Tic Tac Dough 1978-1986 cue and prize music montage

This is a montage of cue and prize music from the 1978-1986 version of the Barry and Enright game show "Tic Tac Dough", which first aired on CBS-TV daytime and then later in syndication. The original host was Wink Martindale, followed by Jim Caldwell. This music was written by Hal Hidey.

[@roysanders2080]

This was one of my favorite game shows. My brothers and I watched this as kids.

[@StukInBuf]

I too was a rabid and fanatic TTD fan when this show was on.

[@MTheChequeGuy]

I always loved this gameshow when I was growing up... the music seemed "happy" and it made me love trivia. :-)

[@newstarcadefan]

I love these cues. They made heavy use of the Fender-Rhodes electric piano, and also the Moog synthesizers.

[@taysdad45]

man, I thought I was the only game show buff....love all the Barry and Enright game shows. Brings back a lot of childhood memories with my great grandma. Thanks!!

[@BenJabituya]

0:42 - Sonic Got Through ACT 1

[@rwboa22]

Hal Hidley was a genius. I'm surprised that he did not write any disco tunes from the prize cues in the latter part of the video.

[@BenJabituya]

You got that right! These cues give me Hoyt Curtin vibes! They sound very Hanna-Barbera-like.

[@BenJabituya]

0:45 - a Condensed version of the game win cue!

[@operator35]

No, there are a lot of us "game show buffs" our there.

[@jasonsobol32]

Yes there are, and some of us are game show music buffs as well

[@theautisticsuperchannel]

Indeed, and we’re proud of it!!

[@JasonA.Routhier-vw1wd]

I KNOW THIS IS CRAZY & MOST LIKELY IT WOULDN.T WORK!! BUT I THINK TIC TAC DOUGH & HOLLYWOOD SQUARES SHOULD MERGE TOGETHER!! rename the show TIC TAC SQUARES!! It sure would be interesting to see both tic tac toe games merged into one show-FOR A FULL HOUR!!(not half hour)OR MAYBE A 2 HOUR FORMAT!!

[@operator35]

In addition to using many of the same prize music cues as The Joker's Wild, Tic Tac Dough also had several prize music cues that were used only on TTD.

[@roysanders2080]

This was one of my favorite game shows.

[@BenJabituya]

0:09 - Those guitar hooks remind me of Hoyt Curtin composing “The Scooby-Doo Show”.

[@BenJabituya]

0:57 - Bowser, King of the Koopa.

[@ShawnPMcAllister-ti4ge]

Emcee Linda Gray: We have 2 Xs and 2 Os and we have $450 in the pot! We will see what happens when he or she wins it when we come back on THE ALL-NEW TIC TAC DOUGH here on ABC after these words for you! So don't go anywhere!

[@BenJabituya]

0:41 - That car win cue theme was also used on "The Joker's Wild" during Bill Cullen's tenure, if my memory serves me correctly.

[@binhkhoiluuuc1718]

Really?

[@setheriah]

Where is the cue for the commercial outtro?

[@operator35]

Unfortunately it was not included on the reel from Hal Hidey that contained this music.

[@QBCNetwork]

0:04-0:08 was used during the Jim Caldwell season. 0:53-1:04 time to go to the Binus round.

[@MadMikeSportsYT]

0:07-0:39: Our returning champion whose winnings total in cash and prizes....$312,700....is a pilot in the Navy! Meet Lt. THOM MCKEE! His opponent is a computer systems analyst who spent 3 years traveling around the world! Meet ERIK KRAEPELIEN!

[@joshualazenby1387]

+Michael Nebbia He set a record for American gameshows that wasn't broken until Ken Jennings.

[@gladfan1989]

1:52-2:15: If you'd like information on how to become a contestant on Tic Tac Dough, or to join us in our studio audience, then drop us a postcard. And please, make sure it's a postcard. Drop it to: Tic Tac Dough, Post Office box 950, Los Angeles, CA 90048. That's Tic Tac Dough, Post Office box 950, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Now, once again, Here's Wink.

[@Musicradio77Network]

BTW, do you have music cues from “Bullseye”? I did checked that one the NGC Forums that one of the links is dead, including the contestant’s intro and the win cues. I would like to hear it.

[@BenJabituya]

These cues give me Hoyt Curtin vibes!

[@DBR00]

0:08, Sure thing Wink, our next contestant is a aerospace engineer hailing from Houston Texas. His hobbies include baseball, swimming, and archery. Please welcome Robert Andrews!

[@MadMikeSportsYT]

His challenger is a journalism student from Danville, New York. Her interests include writing, swimming and computer programming. Meet MELISSA CHASE!

[@BenJabituya]

0:41 - Winning of the end game and 5th game for a brand new car. I believe that car win cue was also used on "The Joker's Wild" when Bill Cullen was the host.

