User:Daniel Benfield/You Don't Say Video Archive

You Don't Say! is one of those really fun games that haven't been revived in decades, and I have no idea why. Maybe because it requires clever wordplay for the clues and a decent amount of lateral thinking, neither of which are in good supply these days...especially since they'd probably try to dart for the lowest common denominator in said clues.

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 ©1963-69/1975/1978-79 Ralph Andrews Productions/Desilu and associated entities.

NBC (1963-69)
NBC Daytime: April 1, 1963 - September 26, 1969

NBC Primetime: January 7 - May 12, 1964

Began as a local series on KTLA in 1962-63, hosted by Jack Barry.

The NBC run had three regular sets. Early on, Goodson-Todman filed a lawsuit claiming, although the first was altered by early May 1964 due to a lawsuit by Goodson-Todman that claimed YDS! was lawsuit-close to Password – while they didn't win, they got Tom Kennedy's podium moved from the center to the far left; it remained there for the second and third sets, even after Password ended in '67 and the revamped Snap Judgment ended in March 1969.

Daytime

Original set (1963-64?)
 * April 5, 1963 (#5: Betty White & Barry Sullivan; Hope {$100} at Bonus Board, then vs. David)

Second set (circa 1967)
 * March 29, 1967 (#1036: Pat Carroll & Mel Torme; Errol {$100} at Bonus Board, then vs. Judy {taped 3/14/67}; studio master with commercials!)

Third set (1968?-69)
 * April 1969 (Jaye P. Morgan & Rod Serling; Connie vs. Susan; montage)
 * July 23, 1969 (#1638: Tina Cole & Don Grady; Robert vs. Vicki {taped 6/20/69}; montage)

Primetime
 * January-May 1964 (Laraine Day & Michael Landon; Jean vs. Boyd?; first 10 minutes {no commercials}, tracking problems)
 * [Has the second iteration of the original set, with Tom's podium at the far left and the Bonus Board changed from gray sideways ovals to four rectangles.]

ABC (1975)
ABC Daytime: July 7 - November 28, 1975 (approx. 105 episodes, taped through at least October 30)

Amusingly, this version also started off as a KTLA series in 1974-75, originally hosted by Clark Race with Tom as a regular panelist. The ABC version gave the show an overhaul for the mid-1970s, with a flashy set, more celebs, and far more money on offer.


 * July 7-November 7, 1975 (Clip of a female contestant trying to convey "Saigon" to Peter ? at the Bonus Board, seen on NBC's Most Outrageous Moments {I think Avery Schreiber is also present})


 * November 12, 1975 (#93-YDS-75 {taped 10/17/75}: Rex Reed, Conny Van Dyke, June Lockhart, Larry Hovis {Part 4}; Pat {$17,000 + 1 Loss} vs. Marty {$1,550 + No Losses}, continued from yesterday at $300-$450 in Marty's favor; studio master with slate!)
 * [Tom promotes a children's week (December 22-26) that never occurred, which was meant to be a continuation of the annual Christmas tradition in the original series.]


 * November 28, 1975 (#105?-YDS-75 {last aired}: Bob Ridgely, Conny Van Dyke, Larry Hovis, Ann Elder {taped 10/31?/75}; Maureen {$13,800 + 1 Loss} at Bonus Board, then vs. Kathy {1 Loss})

Syndication (1978-79)
Syndicated, Daily: September 18, 1978 - March 1979 (began taping by June 24)

Pretty much the ABC version with Tom replaced by Jim Peck, the set made cooler, and each week having a "Friday Finals" sort of format.


 * 1978 (KHJ promo for this and Tic-Tac-Dough)
 * Taped 6/24/78 (Friday: Bob Ridgely, Nipsey Russell, Dick Gautier, VALERIE BERTINELLI; Judy {$11,100!} vs. Phoebe {$6,700})
 * [Definitely before #1071. Jim notes that Judy was on Monday-Tuesday.]


 * November 10, 1978 (#1040?: Bob Ridgely, Charlie Brill, Dick Gautier, Ann Elder; Evelyn {$1,443} vs. Anngel {$2,278}; taped from WPIX, with commercials)
 * December 29, 1978 (#1075: Charlie Brill, Nipsey Russell, Dick Gautier, Conny Van Dyke {Part 4}; Bob vs. Marilyn {taped 8/5/78}; studio master!)
 * [Airdate assumes the episode number could also be written as "1x75".]