Family Feud (RIP Richard Dawson) (Premiere Episode) (1976)

The very first episode of Family Feud from 1976.
Moseley Family vs. Abramowitz Family
In Loving Memory of Richard Dawson
(November 20, 1932) to (June 2, 2012)

[@berlinsaintclair9100]

I miss how the families were introduced while posing like they're in a portrait. None of the new FF sets have ever been as memorable to me.

[@mikeb740]

I agree! I miss seeing the old portraits and watching them walk down the steps.

[@Wolferal]

And they also changed the hoedown fiddle music into non-country sounding music.

[@resetsetmefree478]

@@Wolferal the fiddle/violin part really added don't ya think? Have you listened to the full theme from this era? This is some really GREAT music in the Big Band style

[@Sonicfast2]

They still do this in 2023. Have you seen celebrity family feud?

[@maydom04]

I suppose the music was meant to imply the old Hatfield vs Mccoy fued, them being Hillbillies.

[@malenymartinez3349]

Wnen he said name a famous George I automatically said Clooney, forgot this was during the 70s

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

Krista Brewer He was around but not very well known. Bush didn’t come to public eye until 1980 as Vice President then of course president in 1988.

[@kg4wwn]

I was trying to figure out if I should expect Jetson to be on the list.

[@geraldgrenier8132]

@@a.b.sproductionsllc he was head of the CIA

[@geraldgrenier8132]

I expected King George

[@jaelie8398]

Maleny Martinez In the 70s, George Harrison immediately jumped to mind, along with George C. Scott

[@jameswilson7772000]

They also passed more back then.

[@dustunausborn5125]

I Wish We Can Bring Richard Dawson Back To Life Again I Miss Him Dearly

[@JMFabiano]

TBF if he sees what FF is now, it would kill him all over again.

[@johnp4008]

I know you millenials and younger folk love Steve Harvey but no one can touch Dawson. He was and ever shall be the best host of Family Feud.

[@zeeboss2762]

I'm a younger folk, but still, I've seen some Dawson era episodes on YT and BUZZR and ohhh boy are you right! Dawson is incredible!

[@madizzle90]

As a 33-year-old millennial, I use to watch the Dawson version all the time as a kid. I now watch it on Pluto. He’s my favorite of the hosts.

[@luxerhusku2609]

I think Steve surpass Dawson as the best FF host to me. Yeah, Dawson was the first and I know everyone lo es him, but I think Steve was made for FF, a true successor to Dawson but his comedic personality was what made FF back to being one for the most popular game shows in the mid 2010s.

[@khmam]

As a young folk, I can say that Richard and Ray are the best Feud hosts!

[@luckyguy8547]

you are absolutely right! i’m a 14yo young folk and i love richard dawson! i still think steve is better, but dawson is still great, too! i completely changed my mind lol. dawson is better.

[@jameswilson7772000]

It's not the same. It was cleaner back then.

[@AllenMQuinn]

It was more subtle with entendre's like in the following episodes they talk about breasts and porn, so it wasn't entirely wholesome.

[@maurinemoreau2515]

True. Everything was cleaner back then. I miss those times.

[@Ephraim225]

"Pick your nose" REAL CLEAN

[@nathanbush6781]

Tee NickelPlated357 uh, it’s an honor to be kissed by Richard Dawson! If a husband gets upset about that, he isn’t worth marrying in the first place!

[@jedijones]

@@AllenMQuinn But execution is everything. It's the difference between a romantic movie and porn. The new Family Feud is porn.

[@rickysmith5058]

Will always remember Richard Dawson as newkirk on hogans heroes RIP RICHARD

[@worldwide4376]

RIP Richard Dawson and RIP Ray Combs, they were the best Family Feud host ever before millenium era.

[@austindreher2791]

Hogan's Heroes was one if my Favorite shows It's So Funny.

[@fidikvien7682]

I love how analog things used to be on this show, the Yellow/Black flip-disc display board (one line at a time to boot) is physically turned to the top-answers cards. very different from today's all digital stuff

[@ThePreciseClimber]

In some countries they still use the original board.

