History Series / Monopoly

* ThematicThemeTune: "[[SpellingSong M-O-N-O-P-O-L-Y]] ... [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdzIndWE3KU Roll the dice, it's paradise / But if you fail, you go to jail!]]" Complete with a [[BassoProfundo deep bass harmony]] and "O"s sung by a woman who sounds like she's ''having'' a big O.

Creator/MervGriffin-produced GameShow adaptation of [[TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} the classic real estate trading game]] for [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] as a companion for ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} Super Jeopardy!]]'' in Summer 1990. Three contestants competed for cash as host Michael "Mike" Reilly asked {{crossword}}-style clues, each of which had an answer that started a with specific letter.

But if you fail, you go to jail!'']]

Creator/MervGriffin-produced GameShow adaptation of [[TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} the classic real estate trading game]] for Creator/{{ABC}} as a companion for ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} Super Jeopardy!]]'' in Summer 1990. Three contestants competed for cash as host Michael "Mike" Reilly asked {{crossword}}-style clues, each of which had an answer that started a with specific letter.

Creator/MervGriffin-produced GameShow adaptation of [[TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} the classic real estate trading game]] for Creator/{{ABC}} as a companion for ''[[Series/{{Jeopardy}} Super Jeopardy!]]'' in Summer 1990. Three contestants competed for cash as host Michael "Mike" Reilly asked crossword-style clues, each of which had an answer that started a with specific letter.

-->'''Peter:''' I was told, "You can't talk to this person because it's an entity and she has a woman's voice." I remember saying, "You mean there's a human being in front of me constantly and I can't talk to it and I treat it as if it's an inanimate object? I thought the days of slavery were over." it was tasteless.

** The series used three different dice girls: Kathy Davis, Kathy Karges, and Michelle Nicholas

* HouseRules: Quite a few, but this was the only official version of the game that used the "$400 for landing on GO" and "Free Parking jackpot" rules.

* CompanionCube: Patty Maloney's role as Pennybags in the 1989 pilot was treated like this, as Peter Tomarken recalled in a 2005 telephone interview with David Barber (published in the latter's 2008 book ''Television Game Show Hosts - Biographies of 32 Stars'').
-->'''Peter:''' I was told, "You can't talk to this person because it's an entity and she has a woman's voice". I remember saying, "You mean there's a human being in front of me constantly and I can't talk to it and I treat it as if it's an inanimate object? I thought the days of slavery were over." it was tasteless.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Don Morrow for the 1987 pilot, John Harlan for the '89 pilot, Charlie O'Donnell for the series.
** GameShowHost: [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]] hosted the '87 pilot, with [[Series/PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]] helming the '89 pilot. Mike Reilly, previously a waiter and former ''Jeopardy!'' contestant, did the series...and was his only emcee role.
** LovelyAssistant:

*** The 1989 pilot was Patty Maloney's only game show role, albeit uncredited: dressed as Pennybags, walking around the board essentially as a "living token". According to a 1990 ''TV Guide'' issue, this was the "no sale" factor for most stations, and might well have been the ScrewThisImOuttaHere moment for Tomarken as well.
*** The series used three different dice girls: Kathy Davis, Kathy Karges, and Michelle Nicholas.
** StudioAudience

