History Series / FiftyGrandSlam

* GrandFinale: The last episode had all players keeping what they had previously won, regardless of outcome, and Tom wished them a Happy New Year. At the end of the show, [[EndOfSeriesAwareness Tom noted that it was the end]] before saying "We'll see you Monday on ''Name That Tune''."

1976 Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow hosted by Tom Kennedy that tried to be a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/The64000Question''. Pairs of contestants sharing a certain specialist subject competed to see who could answer more of a four-part question in their respective category (one contestant answered first, while the other was placed in an isolation booth). The winner progressed up a money ladder ranging from $200 to $50,000, and could walk away with his winnings or risk it to come back the next day.

!!GameShowTropes in use:
* AllOrNothing
* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: John Harlan.
** GameShowHost: Tom Kennedy.
** StudioAudience
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''Slam'' debuted on October 4, the same day as Allen Ludden's new show ''Stumpers!'' (which was pretty much Lin Bolen doing ''[[Series/{{Password}} Password Plus]]'' before [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] did). Both shows were canned on December 31, with ''Slam'' promptly replaced by a new daytime ''Series/NameThatTune'' also hosted by Kennedy.

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: A pair of golfers in the premiere faced a physical challenge instead of trivia: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A871Q1v6_Ew chip five golf balls into a target 25 feet away.]] The better score won.

* GrandFinale: The last episode had all players keeping what they on, regardless of outcome, and Tom wished them a Happy New Year. At the end of the show, [[EndOfSeriesAwareness Tom noted that it was the end]] before saying "We'll see you Monday on ''Name That Tune''."

* {{Retraux}}: Despite having a glitzy 1970s look, the game itself carries traits of 1950s game shows such as frequent use of isolation booths (''Series/TwentyOne''), multi-part questions sharing the same category throughout a player's run (''The $64,000 Question''), and having to come back the next day to keep playing (also ''Question'', except that one was weekly).
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: A pair of golfers in the premiere faced a slightly different task than usual, namely [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A871Q1v6_Ew trying to chip five golf balls into a target 25 feet away.]] The better score won.

1976 Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow hosted by Tom Kennedy that tried to be a SpiritualSuccessor to ''The $64,000 Question''. Pairs of contestants sharing a certain specialist subject competed to see who could answer more of a four-part question in their respective category (one contestant answered first, while the other was placed in an isolation booth). The winner progressed up a money ladder ranging from $200 to $50,000, and could walk away with his winnings or risk it to come back the next day.

A 1976 Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow that tries to be a SpiritualSuccessor to ''The $64,000 Question'', hosted by Tom Kennedy. Pairs of contestants sharing a certain specialist subject competed to see who could answer more of a four-part question in their respective category (one contestant answered first, while the other was placed in an isolation booth). The winner progressed up a money ladder ranging from $200 to $50,000, and could walk away with his winnings or risk it to come back the next day.

It took eight victories to win the $50,000 grand prize, assuming the pool of opponents didn't run out first. Despite the show's brief run (October 4–December 31), five people managed to win the $50,000: Stanley Green and Wayne Bryant (both in American Musical Theater), Jonathan Colgate (American History), Richard [=McNelly=] (The Bible), and Louis Segal (Shakespeare).

''Slam'' debuted on the same day as Allen Ludden's new show ''Stumpers'', which was pretty much Lin Bolen doing ''[[Series/{{Password}} Password Plus]]'' before [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] did. Both shows were canned on the same day, with ''Slam'' promptly replaced by a new daytime ''Series/NameThatTune'' also hosted by Kennedy.

!!This series provides examples of

* TheAnnouncer: John Harlan.
* TheCameo: Allen Ludden made an appearance during the premiere to promote ''Stumpers'', which had debuted just prior to ''Slam''. Likewise, Kennedy had appeared on the ''Stumpers'' premiere to promote ''Slam''.
* GameShowHost: Tom Kennedy.
* GrandFinale: The last episode had all players keeping what they had won, regardless of whether they were defeated. At the end of the show, [[EndOfSeriesAwareness Tom noted that it was the end]] before saying, "We'll see you Monday on ''Name That Tune''."

''Slam'' debuted on the same day as Allen Ludden's new show ''Stumpers'', which was pretty much Lin Bolen doing ''[[Series/{{Password}} Password Plus]]'' before [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]] did. Both shows were canned on the same day, with ''Slam'' promptly replaced by a new daytime ''NameThatTune'' also hosted by Kennedy.