[@dukekeagan7256]

Better, I think.

[@haroldkeil8582]

They don't make game shows like this anymore! , Was 9 here!

[@geraldgrenier8132]

my birth year

[@johnpersechini4951]

I was one. Strange to think the blond boy would be in his 60s today if alive.

[@bradhamilton3157]

Family feud was better back in the day with Richard Dawson and Ray Combs as host.

[@jtdb479]

All the game shows-hosts and guests- had more class back in the day.

[@danalong1237]

In my book, my two favorite Family Feud hosts are Ray Combs and Richard Karn.

[@anonymousq9434]

Dana Long that’s why they were both FIRED

[@oedipusvv]

The best host is hands down Steve harvey

[@nancyking]

I think Richard Dawson and John O'Hurley were the best.

[@therestorationofdrwho1865]

The show has changed soooooooo much.

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

The Restoration of Dr Who Definitely not for the better neither.

[@maydom04]

I don’t like how it’s now skewed towards risque material....but, probably good for ratings!

[@william1988-dec]

And I love that!

[@michaelangst6078]

Richard was trying to be smooth with the ladies since the first episode.. He was a true mack daddy...

[@christinecatt5391]

He didn't need to 'try' to be smooth.. He WAS smooth..!!!!! 😀😃😄😁😉🙃🙂😂

[@michaelangst6078]

@@christinecatt5391 i agree, I shouldn't have said trying to be smooth. I should have said he was smooth... The guy was smooth as butter with women and had great chemistry with people combined with unlimited charisma

[@angelbordeaux9042]

This man had REAL SWAG! ❤🍷

[@roberts.3098]

No sexually orientated question? Weird!

[@PianoGuy1226]

The questions back then were like: Name a famous (someone) Name a brand of (something) Name something you eat for breakfast Name an expensive car NOTHING like what they ask today!

[@roberts.3098]

+dragon volvagia55. I was being sarcastic. I just wish the show had less sexual content than it does today. It might take some effort and creativity but the writers could come up with questions that are fun and "family friendly" at the same time. The contestants' answers are also rather shocking today. In the old days they would use innuendo rather than just coming right out and saying things. The networks don't seem to have "standards and practices" people (censors) anymore. Nothing seems to get bleeped or edited out. I was 21 when the Dawson version of Feud came on the air. I am 61 today. Just call me an old fogey.

[@PianoGuy1226]

+Robert S. Sorry I sounded a bit harsh in my comment. Don't worry, I was just agreeing with you :) I myself grew up watching the show since Louie Anderson hosted around 2000, and even then it wasn't as adult-oriented as it is today. It was only last year when I found out about Richard Dawson and Ray Combs as the hosts, and I began watching the show more on KZbin than on TV. It amazes me how simple the show used to be when it first came on. I also enjoy the old-style intro for the show - how the families would be posing like they were getting their picture taken and the announcer would say all their names.

[@AllenMQuinn]

I agree. I find it a real turn off with some of the contestant's today.

[@quintquint5946]

oriented*. orientated is weird!

[@jpolar394]

Today's Family Feud ain't worth crap.

[@jedijones]

You said it, bub.

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

​@@jedijonesI don't enjoy today's Feud shows.Too much emphasis on sex.

[@nongthip]

July 12, 1976 Hmmm... I was 12 years old, the Summer between the 6th and 7th grade. Listening to a lot of Elton John, KISS, Earth Wind & Fire, and new album Rush 2112. Great Summer!

[@jacobrichardson1952]

Back when Game Show Network had EVERYTHING on tv including Family Feud.

[@moonglow1311]

How could *George Harrison* not be up there in 1976❓ Guess middle American was doing all the voting❕

[@jaelie8398]

moon glow I also immediately thought of George Carlin

[@Planetkid32]

Lol George Carlin 🤣

[@xxEzraBxxx]

Local Telephone Survey for 100 people

[@sureshmukhi2316]

The second George that came to my mind was Harrison after Washington. That he wasn't up there made my guitar gently weep.

