5 Star 'Whozit' - Game Show Pilot - w/ Peter Marshall

[@deric8]

Peter was a great game player. He sold his stories well! Makes sense he was a master of the Hollywood Squares

[@ulknavcom054809]

Another great game pilot with the addition to the Hollywood squares master, Peter Marshall; proving again, the "WINKSTER" DELIVERS!!!!!!

[@ulknavcom054809]

If anyone notices, the theme to this game show was also used in the 1970s remake of the game show TEMPTATION

[@tyrese3745]

I think it was actually used for a CBS short-lived game show called “Give-n-Take”, which was hosted by the late Jim Lange and ran on said network during the fall of 1975.

[@brimer735uu8]

That's 1981!

[@andrewschroy6368]

@@tyrese3745 It was.

[@ChuckD79]

That pilot was from 1981, and despite its title, had no connection to the late 60s Heatter-Quigley GS of the same name.

[@ChuckD79]

Bill and Peter actually had a similar exchange over the "Hello, stars!" greeting on one of the circulating Liar's Club eps from its 74-75 KTLA run.

[@BRBTheFireball]

Essentially, Liar's Club/All Star Secrets with a little bit of the Give-N-Take theme music.

[@jamesgibson5818]

This may be the weirdest concept and name for a game show I’ve ever heard and I thought I’d seen them all at least all the ones that were produced in color until today

[@jeprice08]

Well, what do you know! The theme song to "Give-N-Take" with Jim Lange!

[@someguy23475]

This is horrendous. It’s the Liar’s Club with celebrity stories. The “computer” is beyond hokey. No wonder this didn’t sell.

[@davidlewis1815]

Even has Liar's Club's host, Bill Armstrong.

[@petercolbeysgameshowmania7176]

RIP Peter Marshall

[@Gloryosky]

Looks like Bill Yagemann (who partnered with Ralph Andrews until 1967) wanted to fill that post-_Liar's Club_ void, which isn't surprising given his son Scott Yagemann worked on the 1970s _LC_ and _You Don't Say!_ revivals. My guess is the pilot is from late 1978 to early 1979. I assume Rhodes Productions shopped this around as a prospective syndication offering for a few years, though when Rhodes sold new game shows, they were the Catalena Productions shows out of Vancouver.

[@charlesallan-ks6gq]

A FILMWAYS COMPANY

[@randolphtwells1360]

Rhodes Productions is the company's program from game shows that has a computer like the pilot "5 🌟 Whozit" and the game show from Alex Trebek is "Pitfall."

[@donaldpaluga]

"Weirdest name for a show ever" HOLD MY BEER!-WHEW!

[@christopherdunne7848]

I kinda liked the name “Whew!”. It’s (somewhat) pronounceable AND it fits what a contestant would say. Jay Wolpert gave it that name, and although he has “taken the blame” personally, I had no issue. I was only upset when it added celebrities; the set AND format weren’t designed for it.

[@brimer735uu8]

What's strange is they didn't say what year this is from. It wasn't until I think 1982 when I first heard of Abby Dalton. I know she was in "Falcon Crest" in the 80s, I think beginning in 1981. That might say this game show pilot might be from 1981.

[@stedco75]

Abby was a semi-regular on Hollywood Squares in the 60’s and 70’s, so she’s definitely been around longer than that.

[@kingporter67]

This game show was fantastic!!

[@stedco75]

That set is……something.

[@FrankTeddy2011]

It’s like they’re playing this in Adam West’s bat cave… Game play’s a little too complicated…but at least they brought in some real game show veterans with talent and charisma! Speaking of talent and charisma, hope you’re doing well Wink! Thanks for another TV treasure!

[@ColdSnapVA]

I've got a weirder name for you, but only two episodes survive. "Haggis Baggis"

[@cathyb2990]

They Should Have Added The MGM Logo With The Lion Roaring Inside It

[@charlesallan-ks6gq]

bring back FILMWAYS

[@aspierunner1725]

Bill Yagemann co-produced "You Don't Say!!" with Ralph Andrews back in the 60s.

[@ulknavcom054809]

To clarify in the bonus round, the letters BS is definitely NOT what all of us are thinking!!!!!

[@randolphtwells1360]

This 5 🌟 "Whozit" is like a 1970s pilot from the 5 celebrities from Sam. Sam is a computerized device to give one celebrity a story to talk about to know who is the one.

[@Zacheryalderton-b3j]

Bill Armstrong hosts my favorite host

[@KrakenMan5853]

Ironically, for those mentioning Catalena Productions. Host Bill Armstrong was a one time executive for Catalena. It was mentioned in the Canadian Game Shows documentary. He was the EP of Pitfall who brought in Alex Trebek as host. Bill got out of there before everything cratered.

[@marcpower4167]

Blair Murdoch worked for them too at one point. He had some success producing a bunch of lower budget shows in Canada.

[@poppopw5305]

Wait - they used old-school Christmas lights on this set?😂

[@dagdogg]

The weird name might be a reason it didn't sell.

[@TuxRose]

They used the theme music from 'Give N Take'

[@pem1974]

Nowadays, you could call this "All-Star Bulls**t"

[@vinniemystery563]

Wow's a LIAR'S CLUB Spinoff with Bill Armstrong

[@VahanNisanian]

Rhodes Productions? I've seen that logo before on Alex Trebek's Pitfall!

[@donaldpaluga]

@@VahanNisanian no wonder they ran out of $$$$

[@wschmrdr]

Interesting twist on Celebrity Sweepstakes. Couldn't find a date on when this one happened (have to presume the mid-70's), but it just seemed too slow-paced.

[@bgva82]

Looking through the Broadcasting Magazine archives, I'd say around 1978-79.

[@JFD62780]

My guess is 1980. The chyron seems too advanced for the 70's, otherwise you'd see the imperfections involved with chroma-keying like the old days...

[@thewhammy83]

"The Red Arrow" from "Give-N-Take" already. Cool.

[@trentcagle6916]

I just order your word search book

[@marcomacias3960]

i thought Peter Marshall was the host.

[@Zacheryalderton-b3j]

Wink is Sandy doing well tell Sandi hello

[@LittleRockElevatorsandmore]

I would have to this pilot a one star. The name is BS, the set look like cheap Christmas lights and game play is like the Liars Club but with stories instead of interesting items.

[@marcpower4167]

They recycled the Give 'n take theme music I see. And Rhodes Productions they're most infamously known in the game show world for their association with Pitfall, the show that screwed over Alex Trebek (although that was more so on Catalena Productions than them)

[@matthewdempsey8852]

Rhodes is also at the time the syndicator for the Hollywood Squares until the company folded into Filmways in 1979-80.

[@AdamJ617]

I’ll bet this was produced by Four Star. Looks a bit similar to Liars’ Club.

[@AdamJ617]

Well, it wasn’t Four Star, but it Did feel similar to Liars’ Club.

[@ronflatter1235]

Terrible name. Cramped set. Impossible format.

[@Chainsawslots]

Ridiculous bad concept