Face the Music 1980 Season 2 episode

[@diamondlancer]

Love this! I remember seeing this in reruns as a kid along with Name that Tune!

[@danalong1237]

And I remember seeing the show on Louisville’s WHAS for its first season and Louisville’s WAVE for its second season and on Lexington’s WTVQ for its entire run! And I also remember seeing The Lange version of Name That Tune on WAVE every weeknight at 🕢 right after NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

[@heatherrega1816]

I wish Buzzer would get the rights to air this show

[@johnm8096]

I remember watching this as well. Game shows were such a staple growing up

[@charlesallan-ks6gq]

Happy bday Ron

[@2005dave]

Season 2 episode. John Harlan announcing and two trombones in the band. A mini Michel Rubini recital in Round 2 with a Handful of Keys and Chopsticks.

[@deputay]

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it!

[@scottvasquez1401]

The Craziest contestants I've ever seen in this show.

[@marchoffman6878]

i love this show.

[@jerrycorallo9774]

Ron was a good host!! Unfortunately it was a shame what happened to his wife!

[@golga14]

What happened to his wife?

[@ercaysalih5433]

he was such a great tarzan zantraz that was the only thing i saw him in

[@lynnkirkwood4000]

For those who make th remarks about the “crazy” contestants......I was one of them and they wanted the crazy antics. In fact one of the contestant coordinators came over to me during the taping and said I had more talent than anyone else, but I wasn’t being chosen because I wasn’t exuberant to Enough! Ron loved the banter! I know that because after my appearance I worked on the show as a music coordinator?

[@deputay]

Thank you for the insight! I hear how that goes: long ago I tried out for a game show. Passed the written test and then played a run through against 2 other contestants. The contestant coordinator told us to really go after each other; be nasty! It didn't make sense to me, watching a guy I'd never met suddenly rip into a woman he also didn't know. We did 3 rounds - I got the right answer twice and a third round no one won. Needless to say, I wasn't picked because I was "too concerned with the game." The show lasted 2 months.

[@marchoffman6878]

this was a good show.

[@ChadQuick270W]

Thanks so much for sharing this. I haven’t seen this show in decades. It seems the Sandy Frank shows must have a rights hang up as this show and Name That Tune have never been on GSN or Buzzr.

[@deputay]

You're welcome!

[@newstarcadefan]

Yeah the music rights are the killer these days. It was cheap when USA and the Old Fam TV aired it last.

[@paulculler3800]

Later in the season they also gave away these Chrysler-Plymouth cars Plymouth Reliant K Dodge Aries K Chrysler Cordoba Dodge Mirada

[@zachhoran]

Looks to be taped from the Family Channel in 1995 since the fee plugs are cut out,

[@deputay]

Sometime around there yes

[@MariaHopkins-k8c]

R.I.P. John Harlan, & Tommy Oliver!!!?

[@anniefinch6843]

I remember this game show.

[@pam5389]

Watch out at 3:16 if using headphones contestant is a screamer 😳

[@deputay]

You're right, the contestants were crazy on this show

[@meowkitty5588]

December of 1980.

[@wms72]

Ron Ely was SO handsome

[@whirliebird74]

I'm wondering if Ron paying Tommy Oliver a dollar not to play the "Face The Music" theme a subtle joke that this possibly was the last show of the series, as it wasn't picked up for the fall of 1981, being replaced with Rich Little's "You Asked For It" and F. Lee Bailey's "Lie Detector," both of which were Sandy Frank Productions?

[@deputay]

This wasn't the last episode...pretty sure about that. It aired the 80-81 season. Ron would give Tommy a zinger now and then all in fun.

[@CRCO1975]

In the previous episode, the band had played a song (poorly in Ron's judgement) and made a joke about it. Throughout that episode in a slow moment, or in response to something Ron said, the band would play the song again. At one point, maybe after the third time, Ron looked into the camera and said "it just doesn't get any better!" The comment about not playing the song again was due to that.

[@deezee6732]

@@deputay I loved the episode when Tommy played the clue song badly and Ron said "well some of the was band playing it, I don't know what the rest of them were playing."

[@derickennedy6278]

@@CRCO1975 I was wondering about that

[@Musicradio77Network]

I hope this show will go to Tubi along with “Name That Tune” which is a great idea.

[@derickennedy6278]

They’ve already got Celebrity Bowling

[@marchoffman6878]

face the music

[@StFidjnr]

2:55 the pictures for round 1 3:55 if you missed the 1st 2 questions here is the reprise

[@Nickrj3]

The sound of music In spite of who played it.

[@AnthonySmith-ty7ij]

Where did you find this rare episode? I hope you have more Face the Music episodes to air. The more the better.

[@deputay]

It wasn't so much found as I finally transferred the tape - I recorded it decades ago and as you can see the quality was not what it once was... I did have part of another somewhere but I don't think it was complete. Tape might have run out (remember those days?!) - will look for it!

[@deputay]

Just found another episode that the tape did run out after the start of the episode...opening pretty much the same and this time Ron doesn't give Tommy any grief. But...nothing really worth uploading unfortunately.

[@meowkitty5588]

@@deputay deputay, do you have the exact air date for this episode of face the music.

[@deputay]

@@meowkitty5588 No I don't

[@JazzDuque3490]

1981

[@ruthbarron625]

Does anybody know the name of the dog they had in round 1?

[@deputay]

Boomer from the TV series Here's Boomer

[@ruthbarron625]

@@deputay Oh.