The Dating Game
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Format	Game show
Created by	Chuck Barris
Starring	Jim Lange (host, 1965-1980); Elaine Joyce (1986-1988); Jeff McGregor (1988-1989); Brad Sherwood (1996-1997); Chuck Woolery (1997-2000)
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes with commercials
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC, Syndicated,
Original run	December 20, 1965 – June 9, 2000

The Dating Game is an ABC television show that first aired on December 20, 1965 and was the first of many shows created and packaged by Chuck Barris from the 1960s through the 1980s. Chuck Barris (born Charles Hirsch Barris on June 3, 1929) is an American Game show producer and presenter who was responsible for many of Jim Lange (b August 15 1933, Saint Paul Minnesota) is a former American Game show host and Disc jockey. Elaine Joyce (born December 19 1945) is an American stage and television actress Bradley Ramone Sherwood (born November 24, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Actor, Comedian, and corporate Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery (born on March 16, 1941) is an American Game show host, Singer, Actor and The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Chuck Barris (born Charles Hirsch Barris on June 3, 1929) is an American Game show producer and presenter who was responsible for many of This page indexes the individual year in Television This page indexes the individual year in Television ABC dropped the show on July 6, 1973, but it resurfaced in several syndicated versions (1973-1974 as The New Dating Game, 1978-1980, 1986-1989 and 1996-2000). Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England

For the first few episodes in at the beginning of the ABC run, live music was provided by The Regents. The Regents were a Doo-wop vocal group from New York in the late 1950s and early 1960s For years it would almost always be aired in tandem with another Barris production, The Newlywed Game, which premiered on ABC the following year. The Newlywed Game was an American television Game show where newly-married couples answered questions to find out how well the husband and wife knew

Typically, a bachelorette would question three bachelors, who were hidden from her view; at the end of the questioning period, she would choose one to go out with on a date paid for by the show. Bachelorette ( American English) is an informal term for an unmarried woman A bachelor is a man above the Age of majority who has never been married (see single) Occasionally, the roles would be reversed with a man questioning three ladies; other times, a celebrity would question three players for a date for themselves, a co-worker or a relative of theirs. Many celebrities played the game looking for love themselves.

Some contestants who were quite famous, included The Carpenters, Suzanne Somers, Farrah Fawcett, Andy Kaufman (who went under the name Baji Kimran), Steve Martin, Burt Reynolds, Michael Jackson, Sally Field, John Ritter, Phil Hartman, Jennifer Granholm, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Selleck (who went on the show twice and lost both times). The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo consisting of Siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Suzanne Somers (born October 16, 1946) is an American actress author and businesswoman Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman (January 17 1949 &ndash May 16 1984 was an American Entertainer, Actor and Performance artist While often referred Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Burton Leon Reynolds Jr (born February 11 1936 is an American Actor. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American two-time Academy Award -winning actress Jonathan Southworth “John” Ritter ( September 17, 1948 &ndash September 11 Phil Hartman (September 24 1948 &ndash May 28 1998 was a Canadian -born American Emmy Award -winning Writer as well as an Actor, Jennifer Mulhern Granholm (born February 5 1959 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a Canadian -born American Politician, former Attorney Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit judge Alex Kozinski appeared on it and won. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal court with Appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts Alex Kozinski (born 23 July 1950 is a Romanian American jurist [1] One standard trademark was that at the end of each episode, the host and winning contestants would blow a kiss to the viewers.

This was a forerunner for a number of other shows done in the same style. The late 1970s version of the show was much more sexually explicit (and played for laughs) than other versions.

It was hosted by San Francisco disc jockey Jim Lange throughout the '60s and '70s, by Elaine Joyce and later Jeff MacGregor in the '80s (in which future stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Michael Richards, and Jim Carrey appeared as contestants) and by Brad Sherwood and later Chuck Woolery in the '90s. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Jim Lange (b August 15 1933, Saint Paul Minnesota) is a former American Game show host and Disc jockey. Elaine Joyce (born December 19 1945) is an American stage and television actress Cuba Gooding Jr ( January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 1954 often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American Michael Anthony Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American Comedian and Actor best known for his portrayal of the eccentric James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (born January 17 1962 is a Canadian-American Film actor and Comedian. Bradley Ramone Sherwood (born November 24, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Actor, Comedian, and corporate Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery (born on March 16, 1941) is an American Game show host, Singer, Actor and

Chuck Barris has claimed that the show was a cover for his CIA activities and was promoted by the company, according to his autobiography Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a 2002 American film based on the " unauthorized Autobiography " by Chuck Barris

Game play

Classic version

Generally the bachelorette would ask questions written in advance on cards to each of the three bachelors. The same question could be asked to multiple bachelors. This continued until time ran out. The bachelorette would make her choice based solely on the answers to her questions. Once in a while, the bachelor would ask questions to three bachelorettes.

