Battlestars - Christmas Episode

[@apraw60]

I was the champ at the end of this episode. It was a very wonderful experience and I earned my dowry on the show. I got married 2 months later. I visited Jeopardy about one and a half years ago and had my picture taken with Alex. It was a blast!

[@coachrobwille4176]

Arlene Wylie cool when was this show on tv

[@apraw60]

@@coachrobwille4176 It was aired on Christmas Day 1981. I remained the champ for 5 days.

[@coachrobwille4176]

@@apraw60 Cool good work. Were you on any other game shows ?

[@apraw60]

@@coachrobwille4176 No, I was going to try "Press Your Luck" and then I found out I was going to have my first child and I decided against it. I have tried to submit an application for "Wheel of Fortune" but my son is a sports director for a CBS station in Montana and that eliminates me from being on it! Oh well....

[@grievousangel09]

Alex Trebek seemed so much more laid back on Battlestars and Classic Concentration.

[@jmjfanss]

And jeopardy

[@elttabykcir]

RIP Alex,not too many people remember this show but it was my favorite when I was a kid, this is when I became a fan of Alex,he was great!

[@sabster74]

The Sir Thomas Crapper question was previously used on Double Dare, which was also hosted by Alex Trebek.

[@mitchellries256]

Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell and Daryl "Chill" Mitchell. Those are the Battlestars. And here's the man in command..... Alex Trebek.

[@georgemaster9271]

It's the Hollywood Triangles!

[@charlesallan-ks6gq]

Stay tuned for The Doctors next on NBC

[@usa02]

That is the late Rod Roddy announcing!

[@Rlotpir1972]

Took over for the late Kenny Williams.

[@tinamarie86]

@Ryan Zwolinski I thought that sounded like him, IMO, he was also a good announcer on both TPiR & PYL

[@paullarue2010]

Yep.

[@paullarue2010]

Rod Roddy announced "Press Your Luck", "The Price is Right" and "Hitman".

[@jehobden]

RIP to "Jaws", Richard Kiel.

[@paullarue2010]

RIP Alex Trebek.

[@BobbyLankford1983]

I liked Battlestars. Too bad it did not last long, but I knew good things would come for Alex Trebek later on with Jeopardy!.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

and Alex would return to NBC with another successful Game Show Classic Concentration His 1st successful NBC Game Show since High Rollers back in the 70's

[@JennieLovedoll]

Seeing the first 2 minutes of the clip reminds me of a lesson my eldest brother taught me-in my own words. I can be 'the man in command', or be fought over and captured like a Battlestar!!🌚

[@ricobhi]

Rest in peace, Alex.

[@Mrtv1017]

I sure would love to see it on Buzzr

[@danbenwil]

+Mrtv1017 Chances are unlikely the show will air on Buzzr for two reasons: It's unknown if the tapes are still around and this show is not from Fremantle Media, the company that owns Buzzr.

[@newstarcadefan]

Yup, that is true. Fremantle would have to get Sony to co-operate...though considering their frosty relationship from GSN....I doubt that will happen.

[@Rlotpir1972]

Merrill Heatter Productions are owned by MGM and Orion Pictures.

[@georgemaster9271]

@@newstarcadefan It was an okay show.Pitfall was better.

[@blozier2006]

@@georgemaster9271 except for the tiny little problem of Pitfall's producers not paying the contestants...or Alex.

[@ericsamuelson5656]

The times up sound effect was used in the Big Numbers Round on High Rollers in 1987 (Alex's old series 1974-76)

[@Rlotpir1972]

Also used in "Scrabble" for the fifth word or after a third stopper.

[@nicka727]

For Richard Kiel, isn't that the guy who played Larson in the movie with Adam Sandler Happy Gilmore (1996)?

[@Rlotpir1972]

Yes.

[@morgan8757]

yes he was

[@newstarcadefan]

Yup the one and only.

[@gsnfan]

RIP Alex Trebek

[@nextbarker2702]

Don't rule out Buzzr, they are really digging deep, why next Monday, the Tom Kennedy show WHEW debuts and that's a JAY WOLPERT show, so maybe other companies will come forward.

[@colBoh]

The "Those" before Rod says "Those are the Battlestars" is probably an echo or Rod. That sort of thing is common on old recorded tapes

[@TheBlindDM]

Heard about this from his book

[@AleMinArmy_1310]

Gooooosh my baby girl Nancy 😍😍😍😍

[@danielbennett6353]

Seemed like Richard Simmons and Nell Carter were always on that show.

