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THE ANNIVERSARY GAME
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KGO-TV in San Francisco by the ABC owned Television Stations Division
for its stations in New York, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco
and for national syndication by ABC Films, Inc.
Producers: David Bieber / John Reed King
(John Reed King replaced David Bieber, who returned to WXYZ-TV as producer of
"The Morning Show".)
US Syndicated Game Show 1969 (Color)
Host: Alan Hamel (of ABC's short-lived "Wedding
Party")
Announcer: Dean Webber
Prize model: Suzanne Somers
Director Agar Jaicks
Premise: Three married couples compete for points and prizes by performing
stunts and answering questions.
(Similar to Beat the Clock).
Trivia: One of the prize models on the show was Suzanne Somers, whom Alan Hamel
would marry in 1977.
"John Reed King had an extensive background. For 11 years he was
producer-host of "The Missus Goes A-Shopping" on CBS;
emceed "Double or Nothing"; "Chance of a Lifetime" and "Go for the House";
produced "What Am I Bid?" and was creator of "Give and Take" which ran seven
years on radio and two years on TV.
He was producer-host of his own one-hour daily variety program, "The John Reed
King Show" for two and one-half years
and has produced such network vehicles as "Death Valley Days" and "Sky King".
He also served as executive director for McCann-Erickson's West Coast motion
picture studios,
during which time he produced two major full-length feature films.)"
[Fairbanks, Alaska Daily News Miner, April 5, 1969]
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Saturdays night at 10:30pm (PST) (08-Feb-1969 to 29-Mar-1969)
Saturdays night at 7:00pm (PST) (05-Apr-1969 to 27-Sep-1969)
thereafter: Monday to Friday 11:30am
[01] Anniversary Game [Premiere]
27Jan1969 Mon 11:30am
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
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Saturdays night at 10:30pm (PST) (08-Feb-1969 to
29-Mar-1969)
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[02] Anniversary Game
08Feb1969 Sat
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
Gisele MacKenzie and Rosey Grier guest on opener with a woman guessing whether
her husband will use hands or brushes
to body-paint a bikini clad model (Suzanne Somers).
[03] Anniversary Game
15Feb1969 Sat [Press Telegram]
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
Phyllis Kirk
[04] Anniversary Game
22Feb1969 Sat 10:30pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
[05] Anniversary Game
01Mar1969 Sat 10:30pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
[06] Anniversary Game
08Mar1969 Sat 10:30pm [Naugatuck News, Conn.)
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
Pat Harrington and Joyce Jillson
[07] Anniversary Game
15Mar1969 Sat 10:30pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
[08] Anniversary Game
22Mar1969 Sat 10:30pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
[09] Anniversary Game
29Mar1969 Sat 10:30pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
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Saturdays night at 7:00pm (PST) (05-Apr-1969 to
27-Sep-1969)
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[10] Anniversary Game
05Apr1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[11] Anniversary Game
12Apr1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[12] Anniversary Game
19Apr1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[13] Anniversary Game
26Apr1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[14] Anniversary Game
03May1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[15] Anniversary Game
10May1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[16] Anniversary Game
17May1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
[17] Anniversary Game
24May1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[18] Anniversary Game
31May1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[19] Anniversary Game
07Jun1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[20] Anniversary Game
14Jun1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[21] Anniversary Game
21Jun1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[22] Anniversary Game
28Jun1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[23] Anniversary Game
05Jul1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[24] Anniversary Game
12Jul1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[25] Anniversary Game
19Jul1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
[26] Anniversary Game
26Jul1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[27] Anniversary Game
02Aug1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[28] Anniversary Game
09Aug1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
[29] Anniversary Game
16Aug1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[30] Anniversary Game
23Aug1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[31] Anniversary Game
30Aug1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
Celebrity panelists
[32] Anniversary Game
06Sep1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[33] Anniversary Game
13Sep1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[34] Anniversary Game
20Sep1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
[35] Anniversary Game
27Sep1969 Sat 7pm
Host Alan Hamel
*Final Saturday episode, series continues airing Monday
to Friday at 11:30am.
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