The Dating Game Killer - Rodney Alcala | Body Language Analysis

[@sandyjamison5929]

Also, Sheryl Bradshaw didn't go on the date. She called the show's producer and said, "the guy has really weird vibes coming off him. He's really creepy. I don't want to see him again. Will that be a problem?" It wasn't. After that, she moved from CA, had a family and lived a quiet life. I'm glad she trusted her instincts. ❤

[@hippiechic6772]

@sandyjamison5929 I know all of us including Sheryl are very glad that she trusted her intuition . Not A lot of victim's in this murderer's back ground of other's have paid such attention . We generally do not want to think of someone at first hand as someone who is going to cause us or anyone trouble . If you get a chance to watch "Woman Of The Hour" by Anna Kendrick at het first time at directing I recommend it if you have an interest in true crime dramas . In the Netflix documentary drama about Rodney titled " Woman Of The Hour" there is a for me a pretty highly developed question by a female cast member of The Dating Game that gives Sheryl a really important question to not ask the men but to ask herself after asking all the men questions and that is think to yourself "Which one of you will hurt me?" I found that to be a pretty enlightened question to tell another woman to ask herself for the 70's . I thought your comment was very thoughtful

[@faitharnett8177]

And if you look closely, you can see all of Logan’s discomfort seep through in his non-verbal communication 😂

[@dilafng]

As always, his reactions are priceless. 😅

[@juliemiller6966]

Along with his entire audience 😂 this guys creep level is off the charts

[@juliemiller6966]

It’s third hand cringe lol - cringing from Logan cringing over a cringy show lol

[@mego5078]

😵‍💫🤐😂

[@salatsanxDD]

Hahahahaha

[@amberallen2994]

My first husband was exactly like Rodney Alcala. I had left him after he had physically assaulted me when we were dating. I went back to an old boyfriend and was trying to move on with my life. He called me one night begging to talk to me. Unfortunately, I decided to go. He cried actual tears swearing that he loved me and would NEVER hurt me again. I was 20 years old and I had never seen a man cry before. Needless to say, it was all a lie. He would have won an Academy Award for his performance. As soon as we got married, he became a monster. Fortunately, I was able to get away from him before he could kill me. I'm a very skeptical person because of what he put me through. STAY SAFE LADIES!!! There are monsters in human form out there!!!!

[@Somebody9666]

There are female monsters out there aswell. Many of them are just better actors and hides it better than men.. My last gf was one. She would've killed me. Thankfully my brother helped me out before it was too late. *STAY SAFE EVERYONE!*

[@Valoelify]

@@Somebody9666 No, men like this hide it just as well as those women you spoke of... The term "Prince Charming" comes to mind, men can be incredibly charming and charismatic, as we see throughout society that has favoritism towards men. "He's a hero. He's the head and leader. He's so cool!. I'm a daddy's girl/boy." Et cetera, et cetera. Men know how to turn on the charm to lure women especially, hence all the countless domestic vi-o-le-nce cases being overwhelmingly men that are violent towards women/and or kills them. Sure, many women are also like this, but the statistics are overwhelmingly men being violent and aggressive much more so than women. I know many men don't report their women, but the same can be said for many women who don't report their men either, and still the stats are overwhelming towards one side being much worse than the other, whether you'll ever admit it or not.

[@cynthiardz1104]

I loved your expressions at the horrible cringe that was the episode. I do believe I saw your soul leave your body at one point 😂

[@claranadine1086]

Right? His reactions always get me 😂

[@cynthiardz1104]

@claranadine1086 His reactions were truly great in this video. He was definitely reconsidering some life choices at certain points lmao. His disgust was so palpable that I had to pause the video to laugh.

