''Reach for the Stars'' was an American

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which briefly aired on

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weekday mornings at 10:00 beginning January 2, 1967 for a total of 65 episodes. The show was produced by Merv Griffin Productions at NBC's

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studios and was hosted by

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Gameplay

Like most games of the period, contestants played for the fulfillment of a dream via a series of trivia questions and stunts. A correct answer allowed a contestant to "reach for a star" on a game board; a wrong answer meant the loss of the star.

Theme music

In a move similar to the early version of ''

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'' with its

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-performed theme and ''

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'' with its

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-performed theme, ''Reach for the Stars'' looked to the popular music charts of the day for its theme. The eventual theme, the

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version of Horst Jankowski's ''A Walk in The Black Forest'', had been released two years before on the '' Going Places'' album.

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* NBC original programming 1960s American game shows 1967 American television series debuts 1967 American television series endings Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television series by Merv Griffin Enterprises Television series created by Merv Griffin {{US-game-show-stub