Keep it in the Family

Keep it in the Family was a somewhat precursor to Family Feud, except no survey questions.

Broadcast
ABC 1957-1958

Packagers
Frank Cooper Productions

Hosts
Keefe Brasselle (Pilot)

Bill Nimmo (Series)

Announcer
Johnny Olson

Gameplay
The game involved two five-member families who were asked five-part questions, with the youngest members generally getting the easier questions and the older members, the harder ones. Teams started with 200 points and could bid up to 100 points, with the higher bid receiving the question. The difficulty of the question increased with the amount of the bid. If a team missed any part of the question, the amount of their bet was deducted from their score; if their score fell below 100 points, they automatically lost. Otherwise, the game continued until one team scored 350 points; the winners then faced a new family.

In addition, when a family answered all five parts of the question correctly, they received a bonus prize.

Inventors
Leonard Stern and Roger Price

YouTube Video
Opening to the show