Richard Dawson Ruined Family Feud
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- The first episode of Family Feud aired on July 12, 1976, on ABC, with Richard Dawson as the host. Dawson hosted the show for 9 years until 1985. In 1988, CBS revived the show with Ray Combs playing the host. However, in 1994, Dawson replaced Combs and continued to be the Family Feud host until 1995, when the show went off the air once again.
Family Feud then made a comeback in 1999 with Louie Anderson serving as the host until 2002. Louie was replaced by Richard Karn in 2002 and Karn, in turn, was replaced by John O'Hurley in 2006. In 2010, Steve Harvey joined Family Feud as its host and continues to host the show to this day. Under Harvey, the Neilsen ratings of the show have gone significantly higher and the show is now one of the most popular game shows in the country. Though Steve Harvey has the highest number of single consecutive tenures to his credit, Dawson continues to be the host who has hosted the maximum number of episodes. More importantly, of all the six hosts, Dawson is the one with the maximum number of controversies to his credit.
There's little doubt that Richard Dawson ruined Family Feud with his inappropriate behavior. The legendary game show has been winning hearts for over 44 years now and was first aired on July 12, 1976, on ABC. The show was created by Mark Goodson after the popularity of his earlier show Match Game and Family Feud eventually went on to become the highest-rated game show on daytime TV. Its widespread viewership also led to more than 60 adaptions in different countries.
Family Feud originally ran from 1976 to 1985 during the daytime on ABC. Richard Dawson hosted the show throughout these seasons and was widely popular during the show's peak. The show was brought back in 1988, and the second run ran till 1994. Dawson was once again roped in to host the show. He became iconic to the show at the time, and many will agree that Richard Dawson ruined Family Feud. His inappropriate behavior and rampant sarcasm were just the tips of the iceberg, and there's so much more that could have gone better had the producers brought in someone else.
The later seasons of Family Feud feature host Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, Richard Karn, John O'Hurley, and Steve Harvey. Overall, the show has 19 seasons, and production is still on. For now, let's look back on the first two runs of the show to understand how Richard Dawson ruined Family Feud.
Richard Dawson Ruined Family Feud
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Dawson was my favorite part. He was handsome, carosmatic, and a perfect gentleman. The women didn't care if they were married or not. Miss you Mr. Dawson 🕯️🕊️🌹❤ 🥰 😘🇺🇸
Yeah, he gave them a little peck on the lips. It's not like he was making out with them for a solid minute! This narrator is FOS.
The narrator failed to mention, that prior to each edition, the female contestants were asked whether or not they would mind being kissed, and if they did mind, Richard wouldn't kiss them (hopefully his memory didn't fail).
That's an excellent point Brian! I forgotten about that myself! But I think this helps support the reply opinion that I shared just moments ago.
But ppl feel pressure to go along with the show-only fair to tell them long before they leave home in case they want to bail.
"Get a Helmet."
(Candace Owens)
Give me a break it was the 70s/80s no one got triggered by that shit back then…
Dawson totally did not ruin this show. He was super entertaining.
He's a pervert and bi sexual.
also you forgot to mention the biggest fact of all. richard dawson ruined family feud so badly that it was the #1 show on daytime television and at night until wheel of fortune came around
I think RD was reminding us of our Christian heritage after being a Veteran of WW2. Not to forget Reading the Bible. Now you get it? Read about Corrie Ten Boom . That's how the Dutch greet one another. Mr Dawson was Welsh. ITo all who read this have the best Shalom blessing from our Father in IF name I pray. Amen.📝📜🎀💗
I been watching the fan feud for ever the only thing about Dowson I didn't like was the kissing female part
@@miguelperez9607 The women enjoyed the kiss
@@brendond.3158Shalom and have a happy Chanukah ✡️🕎✡️
Richard Dawson had his charm. He has climbed out of this life into the spiritual world with an unique approach. My respects, always.
I remember watching this with my mother and sister when it was first on. We had no problem with Richard kissing the ladies and we often thought what fun it would be to be on the show and get a kiss from him. It was harmless, just a little peck on the lips and I don't remember any female contestant not getting a kiss.
"When you're a celebrity they let you do anything..."
