Dating Game Dilemma

Riley'sgrammaw · 05-04-2005, 12:27 PM

I am hoping someone can help me with a refresher course on the old dating game. I am writing a play using this game show for a Christian single's group I work for. Does anyone know what type of questions were asked? I am having the hardest time remembering that show's content

. I would have asked this on the playground but I can't go there yet. Thanks in advance!

BigRed · 05-04-2005, 03:53 PM

from the tv toon website:

http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet...t/showid-5410/

THE DATING GAME" first premiered on December 20-24, 1965 on ABC-TV and remained a fixture on the network in both daytime and nighttime incarnations through the rest of the 1960s and well into the 1970s.

Jim Lange, fresh from his announcing duties with Tennessee Ernie Ford, stepped through the flower-speckled rotating partitions for the first of many, many times shortly before Christmas 1965.

The game play was simple. On one side you had 3 bachelors answering questions from a girl on the other side of the partition (each not being able to see the other). The girl was given a certain amount of time to ask as many questions as she could to the 3 bachelors. More often than not, the questions would be of a quirky nature. (E.G.: "If we were marooned on a desert island, what would be the first thing you'd do and why?").

During a commercial break, the girl would think about which bachelor she'd select. When the show returned, Jim would have her announce her choice. After meeting the two boys she didn't select, she's meet her date at which point Jim would tell them where they were going for their dream date.

On less frequent occasions, the roles were reversed. To wit, the game would feature a boy selecting 1 from the 3 Bachelorettes.

Riley'sgrammaw · 05-05-2005, 10:37 AM

Thanks Big Red! I did find a few websites and I did find some of the weird type questions they would ask. Thank you for taking the time to reply.

05-04-2005, 12:27 PM	#1
Riley'sgrammaw Junior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Rockies Mountain Home Posts: 48 Gallery: Riley'sgrammaw Stats: 214/209 will update every loss WOE: Just doing it Start Date: Here I go again! 5/3/06	Dating Game Dilemma I am hoping someone can help me with a refresher course on the old dating game. I am writing a play using this game show for a Christian single's group I work for. Does anyone know what type of questions were asked? I am having the hardest time remembering that show's content . I would have asked this on the playground but I can't go there yet. Thanks in advance!

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05-04-2005, 03:53 PM	#2
BigRed MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,896 Gallery: BigRed	from the tv toon website: http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet...t/showid-5410/ THE DATING GAME" first premiered on December 20-24, 1965 on ABC-TV and remained a fixture on the network in both daytime and nighttime incarnations through the rest of the 1960s and well into the 1970s. Jim Lange, fresh from his announcing duties with Tennessee Ernie Ford, stepped through the flower-speckled rotating partitions for the first of many, many times shortly before Christmas 1965. The game play was simple. On one side you had 3 bachelors answering questions from a girl on the other side of the partition (each not being able to see the other). The girl was given a certain amount of time to ask as many questions as she could to the 3 bachelors. More often than not, the questions would be of a quirky nature. (E.G.: "If we were marooned on a desert island, what would be the first thing you'd do and why?"). During a commercial break, the girl would think about which bachelor she'd select. When the show returned, Jim would have her announce her choice. After meeting the two boys she didn't select, she's meet her date at which point Jim would tell them where they were going for their dream date. On less frequent occasions, the roles were reversed. To wit, the game would feature a boy selecting 1 from the 3 Bachelorettes.

05-05-2005, 10:37 AM	#3
Riley'sgrammaw Junior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Colorado Rockies Mountain Home Posts: 48 Gallery: Riley'sgrammaw Stats: 214/209 will update every loss WOE: Just doing it Start Date: Here I go again! 5/3/06	Thanks Big Red! I did find a few websites and I did find some of the weird type questions they would ask. Thank you for taking the time to reply.