The Bozo Show Grand Prize Game - I believe January 25, 1982

From elsewhere in the broadcast, this appears to have aired the day after the Super Bowl. And I say I was 10. Hence my guess of 1/25/82.

[@kolbi-sis]

This is a classic when I was a kid I looked forward to the Grand prize game. I always wanted to be on there hope the show will return they are bringing back old shows

[@adb4159]

This episode was aired 2 days before I was born, but this show remained on air long enough for me to get to enjoy and love it through my youth. Yep… I’m down that rabbit hole of nostalgia y’all, and I want to cry. Who wants to join me?!

[@kevinhoward9593]

i was born the month before.

[@pernelldh]

You and Tina both played very well that day for playing the Grand Prize Game!

[@Jeff98177]

Boy: "I'm back from the bathroom, what did I miss?" Parent: "Not much. What ticket number do you have?" Boy: "B-621, why?" Parent: "Um, no reason."

[@alexanderpytko5394]

At 3:18, a jumbo Tootsie roll filled with tootsie roll candy that later becomes a reusable bank. They gave a lot of those away in the Grand Prize Game over the years. They were popular. My girlfriend told me that she had one when she was little.

[@ul7185]

Happy World Television Day, Marc Wilson!

[@danstone8783]

May be a bit early but I want to wish Tina a Happy 50th birthday!

[@nathanlansford1882]

Frazier Thomas died almost exactly a year to the day after Bob Bell taped his last show as Bozo the Clown. So, I was doubly sad & as a fan of *Family Classics* too, I never thought it would be the same.

[@gizmothehusky7676]

Poor 621😔

[@ImALovelygirl_Dontbotherme]

If them kids are still alive they round 50. Loved this show.

[@alexanderpytko5394]

At 4:21, the good old Lite Brite. I used to have one those. So much fun.

[@martyloschen8288]

There would need to be about 10 bikes in bucket number 6 these days😂

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Frazier right here retired months later and Bozo took over as host with Cookie took over as assistant. Mark's at home player lived in Columbus, Ohio watching WGN on the superstation.

[@ul7185]

Bozo, Gar and Ray: WGN TV Classics Only

[@anthonyp2506]

they gave great prizes out back in the day

[@supermario2641]

Yeah not fruit juice

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Well it makes sense, because the show was taped in during the day as opposed to the night time...

[@deirdresuefernandes2584]

i just thought

[@timduke4616]

Fun fact…$50 is the equivalent to 148.30 in 2022😏

[@scottbakanumba1heathen313]

"B 621" was probably pissed after this aired on TV!😸

[@edsalinas9996]

I swear, I have a "Bozoputer"! This computer I have behaves just like it.

[@lemonwedge6664]

Really? How so?

[@americandevo]

That boy reminds me of Jack Wild in HR PuffNstuff!

[@pernelldh]

The player you played with that she shared my cousin's first name, Tina.

[@pernelldh]

By the way, did you and Tina became friends?

[@pernelldh]

I think that was you, Marc.

[@hoborock007]

.. anyone from Chicago on here that remember Zion Roller Rink .. we used to go there on Sunday nights after church.. that was 50 some years ago.. Strange question I know , this episode of when I was a kid .. I haven't thought about that in years

[@EchoRhythmMusic]

I remember having a tootsie roll bank lol

[@Scottwilkie18]

R I p frasher

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

I have at least 1000 Bozo shows from WGN. Started taping many years ago. But I posted two and they got removed. I don't understand why others are allowed to post the shows and they don't get removed.

[@marcbwilson]

How long ago did it happen? This very clip was taken down, 10 or 12 years ago, and I saw some other up as you say, and I tried again.

[@TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

@@marcbwilson I tried it two years ago and again just 6 months ago. WGN claimed it. It almost cost me three strikes on my channel so I don't dare do it again

[@introtospeech]

@@TELEVISIONARCHIVES as I said in a previous post, I was on the show in '78 or '79. Any chance you may have those years? I would REALLY like to find my episode.

[@lenperez5391]

This is awesome of you. I wish I could find the episode in which my husband was on the show when he was a kid.

[@jamgeec5223]

Do you have an episode where a kid said she likes monkeys because they reminded her of her sister?

