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3 | ->''"Let's play a game of '''Musical Chairs''' / and give ourselves a round of applause!"'' |
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5 | Short-lived GameShow hosted by singer Adam Wade that ran on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1975. Four contestants competed to guess the next line (from three choices) of a song performed by Wade or one of several guest vocalists; alternately, the players had to name the film it was composed for or who sang a particular version of a song, again from three choices. Much like ''Series/SplitSecond1972'', the players locked in their answers and were called on in the order they did so. |
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7 | Three songs were played in each round, and the contestants scored money for correct answers...but there was a limit: the money ($50 in Round 1, $75 in Round 2, and $100 in Round 3) was awarded to the first three correct answers, then the first two, and finally the first. Round 3 was the elimination round, where the lowest-scoring player after each song was eliminated from play, and the winner (who ''had'' to give a correct answer when there were only two players remaining)...well, see below. It got a bit confusing. |
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9 | In September or October, the rules were altered to use the aforementioned payout structure for the three songs of each round ($50/first three, $75/first two, $100/first), and the player with the lowest score after each round was eliminated. The redistribution of money didn't make any real difference, though, since $675 was still the maximum. |
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11 | ''Musical Chairs'' debuted June 16 at 4:00 PM (the "death slot") against the ailing ''Somerset'' on Creator/{{NBC}} and the insanely-expensive ''The Money Maze'' on Creator/{{ABC}}. ''Maze'' went into repeats on June 30 and was replaced on July 7 by the return of ''Series/YouDontSay''. These and frequent pre-emptions resulted in ''Chairs'' ending on October 31, and CBS shoved the ailing ''Series/GiveNTake'' to the slot. |
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13 | Regardless of this and its relative obscurity today, it holds a notable place in the genre as being the first game show hosted by an African-American. It is also notable for having a lot of high-quality musical guests, though that's probably because the show was co-produced by Don Kirshner. |
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15 | !!GameShowTropes in use: |
16 | * BonusRound: Three were done. Or rather, two and a cop-out. |
17 | ** The first gave the winner 60 seconds to name a certain number of songs that were sung, with the singer humming any instance of the title being used in-song, for a prize. |
18 | ** Later on, the winner simply got their winnings doubled. Given that nine songs were played with a $50/$75/$100 payout structure (in both formats; the money was just shuffled around later on), this meant a player could win a [[SarcasmMode staggering]] $1,350 for one episode, which paled in comparison to most other shows that were on the air in '75. |
19 | ** By about September 8, the bonus changed again to have the winner pick one of three categories, then hear the melody of a song. The lyrics of that portion were then shown, and the player had 30 seconds to put them in their right places. A correct placement won $100, and getting all ten won $2,000. |
20 | * ConsolationPrize: Other than the standard parting gifts, players who were eliminated in the front game kept any money they accumulated. |
21 | * Personnel: |
22 | ** TheAnnouncer: Pat Hernon. |
23 | ** GameShowHost: Adam Wade. |
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25 | !!This show provides examples of: |
26 | * CouchGag: At least once per show, the third choice in the front game would be an obviously-wrong answer created by songwriters that were on the show's staff. |
27 | * VisualPun: The "h" in the show's logo resembled the side of a chair. |
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