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Contestants on the show were asked silly trick questions which they almost invariably failed to answer correctly. If they answered incorrectly, or failed to come up with any answer in a short time, Beulah the Buzzer went off. The host then told them that since they had failed to tell the truth, they would have to pay the consequences. Consequences consisted of elaborate stunts, some done in the studio and others done outside, some completed on that week's episode and others taking a week or more and requiring the contestant to return when the stunt was completed. Some of the stunts were funny, but more often they were also embarrassing, and occasionally they were sentimental (as when long-separated relatives were reunited within the context of the stunt).

 

 

Barker made a career of the show after that, remaining with it through the rest of the daytime run and on into the original syndicated run, from 1966-75. A short-lived syndicated [[Revival]] in 1977-78 was moderated by Bob Hilton. And a decade later, in 1987, comic Larry Anderson turned up as host of yet another syndicated version which quickly faded from the airwaves.

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{{quote|'''Ralph Edwards''': Remember this name, you'll be hearing a lot about him. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bob Barker!}}

 

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