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Break The Bank (1985 Game Show)
''Break the Bank'' is a game show created by Richard S. Kline. It aired in syndication from September 16, 1985 to June 20, 1986, with repeats airing until September 12. It was not related to two previous shows by the same name. The series debuted with Gene Rayburn as host, with Joe Farago taking over in December 1985. Kandace Kuehl was the co-host for the first three shows and was then replaced afterward with 1983 Miss USA winner Julie Hayek. Voice-over artist Michael Hanks was the announcer. Originally, Rayburn was supposed to host a revival of his hit signature game show ''Match Game'' in order to be paired up with ''The Price Is Right'' hosted by Tom Kennedy, but it was scrapped as reruns of the 1979–82 daily version aired in its place instead. ''Break the Bank'' was the first game show produced by Kline's production company Kline & Friends. Kline and many of the show's production staff members had previously worked for Barry & Enright Productions, which had seen signifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Game Show
A game show is a genre of broadcast viewing entertainment (radio, television, internet, stage or other) where contestants compete for a reward. These programs can either be participatory or demonstrative and are typically directed by a host, sharing the rules of the program as well as commentating and narrating where necessary. The history of game shows dates back to the invention of television as a medium. On most game shows, contestants either have to answer questions or solve puzzles, typically to win either money or prizes. Game shows often reward players with prizes such as cash, trips and goods and services provided by the show's sponsor. History 1930s–1950s Game shows began to appear on radio and television in the late 1930s. The first television game show, '' Spelling Bee'', as well as the first radio game show, '' Information Please'', were both broadcast in 1938; the first major success in the game show genre was ''Dr. I.Q.'', a radio quiz show that began in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry & Enright Productions
Barry & Enright Productions (also known as either Jack Barry-Dan Enright Productions or Jack Barry & Dan Enright Productions and known as Barry, Enright & Friendly Productions) was a United States television production company that was formed in 1947 by Jack Barry and Dan Enright. History Jack Barry and Dan Enright first met at radio station WOR in New York, where Barry was a staff announcer. Their first collaborations were ''Juvenile Jury'', a show which featured a panel of children, who came up with their takes on everyday problems and situations, which were submitted by listeners. This would be followed with ''Life Begins at Eighty'', which was essentially a geriatric version of the former. Both shows made their way to television in 1950. Another children's show from Barry & Enright was ''Winky Dink and You'', which engaged the young viewers to use their imaginations, as well as a special "magic slate"—a sheet of durable plastic that stuck to the TV screen via static elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980s American Game Shows
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First-run Syndicated Television Programs In The United States
First-run may refer to: *First-run syndication, the first broadcast of a television program after it is licensed for syndication * First run (filmmaking), describing films that are newly released *First Run (West Virginia) First-run may refer to: *First-run syndication, the first broadcast of a television program after it is licensed for syndication *First run (filmmaking), describing films that are newly released * First Run (West Virginia), a stream in West Virgin ..., a stream in West Virginia * First Run Features, an independent film distribution company based in New York City * First Run Film Festival, a film festival presented by the Kanbar Institute of Film & Television {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 American Television Series Endings
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. *January 11 – The Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13– 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. *January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date to avoid a coincidence of dates with Dictator Idi Amin's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 American Television Series Debuts
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break The Bank (1976 Game Show)
''Break the Bank'' is an American game show created by Jack Barry and Dan Enright and produced by their production company, Barry & Enright Productions. It was the first game show packaged by Barry and Enright as a tandem since their fall from grace following the 1950s quiz show scandals. The show aired in the spring and summer of 1976 as an ABC daytime series hosted by Tom Kennedy, and in weekly syndication during the 1976–1977 season, hosted by creator-producer Barry. Game play ''Break the Bank'' featured nine celebrities, and pitted one male and one female contestant against one another (similar to ''The Hollywood Squares''). The contestants took turns calling out numbers on a large board with 20 numbered trilons, laid out in four rows of five. The celebrities sat in positions along the top and left edges of the board, so that every number was in one celebrity's row and another's column. Board * Money Box: There were three sets of three money boxes; each box in a set was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break The Bank (1948 Game Show)
''Break the Bank'' is an American quiz show which aired variouslyand sometimes co-existed in separate radio and television formson Mutual Radio (where it was originally launched, in 1945), ABC Radio and NBC Radio Network, as well ABC (first televised version, in 1948), CBS and NBC television, from 1945 to 1957. From October 1956 to January 1957, NBC aired a short-lived prime-time television version called ''Break the $250,000 Bank''. Broadcast history Sponsored by Vicks, the series began on Mutual Radio on October 20, 1945, heard Saturdays until April 13, 1946. Initially, it featured different hosts each week, including John Reed King and Johnny Olson. Bert Parks became the full-time host in 1946. The questions were written by Joseph Nathan Kane, the author of ''Famous First Facts'', who hand-delivered the sealed envelopes to the radio studio. Jack Rubin directed for producers Walt Framer and Ed Wolf. With Vitalis Hair Tonic as the sponsor, the series returned Friday, July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Robbe
Michel Robbe (born 3 June 1946) is a French film and theater actor and television host. Robbe began his career by working in restaurants. He was first an actor (''Circulez, y'a rien à voir'', ''Bête mais discipliné''), then went on to host ''Wheel of Fortune'' (''La Roue de la Fortune'') on TF1, as well as '' Break the Bank'' (''La Porte Magique'') in 1987 on La Cinq and ''En route pour l'aventure'', a program for children on the same channel. He also played the role of Nans le Berger in the series directed by Roland Bernard, brother of Jean-Paul Rouland and Jacques Rouland. He also played the role of Jean-Paul in the series ''Les Vacances de l'amour'', and that of Armand Denardin in the series ''Cinq Sœurs''."Michel Robbe dans le rôle de DE NARDIN Armand", ''Cinq Sœurs'Cinq-soeurs.orgRetrieved June 11, 2009 Theater * 1971 : ''La Nuit des rois'' by William Shakespeare, Théâtre de l'Ouest Parisien * 1972 : ''Le Cid'' by Pierre Corneille, Théâtre de la Ville * 1975 : '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Cinq
La Cinq () was France's first privately owned free-to-air television network. Created by politician Jérôme Seydoux and Italian media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, the network broadcast from 1985 to 1992. The contract for France's fifth terrestrial network, which was supposed to have been in effect for an 18-year term, was granted to Seydoux and Berlusconi in November 1985. Programming began on 20 February 1986 at 8:30 pm; the first program on La Cinq was ''Voilà la Cinq'', which was taped at Canale 5's studios in Milan, Italy. History Pre-launch (1985–1986) In 1985, a little over a year before the legislative elections, the Socialist Party feared failure and then wanted to create a new space, outside the institutional domain of public television, capable of reaching a large audience (contrary to the private subscription channel Canal+) and to constitute a relay of opinion to its ideas if it was to return to the opposition. On 20 November 1985, the government granted an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video sharing and social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's AdSense program, which seeks to generate more revenue for both parties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
