"The Newlywed Game" (1966) TV series 1966-1974

Creators:

E. Roger Muir
Nick Nicholson

Release Date:

11 July 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Game-Show

Plot:

The original version of the long-running game show, hosted by veteran host Bob Eubanks. Newlywed husbands...

Plot Keywords:

The Newlywed Game | Partially Lost TV Series | Non Fiction

Cast

Bob Eubanks	...	Host (1966-1974)
Johnny Jacobs	...	Announcer (1966-1974)

Runtime:

30 min (2195 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1966-1967) | Color (1967-1974)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG (1996-Present)

Filming Locations:

ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

The word "whoopie" was reportedly the most risque word ABC would let Bob use when referring to sex, back when the show first premiered. The word has stuck with him and the show ever since.

Quotes:

[Bob Eubanks' farewell speech on the December 20, 1974 finale]
Bob Eubanks: And now, on our last show on the current stage of "The Newlywed Game," on behalf of the staff at Chuck Barris Productions, I'd like to thank all of our viewers for your loyal support, and, in addition, I want to send along a special apprecitaion to the almost ten thousand young newlywed couples who'd joined us on this stage, and whose great spirits and good humor...
[tearfully]
Bob Eubanks: made the past eight and a half years a real pleasure.
[choked pause]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.36)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

The Newlywed Game