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!!This show provides examples of:
* AscendedExtra: Mike Reilly was the "current champ" on the 1989 pilot. As the story goes, Merv wanted to try playing the game in runthroughs, and had Mike host.
* BoardGame: Duh. One of the primary concerns for King World and Merv Griffin was trying to condense a game that normally takes over two hours into about 23 minutes.
* CompanionCube: Patty Maloney's role as Pennybags in the 1989 pilot was treated like this, as Peter Tomarken recalled in a 2005 telephone interview with David Barber (published in the latter's 2008 book ''Television Game Show Hosts - Biographies of 32 Stars'').
-->'''Peter:''' I was told, "You can't talk to this person because it's an entity and she has a woman's voice". I remember saying, "You mean there's a human being in front of me constantly and I can't talk to it and I treat it as if it's an inanimate object? I thought the days of slavery were over." it was tasteless.
* CrosswordPuzzle: The clues were in this style.
* HouseRules: Quite a few, but this was the only official version of the game that used the "$400 for landing on GO" and "Free Parking jackpot" rules.
* {{Pilot}}: At least two.
** September 28, 1987: Hosted by Marc Summers, with [[http://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=Monopoly1987 a boatload of differences]] compared to the program that eventually aired.
** November 1989: Shot for daily syndication, with a near-identical set to the series. The major differences were to the format, which is generally considered ''far'' better than what the series went with.[[note]]To elaborate, the monopolies were assigned at random to players who answered two clues correctly, instead of going around the board per individual property. The bonus was the same, except each space was worth $50 and winning earned a flat $10,000.[[/note]]
* SceneryPorn: The set, with its huge light-up logo in the back (the host entered through the second O) and great replica of the board.
* ThematicThemeTune: "[[SpellingSong M-O-N-O-P-O-L-Y]] ... Roll the dice, it's paradise / But if you fail, you go to jail!" Complete with a [[BassoProfundo deep bass harmony]] and "O"s sung by a woman who sounds like she's ''having'' a big O.
* TransatlanticEquivalent: Despite the show's long development and eventual demise, it [[http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Monopoly returned]] in 1992 for two series on [=S4C=] with virtually unchanged rules and a top prize of £5,000. While Series 1 used the typical UK board layout, Series 2 used world cities (basically a precursor to the board game's ''Here & Now World Edition'').
* TwelveBarBlues: The verses to the ThematicThemeTune follow this progression.

*** The series used three different women: Kathy Davis, Kathy Karges, and Michelle Nicholas.

After time was called, contestants were repaid for their houses and hotels at their original value. The player with the most money advanced to the BonusRound. Here, the player tried to win $25,000 by completing one full trip around the board in five dice rolls without hitting a Go to Jail space.

** November 1989: Shot for daily syndication, with a near-identical set to the series. The major differences were to the format, which is generally considered ''far'' better than what the series went with.[[note]]To elaborate, the monopolies were assigned at random to players who answered two clues correctly, instead of going around the board per individual property. The bonus was the same, except each space was worth $50 and winning earned a flat $10,000.[//note]]

** November 1989: Shot for daily syndication, with a near-identical set to the series. The major differences were to the format, which is generally considered ''far'' better than what the series went with.
* SceneryPorn: The 1989-90 set, with its huge light-up logo in the back (the host entered through the second O) and great replica of the board.

*** The 1989 pilot was Patty Maloney's only game show role, albeit uncredited: dressed as Pennybags, walking around the board essentially as a "living token". According to a 1990 ''TV Guide'' issue, this was the "no sale" factor for most stations, and Tomarken stated in a 2005 telephone interview with David Barber (later published in the latter's 2008 book ''Television Game Show Hosts -Biographies of 32 Stars'') that he was told not to talk with her during the taping...which would go some way toward explaining why he didn't do the series.

* CompanionCube: Maloney's role as Pennybags was treated like this, much to Tomarken's dismay.
-->'''Tomarken:''' I was told, "You can't talk to this person because it's an entity and she has a woman's voice". I remember saying, "You mean there's a human being in front of me constantly and I can't talk to it and I treat it as if it's an inanimate object? I thought the days of slavery were over." it was tasteless.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: Despite the show's long development and eventual demise, it [[http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Monopoly returned]] in 1992 for two seasons on [=S4C=] with virtually unchanged rules and a top prize of £5,000. Interestingly, while Series 1 used the typical UK board layout, Series 2 used world cities in a precursor to the board game's ''Here & Now World Edition''.