[@TheRenard10]

Also in one of Jim Peck's hosting episodes.

[@fredmckinney8933]

I have long thought that Tic Tac Dough needs to be brought back onto TV. Should it return on a mainstream network in primetime, they would need to do a bit of retooling of the bonus round to offer million-dollar cash prizes, and I've thought of three possible ways they could do so: 1) have the 9 numbers hide 6 money bags and 3 dragons, with the first money bag found being $25,000, the second $50,000, the third $100,000, the 4th $250,000, the fifth $500,000, and the last one being $1,000,000, with, of course, finding any of the three dragons forfeiting money won. 2) Do like the $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime did and after a bonus round win, give the contestant the option to leave or give back the money won to take on another opponent, with winning the bonus round 3 times giving the contestant $1,000,000, and, of course, being defeated by an opponent or the dragon ending that champion's reign. 3) If, in the bonus round, a contestant wins by finding the tic and the tac, the contestant earns the right to play a bonus round to the bonus round, where seven of the nine numbers contain $10,000 through $100,000, with the other two numbers each concealing half of a gold bar, with the left half labeled "$1,00" and the right half labeled "0,000". The contestant only gets to pick one number, and he or she wins whatever dollar amount he or she finds, unless he or she uncovers either half of the gold bar, in which case he or she gets to pick a second number. If he or she picks one of the $10,000 through $100,000 spaces, that's what he or she wins, but if he or she finds the other half of the gold bar, he or she wins $1,000,000.

[@StukInBuf]

Should there be a new TTD, keep the Wink Martindale era open/close theme, the same think music for center square, and same win cues. And then... -new car after 5 wins(Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour theme mostly, sometimes Big Banana, etc.). -bonus round(TPIR cue associated with home furnishings, and maybe a car or boat tossed in... which you could hear in the beginning of the "Concentration Jack Narz part 3" clip. -Get the dragon(loser TPIR horn after the dragon's roar).

[@rwboa22]

Just leave the cues alone. MG/BT/Mark Goodson/FreeMantle Media cues should not be intermixed with B&E game shows, save the "Wheel of Fortune" theme from the Woolery/Sajak and Stafford years.

[@WHIZKID355]

I use to love watching this with my mom in trhe evening time I think it was. I was only 5 or 6 at the time, could not answer any of the questions, but I love the Dragon Game at the end.

[@SurfNetSal75]

These sound like the cues that came from the last year or two of the show. I dont know what that guy is complaning about, so you missed a couple of prize cues, big deal, you could always do the rest later! But if you do a part two, you must include the car jingle when some wins five games, I would make that a ringtone if I could!!

[@jtl_1230]

0:00 - 0:03 0:04 - 0:08 0:09 - 0:39 0:42 - 0:48 0:49 - 0:53 0:54 - 1:04 1:04 - 2:40

[@marchoffman6878]

TIC TAC DOUGH

[@StukInBuf]

TIC TAC DOUGH proposed "Win 5 in a row and get a new car" cues... 1978-81 seasons... MON: FAMILY FEUD theme TUE: JJ Gotcha Music Cue 1973 WED: Starcrossed THU: Bean Stalker FRI: Big Banana (Bonus game cues alternate between "Splendido" and Lounge Edit version of "Millionaire's Hideaway") 1981-83 seasons... MON: FAMILY FEUD theme TUE: BLOCKBUSTERS theme WED: Starcrossed THU: Bean Stalker FRI: Big Banana (Bonus game cues alternate between "Splendido" and Lounge Edit version of "Millionaire's Hideaway") 1983-86 seasons MON: MATCH GAME/HOLLYWOOD SQUARES HOUR theme TUE: BLOCKBUSTERS theme WED: Spelling Bee cue THU: Bean Stalker FRI: Big Banana (Bonus game cues alternate between "Splendido," "Every Room in the House," "Starcrossed," and Lounge Edit version of "Millionaire's Hideaway")

[@operator35]

If I had it, I would have included it. Unfortunately, these cuts, as well as the main theme, are all that remain in Hal Hidey's collection of Tic Tac Dough music.

[@Musicradio77Network]

These cues that I will be using for my “Tic-Tac Dough’s ‘My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic’ Tournament” that I am working on.