[@rachelann9362]

I appreciate your videos so much. I’m autistic, so nonverbal body language used to be a major mystery to me and I could only pick up on certain select things. Channels like yours have helped me understand a lot. You have also helped me understand a lot of gut feelings that Ive had in the past that often felt like I was overreacting out of anxiety, and it has been very validating. I don’t take it as a hard and fast rule, but it does help guide me. Tone is FAR harder for me, so I do end up relying a ton on nonverbals. I don’t know about that show, but there have been a LOT of game show contestants that have gone on to kill or later found to be a SK. recently, off the top of my head, we have Lori Vallow (arguably a SK) on wheel of fortune, Sarah Boone (then Paulsen) on a kids show, there was a contestant on a baking show (they nixed all episodes that she was in.) there was one on a semi-current dating type show. John Cooper was on a darts tv show called Bullseye (uk show) Edward Wayne Edward’s on to tell the truth in the 70s, he’s a multi. Paul curry was on Jeopardy, a while later he was sentenced to life in 2014. I think it comes down to a personality type that is often attracted to being on show. Narcissistic.

[@HumanimalChannel]

We might actually be BETTER at feeling those "off vibes"...❤

[@RealPumpkinJay]

I think that our autism can give us an advantage in deciphering nonverbal cues. We have to learn them from the ground up instead of relying on intuition. We keep analysing the actions of others in order to understand and communicate effectively. A neurotypical person doesn’t need these skills in every day life. They don’t have to hone them. Just like my English grammar is sometimes better than that of a native speaker in the United States, my deciphering of nonverbal cues can be more grounded in fact than that of a native reader.

[@rachelann9362]

@@HumanimalChannel now that I thought about your point more, you may be on to something. I wasn’t diagnosed until this year at 39. I will say that gut feeling and trusting myself wasn’t allowed for most of childhood and teenage years. Honestly I got those ICK feelings from my parents, not because of physical abuse or anything like that-they were both emotionally unable, with my dad being completely detached until he died, my mom turned everything into her. I didn’t even learn to say NO until I was in my late 20s. I’m working on being OK with saying no. Long story short, it’s been hard connecting to my gut feeling. It’s coming back, but I’ve spent most of life distrusting it and rationalizing it away because of other people saying it was ok. There’s a lot that I never learned to go past good vs bad feeling, These videos have been making me go “ooooh so I was right!” about situations in the past. I may not know what all the facial expressions mean, but I’m really good at picking out changes from their baseline.

[@rachelann9362]

@@RealPumpkinJay I wrote more in the comment above to the other commenter. I do think you’re right. I just never spent much time putting names into it, and I’ve been disconnected from my gut feeling for most of my life. The main issue I have is that I get stuck at good vs bad vs neutral and usually can’t place it beyond that, but it’s been getting easier. When I was younger, I would find myself feeling a certain emotion when interacting with a person without any trigger for me to feel that way. I’ve come to the realization that this was likely me mirroring and being pulled into the feeling despite it having nothing to do with myself. Then people would ask me why I feel . Unlike many other autistics, I don’t really have a lot of control with my faces. If I’m not thinking about my expressions explicitly, then it’s going to change based on random thoughts, sensory, intrusive thoughts, other things I’m hearing or noticing nearby, etc, then people end up thinking I’m mad or annoyed with them. Dang it. Another long post. ADHD meds aren’t working so good today. Don’t think I got enough sleep

[@karenholmes6565]

I am autistic too. I have less trouble than lots of autistic people at picking up nonverbal cues, but I suspect that autistic people would not present the same nonverbal cues as neurotypicals because we process emotions differently. It can take us longer to get a joke, or to laugh, etc. This is why we can give off uncanny valley vibes.

[@CristinaD84]

Logan face during the singing 💀🤣🤣🤣

[@mlola74]

Maybe the serial killer was the least weird thing of that show

[@ann_corePL]

No sane person would go there. Prizes were not that good. And about that 'feeling superiority' remark - don't we all feel superior to them? Let's be real. After listening to that I even had an unkind thought that maybe she deserved to die (of course she didn't!). Coincidentally enough I had a young teacher who went there twice - but in Poland. They even sold the show abroad! Go figure...

[@lorimiller4301]

It was fun. There were all kinds of shows coming out like Newlyweds, the Love Connection and The Gong Show, etc. Even Farrah Fawcett went on the Dating Game.

