I enjoy watching the ‘70s version (Jack Narz was a great host), but this version had a better format in terms of scoring. Very fair in not making points tied to a word’s position. Very interesting second round too. I like it, and it reminds me a lot of the trend that other Goodson game shows had in the late ‘70s and ‘80s... one side vs. another side trying to reach a set score goal with players having the chance to “steal” if their opponent misses. Very interesting set too. I’m guessing the set was designed to look like UFOs in the sky? Would fit the whole “see it” theme of the show.
On Now You You See It, this new 1989 version with host Chuck Henry, sure was replacing Card Sharks with host Bob Eubanks on the CBS Daytime lineup, when it premiered on April 3, 1989. And it was only a short lived revival for only 3 and a half months until its series finale on July 14, 1989. And this revival has never been aired in reruns in 30 years in respect for Chuck Henry, and the show slate appeared before the show started. Thank you Wink Martindale for posting and sharing this rare treat, on this premiere broadcast on CBS from 1989.
You're right on meyerj75, the Chump Change theme song for Now You See It by Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones was retained for its new 1989 version and second incarnation of the game show. And where Card Sharks could not continue on CBS after its March 31, 1989 series finale, it had a second theme song. Thanks for my reply to you.
You're right on John Lee, and right after Now You See It departed the CBS Daytime schedule, Daytime Wheel of Fortune replaced it, but it only lasted a year and a half on CBS when the Daytime Wheel of Fortune returned to NBC on January 14, 1991, and continued for 8 months until NBC's cancelled the Daytime Wheel of Fortune on September 20, 1991, with its final Daytime episode. Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! continue to air in broadcast syndication to this day, check your local TV listings for air times. And thanks for my reply to you.
@@gameshowguy2000 you are right on, Bob Goen and his Wheel of Fortune era began on CBS on Monday June 17, 1989, and ended on Friday January 11, 1991 after a year and a half run when it returned to NBC on January 14, 1991 for its final eight months on the air until NBC's sudden cancellation came on September 20, 1991 with its final Daytime Wheel of Fortune Broadcast. And thanks for my 2nd reply to you.
I think I remember seeing this when I was a small little tyke eating Cream of Wheat. I didn't understand most of the game but I was crazy about the theme song, Chump Change by Quincy Jones, and the set.
Jack Narz at one time hosted "Beat the Clock" in Montreal--Mark Goodson/Bill Todman were trying to cut costs so they filmed in Canada--Mr. Narz commuted almost weekly from his home in Los Angeles to do the taping--Goodman/Todman were "tight wads" when it came to the budget and wouldn't cover the costs Mr. Narz incurred in commuting--Mr. Narz came to realize that his salary barely covered the costs of his travel and resigned--however Goodman and Todman still hired him to do Concentration a few years later
You're right. Ironically, both shows were hosted by Jack Narz (he hosted the 1970's version of "Concentration" when it was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman.
Classic Concentration also used the Family Feud face off sound effect in sudden death puzzles and the TPIR perfect one-bid sound effect when time was running short on a puzzle.
If this is brought back here are the f/x that should be used. The Trap Sound (Trivia Trap and TPIR's Pathfinder) for a wrong answer for the most part and to indicate that time is up. A uh/uh buzz for the Champion round used during the 20 seconds element of the game and during the solo game for wrong answers. The lock in sound used on TPIR's Hot Seat for the ring in. TPIR's Double Cross music for the Solo Round and the 60 second countdown. Family Feud's Fast Money countdown music for the countdown in the Champion round when trying to find the remaining answer to a clue. The Zonk horns from the current Let's Make a Deal used in correlation with the Trap Sound in The Solo Round should the clock reach :00. Use Chump Change as the theme, but commission an updated version with an symphonic arrangement like Metropole Orkest did. ua-cam.com/video/o-GcqJrDidk/v-deo.html Or this. ua-cam.com/video/nK21-K1eP5Y/v-deo.html
@@newstarcadefan I don't want to seem mean about this, but Narz had grey hair when doing concentration 12 years prior and that mayve have ushered him off camera. Did announce (off camera) for a few years for Goodson for a few years after. Going back to that grey hair thing though, the "big guys" like Barker & Hall would get grey during the 80's however and in-turn "usher" in the grey hair era for the likes of Trebek, Sajak and others.
