Family Feud: Birge vs. Knox (June 9, 1981)

Family Feud episode of the Birge family versus the Knox family. Recorded on June 9, 1981. Would love to see if anyone from the Knox family finds this! Would be great to get back in touch!

[@suitesummer]

Omg that's my uncle's and my mom I'm the middle. How crazy is that. I was in the snow too when I was 14. It was me, my mom, two aunts and grandfather. ;)

[@jenbirge1]

As audience members, we were given lollipops to help us keep quiet and not blurt out answers. That is my uncle with the lollipop in his mouth. I am actually carrying mine when I run onto stage. I don't remember what happen to it, but I do know that on the next episode shot (immediately following ours), Richard came out at the beginning, picked up a lollipop stick, and said (while shaking his head)..."kids"...

[@jenbirge1]

@Eric Samuelson...we received this copy from the ABC affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky.

[@ericsamuelson5656]

After the closing credits was the Viacom V of Doom. All the NBC O&Os aired nighttime Family Feud. The CBS O&Os aired this was WCAU-10 Philadelphia and KMOX-4 St. Louis. The ABC O&O Ch. 7 aired this was KGO San Fransisco and WXYZ Detroit.

[@tvtimetravel]

This was recorded on the very same day Allen Ludden passed away. Richard must've been quite grief stricken inside during the taping. He paid remembrance to Allen at the end of one daytime episode that I have on one of my tapes.

[@ginab4171]

Randy Hansen what date was that episode

[@tvtimetravel]

@@ginab4171 I'm yet to find that out.

[@jenbirge1]

@tvtimetravel...there were 5 episodes shot that day, and we were the first episode of the day. Depending on the time of day that Allen died, Richard may not have heard yet. I do remember he was in a really good mood and kidded around with my dad the entire time.

[@johncooper5805]

I was watching the first few of "FAMILY FEUD" broadcast on Monday 8 June 1981, but all of a sudden, the video malfunctioned when The Game Show Channel was terminated and I'm upset about that. ☹

[@2swag2die87]

Dovie was my math teacher, Mrs. Jones

[@granny12653]

Darnell Megs dovie jones

[@zachhoran]

GSN aired the entire syndicated and ABC original Dawson runs. They've aired every episode of Feud made save for Louie Anderson's run and the last three seasons of the current run(last year with John O'Hurley and the two Steve Harvey seasons). I suspect GSN will eventually air the 2009-2012 episodes.

[@VahanNisanian]

Apparently, this is a season 5 episode, judging from the taping date and episode number. Though for some reason, they skipped 5-xxx in the labeling process.

[@blozier2006]

To the original uploader, how did you get a studio master copy (which I can tell this is, because of the presence of the original slate information)? I am assuming that either Goodson-Todman or ABC made copies of the episodes for the original contestants appearing on the show, would that be anywhere near right?

[@pamhowden8161]

Good throw

[@jenbirge1]

Not sure why "pie" wasn't an answer. We were equally perplexed "cat" wasn't either.

[@VahanNisanian]

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[@blozier2006]

I suspect you are right, zach, once those episodes are not so new...

[@jenbirge1]

@blozier2006: we received a copy of the feed from a local ABC affiliate. Giving copies of shows to contestants is not common practice.

[@zachhoran]

Richard was a friend of Allen and Betty at one point. Still might be close to Betty.

[@tvtimetravel]

@jenbirge1 I think Allen died in the pre-dawn hours of June 9th.

[@Ivoryman1986]

Did your appearance aired on GSN during the 2000s by any chance?

[@jenbirge1]

@Ivoryman1986...I never saw it myself on GSN, but several people in my family have been told by family & friends that they had seen us on GSN.

[@32rodrick]

The Birge Family $20,425

[@tvtimetravel]

@irisvdg Sorry, it's on a VHS cassette, and I don't know how to download it on KZbin. :(

[@justinbryant9419]

June 9th 1981 is the original airdate?

[@itaialter]

gotta like that guy that came up at the end with a lollipop in his mouth (^_^)

[@32rodrick]

This is Johnny Olson speaking for "FAMILY FEUD A Mark Goodson Bill Todman Productions ... Distributed by Warner Brothers Television CBS Recorded at Television City Hollywood, CA FAMILY FEUD (c) 1981 Archie Comics Company

[@GisherJohn24]

anyone know when he started kissing everyone? Lol. God bless.

[@32rodrick]

From Television City in Hollywood...

[@markheying2830]

My guess for each of these 2 Questions presumably would have been 1 of the following 3. Something Made To Be Wheeled Around: 1: Wheelbarrow 2: Cart 3: Stroller Sport Where Gloves Are Worn: 1: Boxing 2: Baseball 3: Football

[@NickCMedia]

@32rodrick No, no, NO!

[@NikitaFilatovFan3040]

YIKES!!!!! The Knox family lost! I AM ANGRY!!!!!

[@TheEggplantThatAteChicago]

Healthy thing to get angry about.