[@kittyvandervonhaakenson]

Gen X’er here, 1965, and I can tell you the 70’s was rife with sexual innuendo. Wasn’t awkward as a kid at all. 🙄 I appreciate you breaking down everyone, helps really see the tell.

[@lindajohnsonkaplan647]

Same. The 70s and 80s were not that great. Comments, touching, it was all accepted and something you were just supposed to put up with.

[@jenniferhof9448]

Yep, I saw it in all the shows that my parents and I watched together. I remember my parents unironically watching the Dating Game, and it was normal....

[@theannmartin]

the dating game - more like the second-hand embarrassement game

[@cristianewenglarek3957]

Logan's reaction to this show is priceless. 😂

[@karenstephens8788]

I know. I couldn’t stop laughing.

[@angelinarohan1427]

😂😂😂 yes it is

[@KwispyZ]

As someone who naturally gets extremely nervous and anxious, I don't see how anyone could go on this game show. It's so awkward.

[@embee7434]

I don't know, swap out the 70s dating game for almost any modern reality TV, and I'm not seeing LESS cringe... It's just more familiar I think.

[@andyr4670]

I was thinking this! Like love island and stuff

[@kg6801]

And I think the difference is stuff today tries to pretend it's real, same cringe, different stripes.

[@Jazlynl0819jsf2]

Those are cringe as well though so I wonder if it was the same back then too where most people viewed it as cringe and some still watched it or if maybe there just wasn’t much to compare it to so they didn’t view it as cringe at all.

[@rachelann9362]

Great case for “Trust your intuition.” It’s telling you STOP for a reason. She very likely could have been another victim. And yes, this show is SO cringey. I would never watch it. However, at the time it was “popular” you had like only a handful of Choices. I’m sure many cringed so badly back then too. Woah. You’re right. The way he is touching her at the end.. she’s trying to pull away with a polite arm on him for the cameras, and he’s pulling her and almost encircling here. The walk away with zero verbal or nonverbal checkout, him still not getting the point and touching her more.

[@teijaflink2226]

Very possible, I really wonder if he joined this show just because he was looking for a victim.

[@kayleedalaba7094]

I’ve always found this story so intriguing! Loved this video- thank you for your service in facing such monumental levels of cringe

[@gypsysomething1]

I don't know why but I felt extreme empathy watching you watch that show. It was still good lol

[@Skercz14]

I asked my mom if she ever watched this show and she said she did and that it was incredibly corny even 40 something years ago.

[@barbarakling4502]

Just remember, there were only 3, maybe 4, channels to watch.

[@jamiefrontiera1671]

50 something. the 70s was 50 years ago

[@Fae_Felidae]

Even though it's obviously dripping with over-the-top performativity, it's interesting to have the other two men present more or less as a control group. I think Rodney would still serve uncanny valley realness, but next to the other men, he stands out as just one giant red flag.

[@teijaflink2226]

But if you don't watch out and know about warning signs I can see some women being charmed by this fake facade and specially together with his good looks.

[@KL-dj8uj]

I may be wrong, but from my understanding, the questions from the start of the show were written by the show. Towards the end she stops following the script she was given. 10yrs ago I had a monthly appt at the same time as some man. I never knew his name, never spoke to him, he never did anything mean or ruse that I saw. But I was so uncomfortable around him. I could never turn my back on him, I wanted to run out of the room as soon as he walked in, and it happened every single time. After 6 months I had to change my schedule because of him. I may be completely crazy and he was the sweetest man ever, but if you told me he kept women that looked like his mom chained in the basement I wouldn’t be surprised…..

[@robinknight2251]

If you look at the wide shot of the Bachelors it looks like there space between 1 and 2 bachelor 2 is leaning away from 1. That's the first thing I noticed.

[@abigailjupiter374]

We just watched Logan die a little inside 🤣🤣🤣💀

[@foxtail1010]

Good morning, Mr. Observe!! Thank you for a video this morning!! Can't wait!!