[@Hawqis1]

I heard tic tac dough is coming back with Tom Bergeron. The only differences I would like to see in the main game is the opponent get to answer the question if the player in control gets it wrong. The other is special categories only for the person who selected the category. By that I mean, seesaw, auction, top 10 (this), etc would be out. Play or Pass would be similar if the player passes the question, but the answer won't be revealed unless A) the person in control gets the next question right, B) the opponent answers the passed question correctly, or C) the opponent goes for the next question passing the 1st question. Then the last question, either answered correctly or incorrectly is revealed. Special categories can shuffle into the center box. So let's say secret category is there, instead of doubling the pot, it would triple the pot plus carry the required two question center box rules to earn the box. Grand question would add $2000 to the pot. Take a letter would be a red category with a a-z list of questions that the player in control selects. Bonus game: Increase the dollar amounts, but add "DOUGH" to the board with TIC and TAC. Get the required amount of money you win, get tic tac dough, you double what you've got or a flat dollar amount, whichever is higher, and if you get TIC TAC DOUGH in order, you get a grand prize of $100k or more. If the contestant didn't find the dragon, whether they won or stopped, dragon finder for the losing contestant. If they fail on one call, then a member of the audience can play.

[@Rlotpir1972]

Good setup, but here's what I think should be: Main game: Regular catagories are in blue. Outer boxes $1000, center box $1500. In the event of a tie, a new game forms with the other boxes $2000 and the center box $3000. If a second tie happen, then the next will be $3000 outer and $4500 center, and so forth. Jump-in catagories will be in play as the box is in brown and only in the outer boxes. Both players can answer. The box with be double the value. Special catagories will be in play in green boxes. Only one in the first game, two in the second, and three in the third. For the 'Super Grand Question', the player will chose a box 1-9 and the value can be between $1000-$9000 and can only be played once. Same rule with "Double or Nothing" and "Three to Win". Dragon catagories will be in play in red boxes. Player answers correctly and earns a dragon amulet to be used in the bonus game. Bonus game: The board consists of 25 boxes in rows of fives. Reach the top, avoid the dragons, and get the 'WIN' and win $50,000. Player can stop at any time to collect the pot. Here's what the board would look like when revealed: Level 5: Dragon-Dragon-WIN-Dragon-Dragon Level 4: Dragon-Dragon-$5000-Dragon-$4000 Level 3: Dragon-$2500-$3500-Dragon-$3000 Level 2: $1750-$1250-Dragon-$2000-$1500 Level 1: $800-$600-$200-$1000-$400 Note: A player can use an amulet (earned in the main game) on any level to eliminate one of the dragons in a level BEFORE a player selects a number.

[@rwboa22]

Bring back TTD and pitch Thom McKee against Ken Jennings!

[@BenJabituya]

Richard Bowley Good Idea! I’d love to go up against Thom McKee and Ken Jennings with my game of Tic Tac Trivia through my TouchMaster Connect video game on my Nintendo 3DS!

[@operator35]

I didn't say it included all of them. If I had more, I would have included them.

[@rwboa22]

And the Winkster is still a snappy dress to this day, even if it not Botany 500 threads. Just watch his "Las Vegas Gambit," "High Rollers," "Trivial Persuit," "Debt" (in the tux), and "Outrageous Game Show Moments" (in the turtleneck) gigs.

[@fhb3]

0:03 This.

[@Markymark1300]

Wonderful! I'm looking to find the clip tghat sounds like a "carousel theme." I can't get it out of my head! Do you know the one that I am looking for? Thanks!

[@NikitaFilatovFan3040]

0:42 cue is crazy

[@MrRemark21]

The debut date of those "Tic Tac Dough" Cue & Prize Music Montage was Monday, July 3, 1978 (the day before the Fourth of July).

[@tnawcwvictoria]

0:42 - YES FOR TIC TAC DOUGH and $36,800

[@shotymeisupandcummin]

You're missing some prize cues in here.

[@dexx600]

The missing prize cues you were talking about were also Joker's Wild cues.

[@johnissoevil]

I remember some of these cues being used on TJW at times. TTD and TJW shared so many cues.

[@toddwacha5108]

That's because they were both Barry & Enright shows, and they recycled the music to apparently save a little money and to give Hal Hidey a break, as he didn't have to compose even MORE music.

[@newstarcadefan]

Yes, and Hal Hidey actually composed one of my favorites, in the Hot Potato package (being Bill Cullen's final network hosted show, and Barry and Enright's final network offering as well).

[@toddwacha5108]

When I first saw TTD's salmon-colored set with all of its new looks, and new podiums for the players and for host Jim Caldwell, it took me aback at first. I missed the 1978-85 set complete with wood all around. Glad they kept the gameboard the way it was for the 85-86 season, which was its last along with The Joker's Wild. I read somewhere, by the way, where if TJW was going to be renewed for 1986-87, they would have had a new set.

[@rwboa22]

Todd Wacha, did you check out the TJW reboot with Snoop Dogg?

[@toddwacha5108]

Richard Bowley No, I did not.

[@binhkhoiluuuc1718]

Do you have the think music when the contestant chooses the category in the center square?

[@operator35]

Unfortunately that cue was not on the TTD "album" reel that Hal Hidey had sent me years ago. The reel didn't include every cue and some of the cues on the reel weren't complete. That was the only material related to TTD that Mr. Hidey was able to locate at the time.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

and here's another fact: Wink Martindale is younger than William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Richard Dawson and Legendary DJ and Voice Actor Casey Kasem. Hard to believe isn't it?