This replaced the Bob Eubanks version of Card Sharks back in 1989 but it was cancelled after 13 weeks in the Summer of 89 & got replaced by daytime version of Wheel of Fortune with Bob Goen.
In the second round, I think the player who found the first word should have had the option to either try and find the remaining words, or to pass and let the other player try to find them.
The first question was a variation on the one in the "Show me the money" clip on this channel. Hard to write questions that are simultaneously original and common knowledge.
Other than the scoring in the first round, the first format of the original was better in every way. Even the 70s set was better. Chuck Henry was OK, but he’s no Jack Narz. Can’t believe he couldn’t even tell the champ how much they won for the day.
Daniel...yes. Although the 1988-1993 Family Feud didn't use and the second run of Tattletales didn't use it either. LMAD doesn't use it, either, usually.
I'm probably giving away my age, but how many other people think the male contestant looks like Bill Cullen. Cullen hosted the original 1950's "The Price is Right", and later on in life, "Chain Reaction" and "Blockbusters".
OMG he does! A very 70s Bill Cullen, to be more precise. Only difference are Jeff's hair is brown while Bill's was black, and Jeff's lenses aren't as thick as Bill's.
Hey, Wink, thanks for sharing this! Now You See It was one of my favorite game shows and very much underrated. I wish it ('89 version) had lasted more than a few months. Also, do you have any other episodes of this program? For months, I have been asking my fellow UA-cam members for episodes that contained particular puzzles, especially those in the second (category) round. So far, they haven't turned up on UA-cam. Here are the puzzles with the categories as best as I remember them: *RAINBOWLOBSTER (things done with a ball) *BETABOOZEBRAIN (striped things; my favorite!) *HISTORYEASTERN (bowling terms; no correct answers) *SQUASHINGLEAMY (kinds of worms; again, no answer matched) *EARMUFFETCHING (nursery rhyme or children's character) *?????????PIPER (Shakespeare characters) I can add that "BETABOOZEBRAIN" was in one of the episodes of the final week in July 1989, but not the very last one.
Is this a later run of the show? I originally saw episodes from the 70s, and they didn't have this way of playing it where you buzz in and earn 100 or 200 points minus 15 points per second.
The set was cool. The champion vs. challenger round was a horrible. It was almost better to let the other person win the buzz-in and swoop in to collect the money. Would have been better to allow the person who won the buzz-in to have the option to play or pass. But in general, Now You See It is not a really fun game in this or the Narz version.
Sorry but don't see anything wrong with Chuck's hosting? Maybe the funky set with weird abundant mix of The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Concentration, Family Feud National Crime Information Center/Pager hit alerts, and talk shows killed the show?
I could never figure out how the walls behind the contestants could change when they buzzed in. It's not an early version of LCD stuff, is it? Or is it a light turning off? Actually, those rings at the beginning are unique, too, because they look REALLY heavy! They're not being lifted by invisible wires, are they?
The buzz in is easy when you know. The NEON flashing lights are behind a set of mechanical venetian blinds. When closed they form the solid red back...when a player buzzes in, they quickly OPEN and reveal the lights. Hope that helps.
In Seattle it aired on independent station KCPQ 13. The only CBS game show KIRO 7 aired was The Price is Right. KCPQ aired Family Feud and Now You see it. KCPQ also has aired $25,000 Pyramid, Card Sharks with Bob Eubanks, Press Your Luck, Body Language and Wheel of Fortune July 1989-January 1991 with Bob Goen and also aired the short lived Blackout also with Bob Goen.
@@jeffdoogie6375 in Des Moines, KCCI TV aired Family Feud til the fall of 1990, they did have $25,000 Pyramid, Blackout, and only one season (or two seasons) of Card Sharks, that came on at 8:30 am after Slim Cooking with Richard Simmons, but didnt air the final season. KCCI didn't air Now You See It or Bob Goen's Wheel of Fortune, instead it was reruns of Jeopardy. In 1986, Card Sharks was pre-empted for Headline Chasers.
Same with (then CBS, now FOX affiliate)WJW in Cleveland, they never carried this, “Blackout”, a couple of seasons of daytime “Feud”, the final two years of “CS” and “PYL”, the second reincarnation of “Pyramid” and the Bob Goen version of “WOF”.
