LISTING UPDATED 9/26/2011 - NEW EPISODES ADDED 150 CLASSIC TV GAMESHOWS Here are 81 different classic TV Gameshows - there are more than one episode of some, making the total shows in this collection to 155 Classic Game Show episodes on 25 DVDs UNLIKE OTHER GAME SHOW COLLECTIONS - THESE EPISODES WERE NOT RECORDED OFF THE “GAMESHOW NETWORK” RERUNS!!! These shows are from Original Film prints and many have original commercials - Quality will vary episode to episode depending on the quality of the old film print. On the other hand, more so than any other genre, collectors and traders of these taped shows proliferated early in the internet's lifespan, meaning that now when there's a search, there's a lot of searching.

There have been a number of dating shows aired on television over the years, using a variety of formats and rules.Game Shows, more than any other genre, were prone to becoming either missing or lost.The practice of wiping (reusing videotapes) stopped as a whole around 1979, with the earlier years of television particularly affected.It managed to survive in prime-time (a rarety for a game show) for another three years!It then returned to daytime only until 1973 on CBS.The oldest televised game show episode known to exist is from 1947's that was filmed by RKO for theaters (a practice that lasted from about 1939-42).The comparative lack of circulating game show episodes may also be due to the format's perceived inherent lack of rerun potential, due to the genre not really being episodic or having any plot to speak of.Dating game shows are television game shows that incorporate a dating system in the form of a game with clear rules.Human matchmaking is involved only in selecting the game's contestants, who are usually selected more for the amusement value than any concern for their happiness or compatibility. Producer In the beginning, the dates provided by the Dating Game were typically just a local night on the town but later the show began opening its pockets for luxurious dates to exotic locations.The Dating Game TV show began as a daytime game show. THE PRICE IS RIGHT (1956 & 1957) Bill Cullen – 5 episodes 18. 1966 show hosted by Jack Whitaker / 1968 show hosted by Jack Clark 19. 1955 hosted By Jack Bailey / 1966 show hosted by Bob Barker 23. Then in October of 1966, ABC moved the series to their Thursday night prime-time schedule at PM to replace "The Tammy Grimes Show" that only survived a few episodes.It had some pretty strong competition from "My Three Sons" on CBS and "Star Trek" on NBC but it was a "fun" show and audiences loved it!