The Claster Bowling for dollars franchise was so well watched. They also franchised Romper Room to stations all over the country. I watched on KTVI 2. And later on KDNL 30, out of St. Louis.
Bowling was in my blood. Both my mother and father were on Bowling for Dollars, and my mother was on Beat the Champ (she beat him). I was bowling before I could walk.
my grandfather was on here when I was a baby. I was not in the audience, I was too little. But my older brother on got on tv. I'm trying to find the episode right now.
I understand..I was on Wonderama back in '76 ( a New York kid game show ) and youtube doesn't have the episode I was on. I'd wished I was abled to show my 2 sons and their children that I was competing for a 10 speed bike in a simon sez( Mr. simon Sez himself Allen Tresser) contest.. It came down to me and a girl out of 25 kids and I had lost. I had called NBC studios at 30 Rock and the tapes were destroyed..
john1965 Hey John i remeber Wonder Rama it was on in ny on Sat. morning, They used to also have dance contest/ for a ross bike/ with cool prizes in the basket! I was about 10 or 11yrs old, Those were the good old days! The host was Bob Mc callester.Hey John, Do you remeber Bozo the clown show? Now im really going back! lol
+dratalsky Just curious, how did you happen to get a hold of this? I'm surprised it wasn't erased and used again, which is what stations used to do to save costs. From what I've read, video tape was expensive back then, and that's why the shows weren't put on a shelf for future viewing.
Odd Thomas -- Thanks OT. Everyone loved my father. He was a very generous guy who gave everyone anything they wanted but never spent a dime on himself. That's where he found his happiness.
I love the Jackpot sign. You know there is someone back there flipping it on and off to make it "blink." So low tech. I love it. I actually listened to Bowling for Dollars on AM radio as a kid in the 70s.
That's awesome that you have this. I was in the audience when my uncle was on in the late 70s. I remember hearing my 4 year old self yelling "gutter ball" when another bowler's ball looked like it was going in, while watching the episode on TV. Family members have tried contacting the station (WWOR in NY) about getting a copy, but they said they were all gone.
I was on bowling for dollars in ny. I think it was about 71 or 72 on WORTV9 I remeber seeing Romp a Room ans the Joe Franklyn studiio, My uncle Ronald (Ronnie ) Herbst was a contestant and my cousins and i and my aunt Madeline Herbst was his guest and he introduced us! It was fun! my 1st and last apperance on TV lol Ive been looking for it for a while, cant find it.
DaveConleyPortfolio - This was literally the very first show after Bob Allison left. It was the new host’s first time hosting, which was why he was so awkward. It was also on the my first day in 4th grade, which I missed in order to be on TV. Not too shabby of an excuse, if I must say so myself. 😉
J & H Productions International - LOL!! You nailed it. We Michiganders always add an “s” to the end of businesses. I never even thought anything about it until someone in college pointed it out to me. I never realized that most of the rest of the country calls soft drinks “soda” instead of “pop”.
@@dratalsky yes the original arena was destroyed, but they rebuilt the arena elevating it up from the original floor. Now there is a basement and you can walk underneath the lanes. I used to work there as a mechanic in the late 90’s.
Still the best. Because after you ride it you can get back on it almost immediately because there’s never any wait anymore. We actually got stuck at the very top of the first climb one time and had to walk down. Scary stuff. One woman had a panic attack and had to be taken to the hospital.
@@dratalsky I don't think so, but it brings back great memories of my 1970's and early 1980's bowling. Great spare ball, and if you get lucky here on UA-cam...you'll find a clip or two of a pro using it as a strike ball and hooking the hell out of it!! (Jeff Mattingly, Marshall Holman)
If anyone won that furniture ensemble, I hope they also won enough prize money to have a hauled away. Yuck! Elvis wouldn’t even have put that crap in the jungle room.
Bob Allison was head of the Perogi gang here in Detroit. Tough group. No one, and I mean no one, gets away with winning $10 on Bowling for Dollars and doesn't pay the price later.
