"Family Feud" (1976) TV series 1976-1985

Director:

Paul Alter

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

12 July 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

Two competing families compete by trying to outguess the opponents about survey results.

Plot Keywords:

Money | Non Fiction

Awards:

4 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 2 of 165)

Richard Dawson	...	Himself - Host (42 episodes, 1976-1985)
Gene Wood	...	Announcer (33 episodes, 1976-1985)

Also Known As:

Family Fortune (UK)
Fast Company (USA) (working title)
The Best of Family Feud (USA) (reissue title)

Runtime:

30 min (3529 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono (1976-1983) | Stereo (1983-1985)

Certification:

USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Family Feud made numerous appearances as ABC prime-time specials at the height of its popularity in the early 1980s, usually featuring casts of popular sitcoms of the day. Weeks of the regular show were also often set aside for celebrities to play for charity.

Quotes:

Richard Dawson: Name something you might buy that could turn out to be phony.
Contestant: A horse.
Richard Dawson: The dreaded phony horse gag!
[buzzer]
Richard Dawson: No!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Massage Chair (#2.9)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Family Feud Theme

Out of nowhere came a welcome reminder of Philly sports glory.

It was 3:00 a.m. when "Family Feud" came on the Game Show Network - it was an episode from, apparently, late 1980, since it was a charity rematch between World Series contestants Kansas City Royals and Philadelphia Phillies: the Phillies Phamily's Del Unser, Larry Bowa, Mike Schmidt, Dick Ruthven, and Garry Maddox vs. John, Willie, Paul, Dave, and Dennis from KC (I didn't get their last names).

True to form, the Phillies swept KC 395-0. Del & Dick played the bonus round, where they reached 222 points with just seven questions. Would they have had any less than a total kickass half-hour?

Highlights included one of the Royals offering Richard Dawson some Skoal chewing tobacco (which he spat out in disgust, but he was a trooper to even try it), the numerous whistles and catcalls for Michael Jack from the presumably female-dominated studio audience, and, oh my, the leisure suits, feathered hair, and bizarre facial growths (and Bowa's funky White Man's Afro deserves special mention). Needless to say, my head was spinning. Bill Simmons (ESPN's "Sports Guy") needs to know about this episode to grade it on his Unintentional Comedy Rating Scale; it'd surely get a perfect score.