Give N Take Pilot - Master Copy

Here is a beautiful copy of the Jim Lange game show Give n Take!

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

In the early 1950s (to be exact,1952), CBS had an earlier game called, "Give and Take" (which was unrelated), which had four contestants selecting prizes from a table, then had to answer questions to win it. It was shown for thirteen weeks on Thursday afternoons,making it one of the few daytime quiz or game shows not to run between the Monday thru Friday schedule.

[@joeanderson2024]

Isn’t Thursday afternoon between Monday thru Friday?

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

Yes. I am saying that this early 1950s quiz show was only shown on Thursday afternoons. Traditionally, daytime games are usually seen Mondays-Fridays.

[@jmiller297]

Man, this game was cut-throat!! Plus, I love the usage of the '80s *"Wheel of Fortune"* bonus round ticker!! NOICE!!

[@OliveOyl12590]

That and the Family Feud winners bell.

[@mattcrowley8993]

I believe that was before Wheel of Fortune had that sound effect.

[@MorganNye]

Game show garbage brought me to this show

[@austinl169]

Surprisingly, the pilot was more entertaining than the regular production run. I liked the Solari flip number totals shown on screen - nothing like mechanical scoreboards!

[@malicool1304]

whats the theme in this pilot?

[@illustriousrocket4476]

I'm always up for more Jim Lange games. Great find.

[@tomservo56954]

"Produced by the Carruthers Company"...makes sense--despite Jim Lange, Johnny Jacobs, and Jane Nelson, it's too normal to be a Chuck Barris product.

[@JoeyLamontagne]

You can see the thought process of the production company, since Second Chance and Press Your Luck evolved from this

[@jamesklatt]

Carruthers would be well known for producing press your luck (which would be their only hit show)

[@rodney1279TheFlip]

The Pilot for Give and Take is not bad. Different gameplay but I like it. I love the music too when they announce the prizes. :)

[@DocTrower1980]

I think this could have worked. If TPiR didn't expand to one hour, Give-N-Take wouldn't have been the sacrificial lamb.

[@therainmakerinsider]

Doc Trower it’s too confusing,

[@jamesklatt]

Pricr is right originally was airing after the edge of night i the afternoons. Give and take was probably a filler for the price is rights expansion to a hour.

[@disneyfan8178]

@@jamesklatt Actually by then, "Price" had moved back to the mornings and the 9:30 (Pacific) AM timeslot that it initially debuted in. "Give 'n Take" was on at 9:00 AM, until "Musical Chairs" was cancelled, and "Give 'n Take" moved to 3:00 PM, until it was cancelled, when "Price" permanently expanded to an hour, taking over at 9:00 AM. Also, I think by that time "The Edge of Night" had made its move from CBS to ABC.

[@Jack21Spades]

Another one of my earliest TV memories... THANK YOU, WINK!

[@ClapHurts]

Idk why i like this show the theme is catchy! I never really watch Jim Lange much but i like him

[@timothy4545]

The Carruthers Company, that surprised me, because Jacobs and Lange were Barris guys.

[@MikeCountyMan]

IINM, the Carruthers Company also produced another little prize-gathering game called PRESS YOUR LUCK...

[@ByronNoe]

Big bucks no whammies!!!

[@QHMCQ]

Very unique gameplay here. Needed a tweak or two but I really liked this one. Thank you for the upload!

[@nickpoff1739]

I loved this show during its short run. It's great to see this!

[@tomrichards3869]

Good to hear the late Johnny Jacobs voice again

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Yes sir, the same one that voiced The Joker's Wild, The Dating Game, the infamous 3's a Crowd, The NEW Treasure Hunt/Treasure Hunt and of course, he would say Here Come the Newlyweds

[@cookiemadison8529]

wow. Like having a time machine. How much of our attitudes and values changed. Incredible!

[@groundpenguinproductions5912]

Yes its like two different dimensions.

[@Wizardof]

If Goodson/Todman saved their tapes, why couldn't the other CBS shows of the era save theirs....

[@ByronNoe]

Didn't even know this existed! How cool!

[@jorgefigueroa4437]

The maid service at 12:50 is the logo from Carol Burnett Show

[@Ian16545]

Heck, they might as well have offered the contestant a walk-on role on Carol's show itself as a prize.

