in excitement, it should always be shown in full candor... ;-)

[@oldiesmusic76]

Thanks to Drew Carey, things have gone downhill there. Bring back BOB!

[@blindsportslover]

@@oldiesmusic76 indeed. Bob would let them do their thing for about a minute before talking to them right before commercial.

[@tnate6004]

@@oldiesmusic76 As much as I love Bob, it was time for him to retire (and he's almost 100 now). But they should have picked someone to host who had a true love for TPIR and brought the same sense of tension and fun Bob did.

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

Earl: Barbra Streisand's nose... Contestant: Things that are large... things that are obtrusive... Barbra would've popped her cork if she had seen this! 😂

[@AnthonyTechnoTony1988]

Who wouldn't thunk It. Lol.😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄

[@danbarker4857]

PROTRUDE? WOW, tough word

[@SarahB1863]

Especially since "stick out" means the same thing. She essentially got that right, but she didn't use the proper word. Luckily she kept going instead of trying something else.

[@DBR00]

A broken bone, a splitting headache,

[@guyfierimtwi]

@@SarahB1863 Why is he allowed to nod his head if you're banned from using gestures? If they got the clues right that's fine to confirm, but still...

[@GeneGrayGameshowMan]

@@guyfierimtwiwhoever was in the giving chair was allowed to move their head. You are correct they couldn’t do any other gestures. That’s why they had a strap for their hands. During their visually impaired week, the celebrity would say “uh-huh” for obvious reasons.

[@m.e.d.7997]

How a splitting headache??

[@drewconway7135]

I thought Earl was gonna flip his chair at the end.

[@thegoldengirlsfanclub4429]

Heck I almost flipped out of MY chair when she said the answer 🤣🤣

[@joannalutz9942]

Love the hand straps to help remind the clue giver not to use gestures 🤣

[@nicholasfox966]

Just for the record, he says "a BRAT kid's tongue".

[@ccie12933]

For just a sec I thought he said "Brad Pitt's Tongue" :)

[@rachelgarcia4301]

@@ccie12933 funny!

[@9Ballr]

Love the head bobbing. That got it done.

[@gracie2298]

Earl is 93, nice to know some are still with us. Get rid of today’s host, ask some like Earl to play again. Hell, have the big winners from Dick Clarke’s time play again, with their Celebrities if still here. I switch from this to Olivia’s Reef. My what lives in the sea.

[@GothamRanger]

Dick Clark was the perfect host for Pyramid. He knew how to build tension.

[@donkeygospel6]

There is no way anybody on the recent versions of Pyramid could get "protrude." The celebrity wouldn't know what it means and neither would the contestant. The Dick Clark version of this show just attracted much more intelligent people all around.

[@jmiller297]

THAT PART

[@markkostka6897]

Things that stick out and things that protrude should never have been different. Outrageous.

[@HolyMarkMcGrath]

1:37- Thought that lady was gonna have a heart attack

[@BiffGreggle]

"Things that Protrude"??? Wow, Bob Stewart REALLY did not want them to win that one.

[@trinadee8029]

I'm sure Barbra Streisand didn't appreciate that.

[@paullarue2010]

Trina Dee Yep

[@trinadee8029]

Paul LaRue You know it!

[@paullarue2010]

Trina Dee I guess Earl Holloman mentioned that singer's nose. I wouldn't be saying that stuff.

[@MrWildcat2009]

To hell with her! And I’m pretty sure she’s mad at Howard Stern for saying her nose looks like a penis 😆

[@biruss]

She nose it's her trademark

[@stevekoenig3684]

In the old days of the show, the celebrities gave the clues. These days, the contestant gives them.

[@jmiller297]

Because celebrities today are dumb af.

[@m.e.d.7997]

I think it is too much pressure on the celebrities and they do not want to look foolish

[@ProfGlitch]

even in the old days the contestants had the choice of whether to give or receive in the winners circle. most chose to receive.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@ProfGlitch Yes they always had a choice originally

[@danbarker4857]

That's the same word that Donna won $100,000 won with on the nighttime show in 1986.

[@peterkrahn9127]

Hi...your close "Things That Protrude" was a category used in a $100,000 tournament win but wasn't the top category (was the $250 box). And the contestant name was Denise who ironically got into the tournament with the help of Earl Holliman

[@rivercrimea4849]

Holliman completely ran out of clues on the last category. She was dancing all around the word, and he was desperate for her to get it. Glad she finally did.

[@davidcolantuono3622]

This game show is one of my favorites. Other game show favorites of mine include: *Wheel Of Fortune* (1980s - 1990s) *Jeopardy!* (1980s - 1990s) *Press Your Luck* (1980s) *Scrabble* (1980s) *The Price Is Right* (1980s - 1990s)

[@Logan_Woods-zd2zi]

I never liked WOF and Press Your Luck was always too difficult as they could lose their winnings so quickly. TPIR was amazing and still watch the classic Bob Barker era shows on Plex

[@GeorgiePorgieGmail]

This sure bring tears to my eyes... 😢

[@pjangels609]

Babs is fuming!

[@mrcydonia]

"Mom, I don't feel so good today. I should stay home from school." "OK, you can watch the game shows." [Looks at camera and wiggles eyebrows up and down]

[@m.e.d.7997]

Watching those game shows especially this one always made you feel better when home from school

[@user-cm1mj9be5g]

Love love love this show! I miss it. The remake is not as good by any means.