I never liked this game, but this version is slightly better than the others with the line and position nonsense that slowed the game to a crawl. It still feels so slow to watch. Modern technology could help out this one immensely.
They cancelled Pyramid, just to turn around and have Mark Goodson repackage it in NYSI's 2nd round. The '80s were a bad time for Goodson games if you hadn't already established longevity by then.
Thank you for sharing this rare treat, Winkster!
Awesome! Probably the best quality we’ll ever see from the Chuck Henry era.
Hopefully the finale will be posted:)
hidden in this jumble of videos is the debut of this revival. can you find it? now you see it!
A great episode! Thanks for showing it to us!
I enjoy watching the ‘70s version (Jack Narz was a great host), but this version had a better format in terms of scoring. Very fair in not making points tied to a word’s position. Very interesting second round too. I like it, and it reminds me a lot of the trend that other Goodson game shows had in the late ‘70s and ‘80s... one side vs. another side trying to reach a set score goal with players having the chance to “steal” if their opponent misses. Very interesting set too. I’m guessing the set was designed to look like UFOs in the sky? Would fit the whole “see it” theme of the show.
On Now You You See It, this new 1989 version with host Chuck Henry, sure was replacing Card Sharks with host Bob Eubanks on the CBS Daytime lineup, when it premiered on April 3, 1989. And it was only a short lived revival for only 3 and a half months until its series finale on July 14, 1989. And this revival has never been aired in reruns in 30 years in respect for Chuck Henry, and the show slate appeared before the show started. Thank you Wink Martindale for posting and sharing this rare treat, on this premiere broadcast on CBS from 1989.
Erik Pridemore At least Now You See It retained the original 1970s theme music whereas Card Sharks did not.
Then the following Monday, the Bob Goen Wheel of Fortune era began.
You're right on meyerj75, the Chump Change theme song for Now You See It by Bill Cosby and Quincy Jones was retained for its new 1989 version and second incarnation of the game show. And where Card Sharks could not continue on CBS after its March 31, 1989 series finale, it had a second theme song. Thanks for my reply to you.
You're right on John Lee, and right after Now You See It departed the CBS Daytime schedule, Daytime Wheel of Fortune replaced it, but it only lasted a year and a half on CBS when the Daytime Wheel of Fortune returned to NBC on January 14, 1991, and continued for 8 months until NBC's cancelled the Daytime Wheel of Fortune on September 20, 1991, with its final Daytime episode. Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! continue to air in broadcast syndication to this day, check your local TV listings for air times. And thanks for my reply to you.
@@gameshowguy2000 you are right on, Bob Goen and his Wheel of Fortune era began on CBS on Monday June 17, 1989, and ended on Friday January 11, 1991 after a year and a half run when it returned to NBC on January 14, 1991 for its final eight months on the air until NBC's sudden cancellation came on September 20, 1991 with its final Daytime Wheel of Fortune Broadcast. And thanks for my 2nd reply to you.
RIP Mark Driscoll, he passed away over the weekend.
RIP: Quincy Jones, the guy who did the music to this show where it used “Chump Change” as its main theme.
I think I remember seeing this when I was a small little tyke eating Cream of Wheat. I didn't understand most of the game but I was crazy about the theme song, Chump Change by Quincy Jones, and the set.
Thanks, Wink!
Jack Narz at one time hosted "Beat the Clock" in Montreal--Mark Goodson/Bill Todman were trying to cut costs so they filmed in Canada--Mr. Narz commuted almost weekly from his home in Los Angeles to do the taping--Goodman/Todman were "tight wads" when it came to the budget and wouldn't cover the costs Mr. Narz incurred in commuting--Mr. Narz came to realize that his salary barely covered the costs of his travel and resigned--however Goodman and Todman still hired him to do Concentration a few years later
Didn’t Gene wood take Jacks place on the show beat the clock ⏰ taped in Canada 🇨🇦 Montreal
Thanks Wink and how are you and Sandy doing? Happy Anniversary.
R.I.P. Jack Narz
I love the set with those rings
I do too
They are scary. Nice lighting but being under them would be a little unsettling
Reminds me of the three ring circus
Reminds me of the three ring circus
@@jamesmcafee8348dont spam
The losing horn at 19:34.
It was also used for Classic Concentration.
So was the sound effect when a new puzzle board was introduced.
