I’m not sure what the initial source of that “College Bowl” video comes from.
But (speaking of Allen Ludden), something comparable from the same year, the 1966-67 season of “Password” also exists in surprisingly good condition. Goodson-Todman kept them (slightly edited) for the purpose of selling them as syndicated reruns. Those “Password” episodes have run repeatedly on Game Show Network over the years, so there are plenty of examples on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrakkUZtUdM > On Apr 6, 2021, at 6:43 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV > <tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > First off, that video is in *really good* quality for 1966. > > Second, I'd wager the It's Academic production budget is comparable to the > College Bowl production budget, *maybe* adjusted for inflation. > > Earle is certainly capable, if squarely of the era. > > And the 1966 game would have shook me. > > David > > On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 5:55:34 PM PDT, Jim Ellwanger > <train...@ellwanger.tv> wrote: > > > If you want to see how it matches up to “It’s Academic,” there are a fair > number of episodes of the original “College Bowl” on YouTube - this is the > one I could find that’s in the best condition (this is from after Allen > Ludden left the show in favor of “Password” and was succeeded by Robert > Earle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWtcG_1jhJw > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWtcG_1jhJw> > > > >> On Apr 6, 2021, at 5:48 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV >> <tvornottv@googlegroups.com <mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >> >> I know College Bowl was a non-televised thing when I was in college. >> >> The DC area has televised a high-school level equivalent, It's Academic, >> forever. Between that and my own college level experience, I don't think it >> makes the greatest television. Hopefully Peyton is less Nationwide Peyton >> and more like he seems to be on his ESPN show. >> >> David >> >> On Tuesday, April 6, 2021, 3:02:14 PM PDT, Brad Beam <b.b...@suddenlink.net >> <mailto:b.b...@suddenlink.net>> wrote: >> >> >> From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com <mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com> >> [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com <mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com>] On >> Behalf Of Diner >> >> >> >But I'll give him this: On the football-players-hosting-game-shows scale, >> >he ranks above Rolf Benirschke. >> >> >> Speaking of, looks like there’ll be a new Allen Ludden in town: Betty White >> will soon be moving to Peytonville…. >> >> https://deadline.com/2020/11/college-bowl-peyton-manning-nbc-1234621247/ >> <https://deadline.com/2020/11/college-bowl-peyton-manning-nbc-1234621247/> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1650688289.99320.1617756480814%40mail.yahoo.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/1650688289.99320.1617756480814%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CCFEE816-D456-4D3F-927C-C30099A56DF1%40ellwanger.tv > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CCFEE816-D456-4D3F-927C-C30099A56DF1%40ellwanger.tv?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/280729433.91963.1617759805864%40mail.yahoo.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/280729433.91963.1617759805864%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/3FB81E27-34E6-4D9C-9F28-EA19CBE27244%40ellwanger.tv.