[@pem1974]

Not surprising since they're both CBS shows 🤣

[@sadler76]

Very unique. The overhead camera looks like a Busby Berkeley routine.

[@jmiller297]

RIGHT? :-D

[@MitchellHang]

This quality looks amazing!

[@Football-Sidelines-NO]

This show would have been perfect for that era, another great gem!

[@tyrese3745]

12:42 Reminds me of "The Carol Burnett Show", which was on CBS at that time.

[@stephaniestavropoulos1639]

The reason it reminds you of Carol because it was. It's a caricature of her. She was in her charwoman costume. "DOH!"

[@TimBabcock64]

I remember watching the show after school. It wasn't on the air very long. This would have worked and should have worked but soap operas were getting expanded to 60 minutes back then and many shows were clipped. I remember after the pilot they made the questions a toss up between the four of them. The person who answered correctly, had control of the spinner.

[@Tubewings]

To me, this was a "lame duck" show, as it only seemed to plug a hole in CBS's lineup until "The Price is Right" was ready to permanently expand to a full hour.

[@lynettepalecek3141]

This sure is a unique game show. Barbara was the first contestant to be frozen, but she ended up being the grand prize winner!!!!

[@videox222ify]

thanks for posting

[@40bpaula]

This was great! This should have been picked up. This would be a great game for today. It was a little confusing when Jim was explaining it, but after a turn or two of the arrow, I got it. Those were some nice prizes, too.

[@fredmckinney8933]

Actually, it was picked up in 1975 and replaced The Joker's Wild on CBS, although it only ran for a few months.

[@Tubewings]

@@fredmckinney8933 Actually, it replaced Jim Lange's other CBS game show from 1975, "Spin-Off". THAT was the show that replaced Joker.

[@ABCEasyas--]

It’s that old timer sound from WOF!

[@Almafeta]

This set is oddly subdued. With minor updates to music it wouldn't have been too out of place in the big-money player-versus-player era of game shows we had in the 00s.

[@zacharygroen5448]

Could you post the episode of you and Bob Eubanks on 1 Vs 100? Also thanks for this video

[@mikeskumanick9538]

I would change the bonus round to where the contestant earns their section and a section for each prize earned

[@tommyparkerparker]

This show was on the CBS daytime lineup from Sept to Oct 1975 replaced Spin Off. It aired its last broadcast on Nov 26,1975. The day before Thanksgiving 1975. CBS had shuffled its daytime lineup to free up an extra half hour to expand As the World Turns to one hour. As a result, Give N Take and The Edge of Night were dropped from the CBS daytime lineup.

[@tyrese3745]

The latter moving over to ABC

[@rmknicks]

@@tyrese3745 The latter also being the best soap of all time.

[@jamesklatt]

@@tyrese3745 with better acting.

[@cinnamoncrunch8765]

better than todays junk

[@kingporter67]

Excellent 1974 CBS game show!!

[@stephaniestavropoulos1639]

I don't know why, but the contestant Dee looks familiar. The contestant Becky...that was the name of my sister. R.I.P.

[@audvion]

Wasn't Dee a memorable contestant on Match Game?

[@nancygoold9413]

Clarke Network Worldwide yes, she was! And a wacko one at that! For those who want a good laugh, it is Match Game 74 episode 120 and went she went by the name of Dorothy.

[@40bpaula]

@@nancygoold9413 Oh yeah. i remember that episode. think I watched it about a month ago. she was hilarious and fun.

[@christybradfield7812]

@@nancygoold9413 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmO7k5KHja5nra8 7:00

[@libertubey2199]

@@nancygoold9413 Well, Dee could actually mean "D" for Dorothy. She's more subdued here than she was on Match Game '74, where her opponent was then-champion Harry Reynolds, who would later to become the comedian/actor Reynaldo Rey.

[@mocub33]

I. Magnin. Theres a name I havent heard of in years!

[@therealbrentrolland]

Same! We had one on Michigan Avenue in Chicago where I'm from-I remember it well. Very nostalgic to hear it in this episode. :-)

[@mocub33]

Thats the one I am thinking of, It was where Bloomingdale's is now.

[@christophercotton9048]

We had one here in Pasadena on South Lake Avenue.

[@akampfer]

Been years since I’ve seen that one.

[@skutchie]

i loved this show was sorry it had such a short run

[@tirmyta]

What happened if a contestant answered a question incorrectly?