[@KentKaliber]

THIS IS AMAZING!!! I loved this "RED SET" the best! Do you have the whole episode??

[@marcbwilson]

Oh well thanks, I do have the whole morning's broadcast, which as I recall runs two hours. I had posted this particular clip in the early aughts and was hit by WGN with a copyright strike, so was reluctant to repost. However, I'd seen other people putting up clips from Bozo, and my delicate assumption is that WGN is aware they really don't intend to monetize this material. (Also, it has always surprised me how little TV stations *keep* in their archives, so I could easily be the only person in possession of a copy anyway). I'm not against posting more, but two hours is a lot, and several chunks are Bugs Bunny and Popeye cartoons and the like which would be picked up by a crawler.

[@ul7185]

From Looney Tunes to Popeye the Sailor

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

marcbwilson - Hi Marc - Interested to see if we can add this episode to our archives. Do you still have the original videotape? We’d like to do a fresh HD transfer of the whole show.

[@FuzzyMemoriesTV]

marcbwilson - Please email me at [e-mail] if you can - thanks.

[@ul7185]

From Superman to Batman

[@artgamechanger3841]

The girl is darling!

[@pamczech5984]

My cousin Suzy was on the bozzo show she played a relay game this was before when ringmaster Ned was there

[@kingporter67]

Awesome 1982 Bozo Show Grand Prize game treasured classic!!

[@craiggilchrist6285]

Lite brite, toosie rolls and doll stroller, they dont give away prize like that today. Kitchen appliances who wants kitchen appliances🤣

[@cpmow831]

Dude, light bright!

[@coinboynyc]

I'm surprised the guy in the blue suit was running things, and Bozo acted as his assistant, bringing out the prizes. I'd think it would be the other way around, because this was the Bozo show, not the-guy-in-the-blue-suit show (sorry, I don't know the guy's name).

[@BrianRetro]

That's Frazier Thomas. He had a huge presence (no pun intended) on WGN for many years until he died in 1985. This was normal for the first 24 years of the show. Before Frazier Thomas, there was Ringmaster Ned Locke and he had much more control over the show than Frazier Thomas did. In fact, many would nickname the show, "Ned's Circus" instead of "Bozo's Circus." After Frazier Thomas passed away, it was decided that Bozo, then played by Joey D'Auria, should be the host for his own show. Until then, the Bozo Show in Chicago was the only Bozo show to not have Bozo as the main host.

[@janicesmith6891]

Right On!

[@boataxe4605]

It was themed after a circus, and in a circus the ringmaster runs things.

[@zt1053]

Bozo would run it many times too. Cookie would bring out the prizes. When Frazier Thomas died Bozo always ran the Grand Prize game

[@zt1053]

@@BrianRetro The first year after Frazier died Pat Hurley acted as the authority figure but not the host. I understand the reasoning in making Bozo the host but lack of the authority figure was truly missed after Thomas died and Pat Hurley was let go.

[@maximusprime3459]

Audiance looks like a blizzard.

[@introtospeech]

I was on the show and played the "buckets" . Likely in 1978 but I cannot recall. How did you ever find this episode? I have been searching for my episode for years with no luck.

[@marcbwilson]

Well it was easy in this case, since I am the boy in this running of the GPG. I had always had the tape around (until digitizing). I feel your quandary. 1978 would have been a little too early for your family to have likely had a VCR at home....

[@1luv4j]

See her using his hips to balance her. Aww wandering they got married.

[@andinaudzunas9357]

Five months and one day before I was born

[@saints093]

Was this episode of The Bozo Show taped in the same studio, but with a different set design?

[@ul7185]

I Love Tomy Musical Train!

[@Lichenroc]

Hey you're my mom's age and the weird thing is she attended a Bozo show during that time too if I'm not mistaken

[@lemonwedge6664]

Wow that is awesome! I wish I was alive at the time the bozo show was up :(

[@reason1925]

2:14 Upper right corner. Looks like Bill Murry. Maybe he was the unclaimed number.

[@brentrogers4774]

Somebody from my home state of Ohio as an at-home player.