[@karenholmes6565]

I am in my 50s and I remember watching this show when I was a kid. The entire point of this show was to watch dudes make cringey comments and strike out. You didn't watch it to see actual humans make a genuine connection. The cringe was the entire point. I always thought that most of these people didn't actually go on the dates, or the point was to get a free evening out. I don't remember enjoying it. I think the only time I ever watched it was because I was home sick and nothing else was on. You have to remember, we had 3 choices, and if the other two were news or sports, then this is what I was watching.

[@sandyjamison5929]

The National S/O Public Registry was established in 2005. There was no s/o registry in the 1970s.

[@jennifer2620]

So great to see another update. Just recently came across your channel and really enjoy these videos. Absolutely fascinating!

[@Nancy-mz2eh]

There were always two segments of this show each with different contestants. At the end of the show both couples would be onstage while the host signed off. I would love to see the lady's body language at that point after she had some time to talk to Rodney. I bet she knew by then that she didn't want to go out with him.

[@queenshalon]

My grandma watched The Dating Game when I was a kid. I remember her watching it. As an adult, I watched it and thought, "Wtf? This is gross!"

[@Bluemoonwillow1977]

Watching you absorb this show is amazing.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Been waiting For this one! This will be great as always!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jordanparker657]

I feel like I saw this show because we loved "The Dating Game" as children. It makes me wonder if there were others like him on the show because as we know all serials aren't caught. 😮 You mentioned it but clearly it was Alcala's " shark eyes" that creeped her out. 😊

[@rachelann9362]

I don’t know about that show, but there have been a LOT of game show contestants that have gone on to kill or later found to be a SK. recently, off the top of my head, we have Lori Vallow (arguably a SK) on wheel of fortune, Sarah Boone (then Paulsen) on a kids show, there was a contestant on a baking show (they nixed all episodes that she was in.) there was one on a semi-current dating type show. John Cooper was on a darts tv show called Bullseye (uk show) Edward Wayne Edward’s on to tell the truth in the 70s, he’s a multi. Paul curry was on Jeopardy, a while later he was sentenced to life in 2014. I think it comes down to a personality type that is often attracted to being on show. Narcissistic.

[@jordanparker657]

@rachelann9362 Wow, that's a frightening list. I think you're right, there's something they are looking for to go so public.... knowing what they are at their core.

[@rachelann9362]

@@jordanparker657 that’s not to say ALL contestants are that type of profile. but I could someone that is a psychopath have their own internal game within the game for entertainment for themselves. I’m sure there’s other profile types, but there’s a lot of physically abusive narcs out there and they are more likely to unalive someone.

[@jordanparker657]

@rachelann9362 😂😂😂 I know what you meant. I grew up with all the old game shows and I can't imagine any of the fun loving people on The Price Is Right w/ Bob Barker would ever do something like this. 😊 I have to hold on to some of my young naive self.😉

[@rachelann9362]

@ I just left that clarification in case someone comes by with the obligatory “ well not EVERYONE….” 😂 I watch wwwwwayy too much true crime and streamed trials to hold onto much naivety. Would be nice to get back there tho.

[@di36mg]

Your commentary made me laugh so much. I was a teenager in the 80s and the UK had a show like this, so cringe, even then. I could never understand how it was so popular

[@queenshalon]

😂😂😂😂 your face while watching this is hilarious!!

[@caitshannon8260]

I laughed aloud at your cringing. Thank you for the lightness today, Logan - this ep. is awesome!

[@JenMaxon]

Even in 1977, this was meant to be cringy - that was part of the point. Like nails on a blackboard. I know

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks For this! Love your work ❤❤❤❤

[@loum73]

His charm is why she chose him, but when she laid her eyes on him her gut gave her the heebie-jeebies.

[@rebekoko]

Another insightful video, thank you.

[@kat-92]

I'm adding the ability to catch a yawn to my list of attributes mandatory for a potential partner 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Keeksdinkfam]

Same reaction to that singing portion lol sameeeee

[@jediping]

The cringe you feel about this is the cringe I feel for all reality TV.

