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| "CARD SHARKS" COMPARISON David Livingston provides complete rules at this address. Stats - "Card Sharks" Broadcast history: NBC Daytime April 24, 1978 - October 23, 1981 Host: Jim Perry Announcer: Gene Wood Sub Announcers: Jack Narz, Charlie O'Donnell, Johnny Olson, Jay Stewart, Bob Hilton Assistants: Ann Pennington, Janice Baker, Lois Areno, Kristin Bjorklund, Melinda Hunter, Markie Post Stats - "Card Sharks" Broadcast history: CBS Daytime January 6, 1986 - March 31, 1989 Host: Bob Eubanks Announcer: Gene Wood Sub Announcers: Bob Hilton, Charlie O'Donnell Assistants: Lacey Pemberton, Suzanna Williams HOST Jim Perry hosted this show very well, setting up game winning cards with lots of dramatics. Bob Eubanks often turned the cards quickly and followed this up with "Yeah...". Jim Perry gets it here, but I didn't like the way he discouraged some betters in the "Money Cards". ADVANTAGE: "Card Sharks" '78 (1-0) ANNOUNCER Gene Wood was the announcer on both versions. ADVANTAGE: --- (1-0) GAME PLAY The first version had straight 100-person poll questions, and later introduced bonuses for good calls of the cards and question predicting. The second introduced 10-person polls and educated guess questions. ADVANTAGE: "Card Sharks" '78 (2-0) BONUS ROUND Both used the "Money Cards" although the second version allowed for bigger cash prizes with some more fair rules. Changing one card per line, and a pushes earning no win/no loss. The car games were both a little out of place. With Jim Perry's direction however, the first generation "Money Cards" were much more exciting. ADVANTAGE: Draw (2-0) THE SET The first set was a little odd at times, with unstable podiums in the front and end games. The second however was barren without the car but was a bit neater. ADVANTAGE: "Card Sharks" '86 (2-1) MUSIC The first version was written by Score Productions and was also used on "Double Dare" with Alex Trebek. The second was a weaker theme that sounded like commercial background music. ADVANTAGE: "Card Sharks" '78 (3-1) MISCELLANY The opening of "Card Sharks" '78 included neat opening poems sent in by viewers. The second had a basic speil announcing the show's title or talked about the car and $32,000 being won. ADVANTAGE: "Card Sharks" '78 (4-1) And the winner is... "Card Sharks" '78 - 4 "Card Sharks" '86 - 1 "Card Sharks" '78!!! Bob Eubanks made a good enough host for the show, but the questions often talked about similar things and Bob made a lot of unnecessary bad jokes. BACK |
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