bigboy1069

I saw this for the first time today. I was 11 years old in 1980 so I have some recollection of this game. At the time, I remember my parents worrying about how much gas was costing, hearing about the hostages each night, and an inept President Carter. I didn't realize what a really big deal this was because I didn't fully realize how truly evil the USSR was. This was truly a monster upset and by far the most historic sporting event. Most non-sports fans probably have a passing interest in big events such as the Super Bowl or the World Series, but this one tops them all. The young men on that team won a gold medal and we were proud to be Americans again. Truly a national victory.

A truly wonderful 50's era show. In addition to Sylvania, this show was also sponsored by Fresh deodorant makers and also by Hazel Bishop, a cosmetics line manufacturer. When the husband/wife teams won the jackpot prize, Sylvania gave away TV sets as prizes while Fresh gave away a wide variety of things such as washer/dryers, refrigerators, or Air Conditionors. The stunts always had an element of humor to them and at times did seem rather difficult, but more often than not teams were able to complete them. There was also a super bonus round which was attempted after the $200 clock had been beaten. This involved a very difficult stunt. For every unsuccessful attempt, $1,000 was added to the prize bonus. The most difficult stunt that I saw had the husband wearing a football helmet with a small plate turned upside down attached to the top of the helmet. The husband then had to balance a wooden dowel attached to a fishing pole on top of the plate. This stunt reached the mid $60 thousands figure before it was successfully completed.