So was the board reveal cue
You're right. Ironically, both shows were hosted by Jack Narz (he hosted the 1970's version of "Concentration" when it was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman.
@LittleRockElevators yes that is true, in format 1 of Trivia Trap. Classic Concentration made it just as iconic as the door open cue.
Classic Concentration also used the Family Feud face off sound effect in sudden death puzzles and the TPIR perfect one-bid sound effect when time was running short on a puzzle.
This is the show that replaced the Bob Eubanks hosted Card Sharks.
Both the Narz and Henry versions were fun to watch.
If this is brought back here are the f/x that should be used.
The Trap Sound (Trivia Trap and TPIR's Pathfinder) for a wrong answer for the most part and to indicate that time is up.
A uh/uh buzz for the Champion round used during the 20 seconds element of the game and during the solo game for wrong answers.
The lock in sound used on TPIR's Hot Seat for the ring in.
TPIR's Double Cross music for the Solo Round and the 60 second countdown.
Family Feud's Fast Money countdown music for the countdown in the Champion round when trying to find the remaining answer to a clue.
The Zonk horns from the current Let's Make a Deal used in correlation with the Trap Sound in The Solo Round should the clock reach :00.
Use Chump Change as the theme, but commission an updated version with an symphonic arrangement like Metropole Orkest did.
ua-cam.com/video/o-GcqJrDidk/v-deo.html
Or this.
ua-cam.com/video/nK21-K1eP5Y/v-deo.html
if the host did something like TPIR that would be weird they would get a copyright
This should've gotten a longer run
Interesting game concept.
This is great yet I don't remember seeing this version on TV.
I remember this. I watched this before I went to PM kindergarten.
@@newstarcadefan I don't want to seem mean about this, but Narz had grey hair when doing concentration 12 years prior and that mayve have ushered him off camera. Did announce (off camera) for a few years for Goodson for a few years after. Going back to that grey hair thing though, the "big guys" like Barker & Hall would get grey during the 80's however and in-turn "usher" in the grey hair era for the likes of Trebek, Sajak and others.
This replaced the Bob Eubanks version of Card Sharks back in 1989 but it was cancelled after 13 weeks in the Summer of 89 & got replaced by daytime version of Wheel of Fortune with Bob Goen.
Love to see the finale posted:)
In the second round, I think the player who found the first word should have had the option to either try and find the remaining words, or to pass and let the other player try to find them.
Chuck Henry did a great job!
Too bad he never saw it that way. His episodes are banned on Buzzr for re-air (and by extension GSN).
@@newstarcadefan None of that is true, none of these are "banned"
...now you see it! I thought Chuck Henry was a good host. Plus, I like this version as well as the original version with Jack Narz.
The first question was a variation on the one in the "Show me the money" clip on this channel. Hard to write questions that are simultaneously original and common knowledge.
Wonder why Jack Narz wasn't asked to do the 1989 revival? He wasn't doing anything then.
He retired at the time.
RIP Mark Driscoll
Here in Australia, this was always a kids' show. Granted, the format had some tweaks here, but it's a little head-scratchy seeing adult contestants
My dad worked for Boeing!
Other than the scoring in the first round, the first format of the original was better in every way. Even the 70s set was better.
Chuck Henry was OK, but he’s no Jack Narz. Can’t believe he couldn’t even tell the champ how much they won for the day.
I hear TPIR dings! Must be a Mark Goodson program.
Press Your Luck (not a Goodson show) also used this ding sound.
That's a CBS sound effect.
Daniel...yes. Although the 1988-1993 Family Feud didn't use and the second run of Tattletales didn't use it either. LMAD doesn't use it, either, usually.
The buzzer, too.
Well, PYL is related to this show since Fremantle owns it.
I'm probably giving away my age, but how many other people think the male contestant looks like Bill Cullen.
Cullen hosted the original 1950's "The Price is Right", and later on in life, "Chain Reaction" and "Blockbusters".
OMG he does! A very 70s Bill Cullen, to be more precise. Only difference are Jeff's hair is brown while Bill's was black, and Jeff's lenses aren't as thick as Bill's.
And is Chuck Henry still alive
i still think he did a fantastic job
Hey, Wink, thanks for sharing this! Now You See It was one of my favorite game shows and very much underrated. I wish it ('89 version) had lasted more than a few months.