[@unholydudetx]

I was 621 and my luck continues

[@hoborock007]

😂

[@hoborock007]

Classic😅

[@hoborock007]

I'm still laughing 😂

[@Coopdeville06]

Waukegan is where i was born. At st Therese hospital. Lived in zion my whole life.

[@hoborock007]

I remember going there to get my cub scout uniform ⚜️

[@ul7185]

7:17 And Now Back to The Bozo Show!

[@JamesLamb]

You look very distinguished - like a young Johnny Carson.

[@BrianRetro]

Hi Marc, I got a question. You may not know but I'm going to ask it anyway. Do you know if this was taped in the famous Studio One at WGN Studios? The reason I'm asking is that I know they were using up until the last days Bob Bell performed as Bozo. That set was the one that was used for the rest of the show's existence. From January of 1981 until the early part of 1984, it was still this red "in-the-round" set. I saw a video on here that was dated March 5th, 1984 and it was still on this set. Now it is entirely possible that they filmed on the new set from March 12th until April 4th, the day of Bob Bell's last show, giving a total of 24 shows on the new set (four weeks, three days each week, two shows each day), but the only way that could be possible is if this was not in Studio One. No way would they have been able to dismantle this set and have the new set built up in a matter of five days.

[@richarddonahue2595]

Why are all of these videos made to look much older with static lines, Every single video 🤔

[@kbrdft]

Is this you mark?

[@Zacheryalderton-ln8gs]

Great audience

[@Retropizzapaws]

He says 621 so confidently though 😏

[@teamclarktrackfield]

The boy is standing to close!

[@mr_reborn]

Wow, this is fun!

[@user-sg9rp4wz3w]

No one had 621

[@nicholasmardis9846]

Is this Bob Bell, playing Bozo here.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

Just by looking at the studio/stage and before even seeing Bozo, I can tell you it's Bob Bell...

[@nicholasmardis9846]

@@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854 Thanks, I could have known it was Bob Bell.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

@@nicholasmardis9846 On a side note, I always thought that studio with the stage was much better than the studio they used with the bleachers. I thought it was more colorful especially with the cartoon characters on the wall...

[@ul7185]

From Looney Tunes to Popeye the Sailor

[@kevinweber8859]

Those boys and girls are well over 50 now

[@marcwilson7380]

Well. Turning 50 in the fall.

[@bonnafide2606]

Hey! Some of us aren't WAY over 50! Some of us aren't quite to 50 yet. 😱😠😭

[@JamesLamb]

Did he say "Bozo-puter"?

[@JamesLamb]

Oh wait - there it is! Bozo-puting!

[@marcbwilson]

Why of course, the Bozoputer! It generates one random number, which... even for 1982, maybe not such great shakes for computer science. But now that you have made me think this long about it, I do wonder what was spinning the numbers inside that display, and how the numbers were generated.

[@kencummings953]

The magic arrows were way cooler

[@shannonfreeman2024]

Why didn't bozo run it

[@user-sb4ji9dk2g]

I wonder this as well 🤔

[@boataxe4605]

Because it was themed after a circus, and the ringmaster runs the circus.

[@lakebay972]

Because Frazier Thomas was an egomaniac who thought he had to be the center of attention since he was the executive producer of the show.

[@shannonfreeman2024]

Bozo finally did run it. He was lit

[@lara423]

It would be awesome if someone could find Tina and Mark to see this.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

This is Marc's video...

[@101iswhatsup]

Pray for 1 1/2 Laurie R., I don't think "lite Brite" was the best gift on that one. It was the 80's tho, so.

[@WellStudied]

GRAND PROZE GAME? i'M SURE 10 YR OLD MARK WILL LOVE HIS TUNEYVILLE CHO CHO & HIS $2.99 NERF HOOP. WONDER WHY THEY DEMOTED BOZO TO STAGEHAND?

[@tomb7901]

Back when there were boys and girls and the world wasn't insane and stupid.

[@caferacer873]

You were beaten by a girl mark

[@MrCoors68]

so, in 1982, there were only 2 sexes............ when did we get 14 different sexes ????????

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

I'm actually an Apache Helicopter for my gender...

[@youboob6297]

*there was no Bozo Puter when i was growing up* it was always the flashing arrows