"Press Your Luck" (1983) TV series 1983-1986

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creators:

Bill Carruthers
Jan McCormick

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

19 September 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Game-Show

Tagline:

Today, these 3 players are after high stakes! But they'll have to avoid the whammy, as they play the most exciting game of their lives! From Television City in Hollywood, it's time to Press Your Luck!

Plot:

A game show where contestents answer trivia questions and then have to gamble their winnings on a randomly flashing game board.

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Non Fiction

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Peter Tomarken	...	Himself - Host (6 episodes, 1984)
Rod Roddy	...	Himself - Announcer (6 episodes, 1984)
Ed Long	...	Contestant (3 episodes, 1984)
Steve Bryant	...	Contestant (3 episodes)
Janie Litras Dakan	...	Contestant (2 episodes, 1984)
Michael Larson	...	Contestant (2 episodes, 1984)

Runtime:

30 min (737 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Carruthers Company

Trivia:

A revival of "Second Chance" (1977).

Quotes:

[closing lines to an episode]
Rod Roddy: This is Rod... Roddy, speaking for "Press Your Luck!" A Carruthers Company Presentaion!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in I Got the Hook Up (1998)

"Big Money, Big Money And NO WHAMMIES!!!!!!"

The first time I saw this show I was instantly drawn to it. I loved everything about this show; The bad poetry people would send in about the show or Peter Tomarken, Rod Roddy (this was the first time I saw him), the excitement when the contestants played for prizes and "big money" as well as their greed. Also I liked the contestant's banter when they pressed their luck; "No Whammies, No Whammies, No Whammies" and the best was one guy who would scream, "BIG MONEY, BIG MONEY, BIG MONEY, AND NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMIESSSSSSSSSS!!. He still sticks out in my mind.

And of course, who could forget those wonderful Whammies?? I can still see the "Boy George" Whammy singing, "Who would want to hurt a Whammy?" to the tune of Culture Club's "Do you want to hurt me?" The pizza making Whammy and The construction worker Whammy as they would take away your winnings when you got them.

One of my all time game shows that I will never forget.