May 19, 2020
Besties!
You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens
humour....Quarantine Craziness
video....Talking Pup
One of the happiest moments in life is when you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change
"May-pril" Fool's Day
If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces,
never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again
– Flavia Weedn
The Time Our Pal Hazel Met Elvis & Johnny Cash
In 2013 our friend Hazel of St Catharines shared some great memories and astonishing photos with Scribbles. Back in the day when Hazel’s husband Maynard was alive, the happy couple loved to travel and were huge fans of Country Music stars.
Hazel told of us a 1972 excursion in which they saw Elvis Presley and met Johnny Cash.
They were taking pictures of Elvis Presley’s mansion when all of a sudden “the man himself” drove past them on his Harley Davidson motorcycle. Hazel says she was shaking so much when she tried to take a picture that all she got was the front of Elvis’ bike.
“We were there to take pictures of the house, never thinking we would see the great man himself” Hazel told Scribbles. “[When] down the driveway he comes in his Caddy with his wife June Carter Cash and little boy John Carter Cash.”
“They stopped to chat, asked where we were from and said it was nice of us to drive that distance to visit Nashville.” said Hazel, adding that little John was eating a raw hot dog while sitting on his dad's lap.
As if that weren’t thrill enough, “[Johnny] shook hands all around, even the boys, then said they were going over to visit his daddy who just lived a half mile away.” added Hazel. “[It] was nice to see him and he had no gate or security at his driveway, a good old Country boy.”
Hazel told us they saw Johnny Cash in concert several times and we’re pretty sure after meeting him in person those shows were more memorable than ever.
What an amazing story, an experience of a lifetime, complete with the photos to prove it really did happen and we really want to thank Hazel for sharing them with Scribbles (talk about a real ‘exclusive’!)
Hazel told us she could easily write a book about Country stars. If those adventures are anything like this one, we’d be thrilled to hear all about them.
Do you a celebrity story to share with your Scribbles friends? Contact us today.
silliness...The Book of Kenneth
And Kenneth cast his eyes out his window and proclaimed, “Thy grass is long and thy yard is untidy. I shall walkith outside and fix this.”
And god said, “Praise be."
And Kenneth cut the tall blades of grass, raked the leaves and swept up the patio. He cleaned and arranged lawn furniture and organized thy extremely rusty, but still functional storage shed.
And god said “This pleases me my child.”
And Kenneth continued, stopping only to pet visiting cats and to enjoy a coffee & donut which his neighbours had brought forth as a token of appreciation for Kenneth having cut their grass as well.
He worked for what felt like 40 days and 40 nights, not wanting to stop until all was done to his desire.
And Kenneth completed his tasks and returnith indoors. Hungry from all he had done, he broke bread and drankith wine - in the form of a pair of pizza pockets and a glass of milk.
And Kenneth was happy about all he had accomplished and grateful for the food that had nourished him.
But alas, soon Kenneth began to feel sore. Pain ravished his shoulders, his back, his legs and his feet. He took his medications, yet thy pain continued.
And Kenneth cried out “Why has thou brought such pain upon me? Weren’t thou pleased with all I have achieved?”
And god replied, “That’ll teach thee to mock my words, you aging, little smart ass.”
And Kenneth lamented.
And god ....as usual.... had the last laugh.
May 18, 2020
May 10, 2020
scribbles quick clip...Happy Mother's Day
No matter how much I say I love you, I always love you more than that.
May 9, 2020
May 8, 2020
Hi Everyone,
If you’re like me and really enjoy game shows &
quizzes, then you’re going to love this special edition. All our new posts
today are game related, including two new game show Scribbles videos that you
get to participate in.
The “biggie”
is a game I came up with called Midway.
The premise of the game is to figure out a missing word associated with words
provided on screen. It will make much more sense once you actually watch it. This video is hands down the most complex I’ve ever created and you’ll see what I mean by that when you check it out (oh, and for more silliness, our hippie pal Klyde makes an appearance and there's some tongue-tied bloopers too!)
Our second game is Name That Tune, loosely based on the classic TV game show of the
same name. The music you get to identify are the opening jingles from many
popular game shows and if I had to rank the level of difficulty involved, I’d
have to say it should be fairly easy
to figure them all out.
If you want to test how observant you are, we have a Spot the Differences photo challenge.
Two seemingly identical photos are featured, but if you look closely you’ll see
there’s actually 10 things different about the second pix. Will you be able to
spot them all?
We complete our special edition with info and actual
episodes of some very popular TV game shows. I found them on You Tube, which was
actually what inspired me to create this special game edition.
Because of all the fun and games, there’s no posts
about cute kids or funny pets this week, but rest assured all that fun stuff
returns in the next edition, which I’m already plotting out (my creativity
seems to never rest....great news for Scribbles fans.)
