User:Daniel Benfield/Tic-Tac-Dough 1990 Video Archive

Syndicated, Daily: September 10, 1990 - March 8, 1991 (some stations, including WNBC, canned it after December 7)

The 1990s Tic-Tac-Dough was...well, it sucked. From the bad host to the format changes for the sake of change to the way-too-spacious set to the Henry Mancini (yes, really)-composed theme...and, beginning around mid-October, the rapping.

For whatever reason, as noted by TV Guide in its 1990 Fall Preview, the show had a 15-game maximum. It's not known whether this limit was ever mentioned on-air, though.

USA aired repeats from March 29, 1993 to June 24, 1994.

LEGAL STUFF SO I DON'T GET SUED: I'm only linking to these videos, none of which were uploaded by me, for the purposes of research and as a public record. Footage ©1990-91 Barry-Enright Productions and associated entities.


 * Taped 1990 (Pilot with a slightly different set, Art James announcing, and a much worse bonus round format!; intro only)
 * [Per the uploader, "I have the pilot. Score readout was dot matrix. Board font was different. Bonus round slightly different. Played like press your luck. You picked a box & stopped the flasher & got x or o. No dragon."]


 * August? 1990 (Promo #1 of the "Tic-Tac is Back" campaign, which is kinda cheesy but fun; this was the only one Patrick himself appears in)
 * August? 1990 (Promo #2 of the "Tic-Tac is Back" campaign, also cheesy but fun; this is the only one that actually gives a glimpse of what the show looks like)
 * August? 1990 (Promo #3 of the "Tic-Tac is Back" campaign, which...sucks; a lot)

Normal Dragon and Dragonslayer
 * September 17, 1990 (#6: Rabbi Daniel {$20,950} vs. Aaron, continued from last Friday {$2,500 in the Pot} with Gwendolyn playing later; taped from KCOP {alternate copy... thing})


 * September 1990 (Daniel {$5,360} vs. Jody, continued from last time {$1,500 in the Pot} with Reike and Laura playing later; taped from KARK with brief bits of commercials, low audio)
 * [Patrick only says "Tic-Tac is back". One brief commercial bit: "Cosby Tonight 6:30", presumably syndicated repeats of The Cosby Show.]

Patrick no longer does his "Tic-Tac is back" spiel
 * September 1990 (Jeannie {$7,950} vs. Michael, continued from last time {$500 in the Pot} with Eileen playing later; WROC repeat from December 1990, with commercials {alternate copy... thing, no commercials})
 * [One promo mentions Christmas as upcoming. Another is for a "Wacky D.J.'s" episode of Entertainment Tonight on Friday.]


 * September-October 1990 (Cris {$2,500} at the Dragon, then {Game 2} vs. Janna with Judd playing later; USA repeat, very low audio)


 * September-October 1990 (Kevin {$5,000} vs. Haven, continued from last time {$2,000 in the Pot} with Ron and Denise playing later; USA repeat)
 * [Art James fills in for Larry!]


 * October 1990 (Elaine {$5,650} vs. Steve, continued from last time {$2,000 in the Pot} with Elizabeth and Michael playing later {Part 2}; USA repeat from the week of 7/26-30/93)

Rapping(!!) Dragon and Dragonslayer
 * October 24, 1990 (#33: Joel {Game 12 - $60,350!} vs. Agnes, continued from yesterday {$2,000 in the Pot} with John and Valerie playing later; taped from WGRZ, with a promo for The Challengers and bits of other commercials {alternate copy, slightly shorter})


 * October 30, 1990 (#37: Michelle {$9,360} vs. Susan, continued from yesterday with Scott and Velma playing later; USA repeat {alternate copy, slightly shorter})


 * November 22, 1990 (#54/Divorced Couples Tournament, Day 4: Craig vs. Carol, Barry vs. Sharyle, Jerry vs. Judy; USA repeat, very low audio, begins at "And now, our host...")
 * [I think Patrick says it's Day 5, but I can't tolerate the extremely-low audio.]