[@davidwollenberg9319]

Dickie D was the best host, hands down. Dave

[@greggsheaffer2521]

Harrison wasn't on the list on the question about George

[@MrGOOMBAGUY]

Neither was George Gershwin.

[@xxEzraBxxx]

It was all on a telephone survey.

[@JMFabiano]

Happy 45th anniversary to Family Feud!

[@foxmccloud7055]

With the debut of "Family Feud" it brings everyone some of the most disastrous answers in game show history.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

The Abramowitz family against the Moseley family. Looks like it was a contest between God's people 😃

[@MW-cx3sb]

lol stoner daugheter 'im a baker, i bake cookies'

[@gm12551]

She was a fox

[@tomloft2000]

I had just graduated from high school.where did the time go?

[@michaelfsmith3208]

This is hilarious. We now know why families are told to shout encouragingly “Good answer!” to each other. In this first episode they do NOT and it gets very uncomfortable: “Come on Mom, that’s lousy!” “David you always do this, you never listen to anybody and think you know best. Well we’re gonna lose now, great.”

[@daverice2426]

Yeah, I thought the Abramowitzes were going to come to blows for a second there

[@sureshmukhi2316]

I actually like this better. More honest.

[@girliboi]

more likely an indication of how the family "huddle" evolved.. . providing the families a chance to brainstorm their best answers and argue it out privately before stepping back to the hot microphones..

[@maydom04]

Suresh Mukhi : me too!

[@lamonttownsend3884]

This is when Family Feud was decent too much perversion and cussing on the Steve Harvey version Richard Dawson was the best host

[@worldwide4376]

Exactly, Dawson was the original.

[@worldwide4376]

@Shalanna Williams 4K Teacher Steve Harvey was the best. The first two seasons of Steve Harvey's Family Feud were full of disgusting answers but l wish Steve Harvey makes the show family friendly again.

[@user-cvbnm]

The VERY FIRST answer was the first president, and was the NUMBER 1 ANSWER

[@brittonthompson4869]

This show was out right funny and genuine.todays version is so phoney and political correct it makes me sick

[@jtdb479]

Political Correctness has ruined society. People can't just enjoy life and one another-always suspicious of intentions. Sad.

[@bmasters1981]

@@jtdb479 And it's not just on the left-- there is, IINM, patriotic (right-wing) correctness as well.

[@maydom04]

not to mention too much needless sex oriented questions.

[@JosephPratt1986]

The early episodes of "Family Feud" were different from the later ones. You heard the audience and you never saw them. Gene Wood was very perky back then. When the second contestant played "Fast Money," the camera angle was a little bit different back then.

[@PREGO1966]

Of course Gene was perkier then, the show was new and he was younger.

[@DanielBeattyDefinition]

Back when people used to "pass" instead of "play"

[@matthewlipinski6844]

Rip Richard Dawson. Family Feud is one of my favorite game shows. Thanks for posting this. Survey says. 👍

[@holydiver73]

The 'oil drilling rights To Jack Lord's hair' gag was also used in the pilot. His other often used gag was 'If you believe that then I'd like to talk to you about some swampland I'm selling'. He used that one at least 4 times on film that I know of.

[@joannsmith150]

40 years ago! WOW...time flies!

[@joshheitman6832]

Happy 40th anniversary Family Feud

[@karenleemallonee684]

Loved him. What a kindhearted, intelligent, talented man!!! Rest in Peace, Richard, you are truly missed!!! 🌹

[@a.b.s_productions]

At this time 40 years ago ABC aired Family Feud at 1:30 pm. Happy Anniversary! Rest In Peace Richard Dawson!

[@BetterB502]

Adam B. Smith nope cbs actually aired it.

[@bigreg2010]

Adam B. Smith

[@a.b.sproductionsllc]

Nina Hickman Do your research. “Family Feud” didn’t air on CBS until July 4th 1988.