Even kill your ex-wife and a waiter🙃
You left out one important fact about the show. Family Feud's use of handicap contestants. There was never a disability that kept you off the show if you know how the game is played. A contestant named Ernie holds the distinction of being the very first "blind" contestant on the show and also the one responsible for winning the fast money round as well. Another contestant Floyd was its second and the first to play the face off in which Dawson asks both contestants to lay their hands on top of the buzzers as opposed to the side. I have seen contestants like Beth Howland that were in wheelchairs that was still able to play the game. They've tried a deaf contestant, but it didn't work as an aide was required as well as sign language to respond to answers. And Dawson mention that in his farewell speech on his last taping of Family Feud along with the use of minority contestants regardless. In short, Family Feud does not discriminate. It is a show built for everyone from everything!
He still put his old man lips on children not cool in any year
Dawson is one of the most famous game show hosts of all time. this is the dumbest video i have ever seen on youtube. at the peak of the dawson years FF was one of the highest rated shows ever. but dawson ruined the show?? i think someone is off their meds.
Shwush
He's a pervert and that is all that matters
Exactly!
Richard Dawson MADE Family Feud - and he was the one who MADE the producers have families of every race on the show - - may GOD rest his Soul 🙏 ✝️🙏
He would kiss the black women then the white women right after.
He was a great host.
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Family Feud wouldn't have gone as far as it did if Richard Dawson ruined it
You said it all!
I remember his kissing and I loved it it made me watch the show more. He kissed everyone no matter what, so I knew there was something clean about it. it wasn’t in a perverted way to me it was like he said to make people feel relaxed.
In the 70's & 80's his interactions with the female contestants were normal. You obviously are a kid that never had the opportunity to watched the Dating Game, or match game, or any other old Game Show. Richard Dawson WAS the Family Feud. You don't know any better. I can tell, by your statement "in the 70's game show hosts generally did not dilly dally, and maintained a serious attitude". Lmao! You have no idea what you're talking about.
Gene Rayburn is another great example of that.
Scott Weber seriously it seems they all dilly dallied
He would also kiss kids on his older game shows which is not normal
He was fucking creepy...
I watched all of these shows as a kid in the 1970s and as a teenager in the 1980s, and what I saw on TV never bothered me as a kid because as you said, it was quite the norm. Nothing unusual. People were normal back then not a bunch of oversensitive crybabies like they are now.
Dawson was the luckiest gameshow host ever. Young, old and all in-between he got to kiss them all.
Are you kidding me? Can we get someone that was alive when this was on the air to actually make these videos? The premise of this video is not only outright counter to what society actually believes but it's a shoddy repackaging of tidbits from Wikipedia without any context or original research. You sir, have zero qualifications to make judgemental calls on what ruined Family Feud. Nothing ruined Family Feud, nothing you mentioned about Dawson was actually a controversy and I wholly resent your viewpoint which is based solely upon whatever dozen or so episodes you've watched from UA-cam (which shows in the limited selection of clips you've used -- couldn't even find a clip or photo of Richard Karn?).
Family Feud is a spin-off of Match Game where Dawson was absolutely beloved. Any and all stardom and power Dawson had was well-deserved and well-earned.
Agree. Richard Dawson made both shows, in my opinion.
This video should not be allowed. The facts are not true. Richard Dawson was a incredible hosts. Everything he did as an actor was truly remarkable.. I loved his laughter. At 63 I read his biography and I find him to be a great gentleman. I wished I could take your video off for I have learned more remarkable history on Richard Dawson than your negativity remarks on his reuining the show. He was awesome and lasted a long time on the show. I'm glad he found happiness in his life after a terrible divorce and she certainly loved him till the end! Please get your facts straight FV. HIS MESSAGE WAS BE NICE TO EACH OTHER, I WISH YOU COULD GET IT!!! 🥰
Agreed. It's slander to get views.
O.K. you got someone who was around. Dawson's kissiepoo routine was downright creepy. It made everybody I know cringe. I personally liked Ray Combs best of all the hosts and truly regret the way he died. WORST host is the current Steve Harvey. Have now stopped watching the Feud due to over obvious affirmative action choice of Harvey and discrimination against white families.
@@jameshepburn4631 omg can we stop with every time a black
Person gets a job it’s AA
Richard Dawson was one of the best, if not the best, game show personalities that ever was. This video is truly, in every sense of the word, ridiculous!
She didn’t give him a false number after the show.
Would you have given him a wrong number?
I would have hired Mafia HITMEN to WHACK him!!!
No, I would have hired hitmen to WHACK him!!!
