History Series / EyeGuess

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Don Pardo for the first year, Jack Clark for the rest.
** GameShowHost: The venerable Bill Cullen, a good friend of Stewart.
** StudioAudience

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!!This show provides examples of:
* GrandFinale: The very last bonus game (September 26, 1969) had Bill encouraging the player to keep picking numbers. After the car was won, it was revealed that the STOP! card ''wasn't even on the board'' - Bill had it all along.
* RuleOfFunny: The show's bread-and-butter, especially during the second Bonus Board era.
* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Quicksilver'', on Creator/USANetwork.

* RealSongThemeTune: The theme during the first year was "Sugar Lips", by Al Hirt.

Late-1960s Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow produced by Creator/BobStewart after leaving [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]], in association with Creator/{{Filmways}} (who would later acquire [[Creator/MerrillHeatter Heatter-Quigley Productions]]). Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a [=3x3=] setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for eight (reduced to seven sometime between November 1967 and August 1968) seconds. Afterward, host Creator/BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

For the show's final year, the format changed to have prizes instead of points in the front game; whoever won seven prizes first would go to the Bonus Board.

While the entire run was destroyed (network practices of the era), from the surviving footage it's clear ''Eye Guess'' ran on RuleOfFunny: the game wasn't taken too seriously, Bill and later announcer Jack Clark bantered at times and lobbed puns at each other, the home game plug used a ''Series/{{Password}}'' game at least once, and eventually a prize began to be awarded for four consecutive '''wrong''' picks — both players got [[TakeThat a set of home memory-improvement courses]].

** The last version, used from September 2, 1968 through the end of the run (September 26, 1969), replaced the prizes with "GO" cards and didn't use spaces 4-5. The player now won prizes of increasing value for each GO card, whereas the STOP! now took away their prizes; as such, the contestant could now quit at any point, although finding all five GO cards also awarded the car.
* BonusSpace: "Jack's Pot" (a cash jackpot) was added to the bonus round sometime between November 8, 1967 and August 1968. The jackpot started at $200 and increased by $100 every day it wasn't found on the first pick (in which case it was revealed immediately).

* CelebrityEdition: At least one, from October 17-21 in 1966- which is when Creator/MelBrooks infamously discovered Bill's issues with walking, as he's recounted several times.

* HomeGame: Four were released, one per year, and were the only ones of Bill's career that had him on the cover. Oddly, the Fourth Edition retains the 1966-68 bonus game.

* {{Zonk}}: The STOP! card in the second bonus round. The third bonus round promoted it to {{Whammy}}.

* GrandFinale: The very last bonus game (September 26, 1969) had Bill encouraging the player to keep picking numbers. After the car was won, it was revealed that the STOP! card '''wasn't even on the board''' — Bill had it all along.

* RuleOfFunny: The show's bread-and-butter, especially during the second bonus era.

If the player believed that the answer was ''not'' among the eight shown, s/he said "Eye Guess" and the center window was revealed: the answer if correct, a blank space if wrong. The first to reach 100 points played the BonusRound.

* BonusRound: Three were used.

Late-1960s Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow produced by Creator/BobStewart after leaving [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]], in association with Creator/{{Filmways}} (who would later acquire [[Creator/MerrillHeatter Heatter-Quigley Productions]]. Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a [=3x3=] setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for eight (reduced to seven sometime between November 1967 and August 1968) seconds. Afterward, host Creator/BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

Late-1960s Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow produced by Creator/BobStewart after leaving [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]]. Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a [=3x3=] setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for eight (reduced to seven sometime between November 1967 and August 1968) seconds. Afterward, host Creator/BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

Late-1960s Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow produced by BobStewart after leaving [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]]. Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a [=3x3=] setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for eight (reduced to seven sometime between November 1967 and August 1968) seconds. Afterward, host Creator/BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

Late-1960s Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow produced by BobStewart after leaving [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]]. Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a [=3x3=] setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for eight (reduced to seven sometime between November 1967 and August 1968) seconds. Afterward, host BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

While the entire run was destroyed (network practices of the era), from the surviving footage it's clear ''Eye Guess'' ran on RuleOfFunny: the game wasn't taken too seriously, Bill and later announcer Jack Clark bantered at times and lobbed puns at each other, the home game plug used a ''{{Password}}'' game at least once, and eventually a prize began to be awarded for four consecutive '''wrong''' picks — both players got [[TakeThat a set of home memory-improvement courses]].

