History Series / FamilyFeud

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[[caption-width:300:A generic, digitally-drawn representation of the original ''Family Feud'' logo, seen in various color schemes from 1976-95.]]

* FeudingFamilies: One week of episodes during the Dawson era pitted descendants of the Hatfields going against decendents of the [=McCoys=], complete with shotguns, "Triple X" moonshine jugs and a descendant of the pig that started the original conflict awarded to the winning family.

* UnusualEuphemism: Seen regularly on the board since the beginning of the 2011-2012 season. To wit: We've seen "A 'man sausage'," "Man berries," "Man's 'Soul Pole'," and "Meat missile" (all of which should be fairly self-explanatory), but the one that could possibly take the cake is "[[{{Gasshole}} Blow the butt bugle]]."

--> '''Host''': "Name something men wear to bed, Margret?" \\

* {{Crossover}}: Just about every late-1970s/early-1980s Top-20 ABC show made an appearance on primetime ''Feud'' specials during the Dawson era. ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and CBS soap operas appeared for charity during the Combs run.* DeconstructiveParody: In addition to a ''Sopranos'' sketch, ''[=MADtv=]'' also featured a ''Feud'' sketch with a deadpan Will Sasso as Louie Anderson, mocking his bored expressions and disinterest in the program:

'''Elizabeth: "Condom"

* {{Crossover}}: Just about every late-1970s/early-1980s Top-20 ABC show made an appearance on primetime ''Feud'' specials during the Dawson era. ''Series/ThePriceIsRight'' and CBS soap operas appeared for charity during the Combs run.

* DeconstructiveParody: In addition to a ''Sopranos'' sketch, ''[=MADtv=]'' also featured a ''Feud'' sketch with a deadpan Will Sasso as Louie Anderson, mocking his bored expressions and disinterest in the program:

* Syndication: When Nighttime ''Feud'' with Richard Dawson ended in 1985 (prior to the daytime one) after 8 years, 260 (26 weeks) of its 976 episodes, were reassembled by Viacom (its original syndicator) into a new package called ''The Best of Family Feud''. Before the Game Show Network reruns debuted in 1994, this was how viewers would catch reruns of anything from Dawson's ''Feud''.

* Syndication: When Nighttime ''Feud'' with Richard Dawson ended in 1985 (prior to the daytime one) after 8 years, 260 (26 weeks) of its 976 episodes, were reassembled by Viacom (its original syndicator) into a new package called ''The Best of Family Feud''. Before the Game Show Network reruns debuted in 1994, this was how viewers would catch reruns of them.

* Syndication: When Nighttime ''Feud'' with Richard Dawson ended in 1985 (prior to the daytime one) after 8 years, 260 (26 weeks) of its 976 episodes, were reassembled by Viacom into a new package called ''The Best of Family Feud''. Before the Game Show Network reruns debuted in 1994, this was how viewers would catch reruns of them.

* Syndication: When Nighttime ''Feud'' with Richard Dawson ended in 1985 (prior to the daytime one) after 8 years, 260 (26 weeks) of its 976 episodes, were reassembled into a new package called ''The Best of Family Feud''. Before the Game Show Network reruns debuted in 1994, this was how viewers would catch reruns of them.

* Syndication: When Nighttime ''Feud'' with Richard Dawson ended in 1985 (prior to the daytime one) after 8 years, 260 (26 weeks) of its 976 episodes, were reassembled into a new package called ''The Best of Family Feud''. Before the Game Show Network reruns debuted in 1994, this was how viewers would catch reruns of them.

* DeconstructiveParody: In addition to the above ''Sopranos'' sketch, ''[=MADtv=]'' also featured a ''Feud'' sketch with a deadpan Will Sasso as Louie Anderson, mocking his bored expressions and disinterest in the program:

* LongRunners: Although it's on its fourth host, the current revival has lasted 12 consecutive years, putting it three years ahead of the original Dawson era.

** Steve Harvey's also qualifies as one, with his over-the-top reactions to bizarre responses, which sometimes turn into full-blown stand-up comedy.

** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: However, he did have moments of sweetness, including a very heartfelt speech on the final episode. He also tried to put the contestant and the game first whenever possible — debating with the judge to rule over "close" answers, allowing more time if they didn't hear the final question in Fast Money, rewarding contestants with lollipops, etc. His deriding of obviously bad answers were meant to be taken in jest. During the original syndicated series, Dawson gave losing families $250 in consolation just for playing (if they failed to reach that amount). Finally, countless families gave him gifts over the years, so he couldn't have been ''that'' bad a guy.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Ray Combs at the end of his final episode in 1994.

* DownerEnding: Whenever a family scores 199 points in Fast Money.

** Especially prevalent with the Steve Harvey-hosted version from 2010. [[FreudWasRight Many of the front game answers implying or referring to sex, private parts, "the bird" and masturbation are replaced with obvious euphemisms.]]

** Plumber's crack for a butt crack.

* UnusualEuphemism: Seen regularly on the board since the beginning of the 2011-2012 season. To wit: We've seen "A 'man sausage'," "Man berries," "Man's 'Soul Pole'," and "Meat missile" ([[FreudWasRight all of which should be fairly self-explanatory]]), but the one that could possibly take the cake is "[[{{Gasshole}} Blow the butt bugle]]."

** Especially prevalent with the Steve Harvey-hosted version from 2010. Many of the front game answers implying or referring to sex, private parts, "the bird" and masturbation are replaced with obvious euphemisms.

* HotterAndSexier: The Steve Harvey version of the show has a lot more innuendo in the questions and answers.

* RefrainFromAssuming: Many times during the faceoffs, a contestant will ring in with an answer before the host has finished the question, meaning the answer will be wrong.

** "Welcome to ''Family Feud''! I'm your man, Steve Harvey! We got a good one for you today..."