Bowling For Dollars

[@Sean-mclaughlin]

I grew up watching this on WOKR 13 in Rochester NY. This is the same studio they recorded Funtime Junior Bowling and Brighton-Panarama TV Roll-offs.

[@iyouwas8410]

My Dad was on Bowling for Dollars here in Pittsburgh. I was in the audience. But it's so hard to track down that episode.

[@ronnypaul1400]

I used to watch this all the time as an 10 year old. Used to be on Saturday nights I think. They started doing 10 pin and then dropped it down to 5 pin before the show went off the air in 1987.

[@rileybird1]

I love this! The opening animation and music is different from most cities, but the script is very similar.

[@tomitstube]

love it, low budget, regular folk. this was reality t.v. in the 70's.

[@novice841]

I remember the latter two editions shown here; they had aired on WPCQ-TV 36 in Charlotte, NC, and WPMT-TV 43 in York, PA (respectively). As for the WPMT version, they had one unusual advantage when recording the show: the bowling alley happened to be located right next door to the TV station! It's a pity that their edition ran for only 20 weeks (in late 1984). Such great memories; thank you for posting this.

[@rockvilleraven]

Bert Claster who also produced Romper Room came up with this concept. Started in Baltimore as Duckpins and Dollars which was a regional variation of bowling. When it started in other cities they used tenpins as Bowling for Dollars. Each city had its own version and host.

[@keithwarner6997]

❤

[@marshalljimduncan]

That one guy @2:00 looks like Lewis from Christmas vacation

[@NEPatriot]

This is what the show would've looked like if say WOR-TV had kept it. It ended I think in 1979-1980 after being hosted by the late Mets broadcater Bob Murphy and DJ and voice of Lion-O on Thundercats Larry Kenney.

[@Jiltedin2007]

I am looking for the Los Angeles Version of this show with Chick Hearn as the Host.

[@debragrim8277]

Does anyone know if the show duckpins and dollars can be found on video? I'm looking for the year 1964-65. Thanks

[@erp65]

When TV was for realz.

[@therealxunil2]

All of my 50+ years I thought “bowling for dollars “ was a made up generic name for something really stupid and pointless. I only just realised it is a real thing.

[@zacheryalderton5737]

Who is the announcer

[@zekesowner2654]

At 3:55 and 4:05, didn't he sound like he said, "a## cream business"?

[@glen6945]

oooohhhyes