[@Dodgerfn5]

Where the heck did you find all these themes? I remember some from the prize music, the interview theme, and when a contestant wins a game. But to quote some of the other viewers, there were songs exclusive to TTD that I never heard on TJW. Great job!!!

[@johnissoevil]

Every now and then, a TTD prize cue would play on TJW for the Face the Devil round. I remember two such occasions during the Jack Barry run.

[@johnissoevil]

I remember hearing these cues on TJW, as well. Some of these were rare on Joker, though. The one at 2:40, I only remember hearing once when Charlie was describing the prize for beating the devil in the audience/Joker home bonus game during the Cullen era.

[@32rodrick]

1978-1980 at CBS Television City 1981-1984 at Archie Comics Studios 1984-1986 at Hanna-Barbera Studios all in Hollywood, CA

[@BenJabituya]

0:09 - sounds very Hanna-Barbera-esque. Does "The Scooby-Doo Show" come to mind with those guitar hooks? It sounded more of a Hoyt Curtin composition, but I think Hal Hidey was inspired by Hoyt Curtin.

[@johnissoevil]

I do remember some occasions when some of this "TTD exclusive" music was thrown into TJW bonus round prize descriptions, albeit it only happened once in awhile.

[@JMFabiano]

No center box think music?

[@operator35]

No, unfortunately the reel that Hal Hidey sent me was an "Album" version of the soundtrack to TTD and it didn't include the center box think music or the commercial outro music.

[@tnawcwvictoria]

The Winkster & Jim were snappy dressers thanks to Botany 500 in fact, Botany 500 has made any Game Show Host look snappy: The Winker, Jim Caldwell, Bob Eubanks, Bob Barker, Jack Narz, Tom Kennedy, Alex Trebek, Bill Cullen, Jack Barry, Monty Hall, Jim Lange, Jim Peck, Jim Perry, Kevin O'Connell, Ron Ely, Dan Miller and famous actors like Dick York, Dick Sargeant, Telly Savales, Sherman Helmsley, Dick Van Dyke and of course Mr. Family Himself Richard Dawson and Quincy M.E. himself Jack Klugman.

[@johnissoevil]

@32rodrick You're only right about the 1978-1980 part.

[@mysticpuffy]

You missed the center box think music

[@TBONE_2004]

***** To cite the horrendous Rapping Dragon from Tic Tac Dough '90... RODRICK KING, YOU'RE SUCH A LAIR! ALL YOUR FALSE INFORMATION SETS YOUR PANTS ON FIRE! And for bonus points, here's the Rapping Dragonslayer... TIC TAC DOUGH, THAT IS THE SHOW! IT'S GOT GREAT MUSIC, AND SO MUCH MORE!

[@Digifan23]

Rodrick King THE DRAGON EATS YOUR DAMN HEAD OFF FOR BEING A DAMN FOOL! (sorry about the swearing) operator35 please block him!

[@JeopardyandWheelFan]

Including me!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Tic Tac Dough, The Joker's Wild and BULLSEYE are my Top 3 Favorites from Barry & Enright Productions with BULLSEYE bein' #1 and should've deserved a longer run Tic Tac Dough was a success in reruns on CBN and later on USA Network and GSN (before it became a HUGE Mess) IMO, when BULLSEYE got cancelled, Tic Tac Dough and The Joker's Wild went downhill and it was thanks to Family Feud being stripped to 5 days a week as well as 1981's arrival of PM Magazine, Entertainment Tonight and The People's Court and then, 1983, the late great Merv Griffin decided to expand Wheel of Fortune which was still on NBC Daytime and added a syndicated version and it became THE #1 Game Show on syndication and then, JEOPARDY! also returned to TV and debut in syndication and became the 1-2 punch of syndicated Game Shows and then when Winker left, it was the final straw and Jim Caldwell was hired to host the show while Winker teamed up with Wheel and J! Creator the late Merv Griffin and hosted Headline Chasers and ironically, Tic Tac Dough, The Joker's Wild and Headline Chasers along with syndicated reruns of BULLSEYE were all cancelled in 1986 and Oprah came aboard and became the Queen of Daytime Talk for 25 years

[@roysanders2080]

This was one of my favorite game shows. My brothers and I watched this as kids.

[@ericpurkey7502]

I watched Tic tac Dough as a kid I am 41 years old.

[@ShawnPMcAllister-ti4ge]

Emcee Linda Gray: We have 2 Xs and 2 Os and we have $450 in the pot! We will see what happens when he or she wins it when we come back on THE ALL-NEW TIC TAC DOUGH here on ABC after these words for you! So don't go anywhere!