Scot England on Top Card

[@ericsamuelson5656]

I sorely miss TNN Nashville and this was my favorite show on the network. When school was off, I took over the TV to watch this show along with all the games on the old USA Network and WGN News at Noon from Chicago (on the superstation).

[@blakerice6238]

“TNN Nashville” becomes “Paramount Network” as this favorite channel for my show on the network. I like to bring back my old school memories since the 1980’s to the 1990’s!

[@blindsportslover]

I miss the old TNN, especially when it airdd ECW.

[@seanvogt221]

Hard to believe that this channel is now The Paramount Network.

[@jimt.626]

WTG Scot!! Congrats on your win!! You da man!!

[@jamesmoss3424]

Scott England did brilliant. 😀👍

[@nextbarker2702]

Is that TOP CARD logo the same font used on Jim Perry's Card Sharks?

[@funshine97]

Why yes it is.

[@paxhumana2015]

@@funshine97 , Broadway, if I do recall correctly.

[@ChuckD79]

Nice to see another first-season episode surface, and w/original ads, no less...thanks for sharing!

[@nextbarker2702]

Jim Caldwell seemed to enjoy doing this show than TTD and infomercals.

[@nextbarker2702]

Top card was cancelled too soon, 10 SECONDS wasn't as good.

[@paullarue2010]

I think the Nashville Network is no longer around.

[@PREGO1966]

You are correct. They became The National Network then Spike TV. The recently tried a comeback which became Heartland

[@MrCradd1]

scott is hillarious

[@NathasarNataranju]

I love your enthusiasm getting that top card

[@Mrtv1017]

I missed this show a lot

[@spwash1000]

27:06 A Jack! That makes 21. He's just won the 🚗!!

[@zachhoran]

This aired originally between April 5, 1989(show premiered 4/3/89 and the champ is on her third day here)-April 28, 1989 as the Viewers CHoice awards aired on 4/29/89 on TNN. It's the first month of Top Card's run. The second-fourth seasons had a different Q&A based bonus round and all questions were about music, some country and some not country. Dan Miller who hosted a few other shows on TNN over the years and Paige Brown were the hosts for seasons three and four.

[@byrd56]

+Zach Horan Adding to that, I think Brad Staggs was the announcer on season 3, then Don Dashiell, who worked on the first two seasons with Jim Caldwell and Blake Pickett, returned for season 4.

[@blindsportslover]

I barely remember this show. Was this a precursor to Catch 21? Gambit also seemed to Follow similar rules.

[@Vansbaseball]

Yep this is predecessor to the show. It kind of followed the format of Gambit with a dealer and the cards but they had categories to pick from vs. just using the dealer. GameShowGarbage did a video on this show for their "Games of 90" series so you can go check that out for a better explanation for sure

[@MrRemark21]

This show was aired on Nashville Network on Wednesday, April 26, 1989 (first-run); Wednesday, October 25, 1989 (reruns).

[@ABCEasyas--]

Amazing quality!

[@jimt.626]

I really thought he was gonna go for the wild card. In the premiere episode another contestant name of Larry took the wild card and won. I do recall.

[@PREGO1966]

Well hey the wild card could be any card, just like the others. In this case it was a 2 all day since noone took it

[@jimt.626]

@@PREGO1966 so basically if he took that, he would’ve had 13?? Imagine if the wild card was the joker

[@marcomacias3960]

I wonder if they change the rules after what Gower answer to the opening question in the beginning

[@NDW85]

Actually, there was an episode from this format that used to be on here where the contestants kept choosing a category called Country Music Legends, and I think that was why the rules changed the next season.

[@PREGO1966]

They only had the opening question like that in Season 1. They changed the introductions as well as the rules in Season 2

[@LogoMan7777]

@@NDW85 Well, considering it was on TNN.....

[@markbock839]

lets go to country fest 89

[@nextbarker2702]

I wonder why Jim and Blake left after the 2nd year.

[@paullarue2010]

The Joker is no good, in this show.

[@cartoongameshowman]

I'm guessing in Top Card Plus, the retail values of the smaller prizes were always in multiples of $10 and the retail values of the grand prizes were always in multiples of $100. Also, I bet Bob Barker would be angry if he saw that fur coat.

[@mshroye2]

If this a national cable channel. Why would they show a grocery chain that’s only in the south

[@LogoMan7777]

Because it was a country-based cable channel. TNN stood for The Nashville Network.

[@nextbarker2702]

The bell used on 21 hits was used on FF.

[@dagdogg]

18:54 It sounded to me like Gower said “Slippy” instead of “Sleepy”.

[@andrewschroy6368]

Seems like almost all the cars on Top Card were supplied by Buick and Mitsubishi, weren't they? (And yes, I know the premiere had an Isuzu Trooper...)

[@MewtwoStruckBack]

1) They should have been required to keep letting you come back. You getting the car should not have ended your run. 2) They should have been required to allow the Ace to be 1 or 11 like any other respectable 21 game.

[@sidkrantz9533]

Fan as I was of Top Card, the aces needed to stay at one - guaranteeing 21 can be hit in no less than three moves.

[@MewtwoStruckBack]

@@sidkrantz9533 Why is that necessary? Gambit allowed for Aces to be 1 or 11. Catch 21 allows for Aces to be 1 or 11 and that's with every player getting a random card to start each round, which can mean a player might win a round with ONE question, if their random card + the question they answered correctly granted an Ace and 10-valued card.

[@sidkrantz9533]

@@MewtwoStruckBack If aces were 1/11, a round could end REALLY quick - meaning Jim, Blake, etc., would have to stretch - often. TC never lead to straddling.

[@MewtwoStruckBack]

@@sidkrantz9533 Then you get more rounds in - you do like Card Sharks where episodes can have more than one full game in them or you start new episodes where a player’s going to the bonus round from a previous game. No stretch needed.

[@sidkrantz9533]

@@MewtwoStruckBack TNN’s other game shows (Fandango, 10 Seconds) also didn’t straddle. So, likely a TNN mandate.

[@paullarue2010]

Hyper activity?! Oh, brother. Good thing I'm not hyper. Dennis Hall gets hyper, when he has some chocolates.

[@paullarue2010]

I think Scot made a mistake.

[@paullarue2010]

Scot was hyper.

[@sha11235]

How come you weren't coming back? Because you won the car? And how much were taxes?

[@PREGO1966]

All TNN Game shows, you retired once you won the grand prize

[@danbarker4857]

What they should've done, was any left over money should be payed to the champion, unless the players lost.

[@nextbarker2702]

@4:33, what's Ronald Reagan doing denture adhesive ads?

[@BrandonSugiura]

Does anyone know what happened to the host?

[@michaelfalkner1186]

I'd hope so -- that's the only game-show blackjack clone I know where an ace does NOT count as 11 and and ace and face doesn't make 21 on it's own.

[@MikelineTV]

Why wasn't the ace worth 11 instead of 1? imagine had the producers told the host that the contestant had to pick the wild card b/c it was his next choice although he'd picked the top card and won.

[@DougMorris1045]

Probably to make it different from Gambit. Further, making the ace worth 1 only ensures 21 can be hit in no less than three moves.

[@millenniumman75]

It did provide a chance for additional selection that way, though.

[@zacheryalderton9747]

And rules

[@paullarue2010]

He's hyper!

[@paullarue2010]

Dennis Hall gets hyper, when he has chocolate.