Matt on Bowling for Dollars

[@richardmurley8439]

My Mom was on bowling for dollars in the late 70's. I was hoping I could find the footage. No luck

[@Reggie-The-Dog]

I love the Jackpot sign. You know there is someone back there flipping it on and off to make it "blink." So low tech. I love it. I actually listened to Bowling for Dollars on AM radio as a kid in the 70s.

[@jjeshop]

It's relays

[@LouisCsanko]

Great Show.😎

[@butchfletcher5694]

The Claster Bowling for dollars franchise was so well watched. They also franchised Romper Room to stations all over the country. I watched on KTVI 2. And later on KDNL 30, out of St. Louis.

[@benconklin5017]

Awesome show

[@sdarms111doug9]

I grew up in the 70s... this is a KILLER snapshot of what it was like back then, this should be in a time capsule!

[@HerculesCoronaBorealis]

Great video. Thank you for the awesome post. Keeping the past alive!

[@126IQ]

my grandfather was on here when I was a baby. I was not in the audience, I was too little. But my older brother on got on tv. I'm trying to find the episode right now.

[@edcnoyb3782]

Bowling for dollars was actually my first memory of bowling. As a kid.🤣

[@dratalsky]

Bowling was in my blood. Both my mother and father were on Bowling for Dollars, and my mother was on Beat the Champ (she beat him). I was bowling before I could walk.

[@luckyhubbie]

Wondering why they don't score the frames correctly.

[@batgirlp5561]

I used to watch this out of Pittsburgh when was a little girl but my husband swears it was out of Buffalo when he was a kid!

[@markbajek2541]

Rochester had a version too

[@FrancesElizabethLawrence]

It was a franchise. Lots of cities had their own version.

[@mayavenuemisfit814]

Buffalo probably did have one. Lots of cities did. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and New York among them.

[@THKLOTTWIZ]

I was on bowling for dollars here in syracuse ny back in the 70's..but its not on youtube :( I would love to show my children.

[@dratalsky]

Theresa Kessler -- Wish I could help you. Those tapes are likely long gone. If you know the channel, maybe you could contact them.

[@john-dw4kr]

I understand..I was on Wonderama back in '76 ( a New York kid game show ) and youtube doesn't have the episode I was on. I'd wished I was abled to show my 2 sons and their children that I was competing for a 10 speed bike in a simon sez( Mr. simon Sez himself Allen Tresser) contest.. It came down to me and a girl out of 25 kids and I had lost. I had called NBC studios at 30 Rock and the tapes were destroyed..

[@elimatt6713]

john1965 Hey John i remeber Wonder Rama it was on in ny on Sat. morning, They used to also have dance contest/ for a ross bike/ with cool prizes in the basket! I was about 10 or 11yrs old, Those were the good old days! The host was Bob Mc callester.Hey John, Do you remeber Bozo the clown show? Now im really going back! lol

[@john-dw4kr]

Oh yea, I remember..Lol.. Those were some of the best days of my life.. Thanks for sharing..

[@oldiesgeek1]

+dratalsky Just curious, how did you happen to get a hold of this? I'm surprised it wasn't erased and used again, which is what stations used to do to save costs. From what I've read, video tape was expensive back then, and that's why the shows weren't put on a shelf for future viewing.

[@oakroyal]

What happened to Bob “Ask Your Neighbor” Allison? He use to be host.

[@dratalsky]

Died shortly after this show went off the air again about ten years ago, which wasn't more than a few weeks.

[@JB-bs1se]

Thunder Bowl Lanes Arena before the tornado hit it in the 80’s.

[@dratalsky]

I didn’t know that. Was it destroyed?

[@JB-bs1se]

@@dratalsky yes the original arena was destroyed, but they rebuilt the arena elevating it up from the original floor. Now there is a basement and you can walk underneath the lanes. I used to work there as a mechanic in the late 90’s.

[@dratalsky]

@@JB-bs1se Interesting. Thanks.

[@jt414]

Thank you for uploading! -- This brings back memories😊 -- when I was a little kid we watched Bowling for Dollars out of Pittsburgh -- it was great

[@dratalsky]

Both my parents were on Bowling for Dollars. My mother was also on a local show called Beat the Champ, and she actually beat him. 🙂

[@jt414]

@@dratalsky COOL Sounds like you have great parents!

[@batgirlp5561]

Me too! Out of Pittsburgh!

[@elimatt6713]

I was on bowling for dollars in ny. I think it was about 71 or 72 on WORTV9 I remeber seeing Romp a Room ans the Joe Franklyn studiio, My uncle Ronald (Ronnie ) Herbst was a contestant and my cousins and i and my aunt Madeline Herbst was his guest and he introduced us! It was fun! my 1st and last apperance on TV lol Ive been looking for it for a while, cant find it.

[@setheriah]

Was that bob Murphy or Larry Kenny hosting

[@SteveBrecht]

Great memories for you! Do you still have the plaque?

[@dratalsky]

Oh of course. Proudly displayed.

[@snorkssongs]

awesome! thanks for posting....

