History Trivia / FamilyFeud

** In one episode, Dawson called out a sponsor for objecting to his UsefulNotes/RichardNixon jokes. ABC threatened to edit out Dawson's remarks, which prompted Dawson to threaten to quit. The network relented and aired the episode uncut.

** In one episode, Dawson called out a sponsor for objecting to his UsefulNotes/RichardNixon jokes. ABC threatened to edit out Dawson's remarks, which prompted Dawson to threaten to quit the show. The network relented and aired the episode uncut.

** When Steve Harvey was hired, the producers were concerned about his ability to be consistently funny, since the show tapes nearly 200 episodes a season. The staff offered to brief Steve on the questions and provide scripted responses to bad answers; Steve declined, instead improvising as previous hosts had done.

** In 2001, after the success of ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} Rock & Roll Jeopardy!]]'', Creator/VH1 commissioned a pilot for a rock-themed ''Family Feud'' spinoff called ''Rock Feud''. The spinoff would have featured rock musicians as contestants and edgier survey questions.

** In one episode, Dawson called out a sponsor that had a problem with his UsefulNotes/RichardNixon jokes. ABC threatened to edit out Dawson's remarks, but when Dawson threatened to quit the show, the network relented and aired the episode uncut.

** In one episode, Dawson called out a sponsor that had a problem with his UsefulNotes/RichardNixon jokes. ABC threatened to cut Dawson's remarks, but when Dawson threatened to quit the show, the network relented and aired the episode uncut.

** In 2001, after the success of ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} Rock & Roll Jeopardy]]'', Creator/VH1 commissioned a pilot for a rock-themed ''Family Feud'' spinoff called ''Rock Feud''. The spinoff would have featured rock musicians as contestants and edgier survey questions.

** Steve Harvey's first run-through was a success, but the grueling taping schedule made producers concerned about his ability to be consistently funny. The staff offered to brief Steve on the questions and provide scripted responses to bad answers; Steve declined, instead improvising as previous hosts had done.

* Said original ABC version was set to end on Friday June 28, 1985, according to newspapers via ''Associated Press''. However, for reasons that remain unclear to this very day, it instead ended two weeks earlier on June 14.

* MissingEpisode: For some reason, any episodes of the original Richard Dawson version with stars from ABC Soaps playing the game aren't included in Buzzr's rerun rotation.

* RecycledSet: The same set from the original Dawson versions was used for the Combs version, with updated displays and a new color scheme. The 1994-95 set was a repainted and refurbished version of the set used when ''New Family Feud'' went to Opryland U.S.A. in 1993.

** Steve Harvey's first run-through was a success, but the grueling taping schedule made producers concerned about Steve's ability to be consistently funny. The staff offered to brief Steve on the questions and provide scripted responses to bad answers; Steve declined, instead improvising as previous hosts had done.

** Steve Harvey's first run-through was a success, but the grueling taping schedule made producers concerned that Steve would not be consistently funny. The staff offered to brief Steve on the questions, and provide scripted responses to bad answers; Steve declined, instead improvising as previous hosts had done.

* FanNickname:
** Karn's run was sometimes referred to as "Flannel Feud", a reference to his typical outfit as Al Borland on ''Series/HomeImprovement''.
** "Phallic Feud" has been an increasingly common nickname for Harvey's run due to the show's gratuitous sex-themed questions.
** ''Family Feud PM'' for the 1977-1985 Syndicated run.

** Although Steve Harvey's first run-through was a success, the producers were not confident that Steve would be consistently funny. The staff offered to brief Steve on the questions, and provide scripted reactions to bad answers; Steve declined, instead improvising as previous hosts had done.

* OldShame: Since Steve Harvey gained popularity, Fremantle has been trying very hard to hide the versions hosted by other hosts. Perhaps justified with Anderson and Karn as their runs [[TheScrappy aren't that well-liked by the fan base]]. Dawson's original run is the only version to air on Buzzr, although it can only be seen in the most dead of hours and Sunday nights. They also put a little-known blooper on their official [=YouTube=] channel the day after he died, likely out of pity. Dawson's 1994 return disappeared from GSN before 2000 and has come back sporadically (a pity airing after Dawson’s death, the 2013 Thanksgiving marathon, and the Halloween episode in a 2016 marathon as well as the Burnett vs. White episode on Buzzr).