Okay first off someone who is the original host stays on for years, leaves then is asked to come back is not someone who ruined anything. Second there was a national poll that people could write into the show to vote if they were okay with the kissing, the kissing won 1000s over 100s. He and his wife are adults. There was a questionnaire for all the families before the show having them check if the women were okay with the kiss. It wasn't sloppy or abhorrent kiss, they were pecks. He started it as something because a nervous contestant, his mother did it to him or his grandmother and he asked her. It was a good luck thing.
Big fan of Richard Dawson here.💞
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What does that even mean
@@krisshaw9464 it's a fast money round question, look it up, u will die laughing
@@fluffy_preacher oh lol
hotguyrule I found that sooo hilarious!
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Dawson was/is the epitome of Family Feud... None better, Ray Combs is a close second.
What a lot of people seem to forget is that Richard Dawson is a very nice and respectful man. He wouldn't go to that length to make the female contestants uncomfortable if you knew his background. Without Richard Dawson, there would've been no family feud. How could he have ruined the show? Seriously tho. I stopped watching this before hitting the halfway point in the vid cause I got tired of him saying a couple things about Richard that were not true.
@@grandmaida7819 i don't think you understood what i said. If the women contestants did say that they didn't want to be kissed by Richard, then he wouldn't do it forcibly. He would just give them either a handshake, or a hug. Sometimes he'll ask why don't want to be kissed, but he does mention that he only does it for luck and love. That's what he learned from his mother back in England. And that's another thing, people seem to forget that he was originally from England where the culture might've originated from. So the bottom line is, if some of the women didn't want to be kissed by Richard, then he'll not do it if they said so.
His "kiss rate" was well over 90%. And it was never an entire "family." The kiss rate was so high that I always assumed as a kid that the women not kissed had to present an alternative reason such as a contagious disease or a religious objection.
There is no way that a random sampling of American women in 1980 would yield 90+% that want to be kissed on TV by a stranger. So there are two logical answers for this discrepancy: Agreeing to be kissed was a "price of admission" for participating for a vast majority of contestant families (remember that game shows pick their contestants; it is not random) and/or there was considerable pressure placed on selected women to participate in the "ritual."
Either way, it was a pretty exploitative thing to do. Making maters worse, he routinely and doggedly flirted with women on the show on air. You could visbly see many of them squirm by his comments and his handsy violation of their personal space. In addition to this being harrasment of those individuals, it also served as a horrible role model to other men by presenting this behavior as acceptable or even admirable.
Richard Dawson was a dinosaur. I am glad his brand of "entertainment" is extinct.
@@chadmaupin3779 Dawson was not a stranger to anybody. He was famous for his role as corporal Peter newkirk from Hogan's heroes. How else would he have been picked for this job anyway? I'm not gonna bother with this continuous argument if this isn't gonna get anywhere. However. Without Dawson, there would've been no FF today. Period. Although I don't like how Harvey is hosting that show today.
Enjoy the rest of your day.
I am sorry but your info is wrong. I was on Family Feud and we, the women, did not sign any paper, in fact, we were never asked about his kiss. Personally, I didn't mind the kiss.
@@wendynichols6946 Well, at least women contestants like yourself who have been on the show when Richard was hosting, goes to show that you can be an actual direct source of info as to what actually went on before the show. So I gotta give it to you for coming out with the actual info. Idk if it was different for others, but at least you did speak from your experience being on the show.
I quit watching without Dawson .....the rest just didn’t make it !
Brenda Stevens I liked combs but after 1995 I’m not a fan
Steve Harvey definitely made it. The ratings have climbed sky high with him as the host. 11 years and counting.
Reminds me of my yoga instructor that wants to hug everyone
I was 3 days old when FAMILY FEUD first went on the air in July of 76 and Dawson was a much better host of the show than his successor ever was for sure. Whoever said for this video when it was created that Richard Dawson ruined FAMILY FEUD is very stupid and totally crazy.
If you are going to call yourself a fact checker then go by facts and not your opinion. You state the kissing didn't go over well with the audience but when he did his poll, 14,000+ voted to keep the kissing vs. the 700 that voted no. Obviously the viewers didn't mind the kissing.
Gretchen was 25 when she was on the Feud and Richard was 48 during those episodes when Gretchen appeared. She did not give him a fake number. The shows she was on started taping on the Monday and they finished up on Tuesday. She headed back to San Diego and Richard called her that night. She agreed to have dinner with him on Good Friday which was 3 weeks out of her being on the show.