[@SometimesPerplexed]

The Dating Game started in 1965, when I was a freshman in high school. I did watch it sometimes then, can’t remember exactly what I thought about it except that I do remember wondering if a “prize” date, a chaperoned trip to Catalina Island would be actual fun or just work. By 1978 the concept was extremely tired, they had been doing the same stupid sexual innuendos for years, and the show was basically just low budget filler, along with The Newlywed Game and a plethora of other repetitive game shows.

[@lesleywilliams1210]

And yet the concept was copied in the 1980s in Australia with "Perfect Match", equally cringy. I'm sure there were many other copies.

[@Jazlynl0819jsf2]

If you were a freshman in 1965 that means you’re in your 70s? If that’s you in your KZbin pic you look amazing in your 70s!

[@SometimesPerplexed]

@ The pic is maybe three years old, but…sunscreen.

[@pamelatopjian]

As for the cringe factor, I totally agree! lol (I used to watch this as a teen) However it's really the start of shows like the bachelor and whatever other "reality" shows there are now where basically strangers compete to date or even marry etc.

[@merryl55]

I remember watching this episode in 1978 when it first came out.

[@Hyst3ricalCha0s]

We missed you Logan!!!!! ❤🎉❤🎉 Hope everything is going smoothly for you

[@kat-92]

Imagine if she said no coz she purely didn't want to go on a rollercoaster.

[@DogGoneDayz]

Oh my word, the cringeness soaked down into my soul watching that show, just absolutely harrowing LOL

[@hollz2267]

This is so cringe and so difficult to watch. It is easier watching death row interviews.... that is scary..... we had a version of this in the UK called Blind Date. It was deliberately tongue-in-cheek and everyone knew it was ridiculous. Still had its moments, but less cringe. Or maybe I was just used to it!

[@hannahremillard2471]

The moment I saw a picture of him and how he presented himself and spoke, I immediately thought of Ted Bundy as well

[@dawnborchert772]

I remember watching this when I was a kid, It was on tv

[@Hexepresso]

I loved watching your reaction to the show more than anything else in episode. I vaguely remember the Dating Game being on TV when I was a kid. Yes, I am that old. I might have watched it? Maybe if nothing else was on. I've definitely seen clips from this episode more than once though, being a huge true crime consumer. Not sure if it is because I knew who he was but I always felt more than a little creeped out by his responses.

[@sassybraz]

I remember watching The Dating Game as a child. It was really popular.

[@lulawrence4414]

I feel i have to mention this.... speaking of non verbal communication, could cheryl walking off, arms by her side, creating distance between herself and rodney show non verbally the discomfort she may have felt. As a woman its easy to fake a smile especially when we feel uncomfortable but to be able to hide how you truly feel when you don't want to be beside someone is a lot harder to shut off. It's a natural human saving thing to protect yourself and therefore to create distance from yourself and something you deem to be a threat of some sort - regardless of him being a serial killer, she clearly felt uncomfortable around him.

[@babygoatsmum4122]

I actually watched the movie 2 days ago, so this review is very timely.

[@ilanarhian]

I read about it recently and apparently she found his responses amusing and wasn’t put off by the sexual stuff, but when she actually saw him she realised he was a bit off. So it must have been his body language.

[@lfmn84]

I was able to watch first 10 minutes as second hand embarrassment and cringe with this game show is something I can't handle 😂

[@MarikaStål-q7g]

This was hard to watch bc of all the talk about how cringe it is. I thought it was going to be about non verbal communication. Really struggeling to see this whole episode

[@lindajohnsonkaplan647]

34 months for raping and beating a little girl. Should have been attempted murder. Nice to know that camps didn’t bother with background checks (they would have found that his alias didn’t exist) and neither did The Dating Game.

[@clairelyconfused3245]

I'd only ever seen little clips of the show in true crime coverages of him, and now I feel like I wish that was still the case! lol The CRINGE!!!!!! You don't need to be a body language expert to feel your pain watching it

[@24pickles24]

I'd probably come off as a serial killer became my autism makes me act like an alien compared to normal people 😆

[@MissBee13]

Even the host’s eyes seem to say “please, I can’t, ok, here’s more cringe.”