1990s version

For this revival's first season, two formats were used.

The basic format for this show, used throughout the first year, was for the bachelor/bachelorette to pick from two facts about the three potential dates. Once it was picked, the person in question would reveal the reason behind the fact to the hopeful single. After a round of questioning, the bachelor/bachelorette chose their date. All three of the potential dates had their names revealed before the questioning started as well, something that wasn't done on any version of TDG prior.

During a part of the first season, in addition to asking the questions, the bachelor/bachelorette got to see all three contestants at the outset of the game (who all had headphones on so they couldn't hear what their potential date was saying about them), and would pick who they thought was the best looking of the bunch. After that, the question round was conducted in its usual fashion, with the bachelor/bachelorette picking who they thought had the best personality out of the three. After the choices were made, the contestant was then prompted to choose between their choice for best looking or best personality.

The show reverted to its classic format in its second season, when Chuck Woolery took over as host.

Episode status

The ABC daytime episodes are believed to have been erased after broadcast, as was the standard practice with network daytime programs prior to the late 1970s. Hoewer 25 daytime episodes survive including the one with John Ritter as the bachelor from 1967. Jonathan Southworth “John” Ritter ( September 17, 1948 &ndash September 11 GSN aired 23 daytime shows. The ABC nighttime shows exist, as GSN has aired them in the past, but it is not known exactly how many have survived.

The remaining versions of the show apparently exist in their entirety.

Celebrities on the show

• Adam West - 1966
• Jeremy Clyde - 1966 (of Chad and Jeremy fame)
• Michael Richards - 1967
• Danny Bonaduce - 1972
• Kathryn Minner, "The Little Old Lady from Pasadena" - 1966
• Kathy Garver - 1966;December 31, 1970 and January 1, 1971
• Sally Field & Robert Vaughn - 1966
• John Ritter - 1967
• Groucho Marx - 1967 (as a prank on his daughter Melinda, who was Bachelorette #1)
• Paul Lynde - 1968
• Richard Dawson - 1968
• Bill Bixby - 1968 (Bixby appeared on the show four times and was never selected)
• Deep Purple - 1968
• Steve Martin - 1968 & 1970
• McLean Stevenson - 1968
• Jackson Bostwick - 1968
• Joanna Cameron - Late 1960s
• Farrah Fawcett - 1969
• Iron Butterfly - 1969
• Karen Carpenter - July 1970
• Richard Carpenter - July 1970
• Ann B. Davis - 1970 & 1971
• Maureen McCormick - 1971 & 1973
• Barry Williams - 1972
• Michael Jackson - 1972
• Butch Patrick - 1972
• H.R. Pufnstuf - December 25, 1972
• Dick Clark - 1973
• Arnold Schwarzenegger on "The New" Dating Game - 1973
• Suzanne Somers on "The New" Dating Game - 1973
• Willie Aames - 1978
• Andy Kaufman - 1978
• Jimmie Walker - 1978
• Phil Hartman - 1979
• Paul Reubens (as Pee Wee Herman) - 1979
• Bob Saget - 1979 & 1980
• Jennifer Granholm, Current Governor of Michigan
• Murray Langston (as The Unknown Comic) - 1978

Musical cues

The following music used on the series were done by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass:

• "Spanish Flea" (bachelor intro)
• "Whipped Cream" (bachelorette intro)
• "Lollipops and Roses" (date location cue)
• "Ladyfingers" and "Lemon Tree" (think cues)

Other music cues used on the show include:

• "Fantail" by Count Basie (turntable cue when Jim Lange (later Chuck Woolery) says, "and here they are!")
• "Little Rosie" by Chuck Barris (New Dating Game 1973 closing theme)
• "Love Sickness" by The Trumpets Ole (times up cue)
• "Boston Bust-Out" by Jimmy McGriff (prize intro cue)
• Dating Game 1965, main theme Chet Baker/The Mariachi Brass
• New Dating Game 1973, main theme by David Mook