[@Lava1964]

I believe it replaced the game show Rhyme and Reason.

[@greggsheaffer2521]

Lava1964 It did

[@scottm8579]

Not sure how many people know this fact, but Family Feud was the #1 rated television show on prime time television for 4 years straight in its time slot from 1976-79.

[@TogonzoMedia]

It was unstoppable, and once it was cancelled, the 7pm floundered until Wheel Of Fortune took over, and even then the 7:30pm slot struggled with Price Is Right, Bullseye, Joker's Wild, and The Newlywed Game coming and going until 1984 when they rolled the dice with Jeopardy.

[@maydom04]

I didn’t know that!

[@josephharper3233]

This was actually somewhat stressful for me to watch. Richard hadn't quite gotten into his groove yet and it was a lot slower with having to give the explanations about everything and manage where everyone was supposed to be.

[@Discrimination_is_not_a_right]

They misspelled Tabasco.

[@broadhurst04]

I hate what GSN does to Dawson's Family Feud now....they speed up and edit the tape so heavily it's ridiculous! I almost wish they would take it off the air...

[@KidAJonni]

Notice the family that lost was all hostile on their answer, and after the old lady gave the answer on the horse question, the woman on the end was saying "no" like she knew they were fucked, lol

[@filmmekker]

People still knew old movie stars like Clark Gable and Erroll Flynn then. Nobody would today.

[@jaelie8398]

Passing was a lot more common then. I almost never see it now

[@oldskoolmedia2264]

He explained everything so thoroughly in this episode, in later shows he didn't do that. Lol

[@bmasters1981]

Maybe he probably figured later that everyone knew how to play the game (#1 answers, strikes, play or pass, Fast Money, the works), that no real explanation was needed outside of the cursory "Top (X number of answers) on the board-- here's the question...".

[@teetoo3790]

Does anybody remember what time the showed aired? Seem to remember watching it in the morning when I was home sick from school. Also, think it was in the summer I became a big fan of the show.

[@DENo1MatchGameFan]

I think the only classic airing now are "Match Game" 70's daytime, "Press Your Luck", "$ale of the Century", "Super Password", both 80's versions of Dick Clark's "Pyramid", and "Password Plus" on weekends - everything else is 2000 or newer it seems! With the vast library that Mark Goodson had, you'd think they could put on a few more shows during the day at least instead of saturating the network with tons of Steve Harvey's version of "Family Feud!"

[@busybee4436]

This is my all-time favorite show. Richard was so handsome!

[@trishross6493]

Ooh yes he sure was!!!

[@crissrudd4554]

holydiver73 There's others as well. Not in this particular episode but other one liners he's used more than once. 'I haven't had this much fun since they pulled my wisdom tooth through my ear' 'Excuse me. Your teeth are ok but your gums have to come out' '(reads note/card) Dear Mr. Dawson, the world would be a better place without you and your kind. Prepare to meet thy doom'. RIP Richard. Your wit and charm is sorely missed!

[@GameShowFan9001]

Which episode is the "prepare to meet thy doom" one from?

[@davidarmillie4226]

"Name a famous lover, living or dead?" George Michael! RIP!!!

[@sighsyyy]

is he the guy who kissed all the girl guests

[@giathomas9899]

Richard Dawson funny

[@mmmms95]

Wow is this the first family feud episode well anyways these are classics

[@drewski1535]

Technical second there was a 1975 test pilot episode and the set was different before this one.

[@astridamongtheskies]

Huh, this was still before FF instilled the 300 point win rule. (200 was the goal here). When was the 300 point rule introduced?

[@doctorwho2014]

JayFeather Sometime in 1979, I think.

[@newtimetravelhyman88]

Happy 45th Anniversary To Family Feud

[@StephenMountenayHenhawke]

Didn't Johnny Olson announce the pilot?

[@willmack5909]

Wonder what the #1 answer was for sauce, I was thinking spaghetti (tomato)

[@MoonLight-ub1vs]

Will Mack apple sauce might've been #1

[@tonypascale5317]

A1

[@themystx2]

i've never seen every single round being passed.

