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Let's Make a Deal

  • TV Series
  • 1963–19761963–1976
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
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Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
FamilyGame-Show

Monty Hall hosts this hilarious half-hour gameshow in which audience contestants picked at random, dressed in ridiculous costumes, try to win cash or prizes by choosing curtain number 1, 2 o... Read allMonty Hall hosts this hilarious half-hour gameshow in which audience contestants picked at random, dressed in ridiculous costumes, try to win cash or prizes by choosing curtain number 1, 2 or 3. Before the contestant could decide, Monty would tempt them with something from within... Read allMonty Hall hosts this hilarious half-hour gameshow in which audience contestants picked at random, dressed in ridiculous costumes, try to win cash or prizes by choosing curtain number 1, 2 or 3. Before the contestant could decide, Monty would tempt them with something from within a small box, or flash cash in front of them. It was the contestant's chance to win someth... Read all

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  • Stars
    • Monty Hall
    • Carol Merrill
    • Jay Stewart
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  • Stars
    • Monty Hall
    • Carol Merrill
    • Jay Stewart
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    • 10User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Monty Hall and Jay Stewart in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
    Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
    Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
    Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
    Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)
    Monty Hall in Let's Make a Deal (1963)

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    Monty Hall
    Monty Hall
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    146 episodes146 eps • 1963–1976
    Carol Merrill
    • Selfas Self…
    107 episodes107 eps • 1963–1976
    Jay Stewart
    • Selfas Self…
    91 episodes91 eps • 1966–1976
    Wendell Niles
    • Self - Announceras Self - Announcer
    1 episode1 ep • 1963
    Melvin E. Dummar
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1975
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    Monty Hall hosts this hilarious half-hour gameshow in which audience contestants picked at random, dressed in ridiculous costumes, try to win cash or prizes by choosing curtain number 1, 2 or 3. Before the contestant could decide, Monty would tempt them with something from within a small box, or flash cash in front of them. It was the contestant's chance to win something big, but deep down, they knew they might get "zonked" by choosing the wrong curtain. Some contestants actually ended up with a donkey or pig, or other rotten prize, and some actually came out with cars, cash or jewelry. Near the end of every show, Monty would give out cash prizes to anyone carrying whatever it was he asked for. You should see some of the strange things people carry! —Dan Smith <danbo@scorpius-inc.com>
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      • New Season! Zonk, There Goes a Convertible Right Through Her Fingers! But That's the Game! Monty Hall Hosts! (season 8)
    • Genres
      • Family
      • Game-Show
    • Certificate
      • TV-G
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    • Trivia
      When the show first aired, the contestants wore normal everyday business attire. Monty Hall recalls that during one of the early airings, a contestant came dressed as a chicken, and he picked her. A few days later, someone else wore an outlandish costume and once again he picked her. The rest, as they say, is history.
    • Quotes

      [1963-1969 opening spiel]

      Announcer: Would you make a deal to trade up to five hundred dollars in cash for one of these three doors, knowing behind one of them is $3,254 in cash or valuable merchandise? Several people may have to make that decision during the next few minutes as we bring you The Marketplace Of America: "LET'S MAKE A DEAL"! And now, here's America's top trader, TV's Big Dealer, MONTY HALL!

    • Connections
      Featured in Sanford and Son: The Shootout (1972)

    User reviews10

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    nice to have it back on the air!
    The Game Show Network has recently started airing old reruns of Let's Make a Deal. I'm really enjoying seeing it again. Monty Hall really knows how to work an audience. But my favorite feature of the show has to be the "zonk" (when a person trades in a known prize for an unknown one behind a door or curtain, and it turns out to be a gag gift, such as a farm animal). Everything, from the theme song, to the announcer Jay Stewart, to the prize model Carol Merrill, brings back nice memories.
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    • AReifman
    • Oct 26, 2001

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    • Release date
      • December 30, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • The Official LET'S MAKE A DEAL Website
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • ABC Television Center - 4151 Prospect Avenue, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
      • National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
      • Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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