2. Tic-Tac-Dough
We are down to the final two game shows that need to be revived, and here we have one of the greatest quiz shows to ever grace the television screen, hosted by one of the greatest hosts to ever stand behind a podium. "It's everyone's game of strategy, knowledge and fun. It's Tic-Tac-Dough." First airing in the 50s and subject to the famous quiz show scandal of the time, the show resurfaced in 1978, airing for about two months on CBS before switching to syndication. The host was the man who could pull off any colored suit and had the nicest smile in the game show industry, Wink Martindale.
The show was simple. Nine categories appeared on the Tic-Tac-Dough board. One contestant who played the X's and the other contestant who played the O's waged a trivia war to see who could get three in a row up, down or diagonal to win all the money in the pot. The winner then remained or became champion and went on to face the Dragon in the bonus round for a fabulous prize package. The show's most well-known version lasted eight seasons, the last of which was hosted by Jim Caldwell. A revival occurred in 1990 hosted by Patrick Wayne and remains as one of the worst game show revivals in the history of television. One of the reasons why Tic-Tac-Dough needs a revival is so the Patrick Wayne version isn't labeled as the most recent edition of the show anymore.
If The Joker's Wild can be brought back in today's television age, so can Tic-Tac-Dough. What would really be cool is if the first match-up pitted the show's ultimate champion Thom McKee, who defeated 43 opponents and won $312,700, against the longest reigning Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings who, after 24 years, beat Thom's game show winning streak record by achieving 74 victories and $2,520,700. The advertisers can title it the "Battle of the Trivia Titans" and Tic-Tac-Dough would return with a game show super fan's dream event. There are not many game shows left that give its viewers an intellectual challenge as they watch. With Tic-Tac-Dough, you get that and more, which is why a revival would not only be fun but educational as well.
Brad Fact: With a board containing nine monitors that can display category titles, X's and O's, dollar amounts and the pesky Dragon, Tic-Tac-Dough was the first game show ever to use computerized graphics.
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