Producers Jack Barry and Dan Enright created this classic game show, based on the children's matching memory game Concentration. The first match aired on August 25-29, 1958, but it seemed doomed when Barry and Enright (because of their roles in the fast-unfolding Quiz Show Scandals) were forced to relinquish their ownership of the game. However, NBC-TV took over production and the rest is history. 2 contestants, including a returning champion, competed to solve a rebus hidden beneath a board of 30 numbers (1-30). The board itself concealed the names of prizes(good or joke),wild cards and other action cards (described below). Each player in turn, called out a pair of numbers. No match gave his/her opponent control of the board, but a match gave whatever prize was printed on the card or allowed him/her to perform an action.
Show Info
Network: NBC
(1958 -
1959)
Schedule: Mondays at 21:30
(30 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Game Show
Episodes ordered: 260 episodes
Created by:
Jack BarryDan Enright
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Previous Episode
Tuesday August 4, 1959
Episode 1x251; Aug 4, 1959
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x251: Tuesday August 4, 1959 | Aug 4, 1959 | |
1x250: Monday August 3, 1959 | Aug 3, 1959 | |
1x249: Friday July 31, 1959 | Jul 31, 1959 |
Cast
Johnny Olson
voices AnnouncerWayne Howell
voices AnnouncerBill McCord
voices AnnouncerRecent discussions
I'm striving to re-watch the episodes for the last week in August and the first week of September, 1959.