They did not get married in 1985. They got married in 1991. They had a little girl together in 1990. The staff with Family Feud did not have any issues with Richard dating Gretchen. Howard Felsher, the Producer of Family Feud also married a contestant. It was stated in a documentary about Family Feud that most of the staff met their significant others on Feud.
You don't have to like Richard, BUT PLEASE do not lie about him and spread false narratives about him. He was a very kind hearted man that always stuck up for the little guy. He cared about the contestants and wanted them to win, whether on Match Game or Feud. When it comes to Richard you have no clue what you are talking about. I would be glad to set you straight with REAL FACTS about Richard if you really want to know the truth.
Hell Richard's own archive of TV interview he did a few years before he passed, would debunk any myths all by itself. He was tempermental and could even be an asshole perhaps at times, but you could never say he wasn't genuine, that's for damn sure. I suppose have more understanding for him too, as his birthday is just a bit more than 2 weeks after my own, thus making him a Scorpio like I am.
@@ajk All he had to do was watch those you mentioned on UA-cam!
I thought it was sweet when Ray Combs kissed a little lady named Elizabeth on the cheek. The question was, "Name something a man wears to bed", and she said, "condoms"! That got a huge laugh, and I could hear her daughter saying, "*Mother*! This clip can be seen on some of the funniest moments shows, especially TV's Funniest Game Shows (2000), narrated by Richard Dawson.
He was also good on 227. My mom liked him because he wasn't kissing all the women.
Family Feud originally ran for seven years which most shows did not last that long.
Interesting, thank you for sharing this information!
I love all of them! Dawson got me hooked and Harvey keeps me laughin'!
I thought Richard Dawson and John O'Hurley were sexy!
Dawson. Was my number one and Harvey a close second.
When you are daytime's number 1 television show, you get to pick your sponsors. When you host the #1 show on TV and are an executive producer to the franchise, you get to call the shots. Stop making mountains from molehills -- America loved this game and loved Richard Dawson even more.
RIP Richard Dawson. We still love you. Don't let this teenage Steve Harvey fan get to you -- modern Family Feud is a venue for Steve Harvey to act out how many different ways he can be offended by basic modern terminology.
Thanks for sharing this, Computer Adventure!
I certainly loved him and watched him in the 70s when the show started. I was in my teens and remember it well. At the time, I thought very little of the kisses. After all, it was the 70s.
My grandma has been watching it since it premiered and I have been watching it since 2010 with her and she just died so watching it now will bring back memories
One thing that videos like this never mention is the fact that those female contestants were actually asked beforehand if they wouldn’t mind a kiss from Richard. One of the executives of the show who was in charge of the contestants said in an interview he rarely got a no from them! So people really need to keep that in mind when they are negative about Richards kissing. Yes it got gross after a while but he had the contestants approval.
Yes Richard had ego problems but he took chances. He stood out because he he was blunt and surly yet caring and fair. He changed the persona of the game host forever. Whether it was for better or worse depends on ones opinion but in the end the man cared for the contestants and his show and despite what many who have worked with him have said about him he had almost nothing bad to say about anyone he worked with in the interviews I’ve seen him do. RIP Richard
That's the thing these whiny offended geniuses won't mention. It wouldn't fit their narrative and personal opinion on the guy.
They make it seem like he was grabbing tits and ass and forcing himself on every woman.
We have parents selling their kids to Hollywood for money, People will do anything for money.
So what about when he sexually harassed children? Keep that in mind next time you type.
Just get to the damn point for the love of god
Loved Richard Dawson on Hogans Heros,Match Game and Family Feud. We miss you Richard. Love and Prayers to a great guy. RIP Richard. 🙏✝️💗
One of our favorites too, you've got fine taste! What other types of video would you like to see?
Watching this as a kid there was nothing out of the ordinary. Quite the opposite. It was something I could relate to. It was no different than my families behavior. Public kissing was an act of endearment, never a sexual thing. In my opinion, Richard was keeping it as family as it could be, something relatable. Though I understand, it is unfortunate that these days people have a much different view. It is a shame that we have been through so much evil in this nation that we cannot trust even the most basic acts endearments.
Some people are demented, especially if they were born after 1980. They see a friendly kiss as an act of violent rape essentially.