@@dratalsky My daddy did Bowling for dollars and my mommy, sister, me, my girl friend Carol and friend Paul went. My daddy went Brooklyn, left the 6 pin and then missed it to the right.
+DLCOrganization -- Well, I was about 9 years old when this was recorded by my family on their very ancient VHS machine, so I didn't really have much of a choice in deciding if the credits were recorded or not.
ItsFrankieBoy - This was his very first time hosting Bowling for Dollars. He was replacing long-time host Bob Allison. I can’t tell you if he got any better as time went on, but yeah, he was pretty bad. I was more upset with the damned cameraman, who kept cutting me out of shots of our family in the audience. I was an ugly child, but not THAT ugly.
I grew up in the 70s... this is a KILLER snapshot of what it was like back then, this should be in a time capsule!
The Claster Bowling for dollars franchise was so well watched.
They also franchised Romper Room to stations all over the country.
I watched on KTVI 2. And later on KDNL 30, out of St. Louis.
Bowling for dollars was actually my first memory of bowling. As a kid.🤣
Bowling was in my blood. Both my mother and father were on Bowling for Dollars, and my mother was on Beat the Champ (she beat him). I was bowling before I could walk.
Thank you for uploading! -- This brings back memories😊 -- when I was a little kid we watched Bowling for Dollars out of Pittsburgh -- it was great
Both my parents were on Bowling for Dollars. My mother was also on a local show called Beat the Champ, and she actually beat him. 🙂
@@dratalsky
COOL
Sounds like you have great parents!
Me too! Out of Pittsburgh!
my grandfather was on here when I was a baby. I was not in the audience, I was too little. But my older brother on got on tv. I'm trying to find the episode right now.
I was on bowling for dollars here in syracuse ny back in the 70's..but its not on youtube :( I would love to show my children.
Theresa Kessler -- Wish I could help you. Those tapes are likely long gone. If you know the channel, maybe you could contact them.
I understand..I was on Wonderama back in '76 ( a New York kid game show ) and youtube doesn't have the episode I was on. I'd wished I was abled to show my 2 sons and their children that I was competing for a 10 speed bike in a simon sez( Mr. simon Sez himself Allen Tresser) contest.. It came down to me and a girl out of 25 kids and I had lost. I had called NBC studios at 30 Rock and the tapes were destroyed..
john1965 Hey John i remeber Wonder Rama it was on in ny on Sat. morning, They used to also have dance contest/ for a ross bike/ with cool prizes in the basket! I was about 10 or 11yrs old, Those were the good old days! The host was Bob Mc callester.Hey John, Do you remeber Bozo the clown show? Now im really going back! lol
Oh yea, I remember..Lol.. Those were some of the best days of my life.. Thanks for sharing..
+dratalsky Just curious, how did you happen to get a hold of this? I'm surprised it wasn't erased and used again, which is what stations used to do to save costs. From what I've read, video tape was expensive back then, and that's why the shows weren't put on a shelf for future viewing.
Great Show.😎
Awesome show
Your dad seems like a really great guy. I bet he set the world on fire. Makes me miss my dad.
Odd Thomas -- Thanks OT. Everyone loved my father. He was a very generous guy who gave everyone anything they wanted but never spent a dime on himself. That's where he found his happiness.
I used to watch this out of Pittsburgh when was a little girl but my husband swears it was out of Buffalo when he was a kid!
Rochester had a version too
It was a franchise. Lots of cities had their own version.
Buffalo probably did have one. Lots of cities did. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and New York among them.
awesome! thanks for posting....
I love the Jackpot sign. You know there is someone back there flipping it on and off to make it "blink." So low tech. I love it. I actually listened to Bowling for Dollars on AM radio as a kid in the 70s.
It's relays
That's awesome that you have this. I was in the audience when my uncle was on in the late 70s. I remember hearing my 4 year old self yelling "gutter ball" when another bowler's ball looked like it was going in, while watching the episode on TV. Family members have tried contacting the station (WWOR in NY) about getting a copy, but they said they were all gone.