[@r3adrpro811]

While technically unscripted, responses were not necessarily ad libs. Producers knew the probable questions (they were written/suggested by the producers) and possible responses to the questions generally were discussed with the bachelors.

[@baileyhorton6473]

8:13 TWENTY TWENTY TWELVE lol

[@bekastem7254]

I was just checking to see if someone else caught it! I sometimes add unnecessary letters to my name so I get the extra twenty!

[@baileyhorton6473]

@bekastem7254 I do too. I completely get it

[@foz2071]

Lol! I'm so sorry you had to watch that. Your expressions kept me entertained!!

[@rsee2]

that was a good one thank you

[@v_eye_let_17]

I don’t remember this being so horrifically cringe but I was really really young lol

[@xcobyxzei]

The movie scared the crap out of me

[@michellegreen5312]

His description reminds me of Ted Bundy of a dating game

[@xcobyxzei]

They look similar too

[@jamiefrontiera1671]

you forgot to mention the survivor, and how she got away from him, playing into his motivations. also the dating game is hardly alone in cringeyness. i grew up in the 90s that had the love connection, which was just as bad, and i always found the bachelor and all other dating reality shows just as cringy.

[@theoriginalbunnygirl]

I could tell Cheryl was most attracted to #2, wish she would have chosen him!

[@BlueBelle-711]

I was either 12 or 13, depending on the month this was aired. It was risqué for that time period. I’m not sure why Cheryl chose Rodney, but I’m sure glad she changed her mind.❤

[@rachelann9362]

Perfect case of TRUST YOUR INSTINCT. That feeling in your gut is picking up on something. Similar thing happened to at least one T Bundys target. the thing is, his voice didn’t give any super creepy vibes, at least not much more than everyone else. It HAD TO have been his eyes and his body language. Had she been able to see him during the questions, I doubt she would have picked him. I’m glad she backed the hell out. God knows what he would’ve done..honestly, it may have led to him being caught sooner, not that I’d want anything to happen to her either

[@ilanarhian]

@@rachelann9362that’s basically what she said, when she saw him she realised he was a bit off.

[@yoursassysister]

When I was young and living in a farming state with 3 channels, this was all there was.

[@alive.-xn4fx]

I think I have the sense of humor of a 60 year old man 😂

[@VenusDeMilitant]

The reactions were canned laughter.

[@maaike3340]

Mr. Observe, your own body language is also dramatized😂

[@HumanimalChannel]

28:45 stop it. People are homogenised and boring in this day and age and are not individuals and are so stifled, suffocated by "influencers" and the pretentious. People were much FREER and it WAS better

[@lorimiller4301]

24:30 When the woman asks "what's your best time?" Isn't she referring to the length of time they can have s3x ? Like you'd ask of a race horse, what's his best time ? She was either too much of a lady to correct him or she just wanted to hear what he thought constituted the best time. They got pretty racey on these shows. A lot of innuendo. I don't think Rodney caught that nuance. He just heard best time and that made him think of night time.

[@larslornothfloki5998]

Love your analysis and your reaction to the cringe is hilarious. Know it's not your usual video choice, but could you analyze 'Paradise by the Dashboard Light" by Meatloaf? and Jon Jones /Daniel Cormier off air extended version?

[@24pickles24]

Bachelor number 2 obviously never heard of trench foot

[@kaitlindale5302]

Your shirt is lovely

[@ozymandias3097]

Lately I’ve been paying more and more attention to your body language, and I’ve come to some disturbing conclusions

[@Julietavolcano]

Idk what you mean by this… I haven’t watched his videos in a while but I was just a bit annoyed at how he kept bringing up how cringey everything was and yeah I agree but instead of just ignoring it for the rest of the video he rlly made it a big deal 😭

[@liyawillow]

​@@JulietavolcanoYeah. Too much drama around the "cringe" of the past. I cringe more about what people are like on TV today. They are worse in our time. I don't get why he is so cringed out.

