Family Feud (1976)
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| Family Feud | |
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| Premiere | July 12, 1976 |
| Finale | June 14, 1985 |
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| Creator | Mark Goodson, Bill Todman |
| Host | Richard Dawson |
| Network | ABC |
| Style | 30-minute game show |
| Company | Mark Goodson Productions |
| Episodes | 2311 + 17 specials |
| Seasons | 9 |
| Origin | USA |
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Family Feud (1976–85) is a game show that aired on ABC. The show was spun off from a segment on Match Game, where Family Feud host Richard Dawson had been a regular panelist. Between 1978 and 1984, ABC sporadically ran hour-long All-Star Family Feud primetime specials.
The show pits two families who are asked questions that have a number of answers provided through a national survey of 100 people, such as "Name a famous person named George," or "Name a reason that people can't sleep at night." The head of each family stands at the podium and after the question is read, the first to ring gives an answer. The member giving the most popular answer takes control of the question for his/her family. Each family member tries to uncover the remaining answers on the survey, with the number of people giving each answer providing the money in the bank. An answer not on the board constitutes a "strike." Three strikes forfeits control to the other family who must uncover one answer to steal the bank. If the other family misses, the money goes to the family that had initial control of the board. Final questions were double the money, and later in the run triple.
In the first years, $200 won the game. As time went on, the winning mark would go to $300 and then $400. The losing family got to keep any money they scored. (Later in the run, Richard Dawson would raise the consolation to a standard $250 if there was little or no score.)
The winning family plays Fast Money. One family member is off stage out of eye and earshot while the other is on stage. In 15 seconds, he/she must give what he/she thinks are the top five answers to a survey of 100 people. The answers are revealed along with the number of people giving the answer. They are covered up and the other family member comes out. He/she has 20 seconds to answer the same five questions, without duplicating previous responses. If the two family members collect at least 200 points, the family wins $5000.
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[edit] Cast
| Person | Role | Duration | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||||||||||
| Richard Dawson | Host | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Gene Wood | Announcer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
[edit] Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | |||
| Season One | July 12, 1976 | — | — |
| Season Two | — | — | — |
| Season Three | — | — | — |
| Season Four | — | — | — |
| Season Five | — | — | — |
| Season Six | — | — | — |
| Season Seven | — | — | — |
| Season Eight | — | — | — |
| Season Nine | — | June 14, 1985 | — |
| Specials | May 1978 | 1984 | 17 |
[edit] In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
[edit] DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Best Of' Collections | |||
| All-Star Family Feud | January 8, 2008 | 4 | purchase |
