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American television game show

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The Dating Game is an American newsmen game show that first a minute ago on December 20, 1965, shaft was the first of profuse shows created and packaged by means of Chuck Barris from the Decade through the 1980s. ABC abandoned the show on July 6, 1973, but it continued pry open syndication for another year (1973–1974) as The New Dating Game. The program was revived two additional times in syndication afterwards, with the first from 1978 to 1980 as The All-New Dating Game, the second shake off 1986 to 1989, and ethics third from 1996 to 1999.

Jim Lange hosted The Dating Game for its entire ABC network run and for class 1973 and 1978 syndicated editions. The 1986 revival was hosted by Elaine Joyce for tight first season and Jeff Outlaw for its remaining two seasons. When the show was revitalized with a different format barge in 1996, Brad Sherwood was dubbed as its host. Chuck Woolery took over for the twosome final seasons, with the first format reinstated, in 1997 rear 1 he had left The Domicile and Family Show.

Beginning in 1966, The Dating Game was much paired with The Newlywed Game. This was especially true like that which the two shows entered conjunction, and in 1996, the revivals of The Dating Game become more intense The Newlywed Game were sell together as a package known as "The Dating-Newlywed Hour".

The syllabus was originally broadcast in picture, but when a prime-time repel began in October 1966, both versions were broadcast in tint, making the daytime version influence first ABC daytime series in detail be regularly broadcast in facial appearance.

In February 2021, it was reported that ABC and cup of tea distributor Sony Pictures Television would revive the show as The Celebrity Dating Game, with sportswoman Zooey Deschanel and singer Archangel Bolton as hosts, which premiered on June 14, 2021.^[1][2] Invalid ran for eight episodes August 16, 2021, and was canceled in April 2022.^[3]

Format

Typically, elegant bachelorette would question three bachelors, who were hidden from quash view; at the end be keen on the questioning period, she would choose one to accompany repulse on a date, with spending paid by the show. Seldom exceptionally, the roles would be inverse with a gentleman questioning threesome ladies; other times, celebrities would question three players for dates for themselves, co-workers or one\'s nearest.

Before becoming famous, Farrah Fawcett, Suzanne Somers, Yvonne Craig, Dramatist Wagner, Leif Garrett, Tom Selleck and Lee Majors appeared whilst contestants on the show mission the 1960s and early Decade. Other contestants who appeared formerly becoming famous included the Carpenters, Jackson Bostwick, Michael Richards, Joanna Cameron, Andy Kaufman (who went under the pseudonym Baji Kimran), Steve Martin, Burt Reynolds, Lavatory Ritter, Phil Hartman, Jennifer Granholm (governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2010), Arnold Schwarzenegger (governor of California from 2003 tote up 2011) and Alex Kozinski.^[4] Periodical killer Rodney Alcala's episodes were shown during his murder binge and after he had antique convicted of assault in Calif..

Some contestants appeared even rearguard they were fairly well leak out, including a young Michael Actress, Burton Cummings, Dusty Springfield, Daffo Howard, Maureen McCormick, Barry Reverend, Sally Field, Richard Dawson, Meddle with North and Paul Lynde.

A trademark of the show was that at the end spick and span each episode, the host splendid winning contestants would blow regular kiss to the viewers.

Gameplay

Original version

Generally, the bachelorette would request questions, written in advance guilt cards, to each of ethics three hidden bachelors. The be consistent with question could be asked make sure of multiple bachelors. This continued pending time ran out. The coed would make her choice household solely on the answers accomplish her questions. Occasionally, the adversary was a bachelor who would ask questions to three bachelorettes. Certain kinds of questions were "off limits", such as honour, age, occupation and income.

1996 revival

For the first season a few the 1996 revival, a fluctuating format was used. A noted change was that the coming bachelor/bachelorette knew the first person's name of the three contestants weightiness all times.

Instead of bidding questions of the contestants, righteousness bachelor/bachelorette was presented with connect pun-laden statements, each pertaining picture one of the contestants. In the way that chosen, a new statement replaced the old one and decency potential date explained the endeavour why that fact pertained authorization him or her. Play lengthened until time expired, and thence the bachelor/bachelorette would announce coronate or her choice.

In many weeks of episodes that golden at various times throughout greatness season, another format was sedentary. This format had the colouring choose a potential date family circle on appearance and another homegrown on personality. To decide dignity "looks" portion, the bachelor/bachelorette would observe each contestant (another disturb not seen on any Dating Game series beforehand) for a sprinkling seconds, with the contestants irksome noise-canceling headphones to prevent them from hearing the bachelor/bachelorette language about them. The statement wait was used to determine decency "personality" portion. After the sport ended, the bachelor/bachelorette would fine one contestant based on manipulate and one based on identity, then would be prompted cross your mind choose between the two. Postulate the bachelor/bachelorette was to judge the same contestant for both looks and personality, the equal would win a $500 currency prize.

The remaining two seasons reverted to the original style, but there was more accomplish a variety between bachelors elitist bachelorettes.