[@FrankBullitt390]

I didnt know this show was Michigan centric, use to watch it as a kid in Ontario

[@dratalsky]

I think they were all over the country in various forms.

[@1a2b3c4dx1]

Enjoyed this, thanks. 'George' had a LED watch ('70's nostalgia). Never saw pins move sideways like that without falling over, though.

[@dratalsky]

1a2b3c4dx1 -- Yeah, that pin movement was a bummer. My poor father. :(

[@sdye69]

If anyone won that furniture ensemble, I hope they also won enough prize money to have a hauled away. Yuck! Elvis wouldn’t even have put that crap in the jungle room.

[@Sacred-Profane]

27:03 Im the high guy

[@Sacred-Profane]

This looks like one of those weird AI generated shorts about 80s daytime television

[@bobsheppard8773]

Was this at the Thunderbowl Lanes In Allen Park?

[@dratalsky]

Yes, I do believe so. I think the host says it in the video.

[@zacheryalderton6741]

Dana which one is your wife what colored shirt

[@spiderreed350]

Wooosh,Air Ball..that's what we used to say when Bowling if you leaved a 5 pin...

[@georgef551]

When you hear the SFX for the prize board, who thinks "Pink Floyd"?

[@Hotdawgfilms]

On The Run

[@jimrick9572]

Good bless. RIP

[@timanderson9466]

Matt seemed like a fun, nice guy.

[@BaseFury]

5:18 .. Columbia Blue Dot!!!

[@dratalsky]

Should I have kept that ball? Is it worth something today?

[@BaseFury]

@@dratalsky I don't think so, but it brings back great memories of my 1970's and early 1980's bowling. Great spare ball, and if you get lucky here on KZbin...you'll find a clip or two of a pro using it as a strike ball and hooking the hell out of it!! (Jeff Mattingly, Marshall Holman)

[@George0674]

That's awesome that you have this. I was in the audience when my uncle was on in the late 70s. I remember hearing my 4 year old self yelling "gutter ball" when another bowler's ball looked like it was going in, while watching the episode on TV. Family members have tried contacting the station (WWOR in NY) about getting a copy, but they said they were all gone.

[@Foolishpleazure]

with 4 kids around the house,it sounds like Lucy did a LOT more than sewing,gardening,and canning....lmfao :P

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

This must have been after Bob Allison left the show, but you can always tell a local Detroit TV show because they'll be hawking the Metro Passbook!

[@dratalsky]

DaveConleyPortfolio - This was literally the very first show after Bob Allison left. It was the new host’s first time hosting, which was why he was so awkward. It was also on the my first day in 4th grade, which I missed in order to be on TV. Not too shabby of an excuse, if I must say so myself. 😉

[@eieiolsenstudios4321]

You can also tell it’s Detroit because the first contestant says he works at “Ford’s”.

[@dratalsky]

J & H Productions International - LOL!! You nailed it. We Michiganders always add an “s” to the end of businesses. I never even thought anything about it until someone in college pointed it out to me. I never realized that most of the rest of the country calls soft drinks “soda” instead of “pop”.

[@oldiesgeek1]

I have a friend from Lansing, and he calls it Pop too. Growing up on the west coast, I can't recall anyone calling it Pop.

[@beav1962]

Simpler times, for sure.. It is interesting how many of these bowlers couldn't hit the head pin.

[@dratalsky]

When you pick the names from a barrel it’s pretty much a crap shoot.

[@horaceball5418]

I am watching this at 3 AM ... be honest ... am I a Looser?

[@dratalsky]

You’re only a loser if you put money on my father to win.

[@horaceball5418]

WHose yer daddy?@@dratalsky

[@dratalsky]

​@@horaceball5418Yes. I was the little boy in the audience who they didn't show when he was telling who he brought along. 😢

[@horaceball5418]

@@dratalsky My daddy did Bowling for dollars and my mommy, sister, me, my girl friend Carol and friend Paul went. My daddy went Brooklyn, left the 6 pin and then missed it to the right.

[@zacheryalderton7721]

MATT YOU HAD A GREAT TIME

[@hayleygreenberg]

How do I find old episodes? Thanks.

[@normlord9320]

awesome times

[@MrMatteNWk]

When the biggest new ride at Cedar Point was Gemini...

[@dratalsky]

Still the best. Because after you ride it you can get back on it almost immediately because there’s never any wait anymore. We actually got stuck at the very top of the first climb one time and had to walk down. Scary stuff. One woman had a panic attack and had to be taken to the hospital.

[@lawdog43494]

PBA pins weigh 3 lbs 8 oz. Those pins are definitely heavier. I have never seen pins move that much without falling.

[@dratalsky]

Hmm… is it too late to launch an investigation?

[@cnh3203]

Pam brought everybody but the mailman

[@dratalsky]

Maybe Pam was a mailman? 🤔

[@synthiasparkle6482]

Why do the kids keep crying?!

[@dratalsky]

Sorry, I cried a lot back then. I was only nine.