[@maurinemoreau2515]

You failed to mention Richard Dawson was an actor prior to being on game shows. He starred on "Hogan's Heroes" as Newkirk. That show always bugged me as no Canadians were represented. I now realize that was a compliment. It meant Canadians were too smart to be captured. Lol.

[@jedijones]

If that gets you through the night...

[@888jerm888]

Is this the only FAMILY FEUD that on every question the controlling family PASSED to the other family?

[@KetwunsGamingPad]

Omg the intros of the families are genius

[@TimBoyd2012]

Ever see the Family Guy episode where the Griffins were being stupid in the intros?

[@PianoGuy1226]

IKR? The old intros were so fast-paced and catchy. Now, everything's all modernized and the families are already standing on their sides of the stage when the show begins.

[@kristinwinkler1393]

Richard Dawson made The Best Host

[@jonathanashbeck3740]

Here's my question, how did they have a winning family if this was the premier episode? Could it be possibly from the 1975 pilot episode?

[@braydenservis7929]

There wasn't a winning family, they were both new families.

[@cartoonfan29]

The worst host ever I find is al roker of celebrity family feud thank goodness al roker never hosted the original show or even worst drew carry one person I always thought would have made a good family feud host to bad he don't host anymore bob barker I would think jim carry would make a good family feud host if steve harvey retires

[@marywoodruff6640]

cartoonfan29 you haven't a clue about Barker. A horrendous sexual harassmer of certain models. Fits the "dirty old man" to a t, and always so well thought of.

[@worldwide4376]

The only host to save Family Feud was Steve Harvey, but he's still losing to Richard Dawson, and if he goes April Kepner will host the show.

[@markheying2830]

For each of the following 2 Questions, I would have guessed 1 of the following 3. Symptom Of The Common Cold 1: Runny Nose 2: Sneeze 3: Fever Rock Group 1: Led Zeppelin 2: The Rolling Stones 3: The Eagles

[@lawrencelampron1956]

Tabasco sauce....lol Not Tobasco...

[@DENo1MatchGameFan]

Because they are fans of Steve Harvey's version these days, and want to drive people away from the classic version (I'm guessing) - damned if I really know!

[@kellymontgomery7274]

When did he start kissing the female contestants?

[@tifvaughn1]

From day one men flirted with women , not harassment it's called flirtation . Not rape .

[@michaelangst6078]

sometime between november and december 76

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Everybody wanted to kiss Richard Dawson. It started on Match Game. His answers were SO good that contestants learned to go with him exclusively for the Super-Match. Any contestant who did NOT go with Richard was running an unnecessary risk and didn't know what they were doing. Richard Dawson got the reputation for being the kissing MC but Gene Rayburn started it on Match Game.

[@dagdogg]

I turned 1 the day this first aired.

[@edb4955]

Illustrating the dumbing down of America - no regular person would guess George Bernard Shaw today. Who is that?

[@stefanieprejean6609]

Playwright. I would. He wrote several plays including Pygmalion on which the classic movie My Fair Lady was based.

[@edb4955]

I know, i was (not a good job) being sarcastic.

[@william1988-dec]

From Richard Dawson to Steve Harvey. Congratulations on 48 years of FAMILY FEUD. People keep saying show business has changed over the years. Well, of course, this was the 1970's. We are now in the 2020's. Duh! People who hate Steve Harvey as the host of FAMILY FEUD, grow up, he can't please everyone, you hate him because of the way other people like him. The show's ratings have skyrocketed because of him. Both he & the show have Emmy Awards. Yes, the questions are more raunchy nowadays. But, there's a simple solution, don't watch it then. Richard Dawson was creepy with all the kissing of the female contestants because he wanted to give them good luck. Then why not kiss the male contestants? Don't they need good luck too? Also, Richard Dawson, in several episodes, would come out with a speech & would not start game play for about 5 to 7 minutes. By that point, Steve Harvey is already two questions in. John O'Hurley, I personally think, was the blandest host. Steve Harvey also hosts FAMILY FEUD In South Africa, by the way. Congratulations on 15 years of hosting FAMILY FEUD Steve Harvey, here's to 15 more.

