History Series / FamilyFeud

*** Sudden Death was played for quadruple the points, something that had never been done before. As it happened, Billy Porter—whose team had less than 200 points after the Triple round—[[GoldenSnitch won the game for his family this way]].

*** The game was played to 500 points, though Harvey did mention this until after the second round was complete.

*** Sudden Death was played for quadruple the points, something that had never been done before. As it happened, Billy Porter—whose team had less than 200 points after the Triple round—[[GoldenSnitch wound up winning the game for his family this way]].

*** Sudden Death was played for quadruple the points, something that had never been done before. As it happened, Billy Porter—whose team had less than 200 points after the Triple round—[[GoldenSnitch wound up winning the game this way]].

** There are times when, due to grouping similar or synonymous answers together, a contestant will give a response that is already showing on the board. Oftentimes Steve Harvey will sarcastically ask them if they think it's up there, patiently waiting until the contestant realizes their mistake. See him in action [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccq1B4uNkfQ Here.]]

* GameShowWinningsCap: On the original ABC version, families were retired upon reaching $25,000. This was changed to five wins on both Combs-hosted versions. The last year of the CBS version and the syndicated run from 1992-95 had no limit. The original syndicated version and Anderson's episodes threw out returning champions entirely, but the limit returned when Karn began hosting. Beginning in the 2009-10 season, families who win 5 games in a row also win a new car.

** The official rules can sometimes fall under this. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9Oxk1_bfYU In this game]] both sides buzz in as per normal, and somehow get the same number of points, whereupon Steve points out that the one that buzzed in first gets priority in this case. The winner ''buzzes a second time.''

* AmbiguousSyntax: Can happen with the survey questions sometimes. One Harvey-era one went "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG2eVjfk1Gw your wife is an animal in bed,]] but the animal is ''what''?" The answers were mostly what species of animal specifically, but then the one woman on the team just gave the answer "dead". [[spoiler:It's up there as "Fish[=/=]A Dead One".]]

* GameShowWinningsCap: On the original ABC version, families were retired upon reaching $25,000. This was changed to five wins on both Combs-hosted versions. The last year of the CBS version and the syndicated run from 1992-95 had no limit. The original syndicated version and Anderson's episodes threw out returning champions entirely, but the limit returned when Karn began hosting. Beginning in the 2009-10 season, families who win 5 games in a row also win a new car.%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

** When a family wins the Fast Money Round on the Steve Harvey-hosted version, the entire studio quickly shifts and flashes rainbow colors.

* ThatCameOutWrong: On an ABC Dawson episode, while Dawson was greeting a family, he came to a gentleman at the end of the row, greeted him, and asked him what he did for a living. The contestant's response? "Well...I'm in young girls' pants..." He continued to speak as the audience went into an uproar, clarifying that he was in a kids' clothing business.

--->'''Steve''': Michael...in this bad economy, what might Santa have to do to one of his reindeer?\\

** ''Celebrity Family Feud'', patterned after the 1976-85 version's frequent nighttime celebrity specials, aired in Summer 2008 with Al Roker as host. The first answer ever to be given in this series had to be censored (a testament to how Roker was as a host: he nicknamed the offending answer "Captain Winky"). This, coupled with the fact that the visiting cast of ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' seemed to be intentionally-stupid with their answers and not care about the $50,000 jackpot, equaled a definite {{Cancellation}}. [[note]]Bizarrely, the ''My Name Is Earl'' team was the '''characters''', who were appearing on the show against the '''cast''' of other shows. Huh?[[/note]] Steve Harvey would also host a series of primetime Celebrity episodes in 2015 that were better received, and in fact spawned a mini-comeback of primetime game shows for the summer of 2016.

** Asked to 100 married women: "Name something you still won't do in front of your husband." The #7 answer was "Sing/ Music/{{Hanson}} songs"

'''Harvey:''' I didn't even ''flinish''-- I didn't even ''finish'' the question. ''({{beat}})'' Name something spring breakers do in Florida that Grandpa might like to join in on.

** During the last seasons of the Combs era and the 1994-95 Dawson era, the game began with a "Bullseye" [[note]](later "Bankroll")[[/note]] round to determine how much the families would play for if they reached Fast Money. This round was removed when the Anderson version started, revived for O'Hurley's final season, then removed again when Steve Harvey took over. The Bullseye round was known to have been used on the Australian,[[note]]2006 Friday Night All-Stars specials only[[/note]] Indonesian, Italian, and Portuguese versions.

** With the 1999 {{Retool}}: "You're about to see these two teams battle it out, for a chance to win $10,000/$20,000 in cash! 'Cause it's time to play...the ''Family Feud''!" For the first season only, this was preceded by an introduction of both families, their hometowns, and a rhyming {{pun}} on their last name.

-->'''Ray Combs''': [[DeadpanSnarker No, I can't say that I have.]]

** On one particular episode in the Steve Harvey era, Steve's reaction to a contestant's answer caused him to slowly get down on his knees and facepalm in utter disbelief as the timer continued counting down, and he didn't recover until after the time ran out. He eventually apologized for his reaction and allowed the contestant to try again.

** If a family has a successful steal, the value of the stolen answer is not added to the bank. This changed after Bullseye was added to the show; a family that came up with a stolen answer was awarded the points it was worth. The current run retained this rule until Karn's second season introduced the play-to-300-points format.

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

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: During the Combs era, families were not allowed to confer for the steal; instead, Combs polled each family member for suggestions. This often resulted in moments like this:

* RetiredGameShowElement: During the last seasons of the Combs era and the 1994-95 Dawson era, the game began with a "Bullseye" [[note]](later "Bankroll")[[/note]] round to determine how much the families would play for if they reached Fast Money. This round was removed when the Anderson version started, revived for O'Hurley's final season, then removed again when Steve Harvey took over. The Bullseye round was known to have been used on the Australian,[[note]]2006 Friday Night All-Stars specials only[[/note]] Indonesian, Italian, and Portuguese versions.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A lot of contestants were ''weird''.
--> '''Host''': "Name something you squeeze." \\
'''Contestant''': "Peanut butter."

** Those surveyed would occasionally make digs at particular people. One poll from 1988 asked to "Name a television evangelist who you think is trustworthy." 28 people responded with "None of them".