[@Darriea-d9q]

​​Are yall offended or something? You people in the comments need to chill 😭​ @@liyawillow

[@GreenLeaves35]

Good Morning ☀️

[@femke6313]

I think the show was like reality tv we have now. Cringy and trashy tv you watch when you want to shut your brain off

[@GenX_files]

So as a 70s genx little kid let me tell you a little about the absolute h*rney s@x fiends some of our parents were. The 70s was a huge revolution for s@× with the pill being widely available and women being able to be single/divorced if they chose. But there were multiple shows like this, the newlywed game, a series called love american style and prawn yes that word you're thinking of.. prawn being played at actual movie theaters right next to jaws/star wars, oh and key parties if you know you know. I was so icked out as a little kid lol. It's crazy to explain if you weren't there any other elders to add to my list?

[@loum73]

I thought the same thing. Born Dec 73. Pretty much was left unattended every day all I had was TV and radio. As an adult, I watch some of those shows or movies again, and I cringe.

[@GenX_files]

Yup latchkey here too

[@taylorrarig9203]

17:38 Who else just yawned?🙋‍♀️

[@karenstephens8788]

I had to laugh every time you paused the video.

[@Darriea-d9q]

So many old geezers in the comments are offended for some reason at Logan for not liking the show 😭😭

[@awkwardemily15]

I always thought that laugh looked off and now I know part of it is probably is dark eyes!

[@skinwalker3953]

Dating show Bachler Two; * "Well, a soldier never gets his feet wet." * ...there goes the skin right on off cringe.

[@sherihartley794]

We in UK had 'blind date' same format as this show, which didn't end until 2003. The cringe factor was part of the fun but I imagine the cringe factor was its downfall with the rise of political correctness. More recently we have had 'take me out' (catchphrase 'no likey, no lightey') - think tinder on a stage and naked attraction where you get to see the contestants body parts before face or voice. Sign of the times

[@ilanarhian]

There were apparently three revivals of this show in the States and the last revival there didn’t end till 1999 so almost as long! I remember watching both as I was a kid in Canada and then the UK one when I moved back as an adult. I don’t remember the UK one being quite as bad as this.

[@mrjenn]

This show was cringy back then, too.

[@denisemancuso5470]

Was it really worth it for them to go all cringe to win tennis lessons?

[@girl.anachronism5639]

Watching this show was so uncomfortable. They were all so stupid and cringey.

[@ChicaG-vg7pj]

I'm of the vintage that I've seen the Dating Game as a show on one of the three channels available. It was on in the mornings, not prime time. Even as a teen, I couldn't understand why people would go on that show, it was that cringy. Now, I understand that it's viewing demographic was horny housewives and dumb teens with little concept of life works. And there are a number of A List celebrities who went on the show, hoping to get noticed, which I presume was their other demographic. I know the show wasn't popular with the people I hung out with.

[@kristinwright6632]

I watched the Dating Game occasionally more in the early 70s when I was a pre-teen. But it was always a campy, cringe-worthy show even back then. And it has not aged well at all.

[@shortpettite]

Just saying this is just a mini version of Love is Blind isn't it. It's obviously not as long a time period but they are also just going on a date not marrying. I would argue if they didn't have to also be entertaining to an audience who can see them it would be less cringe. Love is Blind least has the illusion of being alone. Well I suppose they were alone because it's not a live feed.

[@Orange.cats.r.cutest]

The Dating Game wasn't special in its cringe sexual content. There was also the Newlywed Game for more of that. I was like 5 when I first heard the term "making whoopie". In the 80s movies like 16 Candles received a PG rating and it was common for children to drink. It was a helluva time.

[@rignard]

That show was a mega cringe fest! I saw some of it as a kid and was mortified

[@tigaron02]

The past really is a foreign country... No idea why this was allowed but cringe... soooooooooo much cringe.

[@loum73]

Were gonna have a great time 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@kimmyfreak200]

28:34 🤣🤣💀👻 29:21

[@jdphillips7539]

Dating shows are just as cringe today, they just have a diff presentation. But these guys were especially bad at it. No wonder she ended up picking him.