User:Daniel Benfield/Just Men Video Archive

NBC Daytime: January 3 - April 1, 1983 (65 episodes)

One of the three games the Peacock debuted at the start of 1983, Just Men! probably deserved to run a bit longer. It has a certain kind of charm to it that I can't really describe, which I remember getting when I first saw the show through Brad Francini's compilation of intros from the early-1983 NBC games long ago; the video as a whole made me want to see more of these games...and I think that's what really got me interested in the genre again, albeit slowly at first.

As for the host, Betty White's always a bright spot, and in this case despite the brief run she won the Daytime Emmy that year for Best Game Show Host. She even got nominated for a second one in '84 due to the then-current March-to-March eligibility period.

For whatever reason, compared to the concurrent Hit Man, there's only a few episodes around of this one.

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 ©1983 Rosner Television/Century Towers Productions/Orion Television and associated entities.


 * January 10-14, 1983 (Tony Danza, George Brett, Jack Jones, David Mason, Fernando Allende, Jon-Erik Hexum, Brant Von Hoffmann; montage of Jon-Erik's appearances)
 * [Per the uploader, this a selection of clips culled from a Hexum fanclub's "Scrapbook DVD" that, based on said uploader's wording, contains at least two shows if not the full week. So hey, there's more of this short-lived series out there...except they've never turned up in any collections that I'm aware of, probably because you have to be a member to purchase it (per the site, "due to the very complex copyright laws") and by all indication none of the traders whose pages I've checked over the years are a Hexum fan. :P (Full disclaimer: neither am I.)]


 * February 7-11, 1983 (Fred Willard, Herve Villechaize, Stephen Ford, PAT SAJAK, Taurean Blacque, Terrence Knox, Steve Sax; Mary Lynn vs. Regi; has commercials, no credits)
 * February 21?, 1983 (#36?: Ken Berry, PETER TOMARKEN, Jay Johnstone, Tom Dressen, Martin Hewitt, Tom Sullivan, Tim Reid; Brenda vs. Bernice, with a not-too-subtle Hit Man plug; has commercials)


 * March 30, 1983 (#63: Mike Post, Charlie Callas, Bubba Smith, Paul Linke, Tom Reilly, Eric Brown, Robert Shields; Jolene vs. Tammy; intro)
 * April 1, 1983 (Finale: Tom Reilly, Paul Linke, Robert Shields, Charlie Callas, Mike Post, Eric Brown, Bubba Smith; Mara vs. Diane; has commercials, part of first questioning cut)