I'm Telling Christmas Show

[@AldenRDavis]

Used to watch this in reruns on The Family Channel (formerly ABC Family Channel, now FREEFORM).

[@entertainer1987]

I loved watching this show as a kid. I actually learned what a robe was from this episode.

[@jergarmar]

Heh, that middle pair is my sister and I, over 30 years ago! People tell me I haven't changed much. *facepalm*

[@markheying2830]

Also do you remember how long it took before you & your Sister got chosen to go on the Show?

[@jergarmar]

@@markheying2830 That's a great question. I believe that we answered an ad in an LA newspaper, then within a month or so we got called in for an "interview" where they did a trial run of an episode. If I remember correctly, we did a total of 3 of these "interviews" before we got the call that we had been accepted. Probably we did the taping within a couple months of that? This was a Christmas episode but we taped it like 6 months earlier... in the middle of summer! 😆

[@jamesmoss3424]

Cliffy and melissa did excellent. 😀👍🎅

[@YouCantHoldOnTooLong]

Sean looks like he could be Robert Redford's son! He looks absolutely identical to him! ~Dutch

[@andrewteel6285]

IS THERE ANYONE WAY THAT THE SIBLINGS COULD CONSPIRE TO “CHEAT” BEFORE THE SHOW??? 🤔

[@benbelzer8303]

Yes, at least for the final run they could decide to only pick musical instruments, kitchen appliances, etc. that way they'd have a heads up. Otherwise, I don't think so. If I had played this game with my sister as kids she'd probably get mad at me for blabbing things. 😊

[@collegegymvidsfan]

Fan of I’m telling gameshow and that’s my dog.

[@neilpotsch1023]

They’ll do a reboot of I’m Telling!/That’s my dog., Or, America’s Funniest People (America’s Funniest Home Videos spin-off show), because everything old is new again. They’ll reboot these 2 shows (I’m Telling!/That’s my dog), or America’s Funniest People?

[@redmr2na]

PLASTIC NECKLACE!!!! (He stops to think a moment) I'M NOT THAT CHEAP!!!!!

[@allisoncarroll1284]

That episode made me happy. Winning all 20 prizes on the Christmas episode!

[@brothergaryii]

Before Cliffy came to "I'm Telling," he was once a regular on the short-lived game show, Child's Play.

[@libertubey2199]

Gary Richard Collins II His younger sister, Melissa, is now a meteorologist on 6ABC in Philly. She shared still shots of her and her brother's appearance on both her Facebook and Instagram pages. A friend of mine showed me them, as I am on neither.

[@GH32143]

@@libertubey2199, not any more, Melissa is now on KNBC's The Channel 4 News in LA weekdays at 4 and 6 PM!

[@Dimensioneer88]

Fun Fact: the host was also the voice of Raphael in the 2nd Ninja Turtles movie.

[@XJCherokeeBear]

Aired December 19, 1987.

[@jerrywright4886]

This Christmas episode originally aired on NBC on December 19, 1987.

[@DaryckReese300]

One of Those Categories, Was Named After The Simpsons' Dog, In The Pilot Episode.

[@TheRetroGuy2000]

This show pre-dated the pilot episode of The Simpsons.

[@bigsosabasement]

The times

[@myncesackcloth8893]

Every Saturday morning on nbc if my memory serves me right.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Mynce Sackcloth You are correct, this aired on NBC Saturday Mornings during the 87/88 Season and this was back when NBC was still HOT! NBC Saturday Nights still had The Facts of Life in it's 9th and Final Season, 227, Amen, The Queens of Saturday Nights in The Golden Girls and of course, My Favorite TV Cop HUNTER with Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer Plus, The Cosby Show, A Different World and Cheers were the 1-2-3 Punch of Must See TV also, when I'm Telling! aired on NBC, Snorks and Punky Brewster entered syndication after a 1 year absence and Dick Clark's American Bandstand also entered syndication after 30 years on abc Plus, SuperStation WTBS became known as SuperStation TBS and every Saturday Night after the news, I would end the night with America's Top 10 with the late great Casey Kasem and Night Tracks on SuperStation TBS

[@drummingdanny84]

@@tnawcwvictoria Let's not forget that NBC had six game shows to match the amount of the days they aired game shows.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

@@drummingdanny84 Correct and I meant to post that Thank You My Brother During that time NBC Daytime had 6 Game Shows and 3 Daytime Soaps $ale of the Century with the late Jim Perry and Summer Bartholomew, Classic Concentration with the late Alex Trebek and Diana Taylor and Marjorie Goodson-Cutt, Wheel of Fortune Daytime with Pat & Vanna (nighttime version continues to this day on syndication) SCRABBLE with Chuck Woolery, Super Password with the late Bert Convy, Win, Lose or Draw with Vicki Lawrence, Days of our Lives (which continues to air to this day), Another World and Santa Barbara Plus, NBC News Sunrise had Deborah Norville of Inside Edition, The TODAY Show had Bryant Gumbel, Jane Pauley, Willard Scott, Gene Schallit and the late John Palmer, Tom.Brokaw was still KING of NBC Nightly News and of course, the late Johnny Carson with the late Ed McMahon and Doc Serverinson and David Letterman with Paul Shaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band were the 1-2 Punch of NBC Late Night

[@benbelzer8303]

​@@tnawcwvictoriaSnorks was one of my favorites! Facts of Life was hot at this time and Golden Girls was amazing. 😊

[@stephanierushing6566]

The main game was a blatant rip-off of the Newlywed Game, but the tiebreaker was stolen from Price Is Right (the "without going over" concept).

[@tnawcwvictoria]

During the 87/88 Season, they had a couple of parodies of The Newlywed Game on the air I'm Telling! on NBC Saturday Morning and Wink Martindale's 2nd Honeymoon with Wayne Cox for Pat Robertson's CBN (now freeform)

[@MDCSWildcats86]

TNG used the same tiebreaker as well, but tied it in to guessing the final score, not guessing how much of a random something was there.

[@michaelweinert9261]

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