*** The 1989 pilot was Patty Maloney's only game show role, albeit uncredited: dressed as Pennybags, walking around the board essentially as a "living token". According to a 1990 ''TV Guide'' issue, this was the "no sale" factor for most stations, and Tomarken stated in a 2005 telephone interview with David Barber (later published in the latter's 2008 book ''Television Game Show Hosts -Biographies of 32 Stars'') that he was told not to talk with her during the taping (which would go some way toward explaining why he didn't do the series).
-->'''Tomarken:''' I was told, "You can't talk to this person because it's an entity and she has a woman's voice". I remember saying, "You mean there's a human being in front of me constantly and I can't talk to it and I treat it as if it's an inanimate object? I thought the days of slavery were over." it was tasteless.

* {{Whammy}}: Three spaces immediately took money from all three players — Go To Jail (or simply going ''to'' Jail) cost $250, Luxury Tax cost $75, and Income Tax cost 10% of each player's score.

* HouseRules: Quite a bit, but this was the only official version of the game that used the "$400 for landing on GO" and "Free Parking jackpot" rules.

The show began development in 1987, and in July 1988 an exclusive five-year deal was struck with ABC for a daytime series debuting in (at the earliest) Fall 1989 with a syndicated version (airing in either early fringe or the prime-access hour) attempted for Fall 1990. For one reason or another (''Magazine/TVGuide'' blamed Creator/PattyMaloney; see below), '''everything''' managed to fall apart — instead, all viewers got was a dismal 12-episode run from June 16 to September 1, 1990.

Game show fans tend to dislike ''Monopoly'' for its imbalances in both timing (far more time was spent awarding properties than rolling dice) and gameplay (a contestant who got no monopolies in Round 1 had little to no chance of winning).

*** The 1989 pilot was Patty Maloney's only game show role, albeit uncredited: dressed as Pennybags, walking around the board essentially as a "living token". According to a 1990 ''TV Guide'' issue, this was the "no sale" factor for most stations, and it's been said that Tomarken disagreed with Merv about the idea (which would partly explain why he didn't do the series).

Creator/MervGriffin-produced GameShow adaptation of [[TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} the classic real estate trading game]] for Creator/{{ABC}} as a companion for ''Super Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' in Summer 1990. Three contestants competed for cash as host Michael "Mike" Reilly asked crossword-style clues, each of which had an answer that started a with specific letter.

In Round 2, the LovelyAssistant rolled a pair of dice, and the indicator light (starting on GO) traveled that many spaces clockwise. What happened next depended on the space where the light stopped.

Game show fans tend to dislike ''Monopoly'' for its imbalance in timing (far more time was spent awarding properties than rolling dice) and gameplay (a contestant who got no monopolies in Round 1 had little to no chance of winning).

Creator/MervGriffin produced this GameShow adaptation of [[TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} the classic real estate trading game]] for Creator/{{ABC}} as a companion for ''Super Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' in Summer 1990. Three contestants competed for cash as host Michael "Mike" Reilly asked crossword-style clues, each of which had an answer that started a with specific letter.

The show began development in 1987, and in July 1988 an exclusive five-year deal was struck with ABC for a daytime series debuting in (at the earliest) Fall 1989 [[note]](July 18, 1988 issue of ''Broadcasting & Cable'')[[/note]] with a syndicated version (airing in either early fringe or the prime-access hour) attempted for Fall 1990 [[note]](the November 20, 1989 ''Broadcasting & Cable'' says the pilot was being edited for showing at NATPE)[[/note]]. But for one reason or another (''Magazine/TVGuide'' blamed Creator/PattyMaloney; see below), '''everything''' managed to fall apart — instead, all viewers got was a dismal 12-episode run from June 16-September 1, 1990.

Game show fans dislike ''Monopoly'' for its imbalance in both timing (far more time was spent awarding properties than rolling dice) and gameplay (a contestant who got no monopolies in Round 1 had little to no chance of winning).

