You Don't Say! (1975)

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You Don't Say! (1975)
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Premiere July 7, 1975
Finale March 23, 1978
Airs
Creator Ralph Andrews, Bill Yaggemann
Network ABC (1975), Syndicated (1978-79)
Style 30-minute game show
Company Ralph Andrews Productions
Episodes 235
Seasons 2
Origin USA

You Don't Say! (1975) is a game show that aired on ABC in 1975 and in syndication from 1978 to 1979. It was a revival of the You Don't Say! that aired on NBC from 1963 to 1969.

Here, two contestants face a panel of four celebrities. The celebrities are the ones who are shown a name (person or place). Players alternate in choosing celebrities to give them clues, and as before, the clue is a statement with the last word missing, and that word (in this case now) sounds like but is not spelled like any part of the name. Getting the name on the first clue scores $200, the second worth $150, the third $100. A celebrity called is out of play until all four have given clues even when a new name is used.

The first to $500 wins and plays for $5000 in the bonus game. The player now gives the clues to the stars, with a maximum of five clues to get as many names as possible. The prize money started at $500 and doubled with each correct guess. If a contestant gets the celebrity to get all five names on one clue each, the prize is doubled to $10,000. Tom Kennedy returned as host of this version.

ABC had slotted You Don't Say! at 4 PM Eastern, right after Match Game on CBS, in hopes of duplicating the tandem of You Don't Say! and The Match Game from the 1960s when they both played on NBC. Lightning didn't strike twice this time as clearance at 4 PM wasn't adequate (some markets ran it in the mornings on tape delay), and it was canceled after five months. It returned in syndication in 1978 where it ran for six months and had a new host, Jim Peck.

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Actor Character Duration
Main Cast
Tom Kennedy Host 1
Jim Peck Host 2
John Harlan Announcer 1 2

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