“Unveiling the Hidden Truths: What Game Show Producers Don’t Want You to Know!”
You Win Some, You Lose Some
Way before Steve Harvey hosted the family game show about our collective hive mind, Ray Combs was the host of Family Feud. On his final episode, one player ended the game with zero points.
Combs said, “I’ve done this show for six years .. this is the first time I had a person that actually got no points and I think it’s a damn fine way to go out. Thought I was a loser until you walked up here, and made me feel like a man.”
The Reality Show That Wasn’t
In 2008, Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor, was developing a reality TV series called Live For The Moment. The idea was that it would feature people with terminal illnesses being taken on “the last adventure of their life” before they die.
It was basically the Make a Wish Foundation, just televised. As far as I know, they never filmed a single episode. I guess the concept was too morbid for the American public.
Bob Barker Was A Hardcore Animal Activist
Way before Blackfish was ever a thing, Bob Barker complained to producers about them giving away tickets to Sea World as prizes. Barker also asked the show to stop giving away fur coats, wool, and leather jackets.
He’s donated millions of dollars to animals rights causes over his lifetime. Even though Barker has retired, The Price is Right still has a ban on real fur prizes. Fake fur is okay though.