[@robert3819]

That baby screaming while they are trying to bowl

[@dratalsky]

That was me. I was 10 years old, but I had a high voice and I was very emotional.

[@danielrice5474]

Weird seeing the people in the audience not playing with there phones.

[@jonathanmosebach2921]

their, not there!

[@ccg1171]

9 dollars. 😂

[@rosco8708]

gen X nostalgia

[@Davesky19]

Rosco - As much as I love modern technology, I cherish the fact that I was born in 1970 and was a teen in the 80’s.

[@snowden67]

And our finalist will win ONE MILLION DOLLARS!

[@LogoMan7777]

I wish!

[@owenburnett2718]

Cool video. Memory lane.

[@oddthomas6325]

Your dad seems like a really great guy. I bet he set the world on fire. Makes me miss my dad.

[@dratalsky]

Odd Thomas -- Thanks OT. Everyone loved my father. He was a very generous guy who gave everyone anything they wanted but never spent a dime on himself. That's where he found his happiness.

[@bigLoser818]

I think that ball's too heavy for Matt.

[@dratalsky]

My mother used to say that all the time. Now I know what she meant.

[@MannyEmm]

Dad did very well

[@dratalsky]

Especially considering he was extremely nervous and sweating profusely.

[@Mindswamp]

Weighted pins.

[@dratalsky]

Is it too late to file a lawsuit?

[@chriswinton]

Man I remember this show, these people are terrible LOL

[@zacheryalderton5737]

Can you help me what are the rules

[@dratalsky]

The last bowler alive wins!

[@CJsbro1]

Yeah, I have the same question. Where did you find bowling for dollars?!

[@ShakespeareCafe]

This is rigged worse than a carnival ring toss...and the bowlers are under tremendous pressure

[@dratalsky]

My father sweated so much that he lost a belt size.

[@setheriah]

final segment. first hour second half hour lol

[@SammyReed-cd4cu]

36:28 - NOW I get it. 😄

[@sporopeza]

8:09

[@dratalsky]

Someone you know?

[@spiderreed350]

Unless you bowl regularly you shouldn't enter to bowl. To many raggy bowlers.

[@dratalsky]

And pass up an opportunity to win $5??

[@Sacred-Profane]

Rumour has it that Matt had his fingers broken over gambling debts 2 weeks after this aired.

[@dratalsky]

Bob Allison was head of the Perogi gang here in Detroit. Tough group. No one, and I mean no one, gets away with winning $10 on Bowling for Dollars and doesn't pay the price later.

[@Sacred-Profane]

@@dratalsky you know it & many are buried under feather bowling lanes lol

[@dratalsky]

@@Sacred-Profane I'm just saying, I'd beware of eating the kielbasa from Kowalski. I've heard rumors.

[@Sacred-Profane]

@@dratalsky lol Polish persuaders What is in that goose blood soup ??

[@spiderreed350]

This Bowling for dollars is different than the one that aired on WWOR Channel 9 out of new York👎

[@dratalsky]

What was yours like?

[@LucysPop]

Whatever happened to the dinnerware your dad won?

[@dratalsky]

Come to think of it I don’t believe we ever got it? Maybe I should make some phone calls.

[@LucysPop]

@@dratalsky ha ha. Funny.

[@LucysPop]

@@dratalsky I was hoping you had the dinnerware in a basement or attic. That would have been interesting. Where was that episode filmed?

[@dratalsky]

@@LucysPop I believe it was at the Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, MI.

[@batgirlp5561]

@@dratalsky lol!

[@ItsFrankieBoy]

The host is constantly stumbling over his words. Terrible

[@dratalsky]

ItsFrankieBoy - This was his very first time hosting Bowling for Dollars. He was replacing long-time host Bob Allison. I can’t tell you if he got any better as time went on, but yeah, he was pretty bad. I was more upset with the damned cameraman, who kept cutting me out of shots of our family in the audience. I was an ugly child, but not THAT ugly.

[@oldiesgeek1]

Lol!

[@zacheryalderton6741]

No he is a great host

[@sosa6590]

Hello! I was wondering if I could get your contact info I have some questions to ask you about this show?

[@johnmoreels610]

These pins are rigged.😂

[@dratalsky]

More than half of these people are Polish, so they had to do something to save some money.

[@DLCOrganization]

Question: WHY, OH, WHY... did you cut off the credits from this show??? And also, where's the OPENING of this show???

[@dratalsky]

+DLCOrganization -- Well, I was about 9 years old when this was recorded by my family on their very ancient VHS machine, so I didn't really have much of a choice in deciding if the credits were recorded or not.

[@greg0uk]

Matts dead now.

[@huckreason8455]

Obviously

[@dratalsky]

Died in 2005. Bowling related accident.

[@autumndixie123]

Kids crying damn

[@dratalsky]

This was just after it became illegal to cover their mouths with duct tape.

[@captainactionman01]

Crappy prizes!

[@toddhill6478]

Lol one person left with$8 for a prize.

[@glen6945]

omg bowling --for bucks

[@glen6945]

i want to see biden and trump on bowling for dollers