Enjoyed this, thanks. 'George' had a LED watch ('70's nostalgia). Never saw pins move sideways like that without falling over, though.
1a2b3c4dx1 -- Yeah, that pin movement was a bummer. My poor father. :(
Great video. Thank you for the awesome post. Keeping the past alive!
I was on bowling for dollars in ny. I think it was about 71 or 72 on WORTV9 I remeber seeing Romp a Room ans the Joe Franklyn studiio, My uncle Ronald (Ronnie ) Herbst was a contestant and my cousins and i and my aunt Madeline Herbst was his guest and he introduced us! It was fun! my 1st and last apperance on TV lol Ive been looking for it for a while, cant find it.
Was that bob Murphy or Larry Kenny hosting
I didnt know this show was Michigan centric, use to watch it as a kid in Ontario
I think they were all over the country in various forms.
with 4 kids around the house,it sounds like Lucy did a LOT more than sewing,gardening,and canning....lmfao :P
awesome times
Matt seemed like a fun, nice guy.
When you hear the SFX for the prize board, who thinks "Pink Floyd"?
On The Run
Good bless. RIP
This must have been after Bob Allison left the show, but you can always tell a local Detroit TV show because they'll be hawking the Metro Passbook!
DaveConleyPortfolio - This was literally the very first show after Bob Allison left. It was the new host’s first time hosting, which was why he was so awkward. It was also on the my first day in 4th grade, which I missed in order to be on TV. Not too shabby of an excuse, if I must say so myself. 😉
You can also tell it’s Detroit because the first contestant says he works at “Ford’s”.
J & H Productions International - LOL!! You nailed it. We Michiganders always add an “s” to the end of businesses. I never even thought anything about it until someone in college pointed it out to me.
I never realized that most of the rest of the country calls soft drinks “soda” instead of “pop”.
I have a friend from Lansing, and he calls it Pop too. Growing up on the west coast, I can't recall anyone calling it Pop.
MATT YOU HAD A GREAT TIME
Cool video. Memory lane.
Was this at the Thunderbowl Lanes In Allen Park?
Yes, I do believe so. I think the host says it in the video.
PBA pins weigh 3 lbs 8 oz. Those pins are definitely heavier. I have never seen pins move that much without falling.
Hmm… is it too late to launch an investigation?
Wooosh,Air Ball..that's what we used to say when Bowling if you leaved a 5 pin...
And our finalist will win ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
I wish!
Pam brought everybody but the mailman
Maybe Pam was a mailman? 🤔
Simpler times, for sure.. It is interesting how many of these bowlers couldn't hit the head pin.
When you pick the names from a barrel it’s pretty much a crap shoot.
Thunder Bowl Lanes Arena before the tornado hit it in the 80’s.
I didn’t know that. Was it destroyed?
@@dratalsky yes the original arena was destroyed, but they rebuilt the arena elevating it up from the original floor. Now there is a basement and you can walk underneath the lanes. I used to work there as a mechanic in the late 90’s.
@@JB-bs1se Interesting. Thanks.
Wondering why they don't score the frames correctly.
Great memories for you! Do you still have the plaque?
Oh of course. Proudly displayed.
How do I find old episodes? Thanks.
What happened to Bob “Ask Your Neighbor” Allison? He use to be host.
Died shortly after this show went off the air again about ten years ago, which wasn't more than a few weeks.
That baby screaming while they are trying to bowl
That was me. I was 10 years old, but I had a high voice and I was very emotional.
Dana which one is your wife what colored shirt
When the biggest new ride at Cedar Point was Gemini...
Still the best. Because after you ride it you can get back on it almost immediately because there’s never any wait anymore. We actually got stuck at the very top of the first climb one time and had to walk down. Scary stuff. One woman had a panic attack and had to be taken to the hospital.
gen X nostalgia
Rosco - As much as I love modern technology, I cherish the fact that I was born in 1970 and was a teen in the 80’s.
Yeah, I have the same question. Where did you find bowling for dollars?!
