History Trivia / NameThatTune

** The Jim Lange version is intact, and was rerun on Creator/USANetwork from 1989 to 1991 and [[Creator/ABCFamily the Family Channel]] from 1993 to 1996. In June 2021, 20 episodes of it were placed on the Fox-owned streaming service Tubi.

* NamesTheSame: The Tommy Oliver who led the orchestra on this show was not the {{Franchise/Power Ranger|s}}.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged after stations started moving it to bad timeslots. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to revive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; while that version failed to make it to air, it did spawn a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]], and a slightly modified version of it sold in New Zealand as ''Face The Music''. [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Quincy Jones]]-[[Series/MadTv David Salzman]] Entertainment tried in 1996-97 to re-do the show; after their normal producing partner, Creator/WarnerBros, passed up the project, they went to [[Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision Columbia [=TriStar=] Television]] and attemtped to pair it up with a reboot of the CTT-owned ''Series/TreasureHuntUS''; nope. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host and a [[WhoWantsToBeWhoWantsToBeAMillionaire million-dollar bonus round]]; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video'', and had pitched doing pop, classic hits, and country music editions of the show for Creator/{{MTV}}, Creator/{{VH1}}, and Creator/{{CMT}} respectively), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they didn't do anything with it either. In October 2020, the day it began filming, word emerged of a revival being produced for the American market in ''Australia''--later revealed to be for Creator/{{Fox}}'s winter lineup.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged after stations started moving it to bad timeslots. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to revive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; while that version failed to make it to air, it did spawn a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]], and a slightly modified version of it sold in New Zealand as ''Face The Music''. [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Quincy Jones]]-[[Series/MadTv David Salzman]] Entertainment tried in 1996-97 to re-do the show; after their normal producing partner, Creator/WarnerBros, passed up the project, they went to [[Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision Columbia [=TriStar=] Television]] and attemtped to pair it up with a reboot of the CTT-owned ''Series/TreasureHuntUS''; nope. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video'', and had pitched doing pop, classic hits, and country music editions of the show for Creator/{{MTV}}, Creator/{{VH1}}, and Creator/{{CMT}} respectively), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they haven't done anything with it either. In October 2020, word emerged of a revival being produced for the American market in ''Australia''; the day it began filming, Creator/{{FOX}} announced that it had acquired it for its midseason lineup.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged after stations started moving it to bad timeslots. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to revive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; all it spawned was a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]]. [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Quincy Jones]]-[[Series/MadTv David Salzman]] Entertainment tried in 1996-97 to re-do the show; after their normal producing partner, Creator/WarnerBros, passed up the project, they went to [[Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision Columbia [=TriStar=] Television]] and attemtped to pair it up with a reboot of the CTT-owned ''Series/TreasureHuntUS''; nope. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video'', and had pitched doing pop, classic hits, and country music editions of the show for Creator/{{MTV}}, Creator/{{VH1}}, and Creator/{{CMT}} respectively), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they haven't done anything with it either. In October 2020, word emerged of a revival being produced for the American market in ''Australia''; the day it began filming, Creator/{{FOX}} announced that it had acquired it for its midseason lineup.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged after stations started moving it to bad timeslots. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to revive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; all it spawned was a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]]. [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Quincy Jones]]-[[Series/MadTv David Salzman]] Entertainment tried in 1996-97 to re-do the show; after their normal producing partner, Creator/WarnerBros, passed up the project, they went to [[Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision Columbia [=TriStar=] Television]] and attemtped to pair it up with a reboot of the CTT-owned ''Series/TreasureHuntUS''; nope. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video'', and had pitched doing pop, classic hits, and country music editions of the show for Creator/{{MTV}}, Creator/{{VH1}}, and Creator/{{CMT}} respectively), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they haven't done anything with it either. In October 2020, word emerged of a revival being produced for the American market in ''Australia''; the day it began filming, Creator/{{Fox}} announced that it had acquired it for its midseason lineup.

** Both 1970s NBC versions are believed to have been destroyed, although a James clip was used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwio7xpceM this 1974 promo]] (which also has rare clips of ''Series/HighRollers'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/{{Jackpot!}}'', ''Celebrity Sweepstakes'', and the surviving episode of ''Series/WinningStreak'') and another was used in a 1988 game show special of Creator/{{Fox}}'s ''The Late Show''. One '77 episode is known to exist, and a full James episode, from December 26, 1974, was discovered in February 2010.

** Both 1970s NBC versions are believed to have been destroyed, although a James clip was used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwio7xpceM this 1974 promo]] (which also has rare clips of ''Series/HighRollers'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/{{Jackpot}}!'', ''Celebrity Sweepstakes'', and the surviving episode of ''Series/WinningStreak'') and another was used in a 1988 game show special of Creator/{{Fox}}'s ''The Late Show''. One '77 episode is known to exist, and a full James episode, from December 26, 1974, was discovered in February 2010.

