"Family Feud" (1988) TV series 1988-1995

Directors:

Paul Alter
Marc Breslow

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

4 July 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

"Family Feud" was one of the most popular game shows on TV, but after nine years with Richard Dawson as host...

Plot Keywords:

Non Fiction

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ray Combs	...	Himself - Host / ... (9 episodes, 1988-1994)
Gene Wood	...	Announcer (9 episodes, 1988-1995)
Doug Davidson	...	Himself (3 episodes, 1989-1993)
Peter Barton	...	Himself (2 episodes, 1989-1993)
Lauralee Bell	...	Herself (2 episodes, 1989-1993)

Also Known As:

Family Feud Challenge (USA) (new title)
The New Family Feud (USA) (new syndication title)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (1988-1994) | USA:60 min (1992-1993) and (1994-1995)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mark Goodson Television Productions

Trivia:

When Family Feud returned to the air, the main theme, "The Feud", and the opening and face-off cues were remixed with synthesized drums added in. In 1994, when Dawson took over, the show received a new music package recorded by Edd Kalehoff with jazz instruments. The main theme, "The Feud" was re-recorded in jazzy arrangement and also featured was brand new opening and face-off music cues.

Quotes:

Ray Combs: I've been hosting this show for six years and I think this is a damn fine way to go out. I thought I was a loser until you walked up here; you made me feel like a man.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Greatest Game Show Moments (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Family Feud '94-95

Comparing the show over the years

You know I have watched this game show over the years and i have found several things out. One thing The show was a whole lot better with Richard Dawson on it than it was with Ray Combs. One thing I found out from an official message that was on the Mark Goodson productions website is that the real reason Ray Combs replaced Richard Dawson is because Richard had gotten into an argument with Mark Goodson. What it says that they were yelling at each other over is how Mark forced Richard to stop kissing the Female Contestants and when that happened the popularity of the show went downhill then Mark comes along yelling at Richard wanting him to start kissing them again so the show can be popular again. Well the two got into that fight and then that is when Ray Combs came on the show. Then after Mark Goodson died and his son took over it is said that Ray Combs had a bad wreck in his car and doctors said he would be laid up for over a year. So Mark Goodson's son had Richard Dawson come back. Well Ray got healed up in less time than the doctors said it would take. When Ray came to work he was told that he had to wait for Richard's two year contract to run out. Well Ray's wife had stated that her husband started getting suicidal because of how Richard was on the show instead of him. Then when his wife had the doctors put him in a mental institution they made the mistake of putting him in a room that the closet had a hanging bar strong enough to hold Ray up and so Ray killed himself by making a hangman noose out of a sheet off of the bed. When Richard heard that Ray had killed himself he refused to sign a new contract after the two year contract ran out. So right there is what i know is the real history of the events of the game show