@@WarofThoughts lmao please, I know for a fact you don’t kiss all the women in your family nor does your brother, cousins or whoever allow you to. Maybe if you live in like Italy or Alabama/Mississippi. Oh and let’s not forget West Virginia
This shit is disgusting.. this is why so many people have lip herpes
Spot on!
I actually understand what you mean. Ppl had prob on it ofcourse but it still seemed for an endearing act. Eventually it lead to a very stubborn attitude
God Bless Richard Dawson, He made the show!
We watch RICHARD on Match Game almost every day and really enjoy it. It is interesting how many ladies come over and kiss Richard!!💞
@@janeiwasduncan8463 ❤
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God? You think God is okay with his behavior? Please.
1. How can you ruin something and be kept on air for so long? While scoring one of the highest ratings no less? They could've easily fired him if they felt he was wrong for the position.
2. Also, all women were asked before the show if they agreed to being kissed, so they could've easily said no (I recall seeing a few cases where they were greeted by a kiss on a cheek or a handshake). However, most of them looked happy with a kiss on the lips and quite eagerly met Richard half-way.
3. I admit that Steve Harvey brought my attention to Family Feud, but unless it's a gem like "Naked grandma" or "pork-qupine", there's a noticeable pattern there which starts getting old quite quickly.
Question with a clear sexual layer > Naughty answer > Steve's surprised Pikachu reaction > "You can't say that on TV!".
I find Richard's witty remarks or genuine laugh attacks more preferable.
4. Personally I have another problem with the modern FF, which is the general behavior of contestants. Maybe it's because I'm from the Eastern Europe, however, their incessant loudness, unnecessary dumb answers and shouts of "GOOD ANSWER!" when clearly it's not, is tiresome and off-putting.
Again, you are wrong we were never asked about the kiss. I was on the Family Feud in the 80's, in fact we were on for 5 days.
@@wendynichols6946 Then why there were instances where women were greeted by a kiss on a cheek or a handshake? From what I remember they weren't ugly, so it couldn't be the reason he might've wanted to avoid kissing them.
However, just to be clear, I'm not sticking to my guns on them being asked before the show, since I mostly don't remember the sources of my info at that time.
Edit: There's even a comment somewhere below citing a show's executive on the subject of asking women about the kiss before the show. So seeing some mixed statements on this.
I'd always thought of Richard Dawson's kissing to be like kissing female relatives at family get togethers like most people did in the 20th century. BTW, you omitted relevant parts of Mr. Dawson's interview.
I wonder if he's like Killian of Running Man in real life.
Firstly, Richard Dawson did not ruin the show as obviously it has been running on and off for over 40 years in countries all over the world so your headline makes no sense.
Dawson was on Match Game for many years prior to Family Feud and was quite controversial and risque with the way he conducted himself under todays standards so I'm sure the Feud producers knew what to expect before hiring him. He was a great host and I love being able to watch his episodes thanks to youtube posters. Yes kissing those contestants was probably wrong, but many of them seemed to be looking forward to it, then again what could they do I guess especially with $$$ on the line. Steve Harvey seems a likeable and funny host, but Dawson was a pioneer. He was clearly arrogant and didn't seem to care what others thought and also outwardly creepy at times with his flirting, but I find him to be the best of the hosts as he was also very funny, and unique and set the show on its way to the bigtime and longevity.
No one is better then Richard Dawson and I think it would have been better then if he would have kissed the girls on their cheeks.
You forgot..Lois Griffin.. told Dawson.."I want you to wear me like a pinky ring"...
She gave him the tongue, too. It reminded me of the movie, The Running Man in which Damon Killian says, "I want a kiss, a big kiss, but remember...no tongue!"
@@nancyking Scared the hell out of Richard, lol!
Who is Lois Griffin?
@@richarddawsonchannel Family guy.
@@David-ve5iq thank you
Have and will always love Richard Dawson. He made Family Feud what it was, a great show to watch. I watched all the others, including a few minutes of Steve Harvey, none of them hold can hold a candle to Richard Dawson's brilliance. He was charming and witty. I liked the rest of the hosts, except Steve Harvey. I can't stand that glazed look he gets where he stands with his mouth open like he is caught in the headlights of a car. And that smile of his seems so fake.
You are racist lol
I always liked Richard Dawson and the kissing was a different time time have changed
Richard Dawson Ruined Family Feud? No, Richard Dawson MADE Family Feud. He'll be fondly remembered as the best host ever.