Hello! I was wondering if I could get your contact info I have some questions to ask you about this show?
final segment. first hour second half hour lol
36:28 - NOW I get it. 😄
5:18 .. Columbia Blue Dot!!!
Should I have kept that ball? Is it worth something today?
@@dratalsky I don't think so, but it brings back great memories of my 1970's and early 1980's bowling. Great spare ball, and if you get lucky here on UA-cam...you'll find a clip or two of a pro using it as a strike ball and hooking the hell out of it!! (Jeff Mattingly, Marshall Holman)
Weird seeing the people in the audience not playing with there phones.
their, not there!
This looks like one of those weird AI generated shorts about 80s daytime television
Why do the kids keep crying?!
Sorry, I cried a lot back then. I was only nine.
Dad did very well
Especially considering he was extremely nervous and sweating profusely.
I think that ball's too heavy for Matt.
My mother used to say that all the time. Now I know what she meant.
27:03 Im the high guy
Can you help me what are the rules
The last bowler alive wins!
9 dollars. 😂
If anyone won that furniture ensemble, I hope they also won enough prize money to have a hauled away. Yuck! Elvis wouldn’t even have put that crap in the jungle room.
Rumour has it that Matt had his fingers broken over gambling debts 2 weeks after this aired.
Bob Allison was head of the Perogi gang here in Detroit. Tough group. No one, and I mean no one, gets away with winning $10 on Bowling for Dollars and doesn't pay the price later.
@@dratalsky you know it & many are buried under feather bowling lanes lol
@@Sacred-Profane I'm just saying, I'd beware of eating the kielbasa from Kowalski. I've heard rumors.
@@dratalsky lol
Polish persuaders
What is in that goose blood soup ??
Weighted pins.
Is it too late to file a lawsuit?
8:09
Someone you know?
I am watching this at 3 AM ... be honest ... am I a Looser?
You’re only a loser if you put money on my father to win.
WHose yer daddy?@@dratalsky
@@horaceball5418Yes. I was the little boy in the audience who they didn't show when he was telling who he brought along. 😢
@@dratalsky My daddy did Bowling for dollars and my mommy, sister, me, my girl friend Carol and friend Paul went. My daddy went Brooklyn, left the 6 pin and then missed it to the right.
Man I remember this show, these people are terrible LOL
Whatever happened to the dinnerware your dad won?
Come to think of it I don’t believe we ever got it? Maybe I should make some phone calls.
@@dratalsky ha ha. Funny.
@@dratalsky I was hoping you had the dinnerware in a basement or attic. That would have been interesting. Where was that episode filmed?
@@LucysPop I believe it was at the Thunderbowl Lanes in Allen Park, MI.
@@dratalsky lol!
Question:
WHY, OH, WHY... did you cut off the credits from this show???
And also, where's the OPENING of this show???
+DLCOrganization -- Well, I was about 9 years old when this was recorded by my family on their very ancient VHS machine, so I didn't really have much of a choice in deciding if the credits were recorded or not.
The host is constantly stumbling over his words. Terrible
ItsFrankieBoy - This was his very first time hosting Bowling for Dollars. He was replacing long-time host Bob Allison. I can’t tell you if he got any better as time went on, but yeah, he was pretty bad.
I was more upset with the damned cameraman, who kept cutting me out of shots of our family in the audience. I was an ugly child, but not THAT ugly.
Lol!
No he is a great host
This Bowling for dollars is different than the one that aired on WWOR Channel 9 out of new York👎
What was yours like?
Unless you bowl regularly you shouldn't enter to bowl. To many raggy bowlers.
And pass up an opportunity to win $5??
Kids crying damn
This was just after it became illegal to cover their mouths with duct tape.
This is rigged worse than a carnival ring toss...and the bowlers are under tremendous pressure
My father sweated so much that he lost a belt size.
These pins are rigged.😂
More than half of these people are Polish, so they had to do something to save some money.
Crappy prizes!
Lol one person left with$8 for a prize.
Matts dead now.
Obviously
Died in 2005. Bowling related accident.
omg bowling --for bucks
i want to see biden and trump on bowling for dollers