[@monkee5th]

Richard had the same Jack Lord joke in the pilot episode

[@usa02]

The shows first couple of months were taped at the now demolished ABC Vine Street Theater (later the TAV Celebrity Theater) and later Studio 54, ABC Television Center (now the Prospect Studios) for the rest of it's run.

[@aliciachea81]

The object is to supply answers to a question according to a poll of 100.

[@cdur5091]

i never knew that family feud existed in 1976! I'm shocked! I've never heard about this until now (as of 4/22/2020)

[@davidpar2]

It's not the real Family Feud to me w/o those Western intros

[@xxEzraBxxx]

They actually still have that intro just with a trumpet.

[@rodolfovargas7952]

Richard Dawson's era originally had 12 answers on the board, but in Steve Harvey's, those were shortened to only eight, removing nine through 12.

[@lrg3834]

Dawson was a natural host. He did a better job on his first episode than Gene Rayburn did on Match Game 73, though Gene improved greatly in short time, and was untouchable after that.

[@caelidhg6261]

Why are all those folks Passing???

[@PhirePhlame]

Caelidh Goode - If you can only think of one or two answers (depending on the size of the board) or if you know your family isn't well versed in the current topic, it probably wouldn't be the worst idea to pass.

[@braydenservis7929]

I think passing is a better strategy than playing.

[@bobs1356]

I have seen quite a few times when they are given so much time to answer the question in so many seconds and if the buzzer goes off and they don't get the last question he will let them finish if it a black family if they white they get a 0 on it. That's not right at all. It should be the same for everyone.

[@atarileaf]

I liked him better as the host of Running Man :D

[@maydom04]

That Jewish family is hilarious!, almost as argumentative as my Italian family.

[@bobs1356]

Shirley here, I never thought he was handsome, he thought he was God's gift to women. But there where a lot of lonely women that had nothing else to look at.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

4:17

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

8:01

[@32rodrick]

FAMILY FEUD is a A Mark Goodson Bill Todman Production Recorded at Hanna-Barbera Studios FAMILY FEUD (c) 1976 Family Company

[@r.rahman12]

these were probably the first ever families in first ever episide of a historic game show, which is still going on.

[@william1988-dec]

Dollar values? Don't they mean point values?

[@NathanBarFields]

Wow, the host was really flirty back then. Times have certainly changed.

[@ajk]

you've not even seen when he kissed the ladies later on in this series have you? you want to see flirty.....THAT was the epitome of it lol

[@larissap9267]

He kisses some of the fellas too! Love it. Hahahaha... Oh the 70's and 80's. Good Times.

[@maydom04]

but he got their permission to kiss them BEFORE the show started.

[@qteimporta2337]

Does anyone know if this was live or recorded at that time??

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

47 years ago!(2023),now 48 in 2024.

[@shelly3684]

July 12, 1976 on ABC.

[@patriceanderson8239]

SHELLY PIERCE i was 2 months

[@worldwide4376]

Family Feud hosts milestone: Richard Dawson, Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley, Steve Harvey and Carrie Keagan. Celebrity Family Feud hosts milestone: Al Roker, Steve Harvey and Carrie Underwood.

[@steveweatherly1976]

R.I.P. Corporal Newkirk.

[@johnsdao3917]

Dawson was the best❤😊

[@UberLummox]

Couldn't get the #1 answer Rudolpf Valentino? Wow. Nervous I guess.

[@Rlotpir1972]

They could've added the TPiR/Card Sharks losing horns on a failed Fast Money round when they had the chance.

[@danbarker4857]

All Buzzr's aired as for Dawson's era was from 1980, nothing else yet.

[@trevorpanno5371]

I bet Shirley has been watching George Gobel on the original “Hollywood Squares.”

[@franciscosalvador8841]

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