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Monty Hall was the producer and host ("TV's Big Dealer") of this long-running trading [[Game Show]], which is best known for the zany costumes worn by audience members. Many of them also carried hand-lettered signs.
The show originally ran on [[NBC]] daytime and primetime from 1963-68 before [[Channel Hop|Channel Hopping]] to [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], where it lasted until 1976. [[Syndication|Syndicated]] runs aired from 1971-77, 1980-81 (taped in Canada), and 1984-86 (as ''The All-New Let's Make A Deal''). The show went back to NBC from 1990-91 with Bob Hilton hosting, but after miserable ratings, Hall unsuccessfully came back. Another revival in 2003, '''again''' on NBC with Billy Bush at the helm, lasted three episodes; this version is deprecated by most of the fandom, and a 2006 one-off for ''Gameshow Marathon'' (hosted by Ricki Lake) didn't help matters. The current incarnation, begun in late 2009, replaced ''[[Guiding Light]]'' on [[CBS]]. This version is an hour long and hosted by Wayne Brady; while nobody can take the place of TV's Big Dealer, the Brady version has been pretty well-received. Hall even returned as a guest for a week and gave his blessing.
Everyone in the [[Studio Audience]] brought something to trade for a prize. In the most basic deals, Hall chose one or two people at random and showed them a prize, with assistance from model Carol Merrill and announcer Jay Stewart. The contestant(s) then had to decide whether to take the known prize or go for a different prize, which was hidden. The hidden prize could be something good, like a new car or a room full of furniture, or it could be a [[Zonk]]. While most deals were a (sometimes elaborate) variant of this, some deals involved pricing various household goods, usually with a car on the line. Even then, Monty would stop the game before revealing whether the final choice was correct and offer the contestant a [[Mystery Box|hidden prize]] to stop the game there.
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