Now, set aside some “you time”, grab your paper and
pen and get ready for some fun.
Game on my friends, game on.
May 8, 2020
quiz....How Well Do You Know Your Game Shows?
1. On this popular game show, you lose all your money and prizes if you stop on a Whammy. What’s the name of the show?
2. Paul Lynde was often the “centre square” on what star-studded game show?
3. Behind 25 numbered squares there was a drawing that represented a well known saying. Each numbered square also featured a prize. Contestants selected numbers looking to pair off two squares with the same prize on them. When they were successful, two more pieces of the drawing were then revealed. The winner was the first contestant to solve the drawing. Concentrate now. What the heck was this game called?
4. On Let’s Make a Deal when a contestant picked a door or curtain with a junky/joke type prize behind it, they called that a ____________.
5. On The Price is Right, what is the name of the game where a yodeling character gradually climbs up a mountain for each dollar the contestant is away from the correct price of a prize.
6. This prime time game show featured 26 beautiful models (including future Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle) each with a briefcase beside them. Inside each case was a dollar amount ranging from a penny to one million dollars. Name this show.7. Similar to The Newlywed Game (except this time the couples were celebrities) the wives remained in a sound-proof room while their husband’s answered odd questions. The wives would then reveal their answers, winning money for members of the studio audience each time they matched their hubby’s. In the second round, the couples switched spots, winning even more money for their section of the crowd. What was this game called?
8. In 1977 ABC debuted a game called Second Chance, where contestants won spins on a large electronic game board by correctly answering questions. The game board featured squares with dollar amounts and various prizes. There were also squares with devils on them. When the game board was in action, lights randomly lit up around the board. Contestants stopped the moving lights by hitting a button in front of them. Whatever was lit up when they stopped was their prize. But if a contestant landed on a devil, they lost all their cash & prizes. If they accumulated four devils they were out of the game. The short-lived game was cancelled after only 4 brief months but it returned on CBS in 1983 with a new name and other big changes and became an instant hit. Can you name the show? 
10. What game would you find 6 celebrities answering silly questions such as: “A bald man complained, “My wife thinks my head is an egg! Last night she tried to [BLANK] it.”
And here is our tricky BONUS QUESTION…
The Price is Right has had a few different formats and hosts over the years. Which of the following have hosted the show (there’s more than one correct name) [a] Bob Barker [b] Bill Cullen [c]. Doug Davidson (best known as Paul on Young & the Restless) [d] Monty Hall [e] Drew Carey
GAME SHOW QUIZ ANSWERS1. Press Your Luck 2. The Hollywood Squares 3. Concentration 4. A junk or joke prize on Let’s Make a Deal is called a Zonk 5. Cliffhanger 6. Deal or No Deal 7. Tattletales 8. Press Your Luck (yep…again!) 9. The $25,000 Pyramid …but any of the shows titles (such as The $10,000 Pyramid or The $100,00 Pyramid) is acceptable 10. Match Game
BONUS QUESTION ANSWER: Of the 5 choices, 4 of them hosted The Price is Right. Monty Hall did NOT host the show, but Doug Davidson (from Y&R) DID host the half hour syndicated version of the show for 5 brief months. Bill Cullen was the host of the original Price is Right from the 1950's. Did we fool you?
So how did you do?
If you got them all right including the bonus question, “Come on down”… you are indeed a game show expert.
7-10 correct, we’re not feuding, you really know your games.
4-6 correct, don’t press your luck, there’s room for improvement.
And if you got 0-3 correct, well you don’t know your game shows from your [BLANK] LOL!
Classic Game Shows
It was quite by accident that a few months ago (around the time that "lockdown" began), I discovered there's a plethera of old game show episodes available to watch on You Tube. Now rarely a day passes by that I don't watch at least a few episodes (and often "a few" has turned into several hours of auto play.)Does this make me a game show guru? Not really, but I was inspired to create 'Midway' and I have done plenty of research all about the classics.
Here's a few of my favourites.
Concentration aired on and off from 1958 to 1991. The game consists of a puzzle type board featuring 25 numbered squares. Behind the squares are prizes and behind those a drawing that represents a popular saying. The contestant who solved the puzzle won the pries they accumulated and a chance at to win a car. In 1987 the show returned as Classic Concentration hosted by Alex Trebek.
Despite attempts at bringing the game back, NBCUniversal, which owns the rights to Concentration, has yet to authorize a new version.
Sale of the Century originally ran from 1969-1973 and returned for 6 years from 1983-1989 (hosted by Canadian game show star Jim Perry.)
The premise had high cost prizes made available for a mere fraction of what they actually cost. A leather jacket for $10, a new car for $600? Yep. On Sale of the Century this was possible. Of course the "catch" was that contestants won very low dollar amounts. It was not unusual for the day's big winner to have less than $100 as their total earnings, meaning that $600 car would only be possible to get by returning...and winning, several consecutive episodes.