* GameShowWinningsCap: One-and-done.

** TheAnnouncer: Don Morrow for the 1987 pilot, Charlie O'Donnell for the series.
** GameShowHost: Mike Reilly, previously a waiter and former ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' contestant. ''Monopoly'' was his only emcee role.

*** The 1987 pilot used two unnamed people: a female to move the pieces, and a nerdy male as Rich Uncle Pennybags.
*** The second pilot was Patty Maloney's only game show role: dressed as Pennybags, walking around the board according to each dice roll. According to a 1990 ''TV Guide'' blurb, this was the "no sale" factor for most stations.

* AscendedExtra: Mike Reilly was a ''Jeopardy!'' contestant, but also played on the 1989 ''Monopoly'' pilot.

** September 28, 1987: Hosted by [[Series/DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]], with [[http://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=Monopoly1987 a boatload of differences]] compared to the program that eventually aired.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz2aUXkGuXU November 1989]]: Helmed by [[Series/PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]] for syndication, with few differences to the series. The most notable differences were the addition of another go at buying houses and hotels during Round 2, and that there were more opportunities to make a "hostile takeover".
* SceneryPorn: The set, with its huge logo in the back and great replica of the board.

* TransatlanticEquivalent: Despite the show's long development and eventual demise, it [[http://ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Monopoly returned]] in 1992 for two seasons on [=S4C=] with virtually unchanged rules and a top prize of £5,000. Interestingly, while Series 1 used the typical UK board layout, Series 2 used world cities in a precursor to the board game's "Here & Now World Edition".

* OneBookAuthor: For Reilly.

MervGriffin produced this GameShow adaptation of [[TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}} the classic real estate trading game]] for Creator/{{ABC}} as a companion for ''Super Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' in Summer 1990. Three contestants competed for cash as host Michael "Mike" Reilly asked crossword-style clues, each of which had an answer that started a with specific letter.

In Round 2, the hostess rolled a pair of dice, and the indicator light (starting on GO) traveled that many spaces clockwise. What happened next depended on the space where the light stopped.

* BonusSpace: Several.

* ThematicThemeTune / SpellingSong: "M-O-N-O-P-O-L-Y ... Roll the dice, it's paradise / But if you fail, you go to jail!" Complete with a [[BassoProfundo deep bass harmony]] and "O"s sung by a woman who sounds like she's ''having'' a big O.

The show began development in 1987, and in July 1988 an exclusive five-year deal was struck with ABC for a daytime series debuting in (at the earliest) Fall 1989 [[note]](July 18, 1988 issue of ''Broadcasting & Cable'')[[/note]] with a syndicated version (airing in either early fringe or the prime-access hour) attempted for Fall 1990 [[note]](the November 20, 1989 ''Broadcasting & Cable'' says the pilot was being edited for showing at NATPE)[[/note]]. But for one reason or another (''TVGuide'' blamed PattyMaloney; see below), '''everything''' managed to fall apart — instead, all viewers got was a dismal 12-episode run from June 16-September 1, 1990.

!!GameShow Tropes in use:

** September 28, 1987: Hosted by [[DoubleDare1986 Marc Summers]], with [[http://www.usgameshows.net/x.php?show=Monopoly1987 a boatload of differences]] compared to the program that eventually aired.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz2aUXkGuXU November 1989]]: Helmed by [[PressYourLuck Peter Tomarken]] for syndication, with few differences to the series. The most notable differences were the addition of another go at buying houses and hotels during Round 2, and that there were more opportunities to make a "hostile takeover".

* OldShame: Uncle Pennybags in the second pilot.

MervGriffin produced this GameShow adaptation of [[{{Monopoly}} the classic real estate trading game]] for Creator/{{ABC}} as a companion for ''Super Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' in Summer 1990. Three contestants competed for cash as host Michael "Mike" Reilly asked crossword-style clues, each of which had an answer that started a with specific letter.