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This [[Talk Show]]/[[Game Show]] hybrid was basically ''[[The Dating Game]]'' for [[The Eighties]]. Hosted by Chuck Woolery and created by Eric Leiber, ''Love Connection'' gave young unmarried contestants a choice of three potential dates, and the [[Studio Audience]] voted on whom the contestant would date. |
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The series originally aired in [[Syndication]] from 1983-94, with a revival from 1998-99. |
The series originally aired in [[Syndication]] from 1983-94, with a revival from 1998-99. |
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* [[Carried by the Host]]: Really, there wasn't much of a "game" to speak of, so Chuck's interviews with the contestants were the basis of the show. |
* [[Carried by the Host]]: Really, there wasn't much of a "game" to speak of, so Chuck's interviews with the contestants were the basis of the show. |
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** [[Studio Audience]]: Voted on the couples. |
** [[Studio Audience]]: Voted on the couples. |
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=== This show provides examples of: === |
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* [[Animated Credits Opening]]: One opening featured animated contestants spinning as if in the windows of a slot machine. |
* [[Animated Credits Opening]]: One opening featured animated contestants spinning as if in the windows of a slot machine. |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: Chuck's "We'll be back in two and two" (complete with a two-fingered hand gesture), referring to what was then the length of a commercial break (two minutes, two seconds). This was later used on his version of ''[[Lingo]]'' and referenced in an ad for ''[[Greed (TV series)|Greed]]'' reruns on [[GSN]]. |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Chuck's "We'll be back in two and two" (complete with a two-fingered hand gesture), referring to what was then the length of a commercial break (two minutes, two seconds). This was later used on his version of ''[[Lingo]]'' and referenced in an ad for ''[[Greed (TV series)|Greed]]'' reruns on [[GSN]]. |
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 5 October 2020
This Talk Show/Game Show hybrid was basically The Dating Game for The Eighties. Hosted by Chuck Woolery and created by Eric Leiber, Love Connection gave young unmarried contestants a choice of three potential dates, and the Studio Audience voted on whom the contestant would date.
The series originally aired in Syndication from 1983-94, with a revival from 1998-99.
The following Game Show tropes appear in Love Connection:
- Carried by the Host: Really, there wasn't much of a "game" to speak of, so Chuck's interviews with the contestants were the basis of the show.
- Personnel:
- The Announcer: Rod Roddy announced from 1983-85 (and filled-in during 1986). He was followed by Gene Wood from 1985-88 (with Rich Jeffries as a substitute announcer during 1987), Johnny Gilbert from 1988-89, and John Cervenka for both the rest of that run and the revival.
- Game Show Host: Chuck Woolery on the original series, Pat Bullard on the revival.
- Studio Audience: Voted on the couples.
Tropes used in Love Connection include:
- Animated Credits Opening: One opening featured animated contestants spinning as if in the windows of a slot machine.
- Catch Phrase: Chuck's "We'll be back in two and two" (complete with a two-fingered hand gesture), referring to what was then the length of a commercial break (two minutes, two seconds). This was later used on his version of Lingo and referenced in an ad for Greed reruns on GSN.
- Happily Married: Out of the nearly 2,800 couples who appeared, a mere 28 actually got married.
- Long Runner: Twelve seasons, encompassing nearly 2,500 episodes.
- Title Drop: Chuck often made reference to the contestant making (or not making) "a love connection".
- Unfortunate Names: Please welcome...Robert Fagot.