One of the things I liked best about this show was the way the announcer said "Sale of the Century" at the beginning of each show. The word "Sale" was loud and echoed like he was in a cavern somewhere, and always made me smile.
Surprisingly, Blockbusters (US version) only aired for a brief period of time, first on NBC from 1980-1982 and then a brief 5 month run in 1987. The original version was hosted by the legendary Bill Cullen, who played host to 18 games shows throughout his career.
The game was played on a board that consisted of four interlocking rows of five hexagons. On each hexagon there was a different letter of the alphabet, which represented the first letter of the correct answer to a question. For example, if the letter P was chosen, a sample question might be: "What 'P' is a North American mammal whose body is covered with thousands of bristles called quills?", in which case the correct answer would be "Porcupine". Contestants attempted to correctly answer a row of hexagon questions to win.
Not sure why I like this one so much. Possibly it's because Bill Cullen was a charming gentleman who often veered off script, interjecting his quirky humour within the game play. But more likely, I enjoyed this show because unlike shows like 'Jeopardy' or 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire', I actually knew the correct answers to many of the questions.
Game Shows That are Still On
Some, like The Price is Right, have been on air for many decades, while others have enjoyed a recent reboot.
Here's a few familar faves...
What can I say about The Price is Right that you don't already know? The show premiered in 1956 with Bill Cullen as the host. It aired until 1965 and was very different than the game show we're used to seeing now.
The current version of The Price is Right debuted on CBS daytime in 1972. It was hosted by the wildly popular Bob Barker, until he retired in 2007, when comedian Drew Carey took over (a move that some still disaprove of.)
What makes the show a success is that in each episode there's 6 different pricing games played. They retire some games and add new ones, which keeps the show current. It's also the only game show to sucessfully air for an entire hour on daytime TV. Others have tried (such as Wheel of Fortune and the incredibly bad Match Game/ Hollywood Squares Hour) but only the Price is Right has been able to pull it off.
Here's a rare treat...it's the final episode featuring Bob Barker...
Press Your LuckYou'd have to be living under a rock not to have heard of Press Your Luck, possibly the most suspenceful game show ever. What you may not know is that Press Your Luck is actually a reworked version of a short-lived 1977 games called Second Chance. In that show, they didn't have Whammy's, instead they had devils, but otherwise it was the same concept. Win spins on the big electronic game board, accumulate money & prizes and avoid the dreaded Whammys, who take your winnings away.
Press Your Luck aired on CBS from 1983-1986 and was hosted by Peter Tomarken. Repeats of the show have aired on game show specialty networks ever since (currently including Game network Canada and Buzzr in the US.)
The series was the subject of a scandal when a cunning contestant named Michael Larson had studied the light patterns of the game board, knowing precisely when to hit his "stop" button without hitting a Whammy. He won over $100,000 and his time playing the game ran so long the show had to be aired in two consecutive episodes. To see a documentary about Michael Larson's Press Your Luck story CLICK HERE.
In 2002 the Game Show Network (GSN) debuted Whammy! The New Press Your Luck. The game premise was the same but also included "Double Whammy's" where the contestant not only lost all their winnings, they also had stuff poured on them, like feathers, flour, foam and slime. Thankfully the show only stuck around for a year and a half.
In 2019 ABC brought the show back in a weekly primetime one hour version hosted by Elizabeth Banks. Once again, it was a big hit and is slated to return to ABC's 'Fun & Games' lineup this summer.
Our final game is Card Sharks which has seen no less than four incarnations since the 70's. The original show aired on NBC from 1978-1981 and was hosted by Jim Perry. It returned on CBS from 1986-1989 this time hosted by Bob Eubanks (best known as the host of the original Newlyweds Game.) A short-lived version with Pat Bullard as host aired in 2001 and last year a one hour primetime edition featuring Joel McHale as host debuted on ABC.
The premise is fairly simple. Two contestants, each given an oversized deck of cards, try to determine if their next card will be higher or lower than the card before. Control of the board is determined after the contestants answer questions. The players luck is determined by the cards, which they "cut" off camera, prior to airtime.
The original versions air on Buzzr network and the reboot version with Joel McHale is slated to return to ABC this summer.
(A side note....the show's catchy opening jingle was the inspiration for Scribbles miD|Way game.)
If you want to watch more of these game shows OR have others you'd like to watch, go to You Tube and "search" for the game using its title.
And here's some links to other popular games...
Let's Make a Deal, (the original version featuring Monty Hall as host)
Password (Alan Luden host, Carol Burnett guest stars)
Tattletales Burt Convey host, Betty White guest)
Match Game '73 (real good episode)
Hollywood Squares
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