RIP Jim Lange

[Guitar_Raph]

Tv game show legend Jim Lange died @ the age of 81.

In the early 60's, he was Tennessee Ernie Ford's announcer on the Ford Show. Then in 1965, Chuck Barris hired him to host his 1st game show, The Dating Game.

Other Lange shows include Spin-Off (Yahtzee type game), Give-N-Take, Bullseye, Triple Threat, $1,000,000 Chance of A Lifetime & the 1984 version of Name That Tubne.

Here's a moment from Name That Tune where Lange meets some feisty players.

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Let's all throw that goodbye kiss to Jim Lange, MWAH!

[triplexxx]

mmmmwah*throws to Jim* Thank you Jim for all the fond memories, have fun matchmaking and making millionaires of the angels.

[Gabriel GP]

Seriously, someone should change the name of this section for obituary, 9 of 10 news that are posted here are related with the death of someone.:lol: / :cry:

[Guitar_Raph]

There's one Jim Lange memory I had.

Back in June 1975, I went to New Orleans for a family vacation. Every morning @ 9:00, I'd watch his new game show, Spin-Off on their CBS station.

Two married couples played this Yahtzee type game where there were five spinners that had the digits 1-6. Object was to get the best hand to win the cash ($25 1 pair - $200 five of a kind + bonus prize). $250 won the game & played the bonus round where the payoffs were bigger. A natural straight (1-2-3-4-5, 2-3-4-5-6, 6-5-4-3-2 or 5-4-3-2-1) paid $10,000!

When I came back to Houston, KHOU passed on that show due to a local morning show.

That game show lassted 10 weeks.