[@scottof83]

The decoder sound effect has the same sound effect as the bonus round in Hot Potato.

[@Rlotpir1972]

Same NBC studios that aired Hot Potato.

[@loutenore33]

well aka the show could be called hollywood triangles

[@whatdidoursurveysay]

Louis Tenore All-Star Blitz was even closer to Hollywood Squares than this if you can believe it.

[@scottof83]

Funny thing is, they were both Christmas shows. What Alex has to go through at Christmastime.

[@paullarue2010]

Alex Trebek was on NBC, CBS and on Syndication.

[@disneyfan8178]

He also did' "Super Jeopardy" on ABC.

[@paullarue2010]

Yep.

[@paullarue2010]

Alex Trebek hosted "Jeopardy!", back in 1984.

[@paullarue2010]

Alex Trebek hosted the show, before hosting "Jeopardy!".

[@paullarue2010]

He might retire from "Jeopardy!".

[@mitchellries256]

@@paullarue2010 I don't think it will be by choice if he does.

[@tinamarie86]

@@paullarue2010 He didn't retire, he unfortunately passed away on November 8 (2020) due to pancreatic cancer (Just like Patrick Swayze).

[@tinamarie86]

@@mitchellries256 If he were still alive today, I bet he would've hosted until his contract was up in 2022 (technically this shouldn't be a breach of contract because I'm pretty sure he didn't choose to die, the cancer he had pretty much chose for him).

[@paullarue2010]

I know Alex Trebek died. Both he and Patrick Swayze had Pancreatic Cancer.

[@paullarue2010]

Richard Simmons saved the day.

[@timglende8869]

Any idea what the Contestant/Ticket Plug for this show was or did they use contestants who didn't get on other game shows?

[@johnnysama]

This game would be hard to replicate in home form. XD

[@timglende8869]

The Picture Round would be simple.

[@QBCNetwork]

Battlestars introduced me to Nell Carter, before Gimme A Break.

[@marcomacias3960]

not only the echo but I also heard a women's voice in the Battlestar bonus round shown in the beginning

[@nextbarker2702]

Battlestars replaced CS on NBC, didn't it?

[@CJODell12]

So December 25, 1981?

[@Tubewings]

It's actually Lara JILL Miller, Alex, not Lara Jane Miller.

[@seanvogt221]

19:23 - All three stoppers are out. Oh wait. Wrong show.

[@tinamarie86]

I'm curious as to what show you were actually trying to refer to

[@matthewdempsey8852]

@@tinamarie86 Scrabble, when all three stoppers were found, then they go directly to speedword.

[@zymaymyn]

8:29 Nell said a naughty word

[@torchkit]

I thought it was Abe Vigoda.

[@nicka727]

This aired on December 25, 1981

[@Lupton2000]

Nick albers Same day, Chuck Woolery hosted his last Wheel of Fortune (Merry Christmas, Chuck!)

[@danbarker3846]

Is this the first game show Merrill produced WITHOUT Bob Quigley?

[@disneyfan81]

Does anyone out there have the December 30th 1981 episode of "Battlestars"? I'd want to watch it because I had a life-changing experience on that day (my KZbin should give you a clue).

[@robertr.funderburkejr.9674]

The answer will probably yes...

[@zachhoran]

You could draw a gameboard like this, and use numbered cards 1-10 and have the contestants draw a card at random to see which number on the grid to light up. Use the questions from the Squares home games. The show didn't last long enough to warrant MB or anyone doing a home version of it. Although other shows whose run was about as long as this got a box game or computer game

[@danbarker3846]

This was Chuck Woolery's last show on WOF, right?

[@zachhoran]

I guess the $10K top prize in the bonus was only for this week of shows. On the 12/1/81 episode Catnap1972 posted earlier this week, the bonus was for $5K, and they hadn't yet started giving players the free look seen in this episode, the Seinfeld episode and the finale.

[@NickCMedia]

Or so you think.

[@dynamo805]

Why are the stars fumbling and bumbling so much? Is it me or the stalling is so bad, it really hurts the flow of the show?

[@marcpower4167]

Possibly because bluffs weren't written for them, they were shown 2 answers on a screen in front of them: one right, one wrong and were told to pick what they thought was the right one.