I always liked Richard Dawson when I was a kid but Steve Harvey cracks me up and I would say that he is my favorite.
Dawsons the original og though. He influenced a lot of today's tv talents.
That's how my couch calmed me dow.... wait a minute!
As far as game show "Family Feud" goes , Richard Dawson was/is an icon 🙌
Bologna!!! The only reason I ever watched this show is on reruns and only if Richard is the host. I love that horn dog hosting 😍.
Richard Dawson was the "Man".
And Harvey definitely has his favorite families so leave Richard Dawson alone
I miss when they had the Halloween themed Family Feud’s those had me on my feet when I was a kid lol
I thought kissing was wrong
I remember this game show when I was a child and what made me remember it and Richard Dawson was his kissing the women. I watched Sesame Street regularly . Well one episode in particular had a skit with the characters on a game show. And I remember the host, which was a Muppet and his name was Richard Kissie. And he too, kissed the female Muppet contestants as well. I never laughed so hard in my life. Just because of the fond memory I had of Family Feud. Because of that, I never forgot Richard Dawson.
Interesting, Richard left a mark on you! Thanks for sharing. What other types of video would you like to see on our channel?
How come I don't remember that? I watched Sesame Street when I was a kid regularly. Sounds hilarious!! Maybe there's a youtube video of that.
@sureshmukhi2316 I hadn't thought about that little skit until I saw this video and it took me back. It was hilarious. Yeah, try and look it up. I'm going to do the same
Steve Harvey is my favorite host by far but Richard Dawson was bold as hell to kiss all those wives and girlfriends 😂😂
He was really bold, Maunuva
Richard was the best Steve comes in 2nd
You didn't add what I disliked the most about him, and that was he would put a pause in the middle of asking a question and it would seem like that was the end of the question. Then when someone would give an answer to what they thought was the question. He would tell them that they were going to feel foolish when he finished the rest of the question. I believe he did that on purpose to bait people in to giving a ridiculous answer.
He didn't ruin it. He made the show. You cant ruin something that has yet to be. The success belongs to Dawson. If you had a dead pan host it would've been cancelled in a week.
As for his kissing the ladies he moved in half way they met him in the middle.. He didn't exactly attack them.
The one he found he married !
And it wasnt even really kissing, more like lip touching.
I loved Richard Dawson rip❤
Richard Dawson is the best host of them all and the women faces show they were happy to kiss him.
alright
first off these are just opinions without dawson there would be no feud and none of the other guys would be doing this show
most of this video was just about feud in general and not about how dawson ruined feud
several of the facts were misread there was like 200,000 mail responses to whether or not dawson should kiss not like 17,000 or whatever was said i thought richard married gretchen in 1990 or 1991 not 1985.
Dawson was the king. He did NOT ruin the show...Steve Harvey has ruined the show..
Is that why the ratings are the highest they've ever been since Dawson, if not higher?
@@MKillBill harvey is a goof...
My mother and I have been watching the show since RD. We loved 🥰 his kisses 😘
With Steve Harvey the show has become ridiculous. It seems like it's scripted at times just to give Steve a chance to make some dumb look and comment after a contestants answer. It's funny every now and then, but when people just watch to see what response Steve will have to some stupid answers it's time to put it to bed.
Steve Harvey openly favors black and other non-White families over White families.
It's obvious that Steve Harvey prefers the black families, y'all look good on TV, I'm proud of you all. And it makes me sick how he wants to grab his crotch so bad you know like they do nowadays
But I admit I do watch the show
Richard Dawson WAS family feud for a long time. I wasn’t offended by the kissing but I was a kid. My father didn’t like the kissing but my mother didn’t mind it. The pendulum swings….
People who complain about things that are none of their concern are the reason we have do many problems today. He didn’t ruin the show, he made the show. Too bad people who cry about everything constantly are pampered so much now
I went to a Catholic school as a kid, and one of our nun teachers went on Family Feud. We were all dying to know if Richard Dawson would kiss a nun…and if she would let him. The answer of course was yes. At the time I thought the kissing was endearing. But looking at it now, I can see that it looks a bit creepy.
* Richard Dawson WAS a (( GREAT )) the Very Best True American Loving Caring Man . No one can stand in his shoes ,.
She did not give him a false number she married him and had a Daughter !!! In an interview he said those were the happiest days if his life married for a long time until his death!
