Monopoly Game Show Open/Close
Michael Hetrick
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Yes, it was a game show on ABC during the Summer of 1990. Paired with “Super Jeopardy”, created and executive produced by game show master Merv Griffin, the show took 3 players around the Monopoly board answering crossword style clues. After all the properties were sold, players bought houses and advanced around the board earning money.
The show was initially for syndication, but when not enough stations purchased it was taken by ABC to fill the Summer 1990 schedule. 12 episodes aired with 13 episodes taped. The theme song is pretty catchy!
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29.05.2023
I don't remember a Monopoly game show.
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LMAO! i remember this as clear as day. i was like 4 years old at the time. eating marconi and cheese. i thought this was my imagination.
How many game shows did merv create? I know he created crosswords, monopoly, jeopardy, and wof, but any others I am missing?? Thanks
@godgundam10 I uploaded it.
Cool set. Vanna must have been exhaused doing two shows. 🙂
@arhsmacdude Merv also created "Click" which was hosted by a young Ryan Seacrest.
@80musik80 : Similar to the famous Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog".
R.I.P. Charlie O'Donnell
@tnawcwvictoria RIP indeed. Most of my childhood was spent watching Wheel, so it will be weird to watch it without his voice opening the show.
Besides Click, he created a show called Ruckus.
@AngeLBarraganJR is that True? I had the idea for a Monopoly game show with Kennedy as host and a CGI-animated version of Uncle Pennybags
This would've worked fine as a syndicated game show.
@AngeLBarraganJR Actually I see it as a companion to Family Game Night.
@jwgreek8606 so do I
Yeah… I could see the Hub airing something like this. 🙂
I remember this!
The game show itself was utterly forgettable as a concept, (how do you condense four hours of gameplay into one half hour show?) But the theme song stuck with me; I can't play this game at all anymore without that theme playing in my head, "I'm-a-just-a-visitin…"
Fix that tracking!
This Monopoly clue and answer game show should’ve kept going with Billy Gardel as host of that version instead his other Monopoly Millionaires club or Regis Philbin hosting it
This show should be rebooted.
If I were to do it. I'd make it maybe an hour long.
The first round would be called, "Properties" where they acquire properties, still by answering crossword puzzle clues. If they're right, the money value is added to their score but if they're wrong or run out of time, it's subtracted from their score.
The second round would be called, "Monopoly," where the players go around the board. They each choose which game piece they want to be and its silhouette would appear on the game board. If they land on their own property, they can collect the rent by answering a clue correctly but if they are wrong or run out of time, the other players can buzz in and steal the rent money. If they land on another player's property, they can stay safe and collect rent by answering the clue by if they are wrong or run out of time, the rent money is subtracted from their score and is automatically added to the score of the player who owns the property. The players would roll by using a remote control that makes the dice roller roll, just like on Monopoly Millionaire's Club. If they roll doubles they'd get another turn but if they roll 3 doubles in a row, they go to jail for at least one turn. And they can not collect rent from another player while in jail. They can get out by either paying their bail which is $500 or rolling doubles for it. And just like in this version, if a player lands on a railroad, they can go to another player's property and try to take it over.
The third round would be "Double Monopoly," where all the money values on the board are doubled. The rules are all the same as the "Monopoly" round.
At the end of the game the player with the most money wins and gets to keep it. The other players will leave with $1,000 for 3rd place and $2,000 for 2nd place.
The final round will be "Bonus Monopoly," where the player will walk around the board to try to land on GO. They will get 5 rolls, doubles will still give them an extra roll. If they go to Jail, round automatically ends and they get nothing from the bonus round. They can quit anytime. If they land on certain properties, they will get prizes, including a brand new car if they land exactly on FREE PARKING. If they pass GO, they will receive $50,000 but if they land exactly on GO, they will receive $100,000. However, if the winner is in control of all 8 properties at the end of the game, in the bonus round, should they land exactly on GO, they will receive $1M instead of $100K, should they pass GO, they will still receive $50,000.