* ActorAllusion: Cedric the Entertainer appeared on ''Celebrity Feud'', and of course, they reminisced and joked about their history together as friends, colleagues, and later, Kings of Comedy.

** The first sign of this came in 1992 on both the network and syndicated versions. This was when the main game was first played for points instead of cash, and it has been ever since. Also, instead of playing for $5,000 or $10,000 in Fast Money, depending on the version, this changed to base values of $2,500 or $5,000 if one team failed to get any top answers in Bullseye. The 1994-95 season, which had the Bankroll round instead of Bullseye, had this even worse with the maximum potential jackpot decreasing to $7,000 (instead of $10,000) or $14,000 (instead of $20,000).

** Both the Dawson and Combs versions ran on GSN for many years as companion pieces to one another before the Combs version was dropped from the network in the mid-2000s, with the Dawson version following suit some years later. They used to air regularly on Buzzr, although the Dawson version now airs in the most dead of hours. The network was slow to pick up the Combs episodes for a while before dropping that version all together..

* OldShame: Since Steve Harvey gained popularity, Fremantle has been trying very hard to hide the versions hosted by other hosts. Perhaps justified with Anderson and Karn as their runs [[TheScrappy aren't that well-liked by the fan base]]. Dawson's original run is the only version to air on Buzzr, although it now airs in the most dead of hours. They also put a little-known blooper on their official [=YouTube=] channel the day after he died, likely out of pity. Dawson's 1994 return disappeared from GSN before 2000 and has come back sporadically (a pity airing after Dawson’s death, the 2013 Thanksgiving marathon, and the Halloween episode in a 2016 marathon as well as the Burnett vs. White episode on Buzzr).

** The original Dawson and Combs versions initially played this straight, as both versions ran on GSN for many years as companion pieces to one another before the Combs version was dropped from the network in the mid-2000s, with the Dawson version following suit some years later. Thankfully, they both now air regularly on Buzzr (though the network was slow to pick up the Combs episodes for a while).
*** In regards to GSN, episodes featuring the Bullseye round were rare even while the Combs era was running regularly. ''Family Feud Challenge'' hasn't been seen on the network (or at all outside of Website/YouTube) since before the Dark Period. ''New Family Feud'' (Combs' last two syndicated seasons, with the Bullseye game) was last seen on the network in 2008, but has since also been aired on Buzzr.

* LongRunners: All together, ''Family Feud'' has been on the air for close to 45 years, save for a three-year hiatus from 1985-1988 and a four-year break from 1995-1999. Two different versions have ran concurrently from 1977-1985, 1988-1993 and 2015 onward.

** The Dawson version, for a time, was adored by Creator/{{Buzzr}}, though not too much anymore..

** The Dawson version, for a time, was adored by Creator/Buzzr, though not too much anymore..

** The Dawson version for a time was adored by Buzzr.

*** Since the very beginning, Fast Money losses have been $5 a point which has only a fifth of buying power in 2021 as it did in 1976. To put this in perspective, a single contestant who finishes in third on ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' can win more than a family who loses Fast Money on their first appearance and gets defeated in their second game. Of course, that money has to be split among five people...

*** Since the very beginning, Fast Money losses have been $5 a point which has only 22% of buying power in 2018 as it did in 1976. To put this in perspective, a single contestant who finishes in third on ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' can win more than a family who loses Fast Money on their first appearance and gets defeated in their second game. Of course, that money has to be split among five people...

* LongRunners: All together, ''Family Feud'' has been on the air for close to 45 years, save for a three-year hiatus from 1985-1988 and a four-year break from 1995-1999. Two different versions ran concurrently from 1977-1985 and from 1988-1993.

* LongRunners: All together, ''Family Feud'' has been on the air for close to 45 years, save for a three-year hiatus from 1985-1988 and a four-year break from 1995-1999.

* LongRunners: Although it's on its fourth host, the current revival has lasted longer than both Richard Dawson and Ray Combs' tenures combined. It's easy to forget this version of the show started back in ''1999''.