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Quicksilver'', on USANetwork.

* BonusSpace: "Jack's Pot" (a cash jackpot) was added to the bonus round sometime between November 8, 1967 and August 1968. The jackpot started at $100 and increased by $100 each time it wasn't found on the first pick (in which case it was revealed immediately).

1966-69 Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow produced by BobStewart after leaving [[Creator/MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]]. Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a [=3x3=] setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for eight (reduced to seven in 1967-68) seconds. Afterward, host BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

** The first, only used for the first two weeks (January 3-14, 1966), involved eight sets of celebrity couples. Bill read a name, and the contestant had to find their spouse on the board. Each match awarded $25, and matching all eight won a new car (placed behind the "Eye Guess" spot on the board).
** The second iteration, introduced on January 17, simply had seven prizes of varying value on the board. The contestant continued to pick numbers until s/he found all seven (which also awarded the car) or found the "STOP!" card (which ended the game with all prizes accumulated up to that point).
** The last version, used from September 2, 1968 through the end of the run, replaced the prizes with "GO" cards and didn't use spaces 4-5. The player now won prizes of increasing value for each GO card, whereas the STOP! now took away their prizes; as such, the contestant could now quit at any point, although finding all six GO cards also awarded the car.
* BonusSpace: "Jack's Pot" (a cash jackpot) was added to the bonus round sometime between November 8, 1967 and about July 1968.
* ConsolationPrize: During the second bonus round, picking the "STOP!" card first allowed that player to choose another number for a consolation prize.
* HomeGame: Four were released, one per year. These were the only ones of Bill's career that had him on the cover. Oddly, the Fourth Edition retains the 1966-68 bonus game.

* GrandFinale: The very last bonus game (September 26, 1969) had Cullen encouraging the player to keep picking numbers. After the car was won, it was revealed that the STOP! card '''wasn't even on the board''' — Bill had it all along.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''Quicksilver'' on USANetwork.

1966-69 Creator/{{NBC}} GameShow produced by BobStewart after leaving [[MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]]. Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a [=3x3=] setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for eight (reduced to seven in 1967-68) seconds. Afterward, host BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

** The last version, used from September 2, 1968 through the end of the run, replaced the prizes with "GO" cards and didn't use spaces 4-5. The player now won prizes of increasing value for each GO card, whereas the STOP! now took away their prizes; as such, the contestant could now quit at any point.

While the entire run was destroyed (network practices of the era), from the surviving footage it's clear ''Eye Guess'' ran on RuleOfFunny: the game wasn't taken too seriously, host BillCullen and later announcer Jack Clark bantered at times and lobbed puns at each other, the home game plug used a ''{{Password}}'' game at least once, and eventually a prize began to be awarded for four consecutive '''wrong''' picks — both players got [[TakeThat a set of home memory-improvement courses]].

* BonusSpace: "Jack's Pot" (a cash jackpot) was added to the second bonus round sometime between November 8, 1967 and September 1968.
* HomeGame: Four were released, one per year. These were the only ones of Bill's career that had him on the cover.

* {{Zonk}}: The "STOP!" card in the second and third bonus rounds.

* GrandFinale: The very last bonus game had Cullen encouraging the player to keep picking numbers. After the car was won, it was revealed that the STOP! card '''wasn't even on the board''' — Bill had it all along.

* RuleOfFunny: The show's bread-and-butter.