Happy 10th Anniversary, Steve Harvey!
No show host would be allowed to do that today. We've turned into a society of puritans that call any look or question sexual harrassment. That's not true that she gave him a fake number. She gave him her number, and when he called her, she'd been going through some dental procedures that prevented her from picking up the phone. Eventually he was able to talk to her and offered to make her dinner. The rest is history. She wouldn't have married him if she would have not wanted to. They remained married until the day he died. Stop obscuring the lives of people, people.
I will have to say Richard Karn and Steve Harvey are my favorite hosts of Family Feud based on the charisma they have in my opinion.
The bit in HIMYM where Barney is Richard Dawson is funny.
Several Richard Dawson AND Family Feud trivia pieces are interesting interesting and fun for me.
I'd forgotten that Richard Dawson found his second wife when she was a contestant on the show.
While some apparently deemed it inappropriate that he was 23 years older than her, (I did some quick fact checking on Wikipedia--hope my math is good), she was 26 years old when they met, thus far from being a teen bride.
I usually consider marital age differences not very important, if both persons are of legal age, and far from the bloom of midteen youth.
Patrick Stewart (Star Trek Next Generation) is 40 years older than his wife Suzy Ozell, which seems a lot to most people--probably even me. But, she was 30 years old when they met.
If a husband finds it thrilling that his wife is much younger, and a woman finds greater allure and feelings of more security with a much older man, what's wrong with that?
There are a whole lot of miserable married people out there. And, the fact that someone's marriage 'looks good on paper' hasn't eliminated divorce, by a long shot.
If both married parties are happy, with some even resulting in happy children along the way, Im happy for them!
I liked watching Dawson on The Feud, and Hogan's Heroes, for that matter.
The constant lip kissing on Feud was a little distracting to me. I thought cheeks would have been better.
But, mostly, I'm surprised more female contestants didn't mind, when I read he smoked so many cigarettes.
I see his daughter persuaded him to kick the habit, many years before he died. I give him extra votes for character and determination, for that. Many try, but can't.
The Louis Anderson info was fun. The video here says HE was the one who got the producers to double the Fast Feud money, from $10 to 20 thousand. I used to notice that other game shows had larger prizes--and, wondered why. It seems that Louis Anderson must have had some business savvy.
It's hard not to like Steve Harvey. I read that even one of the NCIS cast members thought some questions were too-racy. But, Harvey's appeal seems pretty universal.
I'm a bit stuck on a mental picture of all those Richard Dawson lip smacks. I can hear Fred Savage in The Princess Bride saying,
"Is this a kissing book??"
We started watching Family Feud a long time ago. But now, with this crisis, we started watching Family feud from the beginning. We started watching Match Game from the beginning too. All available in my favorite UA-cam. Richard Dawson is next to none.
I liked Dawson at first on Match Game but towards the end of his tenure on Match Game he got kind of weird and by the time he was hosting Family Feud he was creepy.
Richard was not 49 when he married Gretchen. He was 59. Quite a different jump in age!
Richard Dawson's attitude towards sponsors is a reason to praise him, not a reason to criticise him.
And his practice of kissing the female contestants was lovely.
Finally, he and Gretchen were adults. It was absolutely nobody's business what the two of them did together.
The era of Richard Dawson in my opinion was not inappropriate in any way shape or form.
Richard Dawson was a host that lived by his own morals, values, and standards, and stood his ground maintaining them.
People make things inappropriate according and in comparison to their own standards, or what society seems appropriate/inappropriate.
FREEDOM IS FREEDOM, weather you agree/disagree.
EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON ENCOMPASSES their own unique traits, characteristics, and personality.
EACH OF THESE PEOPLE ATTRACT/ATTRACTED TOO OTHERS SIMILAR.
WE ENCOUNTER THOSE IN LIFE THAT ARE FAR FROM SIMILAR LEAVING YOU FEELING DISDAINED.
WHY CAN'T SOME LET IT BE ...
WHY CAN'T SOME ALLOW OTHER'S TO BE THEMSELVES..
WHY DO PEOPLE FEEL THE NEED "TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!"
~One begins LIP SERVICE planting the seed in others spreading it like a weed. I call this the "hate campaign"
And think:
IN THE END THERE IS A WHOLE TOWN HATING THIS ONE PERSON,.
