Blackout - Day 1

1988. The year when so many things went right. This was day 1 of the first game show that I was ever on...

[@AllenJeremy]

There was a British version of this game show but it was called 'Take The Plunge' & aired on ITV for 1 series in 1989 & was hosted by comedy actress Su Pollard.

[@LMicheleS]

"The Egypts!" Whyyyy don't I remember these episodes? I'm sure I saw them back then. lol :D

[@therealbrentrolland]

Thank you for posting all these episodes of "Blackout"-a forgotten, fun game from one of my fave creators, Jay Wolpert! Looking forward to enjoying these!

[@christopherdunne7848]

No offense to Lee, but I think "Whew!" was the ultimate Wolpert creation. Sad that Burt Sugarman is sitting on the format. I think it'd work today, provided that a taped voice read out the blooper (Tom Kennedy slipping in reading cost time to the contestants IMO. You were great, Tom; no offense to u either.)

[@jamesmoss3424]

Lee you did good on your first appearance. 😀👍

[@johnmactorsinger]

I used to have this episode on VHS but I have no idea what happened to it. Awesome to get to see it again. Great job on the show and thanks for sharing!!

[@lambertman]

Tom Poston, the opposite of happy to be here

[@Rlotpir1972]

Mr. Looney.

[@diamondking3421]

This is why I love KZbin.

[@AllRequired]

I seem to recall Daphne being here at least one other time.

[@StFidjnr]

if memory serves me this is after a contestant won 5 episodes in a row

[@danbarker4857]

This wasn't a bad game show, unfortunately CBS loved $25,000 Pyramid and missed it.

[@ericzubyk2329]

This would have been a great game show to play virtually now.

[@Tubewings]

OAD--March 11, 1988.

[@mitchellries256]

Explain to me how one thought the moon had a red surface and had two other moons orbiting it?

[@SigmaRho2922]

You never had sorbet?

[@tarheelking2515]

its my old friend tom poston as mr. looney

[@DoubleEdgedSword2]

That's loo-NAY, it's French.

[@yaywhewclips242]

opening cartoon: now days people don't even talk to each other, they're glued to their phones 4 facebook & POKEMON!!

[@danbarker4857]

A year after this, Daphne became known for her show Fresh Prince.

[@jwgreek8606]

Dan Barker Janet Hubert Whiten played Viv first

[@zachhoran]

Did you do other game shows besides this one? THis show is remembered by the online game show community, but Pyramid fans don't like it much as it replaced $25,000 Pyramid, only to be replaced by $25,000 Pyramid 13 weeks later.

[@zacheryalderton6466]

what are the rules

[@drewconway7135]

The puzzles in the main game were impossible to solve without all the words. In the first one, Mrs. Fields could have been making just about anything instead of the usual cookies. And both of these contestants were just awful. The lady couldn't give clues to save her life, and dude completely blew it in a bonus round that was a piece of cake--should have had Daphne solving them.

[@jhillst]

It was possible to solve the puzzles with three words revealed, or even just two words in some rare cases. It happened several times. The trick was to recognize the pun and fill in the missing words accordingly.

[@christopherdunne7848]

Some kinda bonus shoulda been added for anyone who could solve with words remaining---like $1,000 for one word still left, $10,000 for two, or heaven forbid $50,000 for three. (If that were ever pulled off, CBS would be into Michael Larson territory, and they'd freak out.)

[@AllRequired]

This is a game of judgement.

[@drewconway7135]

@@AllRequired That’s why I’m judging them

[@AllRequired]

@@drewconway7135 Oh, and Lee definitely learned his lesson, as his next three trips would show.