** Both 1970s NBC versions are believed to have been destroyed, although a James clip was used in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwio7xpceM this 1974 promo]] (which also has rare clips of ''Series/HighRollers'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/{{Jackpot}}!'', ''Celebrity Sweepstakes'', and the surviving episode of ''Series/WinningStreak'') and another was used in a 1988 game show special of Creator/{{FOX}}'s ''The Late Show''. One '77 episode is known to exist, and a full James episode, from December 26, 1974, was discovered in February 2010.

** The Jim Lange version is intact, and was rerun on Creator/USANetwork from 1989 to 1991 and [[Creator/ABCFamily the Family Channel]] from 1993 to 1996. And on June of 2021, twenty episodes were put up for streaming on the website Tubi.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged after stations started moving it to bad timeslots. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to revive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; all it spawned was a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]]. [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Quincy Jones]]-[[Series/MadTv David Salzman]] Entertainment tried in 1996-97 to re-do the show; after their normal producing partner, Creator/WarnerBros, passed up the project, they went to [[Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision Columbia [=TriStar=] Television]] and attemtped to pair it up with a reboot of the CTT-owned ''Series/TreasureHuntUS''; nope. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video''), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they haven't done anything with it either. In October 2020, word emerged of a revival being produced for the American market in ''Australia''; the day it began filming, Creator/{{Fox}} announced that it had acquired it for its midseason lineup.

** The Jim Lange version is intact, and was rerun on Creator/USANetwork from 1989 to 1991 and [[Creator/ABCFamily the Family Channel]] from 1993 to 1996. And ion June of 2021, twenty episodes were put up for streaming on the website Tubi.

** The Jim Lange version is intact, and was rerun on Creator/USANetwork from 1989 to 1991 and [[Creator/ABCFamily the Family Channel]] from 1993 to 1996.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged after stations started moving it to bad timeslots. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to revive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; all it spawned was a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]]. [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Quincy Jones]]-[[Series/MadTv David Salzman]] Entertainment tried in 1996-97 to re-do the show; after their normal producing partner, Creator/WarnerBros, passed up the project, they went to [[Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision Columbia [=TriStar=] Television]] and attemtped to pair it up with a reboot of the CTT-owned ''Series/TreasureHuntUS''; nope. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video''), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they haven't done anything with it either.

** The Hayes version may or may not be intact, as it only aired in a few markets for 26 weeks.

* NamesTheSame: Unfortunately, the Tommy Oliver who led the orchestra on this show was not the {{Franchise/Power Ranger|s}}.

* NamesTheSame: Unfortunately, the Tommy Oliver who led the orchestra on this show was not the {{Franchise/Power Ranger|s}}. (Kind of ironic, considering the Family Channel, as ABC Family, would go on to air reruns of ''Power Rangers''.)

** The Jim Lange version is intact, and was rerun on Creator/USANetwork from 1989 to 1991 and the Family Channel from 1993 to 1996.
* NamesTheSame: Unfortunately, the Tommy Oliver who led the orchestra on this show was not the {{Franchise/Power Ranger|s}}.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to revive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; all it spawned was a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]]. [[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir Quincy Jones]]-[[Series/MadTv David Salzman]] Entertainment tried in 1996-97 to re-do the show; after their normal producing partner, Creator/WarnerBros, passed up the project, they went to [[Creator/SonyPicturesTelevision Columbia [=TriStar=] Television]] and attemtped to pair it up with a reboot of the CTT-owned ''Series/TreasureHuntUS''; nope. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video''), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they haven't done anything with it either.

* OldShame: Possibly the NotSafeForWork gag reel.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to revive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; all it spawned was a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]]. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video''), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they haven't done anything with it either.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Dennis James, Tom Kennedy, and Jim Lange were all well-established hosts before taking on ''Tune''. Richard Hayes had previously hosted ABC's ''Baby Game'' in 1968, and Kathie Lee Johnson (the singer from the 1977-78 season) later became famous under her future last name of "Gifford" on ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Johnny Olson is probably best known for his work on ''Series/ThePriceIsRight''.
** John Harlan's most notable work was on this show; he also voiced a variety of other, often short-lived games over the years, including ''Series/CatchPhrase'', ''Series/AllStarBlitz'', ''Series/{{Password}}'' (the ABC run), ''Series/TheCrossWits'', ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} The All-New Jeopardy]]'', the Dick Clark-hosted version of ''Series/TheKryptonFactor'', and the 1990-93 episodes of ''Series/AmericanGladiators''.