ONE PERSONS NEGATIVE FEELINGS TOWARD ANOTHER HAS LED TO
THE DEMISE OF THAT PERSON.
OTHER PEOPLE DO NOT MAKE YOU FEEL A CERTAIN WAY..............
YOU, AND YOU ALONE HAVE CONTROL OF HOW YOU REACT, AND YOU CHOOSE HOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL.........
NEXT TIME YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THIS SITUATION..........STOP..........THINK..........THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR FEELING...........NOW.............THINK HARDER ,.........WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO FEEL THAT FEELING WHEN SITUATIONS LIKE THE ONE YOUR IN COMES UP???????
DON'T HATE ON ANOTHER BASED OFF OF YOUR OWN TRIGGERS...............
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Dawson should be glad it's before all these groups got created, love the good ol days!
Never heard of Dawson before, just saw him on an old episode of the Outer limits
Plus, and if Steve did not appreciate the off color answers, he should’ve insisted to Fremantle that the show be family-friendly or at least what’s appropriate for a PG show.
As a teen watching Dawson kissing contestants DID NOT bother me at all. I loved his personality
I am jealous that I never got kissed by Richard. I was too young to be on the show because I was born in 1963. Oh, well, I'll seek him out in heaven when its my turn to go.
Steve Harvey is awesome guy :)
Does anyone know about the extreme lip pursing/facial twisting condition Richard frequently suffered from that caused him to look so bad when he appeared on Match Game? He didn't seem to have the condition when he was on Hogans Hero’s or Family Feud.
1:51 that 'fro is one for the ages
In my opinion, Richard Dawson was the ONLY host of Family Feud. I absolutely adore him!!
Way to go Richard! You too Gretchen. Didn’t always agree with you, but way to go Richard!
Richard Dawson was the best host.May he rest in peace
We agree!
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I LOVE RICHARD DAWSON. IMO, HE WAS CHARMING, HANDSOME, WITTY, AND HE COULD HAVE MELTED MY BUTTER ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. I DON’T KNOW OF COURSE WHAT KIND OF PERSON HE WAS IN REAL LIFE, BUT I CANNOT REMEMBER 1 NASTY THING ANYONE EVER SAID ABOUT HIM. VERY RARE WITH ALL THE PERVERTS YOU HEAR ABOUT NOW AND EVEN THEN.
Facts Verse can't include everything in these clips, but, Ray Combs totally went off the deep end and created a disturbance in his home to where neighbors reported the 'noise'. He was taken to a nearby health facility where he ended up hanging himself with in the closet in his room with his bedsheets.
As for Dawson....yeah, Dawson was really overt with the frickin' kissing.
The kissing was EXTREMELY creepy.
My family feud host Richard Dawson, Ray Comb, Richard and Steve Harvey
I saw the show with all hosts, save for Louie Anderson. Richard Dawson is my favorite all-time host, so much so that when I think of, or am reminded of, Family Feud, he's the one I think of. Steve Harvey, however, is a very close second. The Richard Dawson kissing stuff never bothered me. I saw the episode with the "naked grandma" answer, lol! Also, the show was on "Mama's Family". One of the Harper women(can't remember if it was Naomi or Aunt Fran, don't think it would've been Mama) totally went to town on Richard, lol! Obviously part of the "Mama's Family" script.
Family feud should pick questions from google search results.
Stop ,show was so popular for so many years he was very gentle guy!!!
I really enjoy Steve Harvey as the host. He makes me laugh and his reactions are great. But I grew up with Richard Dawson, and you can't separate Family Feud from him. He was the cornerstone of the show, and a big reason people tuned in. His humor was more dry and subtle unlike Harvey's blatant yet humorous comedy. Steve Harvey also seemingly cuddles with contestants during Fast Money. My guess is that there will be a kid making a video in the future wondering how Steve Harvey got away with putting his arm around all these married women for years and years. I am guessing that if people didn't want to be kissed by Dawson, they could make that very clear. I saw quite a few contestants where Dawson respected that and didn't kiss them. But it seemed most wanted him to do the tradition...and maybe it was an appeal of the show. I think the title was not really fair or true. Richard Dawson put Family Feud on the map, and was an engaging and entertaining host.
Steve Harvey is all an act, he's not genuine.
Exactly! There is no Family Feud without Richard Dawson.
RICHARD DAWSON
Steve Harvey is my favorite and Ray Combes is my second favorite host of Family Feud.