Also, do you have any other episodes of this program? For months, I have been asking my fellow UA-cam members for episodes that contained particular puzzles, especially those in the second (category) round. So far, they haven't turned up on UA-cam. Here are the puzzles with the categories as best as I remember them:
*RAINBOWLOBSTER (things done with a ball)
*BETABOOZEBRAIN (striped things; my favorite!)
*HISTORYEASTERN (bowling terms; no correct answers)
*SQUASHINGLEAMY (kinds of worms; again, no answer matched)
*EARMUFFETCHING (nursery rhyme or children's character)
*?????????PIPER (Shakespeare characters)
I can add that "BETABOOZEBRAIN" was in one of the episodes of the final week in July 1989, but not the very last one.
Is this a later run of the show? I originally saw episodes from the 70s, and they didn't have this way of playing it where you buzz in and earn 100 or 200 points minus 15 points per second.
This was 1989 so yes.
Yes this is a reboot of the Jack Narz version from a few years previous
Yes. It only ran for 15 weeks from April 3 to July 14, 1989.
Now.... You... See... It!
The set was cool. The champion vs. challenger round was a horrible. It was almost better to let the other person win the buzz-in and swoop in to collect the money. Would have been better to allow the person who won the buzz-in to have the option to play or pass. But in general, Now You See It is not a really fun game in this or the Narz version.
Never heard of this show
Sorry but don't see anything wrong with Chuck's hosting? Maybe the funky set with weird abundant mix of The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune, Concentration, Family Feud National Crime Information Center/Pager hit alerts, and talk shows killed the show?
I could never figure out how the walls behind the contestants could change when they buzzed in.
It's not an early version of LCD stuff, is it?
Or is it a light turning off?
Actually, those rings at the beginning are unique, too, because they look REALLY heavy! They're not being lifted by invisible wires, are they?
The buzz in is easy when you know. The NEON flashing lights are behind a set of mechanical venetian blinds. When closed they form the solid red back...when a player buzzes in, they quickly OPEN and reveal the lights. Hope that helps.
The rings are on hinges.
Jeff kinda got dogged on that one buzzer
Joanne kept looking at the host instead of studying the board. Good grief.
The semi final was extremely easy.
He passed on tilt but the host didn’t say it
Interesting with contestant Joanne....the VTR was the day after the infamous Exxon Valdez oil spill.
very funny wink...
Whoa, seeing this is surprising. It's a shame Chuck Henry doesn't think better of his time hosting it, he actually was better than I expected.
Another of those game shows that KIRO TV in Seattle never aired
KCCI TV in Des Moines never aired this either, instead it was pre-empted for reruns of Jeopardy.
In Seattle it aired on independent station KCPQ 13. The only CBS game show KIRO 7 aired was The Price is Right. KCPQ aired Family Feud and Now You see it. KCPQ also has aired $25,000 Pyramid, Card Sharks with Bob Eubanks, Press Your Luck, Body Language and Wheel of Fortune July 1989-January 1991 with Bob Goen and also aired the short lived Blackout also with Bob Goen.
@@jeffdoogie6375 in Des Moines, KCCI TV aired Family Feud til the fall of 1990, they did have $25,000 Pyramid, Blackout, and only one season (or two seasons) of Card Sharks, that came on at 8:30 am after Slim Cooking with Richard Simmons, but didnt air the final season. KCCI didn't air Now You See It or Bob Goen's Wheel of Fortune, instead it was reruns of Jeopardy. In 1986, Card Sharks was pre-empted for Headline Chasers.
Same with (then CBS, now FOX affiliate)WJW in Cleveland, they never carried this, “Blackout”, a couple of seasons of daytime “Feud”, the final two years of “CS” and “PYL”, the second reincarnation of “Pyramid” and the Bob Goen version of “WOF”.
I never liked this game, but this version is slightly better than the others with the line and position nonsense that slowed the game to a crawl. It still feels so slow to watch. Modern technology could help out this one immensely.
They cancelled Pyramid, just to turn around and have Mark Goodson repackage it in NYSI's 2nd round. The '80s were a bad time for Goodson games if you hadn't already established longevity by then.
True, though Pyramid was cancelled and replaced by blackout, which in turn was replaced by Pyramid.