** John Harlan's most notable work was on this show; he also voiced a variety of other, often short-lived games over the years, including ''Series/BreakTheBank1976'', ''Series/CatchPhrase'', ''Series/AllStarBlitz'', ''Series/{{Password}}'' (the ABC run), ''Series/TheCrossWits'', ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} The All-New Jeopardy]]'', the Dick Clark-hosted version of ''Series/TheKryptonFactor'', and the 1990-93 episodes of ''Series/AmericanGladiators''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: For starters, the Lange era was supposed to get another season, as it started off very good in the ratings; but then ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' came along, and the ratings plunged. And after that, aside from ''Name that Video'', any attempts to trevive the format have gotten stuck in DevelopmentHell. Musician Peter Allen hosted a pilot from [[Series/CatchPhrase Marty Pasetta]] and [[Creator/OrionPictures Orion Television]] in 1990; all it spawned was a game for the UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi hosted by [[Series/{{Blackout}} Bob]] [[Series/WheelOfFortune Goen]]. Phil Gurin, who produced the US version of ''Series/TheWeakestLink'', attempted a pilot in 2001; no go. Creator/{CBS}} (who the 1990 pilot had allegedly been pitched to) shot a primetime-intended pilot in 2006 with [[Series/{{Pyramid}} Donny Osmond]] as host; didn't work. They sold the rights to MTV Networks (who had previously done ''Name that Video''), and ''they'' sold the rights to Creator/FremantleMedia in 2012; they haven't done anything with it either.

* HeyItsThatGuy: James, Kennedy, and Lange were all well-established hosts before taking on ''Tune''. Richard Hayes had previously hosted ABC's ''Baby Game'' in 1968, and Kathie Lee Johnson (the singer from 1977-78) later became famous under her future last name of "Gifford" on ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''.

** john Harlan's most notable work was on this show; he also voiced a variety of other, often short-lived games over the years, including ''Series/CatchPhrase'', ''Series/AllStarBlitz'', ''Series/{{Password}}'' (the ABC run), ''Series/TheCrossWits'', ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} The All-New Jeopardy]]'', the Dick Clark-hosted version of ''Series/TheKryptonFactor'', and the 1990-93 episodes of ''Series/AmericanGladiators''.

** Both 1970s NBC versions are believed to have been destroyed, although a James clip was used in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwio7xpceM this 1974 promo]] (which also has rare clips of ''Series/HighRollers'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/{{Jackpot}}!'', ''Celebrity Sweepstakes'', and the surviving episode of ''Series/WinningStreak'') and another was used in a 1988 game show special of {{FOX}}'s ''The Late Show''. One '77 episode is known to exist, and a full James episode from December 26, 1974 was discovered in February 2010.

* NamesTheSame: Unfortunately, the Tommy Oliver who worked on this show was not the [[Franchise/PowerRangers Power Ranger]].
* OldShame: Possibly the gag reel.

** john Harlan's most notable work was on this show; he also voiced a variety of other, often short-lived games over the years, including ''Series/CatchPhrase'', ''Series/AllStarBlitz'', ''Series/[[Password}}'' (the ABC run), ''Series/TheCrossWits'', ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} The All-New Jeopardy]]'', the Dick Clark-hosted version of ''Series/TheKryptonFactor'', and the 1990-93 episodes of ''Series/AmericanGladiators''.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Johnny Olson is probably best known for his work on ''ThePriceIsRight''.

** Both 1970s NBC versions are believed to have been destroyed, although a James clip was used in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwio7xpceM this 1974 promo]] (which also has rare clips of ''HighRollers'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/{{Jackpot}}!'', ''Celebrity Sweepstakes'', and the surviving episode of ''Series/WinningStreak'') and another was used in a 1988 game show special of {{FOX}}'s ''The Late Show''. One '77 episode is known to exist, and a full James episode from December 26, 1974 was discovered in February 2010.

** The Jim Lange version is intact, and was rerun on USANetwork from 1989 to 1991 and the Family Channel from 1993 to 1996.

** Both 1970s NBC versions are believed to have been destroyed, although a James clip was used in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uwio7xpceM this 1974 promo]] (which also has rare clips of ''HighRollers'', ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'', ''Series/{{Jackpot}}!'', ''Celebrity Sweepstakes'', and the surviving episode of ''WinningStreak'') and another was used in a 1988 game show special of {{FOX}}'s ''The Late Show''. One '77 episode is known to exist, and a full James episode from December 26, 1974 was discovered in February 2010.

** The Jim Lange version is intact, and was rerun on USANetwork and the Family Channel in the early 1990s.

* HeyItsThatGuy: James, Kennedy, and Lange were all well-established hosts before taking on ''Tune''. Richard Hayes had previously hosted ABC's ''Baby Game'' in 1968, and Kathie Lee Johnson (the singer from 1977-78) later became famous under her future last name of "Gifford" on ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee''.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Johnny Olson is probably best known for his work on ''ThePriceIsRight''.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The main thing keeping ''Tune'' out of modern-day cable repeats is music clearances, as the show used many famous compositions that are not in the public domain.
** The 1950s version is pretty much gone for good, aside from two Cullen episodes and a [=DeWitt=] highlight special.
** The Hayes version may or may not be intact, as it only aired in a few markets for 26 weeks.
** Both 1970s NBC versions are believed to have been destroyed, although a clip from the James version was used in a 1988 game show special. One '77 episode is known to exist, and a full James episode from December 26, 1974 was discovered in February 2010.
** The 1974-81 syndicated version is intact, but only about 10 episodes circulate. Luckily, at least one of these (February 23, 1978) has a $100,000 win.
** The Jim Lange version is intact, and was rerun on USANetwork and the Family Channel in the early 1990s.
* OldShame: Possibly the gag reel.