Game Show History, June 1-15

JUNE 1
1984: Tattletales (CBS) ends 2nd run
2008: Million Dollar Password debuts (CBS)

JUNE 2
1972: Wayne Brady (Let’s Make A Deal, Don’t Forget the Lyrics) born
1996: Former Family Feud host Ray Combs dies
2004: Ken Jennings begins his 74-game winning streak on Jeopardy!

JUNE 3
1929: Game show host/producer Chuck Barris (The Gong Show) born
1997: Dennis James (former nighttime Price Is Right host) dies

JUNE 4
2004: Hollywood Squares (1998-2004) ends (reruns until Sept. 10)

JUNE 5
1943: Jim Peck (Three's A Crowd, Second Chance) born
1987: Card Sharks (Syn) ends

JUNE 7
1955: The $64,000 Question debuts (CBS)

JUNE 8
1990: Win, Lose or Draw (Syn) airs last original episode (reruns until September)

JUNE 9
1981: Original Password host Allen Ludden dies
2007: Chain Reaction (GSN) ends (reruns continue to air)

JUNE 10
1957: Michael Burger (Match Game [1998] host) born
2010: Late Night Liars debuts (GSN)

JUNE 11
1993: Scrabble (2nd NBC run) ends

JUNE 13
1926: The Hollywood Squares' longtime center square Paul Lynde born
1975: The Joker’s Wild (CBS) ends

JUNE 14
1985: Family Feud (ABC daytime) ends
2009: Million Dollar Password (CBS) ends

JUNE 15
2007: Bob Barker’s final The Price Is Right episode airs

From Twitter 05-14-2011

• 11:15:40: RT @jimmycarr: May is National Egg Month and National Asparagus Month. So I guess it’s also National ‘I’d give it 5 minutes before you g ...
  
• 17:16:54: I hate the fact that I can't find a j0b, yet people who clearly don't care about good customer service remain empl0yed.
  
• 17:18:23: I'm having anxiety attacks again. The program I normally listen to to relax is off this week.
  
• 18:51:16: RT @JohnFugelsang: Anybody who keeps catnip, oregano & weed in the same drawer deserves exactly what they get.
  
• 20:38:37: Weekly calorie average: 1,879.9. Days above 2,000 calories: 2 (2,275 and 2,006.)
  
• 20:41:02: RT @JohnFugelsang: a girl asked me to share a violent fantasy so I described FDR bitch-smacking the modern oil industry.
  
• 21:57:35: CNBC is airing a documentary called "Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room." The title sounds a bit sarcastic, like "The Fattest Supermodel."
  

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From Twitter 05-13-2011

• 00:39:57: @hwinkler4real Colorado Springs, CO.
  
• 00:59:09: @55seddel I'm awake, but planning to go to bed in a few minutes.
  
• 08:11:50: petition @MarkUdall ENOUGH! End taxpayer subsidies to the oil companies! #BigOil #p2 http://act.ly/3ns RT to sign
  
• 10:09:56: I don't really want to do the things I have to today, and I'm unable to do some of the things I want to do.
  
• 10:15:08: I feel like I'm having a nightmare that I'm unable to wake up from. I'm not asking for much, just another chance to earn a living.
  
• 15:47:43: If In-N-Out Burger ever comes to Colorado, I wonder if the lines will rival the new Texas location (or when Krispy Kreme first opened here.)
  
• 15:55:50: RT @bucktowntiger TGIF: Thank Goodness I'm Furry! #shopcollie @jcollie719
  
• 16:14:59: @WheelofFortune Nosy neighbor
  
• 16:19:35: RT @Late_Show: FRIDAY PREVIEW: @Joan_Rivers is in airline hell and wants to change the name Continental to, um, something else. http://b ...
  
• 16:38:03: News says bin Laden's compound had an "extensive" amount of porn. You thought it was embarassing when your PARENTS burst in during a wank.
  
• 19:45:22: #binladenpornstash Camel-Lot, Debbie Does Delhi, I-Slam-You-Bad, 2 Girls 1 Burqa
  
• 20:05:16: Huckabee's "Reagan Revolution" video shows a black man in a "DISCO" T-shirt robbing kids. That's really an unfair stereotype of disco fans.
  
• 20:59:06: Watching @louisck's aptly-named "Hilarious" special on Comedy Central.
  

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From Twitter 05-10-2011

• 13:34:11: #nowplaying Blondie - "Call Me"
  
• 16:41:44: In a period where unemployment is as high as it is, there should be no tolerance for poor customer service and treatment.
  
• 17:06:10: Uh oh, a chocolate-themed episode of "Emeril Live"! *Changes the channel to avoid spoiling diet*
  
• 17:42:44: (Tweet number 4,000!!!) No word yet about the Fort Carson position. Almost time for an orange and black pick-me-up.
  
• 17:47:18: RT @shitmydadsays: "He's a politician. It's like being a hooker. You can't be one unless you can pretend to like people while you're fuc ...
  

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From Twitter 05-09-2011

• 00:07:10: Just a little bit longer? http://j.mp/iqjAtk
  
• 14:12:57: RT @rolandsmartin: Amtrak, 15 States Get $2B In High-Speed Rail Money - http://bit.ly/jqF5oy
  
• 15:05:06: I read that Clear Channel bought the company I previously worked for (the one that laid me off in 2008.)
  
• 15:24:22: I sincerely hope tomorrow (or Wednesday) brings me some good news. I'd love for this nightmare to end.
  
• 15:43:50: Weird how Twitter lists Justin Bieber under the People Results for Chaz Bono!
  

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From Twitter 05-08-2011

• 06:54:57: #nowplaying Mr. T - "Treat Your Mother Right" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rBidCkJxo
  
• 08:05:46: RT @geoff9cow: "If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?" Milton Berle
  

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From Twitter 05-07-2011

• 14:05:32: I'm definitely in a better mood today!
  
• 14:10:32: RT @PimpBillClinton: Take it from me, never, EVER, let a chick blow you with a mouthful of Pop Rocks.
  
• 18:44:45: RT @25thcenturygirl: #whativelearnedfrombirthersandtheteaparty: they will GLEEFULLY resort to name calling when you ask them cogently e ...
  
• 20:37:53: Weekly calorie average: 1,977.1. Days above 2,000 calories: 1 (2,396.) Made note to bring a bottle of water in the car next Friday.
  

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