Pyramid (partially found unaired pilots of American game show; 1973-2012)
Pyramid is a american game show that was created by Bob Stewart and started airing in 1973 as The $10,000 Pyramid on CBS and was hosted by Dick Clark and would go on to spawn several memorable incarnations over the years. The show currently airs on ABC as The $100,000 Pyramid with Good Morning America anchor Michael Strahan since 2016. Over the years when the show was off the air, there have been numerous failed attempts to bring back the show and all of them had pilots recorded and mostly have never been seen by the public.
Format
Two teams of one celebrity and one civilian try to describe seven things in 30 seconds from a pyramid of six subjects. The team with the most points gets to go to the winner circle which is similar to the main game but one member of the team faces the pyramid while the other member faces away from the pyramid and the member facing the pyramid must give a list things in a subject without saying any part of the subject. If the person facing away from the pyramid says the subject they win the money that subject hides. If they do six subjects in 60 seconds or less, they win the amount of money that is displayed on top of the pyramid.
Name | Tape Date | Status | Comments |
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Cash On The Line | Late 1972 | Lost | Before the show premiered as The $10,000 Pyramid, it was originally called "Cash On The Line" and was hosted by Dick Clark.[1] The winner circle noticeable has 15 subjects and not 6 and was possibly changed to 6 due to it being very difficult. |
Pyramid | November 19, 1996 | Lost | The pilot was hosted by Mark L. Walberg (the announcer from Shop Til' You Drop) and had a very different format. Instead of two teams, it was two celebrities playing the game and six celebrities have their own category and the celebrity playing the game must select a celebrity with the category they have and must describe a list of things that fits a subject in the category, they rotate the clue giving role throughout the 60 seconds, if they get all 10 in 60 seconds or less they win $100. The winner circle is the same as it was in the past and if all six subjects were gotten in 60 seconds or less, they win $25,000 (if they don't get it in 60 seconds or less, they win $200 for each correct subject).[2] |
Pyramid | November 16, 1997 | Lost | The same format as the one from 1996 but was hosted by Chuck Woolery and if you win the winner circle once, you win $10,000 and if you win the second time, you win $25,000[3] |
Pyramid Rocks | 1999 (unknown) | Partially Found | This pilot ditched the format of the previous two and returned to the original format of two teams of one celebrity and one civilian and the clues were music oriented (much like Rock & Roll Jeopardy) but the winner circle amount was $5,000. It was hosted by Bill Dwayer |
The $100,000 Pyramid, The $1,000,000 Pyramid | December 6, 2000 | Partially Found | Hosted by Donny Osmond. The format remains the same as it was in the past. The only thing thats different is you could go to the winner circle up to five times and every amount (The $100,000 Pyramid is first trip $10,000, second trip $15,000, third trip $20,000, forth trip $25,000, fifth trip $30,000, adding up to $100,000 and The $1,000,000 Pyramid is every trip is worth $125,000). The show would get picked up in 2002 as simply Pyramid with Osmond as host and the original format with only two trips to the winner circle.[4] |
The $1,000,000 Pyramid | June 2009 (unknown) | Partially Found |
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/132488598493/posts/before-there-was-the-10000-pyramid-game-show-which-began-broadcasting-on-cbs-tv-/10152809364468494/
- ↑ http://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=Pyramid1996&sort=0
- ↑ http://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=Pyramid1997&sort=0
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20010822062446/http://www.krinklecommunications.com/main/PyramidMI.html