1966-69 {{NBC}} GameShow produced by BobStewart after leaving [[MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]]. Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a [=3x3=] setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for eight (reduced to seven in 1967-68) seconds. Afterward, host BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Canned by NBC in September 1969 (along with ''Personality'', ''YouDontSay'', and ''[[MatchGame The Match Game]]'') in a virtual revamp of the daytime lineup.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A revival was planned for 1983 as part of a 90-minute block with ''Series/ChainReaction'' and ''ThreeOnAMatch'', but was shelved due to lack of station interest.

1966-69 {{NBC}} GameShow produced by BobStewart after leaving [[MarkGoodson Goodson-Todman]]. Two contestants faced a board of nine windows in a 3 x 3 setup. The windows were opened, with the outer eight (numbered) showing answers, for 15 seconds. Afterward, host BillCullen read a question and the players had to find the window the answer was in; 10 points were awarded for a correct pick, and that player kept going until picking a wrong window.

If the player believed that the answer was ''not'' among the eight shown, s/he said "Eye Guess" and the center window was revealed - the answer if correct (20 points), a blank space if wrong. The first to reach 100 point
s played the BonusRound.

!!GameShow Tropes in use:

* BonusSpace: "Jack's Pot" (a cash jackpot) was added to the second bonus round sometime after November 8, 1967.

** GameShowHost: The venerable BillCullen, a good friend of Stewart.

* GrandFinale: The very last bonus round had Cullen encouraging the player to keep picking numbers. After the car was won, it was revealed that the STOP! card '''wasn't even on the board''' — Bill had it all along.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Canned by NBC in September 1969 (along with ''Personality'', ''[[YouDontSay You Don't Say!]]'', and ''[[MatchGame The Match Game]]'') in a virtual revamp of the daytime lineup.

* GrandFinale: The very last bonus round had Cullen encouraging the player to keep picking numbers. After the car was won, it was revealed that the STOP! card '''wasn't even on the board''' - Bill had it all along.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: ''Eye Guess'' was canned by NBC in September 1969 (along with ''Personality'', ''[[YouDontSay You Don't Say!]]'', and ''[[MatchGame The Match Game]]'') in a virtual revamp of the daytime lineup.

''Eye Guess'' was an NBC [[GameShow game show]] that premiered on January 3, 1966. It was the first production of BobStewart after he left the Goodson-Todman company, where he created ThePriceIsRight, {{Password}} and ToTellTheTruth.

Two contestants face a board of nine windows in a 3 x 3 set-up. Eight are numbered, the middle is marked "Eye Guess." The windows are opened with the numbered windows showing answers, and the contestants are given fifteen seconds to study them. After the answers are covered, host Bill Cullen reads a question, and the first contestant selects the window the answer is in. 10 points are awarded if correct, and that player's turn continues. It ends upon giving a wrong answer. The Eye Guess window will have an answer to a question, which if revealed correctly is worth 20 points.

100 points wins the game, and that player plays a bonus round, trying to clear the board--now holding money and prizes--without hitting the "STOP" card. Doing so wins a car.

''Eye Guess'' ran to September 26, 1969.

* TheAnnouncer: Don Pardo and Jack Clark.
* GameShowHost: The venerable BillCullen. He and Bob Stewart were very close friends.
* GoldenSnitch: The 20 points for uncovering the answer in the Eye Guess window.
* RealSongThemeTune: The theme during the first year was "Sugar Lips" by Al Hirt.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: This show was canceled along with ''Personality'', ''[[YouDontSay You Don't Say!]],'' and ''[[MatchGame The Match Game]]'' in 1969 as NBC virtually revamped their daytime line-up.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A revival of ''Eye Guess'' along with Series/ChainReaction and ThreeOnAMatch was planned for 1983 but was shelved due to lack of station interest.
* {{Zonk}}: The "Stop" card in the bonus game.

* GameShowHost: The venerable Bill Cullen. He and Bob Stewart were very close friends.

* GoldenSnitch: The 20 points for unconvering the answer in the Eye Guess window.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A revival of ''Eye Guess'' along with ChainReaction and ThreeOnAMatch was planned for 1983 but was shelved due to lack of station interest.

* {{Announcer}}: Don Pardo and Jack Clark.