[@msfair3625]

Great clues!

[@raterus]

This is the first time I realized they have a band that goes over the clue giver's hands to remind them not to use them!

[@agalgonzalez]

Protrude is such a rately used word, that today very few people would guess it.

[@LSBBD]

Even more rare is the word rately.

[@bmaze35640]

I can’t believe she came up with protrude. That was incredible

[@jessicadebernard8210]

I’m surprised they didn’t accept when she said protrusive several seconds earlier. It’s a variation of the same word.

[@wschmrdr]

Talk about a killer of a top box...

[@skye8312]

Columbia TriStar television and Bob Stewart productions

[@THX-kw2jh]

Barbara Streisand Nose! LOL! GOD Bless Her.

[@themermaidstale5008]

That last word of the last category! You don’t hear or use that much in everyday language.

[@jakeblake415]

For Things That Protrude, i would have said a sore thumb

[@bluebear1985]

I never would have guessed that last one. I was trying to remember what "protrude" meant.

[@danbarker4857]

The Nighttime version never seen a $25,000 win, but the daytime show continued to have them.

[@mixon270]

i disagree nathan cook gave away 25,000 on the 100,000 pyramid i think their 3rd week on the air

[@nextbarker2702]

@@mixon270 I mean the PM version stopped giving $25,000 after just prior to Traci's $100,000 win.

[@ft06jg89]

Barbara streisand’s nose hahahhaa

[@franknew9001]

Babs must have been upset if she watched this episode. 😊😊

[@copyright1982]

Poor Babs lol

[@dkatzism]

Is that Arsenio-style hooting?

[@jmiller297]

Arsenio didnt start until 1989, so... lol

[@FUGP72]

Man..they REALLY reused answers A LOT. This is a case like Price is right where an avid viewer of the show would have an advantage from watching a lot. Protrude is a hard word to come up with, but if you watch enough, you would see that come up as an answer a couple times a season. So you might think of it.

[@larrychatfield]

protrude what a tough word

[@robertlalexander4083]

What was the technical messup which brought Kelly back during the last week of the $25k Pyramid's run (which she would end up as the all time winner on the daytime version)?

[@craigsmith157]

Earl Holliman is 93 years old.

[@Jopo1226]

Respect...The dead.

[@63utuber]

"rough" : third category of $25,000 board "coarse": top category of $100,000 board

[@biruss]

humourous Vulgarity

[@gregspot]

OMG. Things that protrude is impossible.

[@justininterest2431]

Amazing

[@nextbarker2702]

PROTRUDE's a tough word, right Richard Hernandez?

[@danbarker4857]

Is that the women who became the daytime Pyramid's biggest winner?

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

1:29, $25,000!!

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

This wasn't a photo op for celebs, who needed to play well to win for their fans. Such a great social equalizer.

[@paulgrimaldi1751]

Price, Deal, Card Sharks,

[@paullarue2010]

3 seconds left?

[@obiedrier4841]

Because it's Christmas

[@Melissa-SC73]

That was wonderful!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Hey guys, could you imagine if Earl Holliman gave away $100,000 on Pyramid?

[@Goomlahexpress]

No, not really.

[@Survivor1547]

Wow 3 seconds left.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

0:27

[@brianschaffer9220]

You can tell she was trying to think of that word...

[@dpsulliv]

Protrude is no fucking joke.

[@MuzikJunky]

BOOP! BOOP! BOOP! BOOP! Peace.

[@rivercrimea4849]

"Earl Holliman personally will answer all the mail from pregnant women and Barbra Streisand." ROFL

[@biruss]

It's famous

[@rachelgarcia4301]

She deserved that money. I read a lot, and I didn't know the word protrude.

[@obiedrier4841]

Did he say 'a black kid's tongue?' For the protrude category ?

[@BrentWolgamott]

He said a BRAT KID'S TONGUE. Not a black kid. LOL

[@TheKippykangaroo]

Brat is what he said

[@Logan_Woods-zd2zi]

That's exactly what I heard too and was wondering why no one was mentioning it in the comments.

[@user-ew8vt1ur7j]

No offense to Babs lol

[@MrEdwardCollins]

My first thought was "erect nipples." Not sure if that would have helped or not. You know, I have to admit... this Winner's Circle segment (the bonus round) of Pyramid is more exciting than any other "bonus round" of any other game show. It's more exciting than Final Jeopardy, for example, which often isn't exciting at all, when the winner has more than twice the amount of his/her nearest competitor. I enjoy watching Fast Money, I think it's called on the old Family Feud clips, but it's not as exciting as this. Watching Wheel of Fortune's final puzzle also isn't as exciting, nor is anything on the Password game show. For whatever reason, this Winner's Circle segment on Pyramid is more fun to watch than any other game show's final segment. (At least for me.)

[@m.e.d.7997]

I thought erect penis

[@m.e.d.7997]

Jeopardy is boring

[@MrEdwardCollins]

@@m.e.d.7997 Well... it's been on the air for about 40 years and is considered the quintessential quiz game show. Not sure why you think it's boring. Of course, maybe only smart people enjoy it.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@MrEdwardCollins To each his own. It does lack the excitement factor

[@jamesknowles8748]

There is no way I would have gotten protrude.