Monopoly Game Show Open/Close
Monday, July 13th, 2009 at
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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 …
I miss Monopoly!
I don’t remember a Monopoly game show.
The show was supposed to be hosted by Peter Tomarken when it was pitched for syndication.
Whoa. An all-new Roseanne followed by Coach and Thirty-Something? Awesome!
They were taped at Hollywood Center Studios, too? That’s where “Jeopardy!” was taped from 1985 to 1994.
Wow! I haven’t seen this since I was 5 years old! I myself at the time wondered why the show was cancelled; I thought it was a GREAT show!
About the Super Jeopardy! scoring, you got ‘em all wrong (and forgot the commas in the 4-figures again!). It’s 200, 400, 600, 800, and 1,000 in the Jeopardy! Round, and in the Double Jeopardy! round, 500, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000, and 2,500.
notice how the monopoly sign lights up like jeopardy did
Anyone have an mp3 or download of the catchy theme song?
I given my other thoughts on other Monopoly videos so I will now give my real opinions about Monopoly here. I’m partial to this show because it premiered when I was born and Merv Griffen in gneral. It did not really resemble the game that much and did not have simple rules. It was still a good game and had a great deal of money involved. Mike Reily was probably how I would host a show; enthusiastic but fast and friendly. Peter might have been better. Executuion was so-so. My grade is 4 stars.
12 were aired
the theme song sounds like a wham song….
Furthermore, the scoring was in points, not dollars.
I always heard the show was supposed to be hosted by Merv, but this guy was the warm-up guy for the audience, and Merv liked him so much he gave him the gig.
Thats the same episode where Mike loses the bonus round on a roll of a 3.
About the Super Jeopardy! payoffs, you got ‘em wrong (and forgot the commas in the 4-figures). It’s $200, $400, $600, $800, and $1,000 in the Jeopardy! Round, and in the Double Jeopardy! round, $500, $1,000, $1,500, $2,000, and $2,500.
This wasn’t a bad show.
This was a pretty good show game-wise. Unfortunately, the host was one of the worst I’ve ever seen, and the theme song was irritating.
I wish they put a video about the game show “Monopoly” on YouTube. I’ve watched the show on Saturday June 30, 1990.
I heard when this show first premeired it was supposed to be syndicated, but not enough stations signed on. So ABC just aired it on a series of Saturdays during the summer. I also remember that Super Jeopardy was on right after it. In the first round questions were worth $500,$1000,$1500,$2000,$2500 and in the second round questions were worth $1000,$2000,$3000,$4000,$5000!
I think this show would make it today. And I don’t think GSN would air it unless it was a marathon because there were only 7 episode aired.
Been a long time that I’ve seen this game show.
True, and if there were it would’ve been produced by Sony Pictures Television.
True, and if there were it would’ve been produced by Sony Pictures Television.
This show was originally intended for syndication, and was to be hosted by Peter Tomarken from “Press Your Luck”. Not enough stations signed on, so this along with “Super Jeopardy!” were put back to back on the ABC primetime schedule in the summer of 1990, with Mike Reilly, a former “Jeopardy!” contestant, hosting “Monopoly”.