[@terracottapie]

Probably they moved on to the next prize, but I'm assuming it wouldn't happen often because those questions were easy a.f.

[@martinteece8983]

Rewatched and still enjoyed, would still be good for now adays but maybe switching out such big prizes. Also how about switching out 4 give and take spots I to say 4 other competitors and for ease all players get 1 set prize and 1 mystery value prize.

[@jimdavis6742]

Wasn't dee on match game as Dorothy.... The voice is very familiar mannerisms etc

[@tompuckett6940]

So THAT's how Apollo Creed discovered his wife!

[@resmith29]

WOW!!!

[@mshroye2]

I gotta admit this is more interesting than the show that actually aired.

[@LogoMan7777]

Boy, that Jane Nelson got around.

[@MrMatteNWk]

Ironically, Jane Nelson is married to Ed Fishman of Fishman-Freer (Diamond Head Game, Dealer's Choice) so she's appearing on a "competitor producer's" show. :)

[@jamesklatt]

@@MrMatteNWk she also did treasure hunt ( a chuck barris show)

[@paulculler3800]

@@jamesklatt Also the model on the Neighbors

[@ricknibert6417]

She was on a total of seven shows. A letter to the short-lived TV Game Show Magazine in 1987 asked what she had been up to.

[@kevinhoward9593]

they cancel the coolest games before they have a chance. Theres no way that renting a Lear Jet plus a vacation for 4 is anywhere at MINIMUM $45,000. and this game gives a price of $1800. Are they insane? the four days in Las Vegas for 4 people is probably $23000

[@fredmckinney8933]

Keep in mind that this show was a pilot in 1974 and got picked up in 1975. Thus, the costs of prizes were a lot less back then.

[@brettbousman5070]

Is this a Merv Griffin game. Same sound effects when the wheel spins as the sound made at Wheel of Fortunes bonus round

[@fredmckinney8933]

Carruthers Company

[@someguy23475]

Great to see this pilot in good quality, as I have only seen the later episode in poor quality. It’s still not a good game.

[@groundpenguinproductions5912]

Having a show thats essentially "playing volleyball" with pricing prizes is rather boring its no wonder the actual show only lasted a short time Spin-off, the show it had replaced ( also hosted by Jim Lange) was lightyears superior to this.

[@ericandy88]

Definitely a show that could not have lasted beyond a 13-week commitment, but I guess you got to go through a few clunkers & minor hits to get to a Press Your Luck (which still deserved longer than its 3 years).

[@pricemodel1983]

The beeping sounds like the bonus round timer from Wheel of Fortune

[@wschmrdr]

Because it is. Probably filmed in Burbank.

[@LittleRockElevators]

It is plus the bell when the contestant is safe from being frozen later was used on Family Feud.

[@bigblue9996]

Interesting they use WOF's 1975-1989 Bonus Round timer.

[@blozier2006]

Even more interesting is that this show is directed and produced by Bill Carruthers... the same man who also directed and produced Wheel's October 1973 pilot "Shopper's Bazaar".

[@libertubey2199]

Actually, 1981-89. The Bonus Round was introduced during Chuck Woolery's last week at WoF.

[@cartoongameshowman]

Actually, the Bonus Round was introduced on Pat Sajak's first week.

[@redeye_]

@@blozier2006 wait the guy that made second chance made the wheel of fortune pilot? i did not know that

[@timothy4545]

With Jim Lange as host and Johnny Jacobs as the voice over, I knew this had a Chuck Barris Production.

[@kevinfitzmaurice4072]

This wasn't a Barris show; Bill Carruthers, who once worked for Barris, produced it.

[@martinteece8983]

A cool idea for a game show. Just bring it a little up to date where it say a couples game and 3 or 4 teams and could be a easy winner now adays

[@martinfelsenfeld6012]

Do you remember the extra numbers they had to get through (such as 5-6-7-8-9-0-blank-1)? At least you can read them without eyeglasses! I think the prices had gone a little higher since. Wasn't the next question about glockenschpeel (don't know how to spell it) a reminder of what Wilma said on the Flintstones (it was Rockenschpeel, a parody supermarket)? Alas the contestant who answered 'glockenschpeel' had over $5,000--the show's limit on Give & Take.