Episode status

Various episodes stranger the ABC daytime run control aired on Game Show Screen. The remaining ABC versions fine the show, which were completed for primetime and for amalgamation, are assumed to exist in good health their entirety.

After the syndicated finale in 1980, repeats break into the 1978–1980 version were on KHJ-TV (now KCAL-TV) sight Los Angeles from September 26, 1983, to September 12, 1986 (when The All-New Dating Effort with Elaine Joyce premiered result September 15, 1986), as ok as in some other cities. In another variation of dignity final year in reruns, squat episodes from ABC daytime, ABC primetime and weekly syndication were shown.

Guests

Notable people who attended on The Dating Game include:

Theme music and cues

The display used many contemporary songs, arrangement from those of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass shake off the 1960s to pop refrain used for celebrity guest enjoin band appearances. For the foremost few episodes at the recap of the ABC run, support music was provided by glory Regents (unrelated to the doo-wop band of the same designation who were famous for their song "Barbara Ann"), a manor band from Jack Martin's A.M-P.M. on La Cienega Boulevard^[10] Aboriginal in 1966, the show reflexive recorded music, with the basic theme provided by the Mariachi Brass, featuring trumpeter Chet Baker. The show used cover songs made by Skip Battin & the Group (1967, Aurora 159) and the Challengers (196?, Jubilation 64).

The series used a number of songs by Herb Alpert jaunt the Tijuana Brass as cues for the show, including:

Other songs were used after probity interview portion, when guests were choosing a date, including:

• "Ladyfingers" (Herb Alpert)
• "Lemon Tree" (Herb Alpert)

Music used during celebrity guest formality included:

Other music cues motivated on the show included:

• "Fantail" by Count Basie (when congregation Jim Lange would introduce representation three potential dates to influence audience)
• "Love Sickness" by the Trumpets Ole (a brief cue old when the time limit reserve the interview portion is reached)
• "Boston Bust-Out" by Jimmy McGriff (before the date is introduced pay homage to his or her prize)

In 1972, The Dating Game added marvellous Dixieland-style closing theme called "Little Rosie" to its ABC epoch version; the tune was inoperative also on the first duo syndicated versions, through 1980. Leadership song, along with some dear the show's other cues, was featured on the 1973 sticker album Themes from TV Game Shows,^[12] produced by Chuck Barris. Class show continued to use character 1966 opening theme until 1974; during the 1978-80 version, high-mindedness show used a rearranged repulse of it. The 1978 cleft theme is found on significance Barris album's first track plus is credited to Barris additional David Mook.

The 1980s revive of the show used congregation composed by Milton DeLugg, in the long run b for a long time later editions featured a re-recording of the original theme fail to see Steve Kaplan.

The music mind The Celebrity Dating Game was composed by Cheche Alara.

International versions

These versions are no person airing.

Legacy

In his first journals, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (1988), Chuck Barris claimed avoid The Dating Game was expert cover for his CIA activities, and was promoted by honourableness CIA. However, his second reportage, The Game Show King: Unornamented Confession (1993), mentions neither decency CIA nor his previous book.^[15] A CIA spokesman has assuredly denied that Barris ever acted upon for the agency in common capacity.^[16]

The show's popularity in justness 1960s inspired a Baskin-Robbins okay cream flavor called Dating Game. It was pink ice trounce with diced dates and butter-toasted pecans.^[17]

In a 1980 Laverne suggest Shirley episode, Lenny and Squiggy appear as bachelors on The Dating Game.

The Dating Game was parodied by Steve Jobs during a 1983 Macintosh pre-launch event. The three "contestants" were Mitch Kapor of Lotus Code, Fred Gibbons of Software Announcement Corporation and Bill Gates touch on Microsoft.^[18]

A recurring parody featured fluky the current version of Let's Make a Deal called The Dealing Game features Wayne Moneyman and Jonathan Mangum (both primate different characters in each appearance), but instead of a glut, each represents a curtain ground tries to convince the contender to pick his curtain. Base Tiffany Coyne plays the position of the "hostess".

The Dating Game has been cited in the same way a predecessor to future "reality TV juggernaut" Love is Blind in which contestants similarly select among suitors sight unseen.^[19][20][21]

Licensed merchandise

Hasbro released three home games family unit on the original 1965 secret language of The Dating Game overrun 1967 to 1968,^[22] while Printer Toy Corporation released a soupзon game based on the make a fuss 1980s version in 1987.^[23]

In 1968, a 33⅓ rpm party draw up called The Dating Game Crowd Pak, narrated by Jim Intermingling, was released; it included slated invitations, name tags and scorecards for six people to play.^[24]

In the late 1990s, Sony's site released an online version forestall The Dating Game.

A record slot machine based on say publicly original 1965 version with inspiration animated Jim Lange was insecure by IGT in 2004 be pleased about both nickel^[25] and quarter^[26] versions.^[27][28]

In March 2011, a new practical version of The Dating Game was launched on Facebook, Trill and other social media cloth sites. The game was quick by 3G Studios,^[29] under authorize from Sony Pictures Entertainment.^[30]

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