Goodson-Todman game shows

Beat the Clock was a Goodson-Todman Productions game show which originally ran on CBS from 1950 to 1958 and ABC from 1958 to 1961, with later revivals. The show was hosted by Bud Collyer. Collyer's most notable assistant was the beautiful blond, Roxanne (model), who only used her first name as her professional name. (She is not to be confused with the actress Roxanne Arlen.) Beat the Clock ran again from 1969 to 1974 with Jack Narz and later Gene Wood (as The New Beat the Clock), from 1979 to 1980 (as The All-New Beat the Clock), with Narz again at first, then replaced by Monty Hall, and most recently, in 2002 with Gary Kroeger and Julielinh Parker as co-hosts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beat the Clock"

Bill Todman ( July 31, 1916- July 29, 1979) was an American television producer born in New York City. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Todman"

Blockbusters was a television game show in which contestants answered trivia questions to complete a path across a game board of hexagons. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blockbusters (game show)"

Body Language was a television game show which aired from June 4, 1984, until January 3, 1986, on CBS. Tom Kennedy hosted this Mark Goodson production. Johnny Olson announced until his death in 1985; Gene Wood and Bob Hilton shared the announcing duties afterward. ...more on Wikipedia about "Body Language (game show)"

Card Sharks was an American television game show in which contestants guessed whether a playing card was higher or lower than the card that preceded it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Card Sharks"

Child's Play was an American television game show where adult contestants tried to guess words based on definitions given by children. The Mark Goodson production aired on CBS from September 20, 1982, to September 16, 1983, when it was replaced by Press Your Luck. Bill Cullen hosted the show, while Gene Wood, Bob Hilton, and Johnny Gilbert shared the announcing duties. ...more on Wikipedia about "Child's Play (game show)"

Choose Up Sides was a children's television game show that aired on NBC Saturday mornings from January 7 to March 31, 1956. It was hosted by Gene Rayburn and announced by Don Pardo and produced by Goodson-Todman Productions ...more on Wikipedia about "Choose Up Sides" Tell your opinion about shortopedia

Concentration is a TV game show based on the children's memory game of the same name. ...more on Wikipedia about "Concentration (game show)"

Double Dare was an American television game show that ran from December 13, 1976, to April 29, 1977, on CBS. Alex Trebek hosted this Mark Goodson- Bill Todman production; Johnny Olson and Gene Wood took turns announcing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Double Dare (1976)"

Family Feud is a popular television game show in the USA that pits two families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed of 100 people. ...more on Wikipedia about "Family Feud"

Flamingo Fortune was a Florida Lottery gameshow that aired in in the mid to late 1990's. JD Roberto hosted the show, while Rich Fields, the permanent announcer on The Price is Right, was the announcer on Flamingo Fortune for three years. Lisa Stahl-Sullivan was the co-host of the show. Lisa was a model on the night-time version of Price. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flamingo Fortune"

"He Said, She Said" was an American game show hosted by former baseball great Joe Garagiola. The show, which asked four celebrity couples questions about their lives, aired in syndication during the 1969- 1970 season. ...more on Wikipedia about "He Said, She Said (game show)"

I've Got a Secret (abbreviated as IGAS) was a weekly panel game show produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS television and was created by Allan Sherman as essentially a knockoff of What's My Line?. The original version of the show premiered in June 19, 1952 and ran until April 3, 1967. It was then revived for the 1972- 1973 season in once-a-week syndication and then again from June 15 to July 6, 1976 for a summer run. Another production ran on the Oxygen cable channel in a daily version, with original episodes airing through 2001. GSN is planning to produce a new version in 2006. Some reports claim the GSN version will be an "all- gay" version. GSN has neither confirmed nor denied this, although there was a pilot produced in the fall of 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "I've Got a Secret"

Illinois' Instant Riches was a lottery game show airing in the state of Illinois, as well as nationally on Chicago-based Superstation WGN-TV. The show was hosted by Mark Goodman, with Linda Kolmeyer as host. The show was produced by Mark Goodson Television Productions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Illinois' Instant Riches" Tell your opinion about shortopedia Goodson-Todman_game_shows

Mark Goodson ( January 14, 1915 – December 18, 1992) was an American television producer born in Sacramento, California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mark Goodson"

Match Game was an American television game show where contestants tried to match a panel of six celebrities in answering fill-in-the-blank questions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Match Game"

The Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour was an American television game show that combined two long-running formats of the 1970s — Match Game and Hollywood Squares — into an hour-long format. ...more on Wikipedia about "Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour"

Now You See It was an American television game show where contestants tried to find words that were hidden within a jumble of letters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Now You See It"

Password is a popular spoken guessing game that encourages deductive reasoning and creativity. The TV version was produced by Mark Goodson- Bill Todman Productions and invented by Bob Stewart, who also created The Price is Right and To Tell the Truth for Goodson before striking out on his own with shows such as The $10,000 Pyramid. ...more on Wikipedia about "Password (game)"

Tattletales was a game show which first aired on the CBS daytime schedule on February 18, 1974, replacing long-running soap opera The Secret Storm. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tattletales"

The Better Sex was an television game show in the United States where men competed against women in a "battle of the sexes" format. The Mark Goodson- Bill Todman production ran on ABC from July 18, 1977 to January 13, 1978. The show has two hosts, one male and one female (just to keep things interesting); each one acted as a leader to the team of the appropriate sex. The male host was veteran country music singer "Whisperin" Bill Anderson, and the female host was future Real People star Sarah Purcell. Gene Wood was the announcer. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Better Sex"

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The Name's the Same was an American gameshow produced in the 1950s, whose premise was simliar to What's My Line?, but the panelists here had to guess the name of the person, which also described something (e.g. "A. Lap", "A. Table", "Ruby Lips", etc). ...more on Wikipedia about "The Name's the Same"

The Price Is Right is a popular game show based on contestants guessing the retail prices of featured prizes and other promotional products. The modern United States version, which premiered on September 4, 1972 and is hosted by Bob Barker, still airs today on CBS. The original 1956 version of the show was hosted by Bill Cullen. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Price Is Right"

To Tell the Truth is a classic American television game show that has been seen in various forms on and off since 1956. ...more on Wikipedia about "To Tell the Truth"

Trivia Trap was a short-lived US game show that originally ran from October 8, 1984 to April 5, 1985 on ABC. Hosted by Bob Eubanks, two teams of three players played. One team was the "Juniors", and all the players were under 30 years of age. The other team was the "Seniors", who were over age 30. These two teams each played games of trivia which formats changed drastically as the run went on. ...more on Wikipedia about "Trivia Trap"

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