[@danielyoung6630]

like RILEY KEOUGH cool!

[@njadakaboles9999]

LOVE THAT THEME . WHAT IS THE NAME OF IT

[@cresentltd]

They could win a Vega! What a booby prize to win!

[@wschmrdr]

Not too bad of a game; I assume done at NBC given the familiar bonus round sound. Given the competition with TPiR, I could see if it didn't last long.

[@groundpenguinproductions5912]

FlagDUDE08 the series aired on CBS in 1975

[@2005dave]

The series taped at the Burbank Studios.

[@gsnfan]

The theme song was different.

[@Drchainsaw77]

Sounds much more like 1967 than 1975.

[@Quartzquiz333]

Hmmm, this looks like a pilot episode. Different theme, minor set differences, no returning champion, slightly different rules and sound effects.

[@JZCRAZY]

The Title of the video says Pilot.

[@Wolfman12395]

Was the prize music also used on The Price is Right? It sounds a bit familiar....

[@rchookie]

Is the theme music Mrs. Robinson?

[@TheBundychick82]

I’m wondering If dee is Dorothy zitty that crazy contestant from match game it looks and sounds like her so far this is looking good :)

[@KiddBloo86]

I think so as well! I was hoping someone else saw the resemblance.

[@nancygoold9413]

TheBundychick82 it is Dorothy!

[@MollieFrieWeevilGenius]

I thought the same thing! She has kind of a distinctive voice. I wonder what she's up to now?

[@christybradfield7812]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmO7k5KHja5nra8 7:00

[@setheriah]

In the bonus round do they get the give and take spaces or just the space they sit in?

[@lidsman2221]

I really enjoyed that game. Post more please.

[@jeatig]

Why could this game show have first class tickets, but The Price Is Right could just have coach tickets??

[@Tubewings]

It's a pilot, so they don't really win those prizes.

[@Nickrj3]

Was Dee on the Twisters pilot starring Jim Perry?

[@christophercotton9048]

Does Warner Television or Fremantle own the masters of this show given this was produced by the William Carruthers Production Company?

[@mrceleb2006]

Only women competed as players on this short-lived CBS game show!

[@WolfpackEntertainmentYT]

Dee looks familar. was she on match game?

[@Tubewings]

She was in the "Twisters" pilot that was recorded seven years later.

[@torchkit]

Contestant Dee was also on Match Game (using the name Dorothy). kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmO7k5KHja5nra8

[@Retrotv]

How many episodes of this game exist?

[@Filmbuff1979]

Ah The Dating Game Host

[@utoobcaneatshitt5745]

Filmbuff1979 Ahhh. the "Bullseye" host! I want more of them posted somewhere.

[@ericandy88]

Ahh, the 1984 Name That Tune host (where I knew him first, via Family Channel reruns).

[@Benwah]

While I like the basic premise of this game, near the end of standard play I noticed what may be considered a flaw if not a potentially intentional strategic maneuver that could be taken. I would elaborate but that would result in spoiling the episode.

[@CrimsonID4]

Is that contestant the same Dee who was in another gameshow pilot called "Twister"? I thought her hyper enthusiasm seemed familiar! LOL!

[@stevejones6247]

i sure don't remember this show

[@wjburgess64]

+sportster1988 You really had to go there? As would be the case now I’m sure a lot of the viewers were housewives/househusbands and people who worked second or third shift (not to mention the elderly/retired and those who may have been home ill, missing work or school). Way to generalize there, Sunshine!

[@danbarker4857]

Is this the show that replace TJW on CBS in 1975?

[@Tubewings]

No, that was Spin-Off, which was subsequently replaced by GNT.

[@lauragriffin6512]

Holy crap!! What a stupid concept!! Way too friggin' complicated. Who the hell came up with this fiasco? If I was one of the other 3 women, I would be pissed that Dee was the only one who got to play.

[@jamesklatt]

It is what its called filler.

[@benjaminkellog7311]

I object to that Monopoly answer! Park Place is the last and most expensive space, and certainly worth building up if you're holding both it and Boardwalk.

[@justintribedeau6568]

Benjamin Kellogg ummm no... Park Place is $350 and Boardwalk is $400.

[@seand2711]

That maid cartoon sketch was a rip off of the Carol Burnett show. This game show is awful.

[@gayelundy9835]

Don't like it.